March Madness: It's UB vs. West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament

Published March 15, 2015 This content is archived.

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News outlets throughout Western New York and around the country are reporting that UB will play West Virginia on Friday in Columbus, Ohio, in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. It is the first time in UB’s 23-year history of Division I sports that the Bulls have earned a spot in the tournament, defeating Central Michigan, 89-84, in the MAC championship game Saturday night in Cleveland to receive the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Regional. Articles appeared in news outlets that include the Buffalo News, WBFO-FM, WBEN-AM, WGRZ-TV, WIVB-TV, WKBW-TV, Time Warner Cable News, Northeast Public Radio, New York Post, USA Today, Tampa Bay Times, Los Angeles Times, ESPN, NBC Sports, CTV News, Washington Post and Dallas Morning News.

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http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/ub-mens-basketball/marching-orders-ub-to-open-ncaas-against-west-virginia-20150315

http://news.wbfo.org/post/ub-faces-west-virginia-ncaa-tournament

http://wamc.org/post/sports-report-ncaa-tournament-set-ualbany-nabs-14th-seed

http://nypost.com/2015/03/16/success-coming-fast-and-furious-for-bobby-hurley-at-buffalo/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/15/ncaa-tournament-midwest-region-analysis-capsules/24793179/

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/college/win-your-pool-some-tips-on-filling-out-your-bracket/2221530

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0317-ncaa-bracket-picks-20150317-column.html#page=1

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12482305/a-first-look-every-team-2015-ncaa-tournament-basketball-field

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/16/bracket-breakdown-everything-you-need-to-know-to-fill-out-the-midwest-region/

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/ncaa-prep-a-look-at-movers-shakers-and-potential-noisemakers-1.2281523

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/03/16/a-no-12-seed-always-upsets-a-no-5-seed-in-the-ncaa-tournament-who-will-it-be-this-year/

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20150315-ncaa-tournament-at-a-glance-dark-horses-toughest-draws-and-info-about-all-68-teams.ece

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