First Round Fun Facts 'n Pud'n

Color Combinations

Blue vs. Green - 5 games

Blue hosts 3, Green hosts 2

Blue is favored in 3

Orange vs. Red  - 5 games

Red hosts 3, Orange hosts 2

Red is favored in 4

Blue vs. Orange - 5 games

Orange hosts 3, Blue hosts 2

Orange is favored in 4

Green vs. Red - 5 games

Green hosts 3, Red hosts 2

Red is favored in 3

Blue vs. Red - 6 games

Red hosts 4, Blue hosts 2

Red is favored in 4

Green vs. Orange - 6 games

Green hosts 3, Orange hosts 3

Both favored in 3

Some Games That Might Be Worth Taking Note Of

#33 Florida at #32 Ohio State

The grandaddy of them all. Perhaps the most anticipated 1st rd game in the history of the tournament

#49 Pittsburgh at #16 USC

Believe it or not, these two are equal strength in the game

#48 Tennessee at #17 Virginia Tech

Two teams with proud TNS traditions square off early this year

#41 North Carolina at #24 Texas A&M
Yet another big game in the Northleft region

#36 Utah at #29 Cincinnati
Two evenly matched teams battle for the right to face #4 Oklahoma

#45 SMU at #20 Nebraska
It's SMU's first time in the field of 64

#37 Washington at #28 Missouri
UW basketball has more home wins than any other program in history. Unfortunately, this is football. And the game is at Missouri.

#34 Mississippi State at #31 Notre Dame
Notre Dame looks for its first win against an SEC opponent since beating Tennessee in 2005

#47 Arizona State at #18 Penn State
Penn State benefits from TNS's nonexistent discipline policy in this meeting between two surprisingly strong teams

#51 Northwestern at #14 Florida State
Red takes the reigns of the Purple Cats as they travel to Tallahassee

#46 NC State at #19 Baylor
RG III and Baylor face a challenge right off the bat after Green selected them with his second pick