2011 Ultimate College Basketball Tournament: West Seeds & 1st Round Games

In preparation for the 2011 Ultimate Tournament, I’d like to the reveal the seeds and the first-round matchups for the West Region. The 43 teams in the West Region are:

1             San Diego State Aztecs

2             Connecticut Huskies

3             Georgetown Hoyas

4             Temple Owls

5             Illinois Fighting Illini

6             St. Mary's Gaels

7             Colorado Buffaloes

8             Missouri State Bears

9             Virginia Commonwealth Rams

10           Mississippi Rebels

11           Bucknell Bison

12           Rutgers Scarlet Knights

13           Boise State Broncos

14           Mississippi State Bulldogs

15           Akron Zips

16           South Carolina Gamecocks

17           Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

18           Buffalo Bulls

19           Hawaii Warriors

20           Jacksonville Dolphins

21           Hampton Pirates

22           Rice Owls

23           Western Carolina Catamounts

24           Fresno State Bulldogs

25           Appalachian State Mountaineers

26           Southern Illinois Salukis

27           Tulane Green Wave

28           Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns

29           Albany Great Danes

30           Presbyterian Blue Hose

31           Nicholls State Colonels

32           Coppin State Eagles

33           Youngstown State Penguins

34           Lamar Cardinals

35           North Dakota Fighting Sioux

36           St. Francis (PA) Red Flash

37           Citadel Bulldogs

38           Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

39           San Diego Toreros

40           Marist Red Foxes

41           Grambling Tigers

42           Prairie View A&M Panthers

43           Texas-Pan American Broncos

Now, I would like to reveal the first-round games for the West Region.  One note: all of these games will be played at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.

#43 Texas-Pan American vs. #22 Rice

#42 Prairie View A&M vs. #23 Western Carolina

#41 Grambling vs. #24 Fresno State

#40 Marist vs. #25 Appalachian State

#39 San Diego vs. #26 Southern Illinois

#38 Tennessee-Martin vs. # 27 Tulane

#37 Citadel vs. #28 Louisiana-Lafayette

#36 St. Francis (PA) vs. #29 Albany

#35 North Dakota vs. #30 Presbyterian

#34 Lamar vs. #31 Nicholls State

#33 Youngstown State vs. Coppin State