In the early morning of the second day, as soon as Li Kaiming finished breakfast, he received a message from coach Pastner, asking him to gather at the stadium.

It seems that the coach should have received the news and is about to announce the list of competition areas, Li Kaiming put away his mobile phone and quickly rushed to the stadium.

As soon as he entered the stadium, he ran into Elliot Williams, who was also at the door, and the two chatted and laughed and quickly went to the conference room, where Pastner had informed them to watch the live broadcast.

By the time the two arrived in the conference room, most of the team had already arrived, and they said hello to their teammates before finding a place to sit down.

On the projection screen, CBS's channel has begun to broadcast live, and after the host reads the opening remarks, he gradually reveals the list of group matches from weak to strong!

The University of Memphis, which won the C-USA League Championship, was placed in the Midwest and is the No. 13 seed in the Midwest.

Seeing that they were only seeded 13th, the Tigers players were a little angry, and no one liked to be looked down upon.

But when the name of the No. 10 seed came out, everyone in the room fell silent.

Georgia Tech!

Georgia Tech, a traditional powerhouse, had a poor regular season record this season, but in the ACC Conference Championship, they made it all the way to the finals, and finally lost to Duke University, the favorite to win the championship, by four points.

Such a team that has the strength to compete for the championship in the region was ranked as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region......

Although the appearance of Georgia Tech has already moved Li Kaiming and others, when UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) appeared in the position of the No. 8 seed, there was still a huge commotion in the conference room!

"it!"

"What the hell is this? UNLV ranked 8th? ”

"What are you kidding?"

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While they were still sighing, Michigan State's name appeared in position 5, and the entire conference room fell into a dead silence again.

Elliot Williams stared blankly at the screen with his mouth open, and Willy Kemp blocked his mouth with his fist, his eyes full of disbelief......

Even Pastner, who had been still calm, couldn't sit still, clenched his fists and stared at the table on the screen.

The No. 4 seed in the region will be announced, and everyone in the room, including Li Kaiming, will be the No. 13 seed's first-round opponent according to the format.

Li Kaiming looked at it, and all his teammates' faces were very solemn.

After all, the top three teams can only be ranked so low, so it's hard to imagine how terrifying the teams above are!

Amid the sound of breathing in the conference room, the name of the No. 4 seed popped up on the screen......

University of Maryland!

After seeing the name of the University of Maryland, everyone on the Tigers exhaled a long breath!

Then they all laughed, it was actually Maryland, and it was very coincidental that the Tigers led by Tyrek Evans last season were against the University of Maryland in the second round after they entered March Madness!

In that game, the Tigers advanced to the round of 16 with an 89-70 victory over the University of Maryland, so for some of the old men on the team, the University of Maryland is an old rival.

For the second year in a row, the University of Memphis and the University of Maryland have been placed in the same division.

Especially for the likes of Kemp, Sully and Weatherpens, who were also with the Tigers last season, there was no psychological pressure against the University of Maryland.

Are you afraid of a defeated man?

Immediately after that, the name of the No. 3 seed was also revealed, Georgetown University!

Another traditional hero! Georgetown University is known for producing powerful centers, and the team has produced Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Mutombo, whose name is too long to play, and of course, there is another alumnus that cannot be ignored, that is, the champion of the 96 golden generation - "Answer" Iverson!

Georgetown University is still going strong this year, and they have Greg Monroe, who is predicted to be selected in the lottery, following Joe's tradition of producing centers.

The second seed was then announced, the Ohio State University led by the top pick Evan Turner, who rose to prominence this season and won the Big Ten League regular season title.

Finally, there is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest and the official favorite of the NCAA.

Although everyone in the Tigers team was shocked by the strong team in front of them, when the name of the No. 1 seed appeared, everyone still gasped in unison!

Hiss! It's actually the University of Kansas!

The strength of the University of Kansas does not need to be talked about, as long as you know a little about the NCAA, you know the dominance of the University of Kansas in March Madness.

Anyone who takes a look at the list of the Midwest Division has to sigh a meat grinder!

In the face of such an opponent, the players of the Tigers were a little silent for a while.

Pastner broke the silence, "Boys, the opponent is strong, but we are not easy to mess with!" As long as we have a good strategy before the game and you perform well, it's not impossible to beat them, and besides, it's a game to decide the winner, anything is possible. ”

Although Pastner said that he was not afraid, Li Kaiming had already heard the potential meaning of his words, even if it was Memphis coach Pastner, against those strong teams, he thought that his chances of winning were not good.

Even after Pastner completed his mission to enter March Madness, he began to let himself go, and his mentality changed.

Especially seeing that the opponent in the first round is actually the University of Maryland, the Tigers have a great chance of qualifying, and being able to pass the first round and enter the round of 32 is already an overfulfilled task for Pastner, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose the rest of the games.

At the same time, there has also been a lot of discussion about March Madness on the Internet, and the Midwest, a competition area with strong teams, has deservedly become the hottest topic of discussion, and the Midwest Division is also called the group of death by netizens.

This year's schedule has also changed slightly, as the University of Arkansas at Pinebluff and Winthrop University in the Southern Division will face off in a first-round matchup, known as a play-off, before the official national championships, with the winner winning the No. 16 seed in the Southern Division.

According to the official arrangement of the NCAA, the two teams will play a play-off match tomorrow, March 16, at the University of Dayton Coliseum.

After the play-offs, March 18, March Madness will officially kick off!

The first game in Memphis is scheduled to be held on March 19 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Washington, with more than three days left for them.

At the urging of coach Pastner, the Tigers stepped on a plane to Washington that afternoon.