Bradley has the best mascot in the NCAAs according to a recent poll; do the Braves have a prayer against Michigan State? Should Maryland be on alert against 11-seed Belmont? KU opens as a 4-seed in Salt Lake City against three-happy Northeastern. Two of the sharpest shooters square off in the Marquette/Murray State game, with Markus Howard and Ja Morant dueling in Hartford.