The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is finally here, and six D.C.-area teams will be dancing in the first round.
Listed from the top seed on down, here is your schedule for local college basketball games in the opening round:
Virginia (1) vs. Gardner-Webb (16)
South Region: Friday in Columbia, S.C.
This is another dominant Virginia squad, claiming a top seed in the South region. They are expected to win handily this year, but then they were last year as well.
Hoos are the No. 1⃣ seed in the South Region! #MarchMadness--⚔️-- #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/wved7B3BE5
— Virginia Men's Basketball (@UVAMensHoops)
March 17, 2019 Virginia Tech (4) vs. Saint Louis (13)
East Region: Friday in San Jose
According to the team's official communications, Virginia Tech has the longest combo streak in the country, with three-straight seasons in the NCAA basketball tournament and 10-straight seasons with an NCAA football bowl game.
Let's Dance --We're the No. 4 seed taking on Saint Louis this Friday in the East Region in San JoseThe four seed marks our highest in school history --#getBETTER | #Hokies -- pic.twitter.com/2VnvdsCxEy
— Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB)
March 17, 2019 Maryland (6) vs. Belmont/Temple (11)
East Region: Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Terps disappointed in the conference tournament but have a good shot at redemption in the first round. The young team (average age of 19 to start the season) has a rotation of five freshmen, two sophomores and one junior.
Let the Madness. Begin! #FearTheTurtle | #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/fA5eaPLJXt
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops)
March 17, 2019 VCU (8) vs. UCF (9)
East Region: Friday in Columbia, S.C.
East Region: Friday in San Jose
Both CBS Sports analysts involved with the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis, picked Liberty as a likely upset in the first round.
The announcement pic.twitter.com/PjKAbkqxt6
— A Sea of Red (@ASeaofRed)
March 17, 2019 Old Dominion (14) vs. Purdue (3)
South Region: Thursday in Hartford, Conn.
