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March Madness: Iowa State, Drake learn NCAA Tournament destinations

March Madness: Iowa State, Drake learn NCAA Tournament destinations
AT 530 STARTS RIGHT NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SELECTION SHOW IS GOING ON AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW ON CBS, vlog SPORTS DIRECTOR SCOTT REISTER IS BACK FROM KANSAS CITY AND HE JOINS US NOW. AND, SCOTT, WE’VE HAD FIVE TEAMS IN OUR STATE ALL MAKING IT IN THIS YEAR. SO WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR. YEAH WHAT A YEAR IOWA STATE AFTER CRUSHING NUMBER ONE HOUSTON SATURDAY NIGHT. AND THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NEARLY GOT A ONE SEED. I SAY NEARLY BECAUSE NOT QUITE. THEY GET A TWO SEED WHICH IS STILL OUTSTANDING. HERE’S THE MOMENT THEY FOUND OUT JUST NOW. THEY FOUND THIS OUT MINUTES AGO. HERE ARE THE TEAM IS AT HILTON COLISEUM. THEY ARE A TWO SEED IN THE EAST. I’VE GOT THAT BRACKET FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. CHECK IT OUT AND LOOK AT THIS THURSDAY IN OMAHA. BEFORE THEN, IT’LL BE WASHINGTON STATE. AND YES, DRAKE. DRAKE IS A TEN SEED. THEY’RE GOING TO TAKE ON THE COUGARS OUT OF THE PAC 12. AND THEN IT’S IOWA STATE AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AFTER THAT. SO YOU’RE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL IOWA STATE DRAKE GAME IN ROUND TWO. IF EACH TEAM CAN ADVANCE. IOWA STATE, A TWO SEED AS FAR AS THOSE DRAKE BULLDOGS, HERE THEY ARE AT THE KNAPP CENTER. WHEN THEY FOUND OUT. THIS WITH DRAKE. WHAT AN AWESOME MOMENT AT THE KNAPP CENTER. THE FANS WERE THERE. THEY MADE IT A BIG PARTY. ON THESE GUYS COMING UP LATER IN SPORTS AND AT 7:00 WE’VE GOT THE NCAA WOMEN’S SELECTION SHOW ON ESPN. WE BEGAN THE DAY KNOWING IOWA AND IOWA STATE ARE IN. DRAKE HAD A SHOT TO JOIN THEM. LITERALLY. THEY HAD ONE SHOT DOWN, ONE IN THE MVC TITLE. GAME, 2.6 SECONDS LEFT. THEY GOT IT TO ANNA BO AND AT THE BUZZER IT’S GOOD. DRAKE WINS A THRILLER AT THE BUZZER. 7675. THAT IT GIVES THEM A SPOT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. HAD THEY NOT WON THIS GAME, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DANCING, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MUCH MORE FROM JEFF DUBROF, INCLUDING SOME AWESOME INTERVIEWS WITH THE VICTORIOUS BULLDOGS. NOW, IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHAT TIME ALL THESE TEAMS WILL BE PLAYING THIS WEEK IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, WE DON’T KNOW YET. THAT WILL COME O
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March Madness: Iowa State, Drake learn NCAA Tournament destinations
Two in-state men's basketball teams learned their postseason fates Sunday.Iowa State and Drake, which won the Big 12 Tournament and Missouri Valley Tournament respectively, earned automatic bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.Video above: Iowa State, Drake learn NCAA destinationsHere's where each team is heading.Iowa State earns No. 2 seed vs. South Dakota StateIowa State will be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, with a first-round matchup vs. Summit League champs South Dakota State.The Cyclones will play in Omaha.For the second round, ISU could face a local team, the Drake Bulldogs:Drake earns No. 10 seed vs. Washington StateDrake is also heading to Omaha.The Bulldogs take on No. 7 seed Washington State with a chance to take on the Iowa State vs. South Dakota State winner.Game times have not been announced, but both ISU and Drake will play Thursday. Both teams are in the East Region, meaning their Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games, if they get that far, would be in Boston.Iowa State, Drake heading to Omaha for NCAA tournamentFull NCAA Tournament bracketYou can see the full bracket below.

Two in-state men's basketball teams learned their postseason fates Sunday.

Iowa State and Drake, which won the Big 12 Tournament and Missouri Valley Tournament respectively, earned automatic bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

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Video above: Iowa State, Drake learn NCAA destinations

Here's where each team is heading.

Iowa State earns No. 2 seed vs. South Dakota State

Iowa State will be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, with a first-round matchup vs. Summit League champs South Dakota State.

The Cyclones will play in Omaha.

For the second round, ISU could face a local team, the Drake Bulldogs:

Drake earns No. 10 seed vs. Washington State

Drake is also heading to Omaha.

The Bulldogs take on No. 7 seed Washington State with a chance to take on the Iowa State vs. South Dakota State winner.

Game times have not been announced, but both ISU and Drake will play Thursday. Both teams are in the East Region, meaning their Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games, if they get that far, would be in Boston.

Iowa State, Drake heading to Omaha for NCAA tournament


Full NCAA Tournament bracket

You can see the full bracket below.

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