Amid all the speculation regarding the Oregon Ducks and their chances of making the NCAA Men's Tournament were quickly put away as the Ducks were given a 9 seed in the South bracket as they face the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the SEC conference.
Oregon finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10 with Arizona State at 9-9 in Pac-10 play. Oregon finished the season 18-13 with big wins coming against Kansas State(road win), Stanford, ASU, Arizona(twice), and Utah. Oregon's seed came at a surprise however with the understanding that Oregon had bad losses to St. Mary's, Oakland, Nebraska, Washington, and finishing 1-8 against the top four teams in the Pac-10 this season.
Oregon will face Mississippi State who finished first in the SEC West with a 12-4 record in conference and lost to eventual SEC Tournament Champion Georgia Bulldogs in the semifinals of the SEC tournament.
Mississippi finished the last 12 games going 8-4 and wins going 1-2 against teams that made the NCAA Tournament Field.
Oregon will meet MSU on Friday in the evening game period and the winner will face the winner of #1 seed Memphis and #16 seed Texas Arlington on Sunday.
Stay tuned for a breakdown on Mississippi State.
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