Chapter Fifty-Three Seed No. 2!

As we all know, there are a total of 68 teams participating in the NCAA men's basketball national finals. According to the rules, 32 league division champions in the NCAA Division I will directly advance, while the remaining 36 places will be determined by the judges based on the past season. The performance, potential and popularity of each team were selected based on comprehensive factors.

In the first round, eight weaker wild card teams will compete in the play-offs, and finally four teams and the remaining 60 teams will be determined to form the top 64.

The top 64 teams will be divided into four divisions according to their regions: the South, the Midwest, the West, and the East. The 16 teams in each division will compete against each other in the order of seeds given by the judges. The winner will be determined in one round. The four teams from each division are the final four teams of the NCAA.

On the afternoon of March 14, 2009, the NCAA Tournament Organizing Committee officially announced the list of 68 participating teams, as well as the seeding order and division status of each team.

The Davidson Wildcats are assigned to the Southern Division, and their game will be played in Houston.

According to the judges' selection, the Southern Conference champion Davidson Wildcats won the No. 2 seed in the South.

The judges gave the Davidson Wildcats a very high evaluation, but they also mentioned in the evaluation that this team has too many shortcomings: how far this team that performed miracles last season can go depends entirely on Stephen Ku With the performances of Li and Lin Yi, their opponents in the first round, Morgan State University, are definitely not underdogs. If the Wildcats are a little careless, they are likely to make a round trip and become the first seeded team to be defeated.

The Oklahoma Speed ​​​​team, which received a wild card to play, was rated as the fourth seed. The judges believed that there was no big problem for the prospective champion Blake Griffin to lead the team to the second round, because their first round The opponent is not very strong.

In the basketball gymnasium of the Davidson Wildcats, the gray-haired McCropp was looking at his disciples with a serious face.

"We are the number two seed!"

The No. 2 seed is really good, which proves that the Wildcats are one of the favorites.

But if you know who the No. 1 seed in the South is, you probably won't be happy that you got the No. 2 seed.

According to the geographical division rules, the Wildcats may also be assigned to other divisions, but unfortunately the judges did not let this happen.

The southern division is recognized as the devil division among the four major divisions this year.

Because the No. 1 seed in this division is North Carolina.

No one wants to meet North Carolina before the final, including their old rival Duke.

There is no need to repeat how strong North Carolina was in 2009. At least after McCropp showed the game schedule to his disciples, except for Stephen Curry and Lin Yi, other players had a feeling that they were already cold.

"Actually, it's okay. Our seeding is pretty good. At least we have to meet North Carolina and reach the quarterfinals." Lin Yi looked at the schedule, thoughtful.

"Yes, and if we get to the second and third rounds, we can avoid Gonzaga and Kentucky, but in the Sweet Sixteen we will probably play Syracuse." Stephen Curry agreed. .

"I think the opponents we will encounter in the top 32 should be stronger. I didn't expect to meet James again so soon. Stephen, look, if James Harden goes well, we will meet them in the top 32. "Lin Yi and Curry were discussing the top 32 and top 16 lightly, and it seemed that in their eyes, Syracuse and Arizona State University, they seemed to be a certainty to win!

Not to mention Arizona State University, they won us!

But wait, why does Syracuse University look like a belly to the two of you!

That's Syracuse University, hello!

You must know that the most famous star from Syracuse University is Carmelo Anthony, the core core of the NBA Nuggets.

As a team that has won the NCAA championship, the overall strength of Syracuse University this year is also very strong.

They have the NCAA super point guard, Jonny Flynn, who ranks extremely high on the ESPN draft network and the Draft draft network.

The physically fit Flynn is regarded as the next Westbrook. He has staged wonderful dunks in NCAA games many times this year, especially the 180-degree turn to catch the big windmill in tribute to the flying man Carter. People talk about it.

Wildcat players such as Anthony Beasley and McMillan felt that Lin Yi and Stephen Curry's hearts were too big!

Crooked, wait, isn't the point that we probably won't even pass the first round?

Other teams are not like us. Our opponent in the first round, Morgan State, also has three players who want to participate in the NBA. It’s not like us who want to work in Silicon Valley or go to Wall Street after graduation. Part-time basketball players can compare!

McCropp was still thinking about how to cheer up his disciples, but the calmness and composure shown by Lin Yi and Stephen Curry has exceeded his imagination.

"Anyway, North Carolina is the strongest. No matter what, if we want to win the championship, we will definitely meet them." Lin Yi said rationally.

"That's right, everyone, this is my last year in college with Lin! Although I don't want to say it, and I feel that it will offend everyone, I still want to say that if you miss this year, there will be no next year!" At this moment In Stephen Curry, there is no hippie smile in the past, and some are just serious and serious.

After Anthony Beasley, McMillan and others listened to what Curry and Lin Yi had said, they were no longer as overwhelmed and panicked as they were just now.

Yes, this is our last year.

Without Lin Yi and Stephen Curry, we would never have gotten here.

They're going to the NBA, so there's no way we'll have another opportunity like this year.

Although what Curry said is really shocking, it is the truth.

The NCAA competition system is very cruel, but it is precisely because of the cruelty that the NCAA can steal all the focus on basketball in March.

Regardless of whether you are the Lakers or the Celtics, in March USA basketball only belongs to the NCAA.

On the day the Davidson Wildcats played in Houston, students from all over the school signed their names together on a giant Wildcats flag.

All the students in the school, especially the cheerleaders who cheered for the Wildcats for a whole season, watched the team with full of expectation and hope.

In Davidson, a small town with only a few thousand people, all the townspeople walked out of their homes. They watched the bus leaving by the Wildcats, and their cheers never stopped...

"I don't know if you will continue to engage in basketball-related industries in the future!"

"I don't know if you really like basketball from the bottom of your heart!"

"Davidson College has never been a prestigious school in American basketball."

"Our best record in history was only the quarter-finals last season."

"But I know how much sweat you have put in for today and this moment! You are the players I brought out, and I know your hard work. You are fighting against your limits every day."

"Now, we're about to head out to the best stage, and the eyes of all America will be on you! I hope that many years from now you will be proud to recall this story, and to honor your children and your families. Telling this history."

"If North Carolina is the supreme king of the American basketball world, then let us set off now and pull the king off the fucking throne!" Before the expedition, McCropp said in front of his The disciples said these words.

All of the Davidson Wildcats players stared at their coach.

We gave our all to get here, and this is not where we will end.

On the bus, Lin Yi opened the window, and suddenly patted Stephen Curry on the shoulder, "Look, Stephen, rainbow."

Stephen Curry and other teammates looked over.

A rainbow appeared in the small town of Davidson.

If Davidson is a sweet home, then we are about to go to the legendary dream land.

To get there, you need to walk through the clouds, step over the mountains, and hold your head high in the storm...

Although there are many difficulties, if you do your best and give everything you have, it will definitely be unforgettable...

These are faces with dreams in their hearts, and all the players of the Davidson Wildcats clenched their fists at this moment.