Davidson spent about three hours in limbo Sunday afternoon, an uncomfortable pause made necessary by the Wildcats’ heartbreaking loss in the Atlantic 10 tournament final.
But then it all turned out all right anyway, as Davidson made the NCAA tournament field as a No. 10 seed on the strength of its excellent regular season. The Wildcats (27-6) will face No. 7 seed Michigan State on Friday in Greenville, S.C., as they head into March Madness for the first time since 2018.
Davidson, the regular-season season A-10 champion, received one of the 36 at-large bids in the 68-team NCAA tourney field. Gonzaga is the tournament’s overall No. 1 seed. The coaching matchup will be a good one: Davidson’s Bob McKillop vs. Michigan State’s Tom Izzo. The winner will likely face No. 2 seed Duke in Greenville on Sunday, as long as the No. 2 seed Blue Devils get by No. 15 Cal-State Fullerton Friday.
