It was Selection Sunday for two local college basketball teams. Villanova earned the number 6 seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament while Temple will have a play-in game against Belmont for the number 11 seed. We saw the reactions from both teams.
Welcome back to the dance! The Villanova Wildcats earned the 6 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
The Wildcats, who just became the first team to win three consecutive Big East Tournaments with their victory over Seton Hall Saturday, will play Saint Mary's, the 11th seed, Thursday in Hartford.
Temple University (23-9, 13-5 American Athletic Conference) meanwhile will take on Belmont University (26-5, 16-2 Ohio Valley Conference) in an NCAA Tournament play-in game. The matchup takes place Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, at 9:10 p.m.
The winner will earn the number 11 seed in the tournament and take on the University of Maryland (22-10, 13-7 Atlantic Coastal Conference) on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida.
