Colorado Buffs in NCAA Basketball Tournament

0:00On March 16th, Colorado's men's basketball team under head coach Tad Boyle is heading to the college basketball crown for the second year in a row. The bus will face off against Oklahoma in the first round on April 1st at 6 p.m., mountain time inside the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Fox. Sports 1. The tournament is smaller this time with just 18 competing for a $500,000 name, image, and likeness prize pool. Last year, Nebraska took the title in a $300,000 package. Other opening matchups include Baylor against Minnesota, Stanford, versus West Virginia, and Rutgers taking on Craton. The buffs wrapped up their regular season as 17 wins and 14 losses in the Big 12 with seven conference victories. They improved their win totals from last year, thanks to a strong back court led by freshman Isaiah Johnson and Junior Barrington Hargris. Johnson set a new school record for freshman scoring, while Hargris averaged 14.2 points per game.

1:01If Colorado advances, they'll play the winner of Baylor and Minnesota on April 4th. Their opponent Oklahoma finished 19 and 15 overall with 7 and 11 in the SEC. Guards Nigel Pack at 16.5 points per game and XAVA Brown at 15.3 lead the sooners. Fans are buzzing about this rematch with a familiar Big 12 rival, and the buffs hope their young guards can carry them deeper into the bracket. This time around...