Cal was generally seen as the bubbliest of bubble teams, and even getting into the tournament at all was seriously in doubt.
But when the brackets were revealed, Cal was given a 9 seed, implying that they were safely in the tournament, ahead of 8-12 other at-large teams. Go figure?
I’m in no mood to look a gift horse in the mouth. Cal will play 8 seed LSU later this week. ESPN currently lists the game for Saturday, although I’m not sure that’s set in stone.
All games will be held in Waco, Texas.