Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin didn't seem thrilled that his team was being shipped across the country to open the NCAA Tournament, but Kansas State traveled an even tougher road to their first-round South Regional game Friday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif.
Cronin offered a subdued response after the tournament bracket was unveiled Sunday. The sixth-seeded Bearcats (29-5) were sent to Sacramento to await the winner of a First Four game between No. 11 seeds Kansas State (21-13) and Wake Forest, a game the Wildcats won 95-88.
Cincinnati is appearing in its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament and opening on the West Coast for the third time in four years.