With first place come some spoils. For the University of Hawai’i basketball team, a recent surge to the top of the Big West Conference has led to some attention.
In particular, the Rainbow Warriors are now showing up in the projections for the NCAA Tournament, otherwise known as “bracketology” to college basketball fans.
In the ESPN version – “Bracketology with Joe Lunardi” – Hawai’i is listed as a 16 seed, to face 1 seed Virginia. In the CBS Sports version, Hawai’i is projected as a 15 seed to face 2 seed Xavier.
Of course, these projections mean very little for now – especially for a conference such as the Big West.