The Richmond Spiders (23-12) mirrored Iowa’s script of four wins in four days to claim the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid. They played their way into the field of 68, and credit to them, after their 10-8 conference record sat them 6th in the standings. Their four wins were more-or-less played in the 60s, though they got to 75 in their win over VCU.
Jacob Gilyard is the head of the snake and an absolute ironman. He’s played roughly 40 minutes a game since the calendar turned to February. The diminutive PG has done that his whole five-year career.