Grab your dancing shoes. For the first time in program history, Northwestern is headed to the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats (23-11, 10-8 Big Ten) will face the Vanderbilt Commodores (19-15, 10-8 SEC) in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday. The game will be part of the West Region.
Northwestern has already set a program record for regular season wins as well as conference wins. The Wildcats got off to a strong start, going 11-2 in conference with the two losses coming by a combined six points: They fell by two at Butler on a buzzer-beater and led in the final minute before losing by to Notre Dame 70-66 in the finals of the Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York.