Seton Hall fans can pack the car and hit the road.
The Pirates are staying on the East Coast for the NCAA Tournament, drawing the No. 9 seed in the South Region and a first-round date against No. 8 Arkansas on Friday in Greeneville, S.C..
The winner of the game likely will draw No. 1 seed North Carolina, which opens with Texas Southern.
With a No. 44-ranked RPI, a No. 51-ranked strength of schedule, according to ESPN, Seton Hall (21-11, 10-8) got a more favorable draw than last year.
It is the first time that the Pirates have been in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments since making four straight trips from 1991-94, advancing one fewer round each successive year from the Elite Elite through a first-round exit.