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Villanova Basketball will play Middle Tennessee in Myrtle Beach Invitational

The Villanova Wildcats will take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in the first round of the 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational, per Jon Rothstein on Twitter:

Sources: Matchups for the 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational have been set.

Villanova/Middle Tennessee
Mississippi State/Tulane
Utah/Coastal Carolina
Baylor/Ohio

***Matchups are confirmed, bracket layout still being finalized.— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 11, 2019

UPDATE 7/11 2:26: The tournament has released the full bracket. Villanova and Mississippi State on one side, Baylor and Utah on the other.

Middle Tennessee finished 247th last season per KenPom, but they do have a history of upsetting higher seeds in tournaments.