Danny Manning was well aware he and his Wake Forest squad were going to sweat out Selection Sunday.
He wasn't worried about the opponent or destination. All he cared about was landing a spot in the 68-team NCAA field.
So being sent to Dayton, Ohio, to meet fellow No. 11 seed Kansas State on Tuesday in the First Four is just fine with Manning.
"If we had to hop on a plane right now, we're ready to go," Manning said after the Demon Deacons made the field for the first time since 2010. "You really can't worry about it because you can't control it.