Xavier has played in the NCAA Tournament 27 times since the tournament began in 1939. 2018 will be their 28th appearance. The Enquirer/Mike Nyerges
Bring on the meat of March Madness.
A long non-conference and conference season has finally given way to the single-elimination postseason college basketball we crave.
Unless you're talking about the Big Ten, which shoehorned its conference tournament into Madison Square Garden far too early, most of the rest of college basketball will offer a delicious March appetizer this week at their respective conference tournaments, which will quickly be followed by Sunday's selection show.