Xavier got seeded #1 in the West Region after winning the Big East Regular Season and going 28-5 in the regular season. Texas Southern was placed in the First Four in Dayton and beat NC Central after finishing the regular season 15-19 and then winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
What is at Stake?
The beauty of this tournament is that the only thing at stake is your season continuing another day at this point. It doesn’t matter who you have beaten previously, what your RPI, KenPom, or AP rank is. If you want to keep playing basketball: win.