Feel the excitement...!
On Wednesday night, the 2016 Gavitt Games matchups were tweeted by CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Initially, we were all caught a bit off guard by Creighton's inclusion, since it sounded like travel constraints would keep the Bluejays from partaking, and Xavier would be in instead. On Friday afternoon, though, Rothstein confirmed the schedule, saying "The matchups are set". Last year's matchups were highlighted by encounters between Georgetown and Maryland, Xavier and Michigan, Iowa and Marquette, Creighton and Indiana as well as Villanova and Nebraska. The undercard featured bouts between Illinois and Providence, DePaul and Penn State and finally, St.