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2019 NCAA Tournament: First Four Has Been Fantastic Four So Far

Related Topics: Fran Dunphy, Prairie View, Belmont

Some years - most years maybe - the First Four is a weak joke. Well not this year.

We were blown away by Prairie View and immensely impressed by their performance Tuesday, which was only topped by Farleigh-Dickinson’s late comeback. Jahlil Jenkins was sensational for the Knights.

Remember when Prairie View was most famous for epic winning streaks? Not any more. That’s a solid, well-coached team. They were tremendous. And unlike a lot of smaller schools, they even had snappy uniforms. Prairie View has had six winning seasons.

Go ahead, read that again. That’s six winning seasons.