South Alabama coach Matthew Graves has not talked specifically about Austin Peay with his players, but he knows they are aware of the wild results in conference tournaments across the country.
Austin Peay won the Ohio Valley tournament as a No. 8 seed, winning four games in four days in a double-bye format exactly like the one the Sun Belt uses.
South Alabama, the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament, took the first step in what it hopes will be the same journey, beating No. 5 seed Georgia Southern 67-61 in the opening round on Thursday at Lakefront Arena.