USA TODAY Sports breaks down the NCAA Tournament East Region:
Best first-round matchup: Colorado-Georgetown. There’s always attention paid to the 5-12 matchup as a potential upset given that it has happened in all but two tournaments since 2008. But the showdown between the Buffaloes and Hoyas is more about two evenly matched teams that are peaking at the right time. Colorado won six consecutive games before a loss to Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament final. McKinley Wright is one of the most underrated guards in the country and can carry the Buffaloes on his back.