The News' Tony Paul breaks down the 2022 NCAA Tournament, which gets under way with First Four games Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.
West Region
u25baBest first-round matchup: No. 4 Arkansas (25-8) vs. No. 13 Vermont (28-5) — Vermont's roster might as well be the face of the COVID era, with so many veterans, led by senior forward Ryan Davis (17.2 points) and grad-student guard Ben Shungu (16.1). The Catamounts rode that roster to the second-most wins in school history, most recent being an 82-43 shellacking of UMBC in the America East championship game.