At 6 p.m. in the No. 8 vs. No. 9 game, Loyola takes on Bradley. Despite the Braves going 3-15 in the conference, one of those wins came against these very Ramblers.
Although Loyola is the higher seed, it has the most pressure on it. The Ramblers first joined the league in the 2013-2014 season and quickly underwhelmed in their inaugural season.
Last season was a different story.
Loyola flashed success in the nonconference portion of their season, but things really got going for them in March. After entering as the No. 6, the Ramblers upset Indiana State in the quarterfinals of Arch Madness and then went on to win the College Basketball Invitational.