The No. 6 Missouri Tigers (22-11, 10-8 Southeastern) will take on the No. 11 Drake Bulldogs (30-3, 17-3 Missouri Valley) in the West Region on Thursday in Wichita, KS.
The winner of that game will take on the winner of the matchup between No. 3 Texas Tech (25-8) and No. 14 UNC-Wilmington (27-7) on Saturday.
Drake ranks No. 58 overall in KenPom’s metrics, and it has a strong résumé to boot. Drake has taken down power conference opponents Miami (FL), Kansas State, and Vanderbilt. In the MVC tournament, the Bulldogs defeated No. 2 Bradley to win the MVC title.