The Nevada is part of the Midwest Region in Milwaukee with and are obviously joined by Iowa State, but also No. 4 seeded Purdue and No. 13 Vermont. We decided to preview the rest of the region just in case Nevada gets past Iowa State.
No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten)
The Boilermakers enter the tournament hoping to avenge last year's heartbreaking upset loss to 12-seeded Little Rock. Purdue is led by national player of the year candidate Caleb Swanigan, who finished the regular season averaging 18.5 points and 12.6 rebounds per game and totaled 27 double-doubles.