URI head coach Dan Hurley was overcome with emotion at the Rams' viewing party for the Selection Sunday live show.
It was announced that URI will be a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region and face Oklahoma in the first round game on Thursday. URI was the A-10 regular season champion but lost in the A-10 championship game to Davidson.
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This marks the second consecutive year in which URI has made the NCAA Tournament.