Two eight-team brackets – "Victory" and "Motion" with three 2017 Final Four participants including title winner North Carolina
PORTLAND, Ore.– The "Victory" and "Motion" brackets for PK80 presented by State Farm – the 16-team, early-season men's college basketball event honoring Nike co-founder and 2012 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phil Knight celebrating his 80 birthday – have been finalized. Portland will compete in the "Victory" bracket and open against defending national champion North Carolina in the day's early session on Thursday at the Moda Center.
Portland's next opponent will be either Oklahoma or Arkansas on Friday, with the "Victory" bracket moving to Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the day.