Xavier and Maryland have a win probability closest to 50-50 entering Thursday's first-round NCAA Tournament games, according to FiveThirtyEight, but USA TODAY Sports' Eddie Timanus and Scott Gleeson were more excited about 10 other games of the 16 played on the first full day of the Big Dance.
Timanus and Gleeson ranked XU-Maryland 11th of Thursday's 16 first-round matchups.
Here's what they had to say about the showdown between the Terps and Musketeers:
The Terrapins are led by mainstay point guard Melo Trimble, one of the best players in this tournament, and then coach Mark Turgeon has a pretty freshmen-laden roster.