In addition to winning the last two Sun Belt Conference titles and being predicted to repeat by most preseason polls, the Hilltoppers are rich in tradition. WKU has captured 41 conference championships (third-most in NCAA history), won 20-or-more wins in 39 seasons, played in 21 NCAA Tournaments, collected the 14th most victories in NCAA history and been to a Final Four (although it was later vacated).
People around the country started noticing the Pioneers and their 12-5 record before the game, but the win over the Hilltoppers amplified it.
Joe Lunardi predicts which 65 teams will play in the NCAA Tournament and where. In his latest Bracketology, published today on ESPN.com, Lunardi had Denver as the No. 15 seed, taking on No. 2 Purdue in the West Region.
If today's version of Bracketology turned out to be accurate, the Pioneers would be one of three teams from Colorado in the Big Dance. Lunardi also had Colorado State (No. 14 seed in the Midwest) and Northern Colorado (No. 13 seed in the West), both of which played DU this season. Northern Iowa, which played Denver in the season opener, was the No. 8 seed in the Midwest.
Great Scott: Our friends across campus in the University of Denver Communications Department put together a great video about head coach Joe Scott and the progress that the Pioneers have made.
More from Troy: Avid blog readers contacted us about a few notable Troy alumni that were left out of my previous blog.
Dan W. from Denver pointed out that the Buffalo Bills drafted Leodis McKelvin out of Troy University with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft.
And, according to reader Steve H. from Highlands Ranch, Colo.: "Further research indicates that Troy has actually had multiple Survivor winners, which must rank it head and shoulders above any institution of higher education across the country. Not that anyone cares (including me), per Wikipedia, they've had 3 total contestants, 2 of who won."
Total Flights - 7
Total Mileage Flown - 5,773
Total Bus Miles - 746
Total Number of Hotels - 4
Total Number of Different Airports - 5
Total Number of Airline Delays - 0
Total Number of Cancelled Flights - 0
Total Number of Bags Lost This Year - 0
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