West Regionals Updates

UCLA was awarded the top seed in the West Regional, followed by Duke and then Atlantic 10 club Xavier. Connecticut and Drake are the fourth and fifth seeds respectively.

On Thursday the Blue Devils (27-5) and Bruins (25-8) will meet as two teams heading in seemingly different directions. The Bruins enter the NCAA Tournament red hot - riding a 13 game win streak. Duke, meanwhile, enters the Big Dance banged up and looking to find their legs after dropping two of their last three and four of their previous nine.

Belmont has some experience with some of college basketball's power conferences this season, having defeated Alabama 85-83 in November. However the Bruins have also seen the negative side of big time opponents, losing to third seeded Xavier 90-49 on December 1.

The remainder of the bracket's roster was led by sixth seeded Purdue, followed by West Virginia, BYU, Texas A&M, Baylor, Western Kentucky, San Diego, Georgia, Belmont, and Mississippi Valley State as the sixteenth seed.

Duke's path to the Final Four will take them from.

West Regional
US Airways Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Host: Arizona State University
West Regionals Ticket Info: SOLD OUT
Ticket Price: $122
Phone: 480/727-0000
Web site: http://www.phoenixregional.org/
Official Packages: www.ncaa.com/regionals

Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Host: University of Texas-San Antonio
Final Four Ticket Price: $220/$190/$170/$140
Ticket Info: SOLD OUT
Official Packages: www.ncaa.com/hospitality

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