The University of Nebraska-Omaha men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Mavericks are the 15th seed in the West Region and will take on two seed St. John's on Thursday at 8:45 p.m. in Providence. UNO is 22-and-12 overall.
The Creighton men's basketball team is also headed to the tournament. The Bluejays are the ninth seed in the South Region and will take on eight seed Louisville on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. in Lexington, Kentucky. Creighton is 24-and-10 overall.
Meanwhile, the Creighton and University of Nebraska women's basketball teams are both heading to the NCAA Tournament as well. Creighton is the nine seed in the Birmingham Region and will take on eight seed Illinois on March 20th in Austin, Texas. The Huskers are the 10th seed in the Birmingham Region and will face seven seed Louisville on March 21st in Fort Worth.