Butler vs. Kansas State

Live Chat!

Hey Bulldog basketball fans! Tonight during the game we'll be doing a live chat. Check out the blog. I'll be here, and hopefully I'll reel in Steven.

Let's go Dawgs! Beat the Orange!

Excitement is in the air!

Hey again all!

Had my internship early this morning (yuck) and woke up to lights on at Hinkle. An early practice, perhaps?

Anyways, I'm working with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) this semester, conveniently located right next to the NCAA headquarters! It's been nice without all the NCAA people in the parking garage, but when I was crossing the canal this afternoon when I headed back to Butler I noticed they were prepping for the tournament and putting up window decals. Across the street, part of the new Marriott hotel complex is open and ready for the city to flood with college basketball fans when the Final Four and National Championship arrive April 3-5.

Hopefully the Bulldogs can have a "home" game at Lucas Oil! I see it every time I leave work — it's almost right across the road!

Anyways, send me your suggestions and blog ideas. Stay pumped up — no matter what happens with the Bulldogs in the next round, the Final Four is coming RIGHT HERE to Indianapolis. We as Butler students and fans have the opportunity to pitch in with this great event. I know volunteers are always needed.

And, of course, razorgator.com is a great place to find tickets to the Final Four (too bad I was on spring break when I had the chance to get them through work.)

Anyways, support those Dawgs and support Indy! It's going to be a great ride!

Emily

Hey everyone! I'll be posting here through the rest of the tournament with updates on the team and upcoming stories in the Collegian RazorGator, the best place to find hard to get tickets. Check it out if you're looking for a last minute snag to the Sweet 16 game Thursday! You can find it here. Follow us on Twitter for even more updates here.

Let's go Dawgs!

Emily

Live Blog w/ Collegian Sports & The Bulldog Blitz

LIVE in San Jose, Calif. for the 1st and 2nd round games for Butler men's basketball.
Blog live w/ me and Mark Minner of the The Bulldog Blitz at: bulldogblitzsports.blogspot.com

-SJPeek

NCAA TOURNAMENT PREDICTION

ESPN's senior bracketologist Joe Lunardi's prediction (updated daily): http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

NCAA Tournament dates and sites: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3148849

Butler currently predicted as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region.

Men's basketball HL Tournament

The men's basketball Horizon League Tournament began last night with four games:

No. 5 Cleveland St. def. No. 8 Loyola, 80-66
No. 3 Green Bay def. No. 10 Youngstown St., 81-67
No. 4 Milwaukee def. No. 9 UIC, 73-67
No. 7 Detroit def. No. 6 Valparaiso, 89-82

No. 1 Butler (No. 11 in the nation) will play the winner of Cleveland St. and Milwaukee. The second-round game between the Vikings and the Panthers will be take place Friday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

No. 2 Wright St. will play the winner of the Detroit-Green Bay matchup, which will also be played Friday at Hinkle.

Both semifinal games will be played at Hinkle on Saturday, March 6, and Butler's semifinal will be televised live on ESPNU at 8 p.m. EST.

The Horizon League postseason final will be hosted by the highest remaining seed Tuesday, March 9, and it will be televised live on ESPN at 9 p.m.