…after this: It’s a hell of a draw for the Mountaineers. Actually, it’s a good for everyone playing in Washington, D.C. The bracketisn’t overwhelming. It’s the lightest workload for a seven-seed … or a 2, 3, 6, 11 and 14, I think. Still, there isn’t a matchup where WVU would be at a significant — read: Georgetown — disadvantage. Arizona, Duke, and probably Xavier or Purdue … unless Baylor or Georgia gets through … don’t really blow WVU away on paper. That must be a relief.

The Wildcats are a bit of an enigma. They have some nice numbers and a pretty good resume (note the number of $ and the lack of ? on the really difficult schedule). That said, they don’t play much defense, they don’t rebound and they don’t deal well with size, which is odd because they’re kind of big. They were probably one of the four or five teams to get in as an at-large team. They’ve had some injury problems — 16-6 when at full strength — and are pretty healthy now and, as evidenced by the schedule, they won’t be scared on the floor. Plus, it’s Arizona. Arizona recruits pros.

Their fans aren’t in love with the matchup, though.