NCAA Bracket 2011 Preview, First Four: Texas-San Antonio Hopes To Advance To Game With Ohio State

UNC-Asheville figures to be a first round sacrifice in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, but the Bulldogs have at least been well tested: they played North Carolina, Georgetown, and Ohio State in the regular season, losing each game by double digits, and that may have helped toughen them up for their stretch run. After starting their season 13-13, Asheville finished with six straight wins, including victories by nine, 17, and 13 points in the Big South Conference Tournament to claim the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth. An NCAA Tournament win would be a new program pinnacle.

Record: 19-13, 11-7 in the Big South

By Jason Kirk

Intro: SWAC champs Alabama State have been scorching hot down the stretch, winning eight in a row before losing a one-point road game to close the season. An early-season run of injury hardship to leading scorer and rebounder Tramayne Moorer limited what could’ve been an attention-getting season for the Hornets. With six-foot-five senior forward Moorer in the lineup, Bama State went 10-2.