CSU makes men’s NCAA Tournament: 5 things to know

Dara Bitler

3 years ago

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 11: David Roddy #21 of the Colorado State Rams shoots against Chad Baker-Mazara #20 of the San Diego State Aztecs during a semifinal game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 11, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. San Diego State won 63-58. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

DENVER (KDVR) — The 2022 March Madness NCAA Tournament kicks off this week. The Colorado State University men’s basketball team was invited to the tournament on Sunday.

Here are five things to know:

CSU is a 6 seed in the tournament
CSU will face 11-seed Michigan in the first round
The game will take place on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. on CBS
CSU men’s basketball said this is the team’s 11^th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the first coming in 1954.
CSU is 4-11 overall in tournament appearances, the last victory coming in 2013 when the team beat Missouri in the opening round, according to CSU.

The Rams enter the game with a 25-5 record, and Michigan has a 17-14 record.

If CSU wins the first round on Thursday, the team will face either 3-seed Tennessee or 14-seed Longwood.