In our humble opinions, #MemeHistory is one of the best Twitter hashtags or trends we’ve seen since the beginning of time. The whole thing was started by Twitter genius @TylerIAm who wisely stated that creating Powerpoint slides for history class would now be super fun because of all the great memes floating around the internet. And just like that, 24 hours of greatness began.

Submissions of #MemeHistory began flooding into @TylerIAm. There are memes, videos, and photos that describe nearly every single aspect of history, but truthfully our favorites are the ones that relate to Biblical times. And while we’re not trying to get into the whole debate of whether or not the Bible is “history” we think you’ll agree they’re the best.

We’ve pulled a collection of some of our favorites from #MemeHistory for you to enjoy below.

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Shanina Shaik may not be a household name, but she’s definitely someone you should get to know – and quickly.

The 25-year-old Australian model is signed with IMG Models Worldwide and has already been associated with major brands like Urban Outfitters, Free People, Macy’s and Aeropostale. She was initially discovered at 17 by New York management and was lucky enough to snag a bunch of campaigns right off the bat. But it wasn’t until she appeared in Victoria’s Secret catalogues and strutted down their famous runway that she really got some attention from the general public. Or at least us – we couldn’t breathe.

Check out her hottest photos below.

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If you haven’t heard the name Kygo, you’ve either heard his music or the “tropical house” sound he’s helped make famous. After all he’s the fastest artist to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.

But even if you know who Kygo is (especially if you know who he is), we suggest reading the in-depth article that Huffington Post just wrote the Norwegian producer. It talks about the future of electronic music, the changes in sound, and the work ethic it takes to be one of the most successful artists in the genre.

“Tropical Sunrise: The Rise of Kygo And The Future of Electronic Music”

Kygo is already underway on his Cloud Nine tour which has already blown out North America and is now making its way through Europe. But don’t be upset if you missed him during the USA leg of the tour, he’s making a special return trip for Ultra. Keep in mind, this is the man who made the official anthem for Ultra 2015. They weren’t just going to forget about him.

If you watched or listened to the video above, you’ll instantly recognize the pan flutes that are part of his distinct sound. Obviously a lot of other EDM producers are starting to bite his sound, but as we’ve learned in the article Kygo’s not worried. “I’m always trying to evolve my sound. I listen to all sorts of genres, from classical music to hip-hop to even big-room EDM in order to pick up inspiration … I’m thinking my album is definitely going to spring a few surprises.”

There’s little doubt in the world that Kygo is the biggest “new” name in 2016, so if you’re headed to Ultra or just enjoy EDM music in general do yourself a favor and check out the Huffington Post article here.

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We’re smack dab in the middle of Spring Break, which means you’re probably living it up in some exotic location. Or maybe you’re just on your couch. Regardless, you want to make an impression on the hottie at the end of the swim-up bar…or just your dog. Whatever the situation, our friends at Locals USA want to help you out, without causing you to break the bank.

Our Miss COED 2016 finalists were lucky enough to snag a few pairs of their own, and now they’re extending the same opportunity to you. From now until March 20, you can head to localsusa.com and type in promo code “misscoed2016” to get 15 percent off your entire order. And if you manage to spend over $50 (which is easy to do), you’ll also get free shipping. Talk about a win-win.

Check out Miss COED 2016 second runner up, Jillian Walker rocking her Locals USA flip flops on the sunny shores of Costa Rica.

Want to score a pair for yourself? Be sure to head to Locals USA before time runs out! You don’t want to be the only one on the beach…or your living room without them.

This post is sponsored by Locals USA Flip Flops.

The last place I’d expect ISIS to recruit from is out of Mississippi State University, a school in a state that ranks up there with The Pentagon for “Places That Hate ISIS The Most.”

But I guess it’s people like 20-year-old Muhammed Dakhlalla and his wife Jaelyn Young (whose father served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and is now K9 Unit Police Officer) who like to surprise us and keep us on our toes. Because today is the day that Muhammed, a student at Mississippi State University, plead guilty in court for conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Both of their bails were denied U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander, of the Northern District of Mississippi, on Tuesday morning in Oxford.

The couple was caught by US Marshalls at Golden Triangle Regional Airport, trying to make their way out of the country.

According to the Vicksburg Post, Young is a former honor student and homecoming maid at her high school in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Both were students at Mississippi State University. Dakhlalla graduated with a psychology degree in May and Young was a sophomore chemistry major.

They have been under federal investigation since May when Young posted several tweets about wanting to join ISIS.

Undercover FBI agents contacted the couple through social media. They said Young went into detail about wanting to be a medic for ISIS.  Dakhalla planned to use his computer science background to help recruit for the terror group.

The federal affidavit goes on to say Young admitted to being the leader in the plan to join ISIS. She told investigators she became interested after converting to Islam in April 2015 [source].

It’s unknown what caused Jaelyn to become warped enough to dishonor her family and parents to want to join ISIS, but the FBI has been tracking her and her husband since they both wrote on Twitter they were interested in joining ISIS.

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Undercover FBI agents contacted the couple through social media. They said Young went into detail about wanting to be a medic for ISIS.  Dakhalla planned to use his computer science background to help recruit for the terror group.

The crazy thing to think about is that Jaelyn is very lucky that she was arrested before she actually crossed into ISIS territory. After a few days dealing with those pieces of sh*t, it’s very likely that she’d be begging for 20 years in an American jail.

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We’ve said it once and we’ll say it a thousand more times: Rob Gronkowski is the f*cking man. Aside from his kickass dance moves, ballin’ vacations, and the fact that he’s been linked to several gorgeous women (Marisa Hunter and Camille Kostek included), he also manages to have a pretty sweet off-season. Like hang out with this random hot girl and motorboat her at an undisclosed location.

There’s Twitter proof, and that’s all we need:

Awesome. This isn’t the first time Gronk pulled the move on an innocent sexy bystander. Charleston, anyone?

But of course, each motorboating experience is still special in its own way. Especially when the girl looks like Katie LaRowe.

Check out her hot photos below.

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It’s a Cinderella story for the new generation: girl meets boy in bar, they hit it off, boy vanishes, but instead of a glass slipper, he only leaves behind a phone number (that’s not working) and a picture. So, what’s a girl to do?

Meet Pippa McKinney, a 22-year-old from England, who turned to the modern magic of Facebook to track down her Prince Charming:

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Since it was posted in October, the plea for help has gotten around 21,000 “likes” and over 2,000 shares. Though Prince Matt was eventually found, this story doesn’t have a “happily ever after.”

The problem? Prince Matt—also known as Matty Stevens of Wythenshawe—wasn’t interested. The bigger problem? Matt had a girlfriend named Emily. Emphasis on had. They broke up after she saw this photo:

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“I gave her a fake number for a reason,” he later said in an interview with The Manchester Evening News. “I didn’t want to let her down hard, I’m not that type. I wish I did now. The kiss was stupid and I instantly regretted it. After the kiss I went over to my mate and told him, ‘we are leaving.’ I forgot about it and then in the morning I saw the picture and it all came back to me like a bad dream, which I want to forget.”

“I’ll never live this down,” bemoaned Stevens. “It was one single drunken kiss that obviously meant more to her than it ever did to me. It was a mistake and I’m sure people have done a lot worse. This has ruined me. Emily won’t speak to me. But I promise I will not stop fighting for her. It may take one year, it may take five years, but I won’t stop.” 

Of course, that’s not to say there weren’t hurt feelings on McKinney’s side too.

“I was absolutely gutted,” McKinney also told The Manchester Evening News. I know I had only met him on a night out but we instantly hit it off and I really did like him. I thought he looked stunning and he was really friendly, we just clicked. But when I realized he had a girlfriend I couldn’t believe it. I felt really embarrassed, especially once the post went viral. I feel embarrassed for his girlfriend too as this is not her fault. I just thought he was a really nice guy but I was obviously wrong.”

So, is there a moral to this modern fairy tale? I don’t know, but I feel like we all learned something here today. I’m just not sure what it is.

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Where I am it is 75 degrees and sunny; in short the perfect craft beer drinking weather. And as you know I normally would be drinking an IPA or a Session IPA but today I am trying something different. This weekend I am drinking a beer that I perfect for Spring and Summer days and one that I am sure will be everywhere soon. This weekend Green Flash Brewing Company’s Passion Fruit Kicker is What’s on Tap!

Admittedly I am not a huge wheat beer or fruit beer fan. When it comes to wheat there is something about the lingering mouth-feel that I do not enjoy and as far as fruit beer, unless it is a citrusy taste – mostly from hops I tend to have one and move along. But I do respect a brewery that A. does something different and B. brews a passion fruit beer that actually tastes like passion fruit! Too often breweries say, “this beer is brewed with X-ingredient” and then X-ingredient is buried somewhere within the beer and overpowered by either the hops or malt.

Passion Fruit Kicker is a wheat lover’s dream; hazy, full of fruit aromas and taste, and very very light, only 5 IBUs. The beer’s aroma is full of fruity-goodness with a minor Belgian yeast compliment. And the taste is a fruit basket; tart and sweet flavors intermixed with that Belgian yeast. I must say it is not my style but for many I think you have found your next favorite summer, and year round, beer!

This beer pairs well with warm days that are full of sunshine and fish off the grill!

Cheers!

Beer Stats
Style: Wheat Ale
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.5%
Bitterness (IBUs): 5
Color: Hazy golden

Beer Review Stats
Beer Advocate: 85 and —
Rate Beer: 86

WWE Roadblock is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE, taking place on March 12, 2016 at 8 PM EST at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.

Originally titled March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto, Roadblock will consist of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE’s primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown along with WWE’s developmental branch NXT. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Dean Ambrose challenged Triple H to a match for the WWE Heavyweight Championship. Triple H interfered in Ambrose’s match against Alberto Del Rio, causing a disqualification. Ambrose attacked Triple H, but Triple H stopped his onslaught with a Pedigree. He then accepted the challenge before attacking Ambrose again. The following day , it was announced that the match will take place an will be the main event at Roadblock.

On the March 2 episode of NXT, NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival were scheduled to defend their titles against Enzo Amoreand Colin Cassady at Roadblock. At Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar eliminated Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman of The Wyatt Family from the Royal Rumble match. However, they ring and eliminated Lesnar from the match. On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that a match between Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt will take place at Roadblock.On March 8, it was announced that WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day would defend their titles against the League of Nations members Sheamus and King Barrett at Roadblock.

How To Watch WWE Roadblock Online

If you don’t already have an account, you must sign up for WWE network. You can do so at the WWE website. There is a one month free trial, so you can sign up, and then cancel your account after the event. It will be streamed on the WWE Network as well as the WWE app, WWE.com Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and various other platforms.

How To Stream WWE Roadblock on Your Phone, Tablet, or Mobile Device

If you don’t already have an account, you must sign up for WWE network. You can do so at the WWE website. There is a one month free trial, so you can sign up, and then cancel your account after the event.

Then, you must download the WWE App, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

How To Watch WWE Roadblock on TV

Watch WWE Roadblock, live this Sunday at 8 ET/5 PT, on the WWE Network. Don’t have the WWE Network? You can get a free one month trial here, which you can cancel at any time.

Bill Murray showed up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night — and we know that it’s not 2012, and that Christmas special was kind of dull, and nobody showed up to see Rock the Kasbah in theaters, but it’s still nice to know that Bill Murray is out there having fun doing weird random stuff.

In this case, Bill wandered by the Ed Sullivan Theaters in Manhattan for Stephen Colbert’s taping of his Friday show. It’s the kind of moment you’d expect more in the old days when David Letterman was taping there. We’re hoping that Bill didn’t just get confused and stop by to see Dave. That would be sad.

Probably not the case, though. Bill seems to be pretty together still, and we’re kind of hoping that he was really just killing time before heading off to catch a plane to SXSW. In any case, here’s a rare moment where you’ll wish you’d been watching The Late Show and just been pleasantly baffled…

WWE Roadblock, originally titled March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto, is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE, taking place on March 12, 2016 at 8 PM EST at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.

WWE Roadblock will consist of  matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE’s primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown along with WWE’s developmental branch NXT. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

 Triple H will defend his WWE Heavyweight Championship in a match against Dean Ambrose. Triple H interfered in Ambrose’s match against Alberto Del Rio, causing a disqualification. Ambrose attacked Triple H, but Triple H stopped his onslaught with a Pedigree. He then accepted the challenge before attacking Ambrose again. The following day , it was announced that the match will take place an will be the main event at Roadblock.

On the March 2 episode of NXT, NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival were scheduled to defend their titles against Enzo Amoreand Colin Cassady at Roadblock. At Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar eliminated Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman of The Wyatt Family from the Royal Rumble match. However, they ring and eliminated Lesnar from the match. On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that a match between Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt will take place at Roadblock.On March 8, it was announced that WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day would defend their titles against the League of Nations members Sheamus and King Barrett at Roadblock.

What date is WWE Roadblock?

WWE Roadblock is on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

What time does WWE Roadblock start?

WWE Roadblock starts Saturday, March 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

What TV channel is the WWE Roadblock on?

WWE Roadblock is available on Pay-Per-View:

–Comcast

–Optimum

–Direct TV

–Time Warner

–Verizon Fios

Charlotte McKinney hasn’t exactly been shy about becoming one of America’s favorite models — but now she’s really pushing her international appeal with a new photo shoot with Antoine Verglas for GoSee magazine. It’s easily the hottest shoot yet from a gal who could be cooling things down in the wake of massive mainstream fame.  [detail of photo via…]

Of course, we’re very proud early promoters of the amazing Charlotte. We were ogling the blonde beauty even before she was capitalizing the “k” in “McKinney.” But the new photo shoot for GoSee is a very impressive collection of swanky shots and daring handbras — along with some more amazing pics of Charlotte like we’ve never seen her before.

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Of course, there are plenty more pics of Charlotte in our future, along with a film career that keeps taking off. Also, she’s already gotten dating Stephen Dorff out of the way.

Check out her amazing GoSee photo gallery of Charlotte in St. Barths — and then get back with us as we look back at how Charlotte launched swimsuit season last year. That still looks great, and we look forward to doing it again in 2016…

Zootopia still looks set to rule the box office, London Has Fallen was disappointing, and 10 Cloverfield Lane is only fun if you’re happier to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead instead of a big monster. That’s actually kind of understandable. Still, there have been better weekends at the multiplex. Fortunately, we have some very promising sneak peeks, plus a good chance to enjoy hating on another movie again. We could do this all weekend, as Captain America would say…

Captain America: Civil War

After the second Captain America film surprised folks by being a great spy thriller — with, you know, superheroes — it was disappointing to see the franchise getting hijacked to essentially become Avengers 3 for Captain America: Civil War. The Captain America series is still being handled by the Russo Brothers, and Civil War is looking to be a lot more epic than Age of Ultron. And, as promised, Marvel Studios has reclaimed Spider-Man. Is this the first time the eyes of his mask get to narrow like in the comics? That’s a good sign…

Ghostbusters [International Trailer]

Yeah, we joined in the general hatred for the new Ghostbusters remake/reboot/whatevs last week, even though we know that made us officially all Sexist ‘n Stuff. That didn’t stop the studio from releasing a new international trailer this week. Some new ghost stuff, we guess, and Chris Hemsworth acting all sexist ‘n stuff, too, because that’s funny when guys like Chris Hemsworth do it. Also, we’re pretty sure that this trailer confirms Kate McKinnon’s character (that being the cartoon Egon) isn’t a lesbian. That’s disappointing, too…..

One More Time

Amber Heard hasn’t had a nice showcase for a while, and we like the idea of her playing a would-be rock star with Christopher Walken as her has-been lounge-singer father. Also, we can relate to being evicted from a Brooklyn apartment, — which is how Amber’s character ends up living with her father at his ritzy place. We may not be ready for this to become a touching family drama instead of a broad comedy, but we’re okay with a touching family drama if it has Christopher Walken…

Hush

And here’s a horror film that has us excited — partly because it looks like we can treat it like a Purge film where a woman who lives alone in the woods has forgotten that it’s the big night, and she’s in trouble because there’s a psycho killer outside who’s stolen her phone, and she’s also mute, so it’s not like she can cleverly talk him out of killing her. Not that we’ve ever seen that happen in a horror movie before. She should still be able to give it a shot. Anyway, this looks good and creepy. We don’t even mind that the movie uses a title that should’ve been retired after that episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer…

Kaley Cuoco is single again, and the Big Bang Theory star seemed determined to remind a lot of Hollywood types while performing at an Alzheimer’s benefit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this week. It seems the whole Big Bang Theory gang got together for some kind of Grease parody that we don’t really care about except for lots of pics of what looks like Kaley being Slutty Sandy. Now we wish that she had been given the role in Grease: Live for FOX.  [photo: Jesse Grant/Getty]

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As you’ll see in the gallery below, Kaley was also looking really hot on the red carpet, where she was spending a little too much time with Johnny Galecki for our taste. We’ve left him out of the gallery below. We have, however, included the cover of the new Cosmopolitan where Kaley also seems to be flaunting her body in a desperate attempt to let guys know that she’s officially divorced from Ryan Sweetig. Okay, we get it, Kaley. We’ll call you..

Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and management must have really laid down the law about the writers showcasing the star in every way possible. That’s nice. At least Ariana came in ready to work, and she was the least likely person on stage to get caught staring at her cue cards.

A lot of the show still seemed kind of forced —  like a skit where Ariana was a Tidal intern forced to cover a tech problem by doing vocal impersonations of assorted divas. That also included a gag that would’ve been more appropriate for the Kids Choice Awards. Also, it was a Tidal skit instead of iTunes, which reminded us of when Peter Parker used Bing in The Amazing Spider-Man.

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Having to always showcase Ariana also meant there wasn’t as much tired political comedy, which was a pleasant surprise. (Larry David still found an excuse to stop by, though.) There was also a pretty important Jennifer Lawrence impersonation. The musical numbers were a big disappointment, though. We keep hoping for Ariana to make a perfect pop move that’s worthy of her white go-go boots. That does not happen.

At least there was a fun mermaid skit that felt like old-skool Saturday Night Live. Check that out, and try not to be sad that SNL writers don’t even trust the viewership to know what a blowfish looks like anymore….

It’s time to wrap up the conference tournament play and start betting foolishly with the advent of Selection Sunday — the biggest day in college basketball! Well, at least for teams who haven’t already won a championship, or the teams who’ll go on to end up at the top of the brackets. [photo via…]

Selection Sunday is mostly a big deal for colleges who are waiting to find out if they ‘re a big enough deal to make it into the 68-team NCAA Tournament field. That’s a lot of teams, so it is kind of insulting not to end up getting at least one shot at March Madness, right?  Anyway, here’s where you can tune in to see who’s made the cut — and we’ll also cover what the cut involves…

What the hell is Selection Sunday?

Selection Sunday is the big day when colleges overseen by the NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee learn which teams have made the cut for that year’s basketball championships. It’s also the official start of March Madness. There are a few colleges (Seton Hall, Stony Brook, and UNC Asheville, for example) who are already set to compete after winning their conference championships. March Madness is all about big upsets, though, so a lot college teams still have a chance to get into the game. It’s a big bracket, too, with teams joining in from plenty of college conferences.

What time does Selection Sunday start?

Live coverage of Selection Sunday starts today — that being Sunday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET.

What TV channel is offering live coverage of Selection Sunday?

Selection Sunday is being carried live on both the CBS network and NCAA.com — so one of those will be easier to follow on the sly.

What about women’s basketball, you sexist oppressor?

Oh, damn. Almost forgot. All of the women’s teams who made the cut for the NCAA tournament will be named on Monday, March 14th. There is no cute name for that day. It wouldn’t be funny.

The controversy continues over Ariana Grande’s appearance on Saturday Night Live as host and musical guest — which is kind of funny, since Ariana’s opening monologue was about trying to generate more controversy in her career. We don’t really care about rumors that she might have accidentally cursed during one of her two songs. Anything would’ve helped to have livened those moment up.

We are, however, very intrigued of rumors of a nip-slip during her (very impressive) turn as Jennifer Lawrence in a Family Feud spoof. A lot of viewers got excited when their steady ogling was rewarded with the following shot…

But that’s not an Ariana Grande nip-slip. It’s not even a Jennifer Lawrence nip-slip. It’s a microphone. Yeah. We’re kind of sad that we know enough to ruin the illusion, but now you know where they hide the microphone when a gal is in a really revealing outfit.

But we can’t blame people for getting excited. We’re thinking that maybe even the NBC censors got nervous about how that looked. This SNL video from an Ariana Grande fan site looks a lot tamer. We’re thinking that it might be from the West Coast feed, and that NBC used a rehearsal scene for that broadcast. It’s possible…

NBC hasn’t returned our calls yet, though. We wouldn’t, either. And don’t be too disappointed. Ariana still gave us lots of memorable images from last night. Consider this from the “Mermaids” skit that we already called as a highlight…

Plus this is a memorable moment from a song. It might not offer up white go-go boots, but we like it a lot…

And look at how Larry David made Ariana Grande laugh at the end. Oh, if only she had been bent over more with laughter. Or if Kate McKinnon had come through a little more with that hug at the end. Okay, a lot of things could’ve gone better here, but there’s still nothing to complain about just because the rumors of a wardrobe malfunction didn’t come through…

Fort Lauderdale is the site of the first legitimate Spring Break fight video of the year. If you ask me, it’s incredible that we had to wait at least two full weeks before we were treated to the first Spring Break beach brawl.

The first video gives you the best look at the fight itself.

The second video gives you a sense of the control that mounted policemen can get immediately after arriving on the scene.

Kanye West wants to redesign the L.A. Clippers’ mascot — and we think he must be serious, because he was even really polite when he asked the team’s owner…

And we’re pretty sure that this is the one thing that’ll convince America that Kanye West isn’t such a bad guy. Check out the video below. It’s the disaster that was Chuck’s debut just two weeks ago. Pretty much everybody found the cartoon condor to be pretty appalling.

Also, Kanye just declared that he’s “going Mad Max.” He was talking about no longer following the fashion designer calendar for releasing new clothes, but we’d love to see a Fury Road-inspired NBA mascot. Steve Ballmer, put aside your ego and do the right thing. Kanye is our only hope…

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Sunday brought one of the biggest days in all of college basketball all season with the announcement of the bracket for March Madness. There were plenty of surprises along the way with some of the top seeds and teams that made the tournament while others who were left on the outside looking in. As the selections began, there was at least six or seven teams vying for the No. 1 seed line.

In the South Region, the Kansas Jayhawks took the top seed after their win in the Big 12 Conference Tournament and are the top overall seed. In the East Region, the North Carolina Tar Heels are the top seed after winning the ACC Tournament. The Virginia Cavaliers are the top seed in the Midwest Region to be the second ACC team as a top seed. In the West Region, the Oregon Ducks are the No. 1 seed for the first time in their school history. A huge surprise was the Michigan State Spartans not getting a top seed even after winning the Big Ten championship.

Potential Elite Eight matchups include Kansas taking on Villanova in the South while Oregon could face Oklahoma looking for a Final Four berth in the West Region. In the Midwest, Virginia may end up facing Michigan State while the East could end up with a North Carolina/Xavier matchup. The East Region finals will be in Philadelphia while the Midwest title will be determined in Chicago. The South Region championship is in Louisville while the West Region will be finished in Anaheim.

The tournament will get underway on Tuesday night in Dayton when the Vanderbilt Commodores plays the Wichita State Shockers in a battle of #11 seeds and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles plays the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The two First Four games on Wednesday feature the Michigan Wolverines against the Tulsa Golden Wave in the #11 seed matchup and the Holy Cross Crusaders taking on the Southern Jaguars in a game of #16 seeds. The Vanderbilt/Wichita State game may be the best First Four game in the history of the event.

It will be worth seeing whether or not the ACC can get both of their top seeds into the Final Four which will be held in Houston this year. The Pac-12, ACC and Big 12 Conferences each got seven teams into the field of 68 while the Big Ten got six teams, the Big East finished with five teams in with the American Athletic Conference got four teams in. Michigan State may have a chip on their shoulder as a No. 2 seed while major upsets are expected to happen all the way through the tournament. A potential Texas/Texas A&M matchup in the Round of 32 is worth watching for along with the chance that one of the First Four teams goes all the way into the Sweet 16.

Here are the dates and locations for each game……

March 17, March 19
Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, RI)
(6) Arizona vs. (11) Vanderbilt/Wichita State
(3) Miami vs. (14) Buffalo
(5) Baylor vs. (12) Yale
(4) Duke vs. (13) UNC Wilmington

Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Austin Peay
(8) Colorado vs. (9) UConn
(5) Indiana vs. (12) Chattanooga
(4) Kentucky vs. (13) Stony Brook

PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC)
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson
(8) USC vs. (9) Providence
(1) Virginia vs. (16) Hampton
(8) Texas Tech vs. (9) Butler

Pepsi Center (Denver, CO)
(5) Purdue vs. (12) Arkansas Little Rock
(4) Iowa State vs. (13) Iona
(6) Seton Hall vs. (11) Gonzaga
(3) Utah vs. (14) Fresno State

March 18, March 20
Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
(7) Iowa vs. (10) Temple
(2) Villanova vs. (15) UNC Asheville
(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Michigan/Tulsa
(3) West Virginia vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin

Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)
(7) Wisconsin vs. (10) Pittsburgh
(2) Xavier vs. (15) Weber State
(7) Dayon vs. (10) Syracuse
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Middle Tennessee

Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, OK)
(6) Texas vs. (11) Northern Iowa
(3) Texas A&M vs. (14) Green Bay
(7) Oregon State vs. (10) VCU
(2) Oklahoma vs. (15) Cal State Bakersfield

Spokane Arena (Spokane, WA)
(5) Maryland vs. (12) South Dakota State
(4) California vs. (13) Hawaii
(1) Oregon vs. (16) Holy Cross/Southern
(8) Saint Joseph’s vs. (9) Cincinnati

NCAA Tournament Bracket 2016