PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face the Wofford Terriers in a first-round Southeast regional game Thursday in Denver.
The Cougars (30-4) had hopes of a No. 1 seed after climbing to No. 3 in the nation only to have leading rebounder Brandon Davies booted off the team for violating the school’s honor code. They dropped two of their last five.
If BYU gets past the Terriers (21-12), the Cougars will face the winner of the St. Johns-Gonzaga game on Saturday.
This will be BYU’s 26th appearance in the NCAA tournament. The No. 3 seed matches the highest the Cougars have ever been seeded in the NCAAs. They were a No. 3 seed in 1980, when the Cougars earned a first-round bye then fell to No. 6 seed Clemson, 71-66, in the second round.
