Buffaloes Wire had you covered as I was on-site to watch the Colorado women’s basketball team react to its NCAA Tournament selection. It was a festive atmosphere inside the Dal Ward Athletic Center as the team gathered for a banquet that ended in a Selection Sunday watch party.
Colorado found out it will be a No. 6 seed in the Seattle 4 region, and it was met with a jubilant cheer from the team. But soon after the celebration died down, it became time for the Buffs to focus on the task at hand. The players I spoke to were ready for the challenge in front of them with a trip to Durham, North Carolina to face Middle Tennessee looming.
Here’s how Buffaloes players and head coach JR Payne reacted to the program’s second straight March Madness bid: