Though the news this week has been mostly dominated by the upcoming coaching search, LSU basketball is set to begin its March Madness journey on Friday.
The No. 6-seeded Tigers travel to Milwaukee to face the No. 11-seeded Iowa State Cyclones in the first round of the Midwest Region. The Cyclones finished the season 20-12, but their 7-11 record in Big 12 play made them just the No. 7 seed at the conference tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by Texas Tech.
Still, Iowa State has a strong resume that features nine Quadrant 1 wins on the year, and it is a trendy first-round upset pick. LSU will hope to avoid being bounced early with interim coach Kevin Nickelberry at the helm.