What the coach and sixth-year player didn’t say was that sixth-seeded BYU was perhaps underseeded this year amid some hopes that it would land a 5 seed. That’s good, because the selection committee got it mostly right for one of the rare times when the Cougars are involved.

Two years in the Big 12, two years in the NCAA Tournament.BYU is settling in just fine to its new digs among basketball powerhouses. The Cougars followed a 23-win season with 24 wins and counting.They were rewarded with a six-seed and a first-round date with Virginia Commonwealth University,

The top-seeded Cougars headline a contingent of seven Big 12 teams heading to the NCAA tournament, which begins this week.