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 Cougars outlasted the Cyclones 96-92 in a wild Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal contest Thursday and will advance to a semifinal game against Houston or Colorado on Friday. Earlier, BYU survived an overtime battle in Ames. The victories have been part of the Cougars’ nine-game winning streak.