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Vanderbilt basketball’s March Madness opponent is McNeese to open 2026 NCAA tournament bracket
Vanderbilt earned its No. 5 seed with a 26-8 record and key wins over Alabama and Tennessee, starting its 2026 NCAA Tournament run against McNeese in the South Region.
- Vanderbilt earned a No. 5 seed in the South Region for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, where the Commodores will face McNeese in Oklahoma City on March 19 in their second consecutive tournament appearance under coach Mark Byington.
- NC State secured an at-large bid and will travel to Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday for the First Four round, where the Wolfpack face Texas Longhorns in a Maui Invitational rematch.
- Texas previously defeated NC State 102-97 at the Maui Invitational; the Longhorns shoot 48.6% from the field while the Wolfpack hit 3-pointers at a 39% clip, highlighting contrasting offensive styles.
- Wolfpack coach Will Wade expressed frustration, stating, "If we didn't want to be in Dayton, we should have beaten Notre Dame or Stanford." The focus now shifts to tournament preparation.
- Wade, in his eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, seeks a second straight lower-seed upset after leading McNeese State to victory over Clemson in the 2025 tournament before accepting his current position.
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