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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Quick Post: Matchups for the Puerto Tip-off

A reunion of the 2011 NIT final four is on tap for CU this fall in Puerto Rico.   ESPN dropped their matchups for November's Puerto Rico tip-off this morning.  CU is slated to face Wichita State in the final game of the first round, with a potential revenge matchup with Alabama available in the second round; all that's missing is fellow Pac-12 school Washington St. to complete the set.  Maryland is the other school in CU's side of the bracket.

If you would've asked me "who will ESPN pair the Buffs with in Puerto Rico?" I would've bet the house on Alabama.  That matchup is still available, just with the asterisk of "second round potential matchup" thrown in.  Instead, the Buffs start with the vaunted Shockers out of the MVC conference.  Coincidentally, Coach Boyle was an assistant at WSU during the Mark Turgeon era.

While I'd love a guaranteed revenge game with the Crimson Tide, it should be a great season warmup down in San Juan.

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