MTSU Basketball: 5 reasons Blue Raiders will be the Cinderella of the 2017 NCAA Tournament

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Mar 11, 2017; Birmingham, AL, USA; Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders head coach Kermit Davis cuts down the net after his team defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd for the Conference USA Tournament Championship at Legacy Arena. Blue Raiders defeated the Herd 82-73. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

C-USA domination

The shocking decision to place MTSU as a No. 12 seed implies that the Blue Raiders would not have made the 2017 NCAA Tournament without a C-USA tournament victory, which would have been a travesty. Luckily, Kermit Davis’ squad refused to give the Selection Committee the opportunity to make a mistake.

The ultra-talented team from Murfreesboro, TN, dominated Conference USA, going 17-1 and then rolled through the conference tournament with ease. This team knows that it is the underdog and the NCAA would like them to lose so a “bigger” school moves on to the next round.

This team has been shown no respect all season long, which will drive them to victory in crunch time.

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