Give it up to Washington State and Oregon

I know the big dance continues today in the NCAA Tournament with our own Arizona Wildcats and some team from the eastern part of the country named Duke, but give it up this morning to the two Pac-10 teams, Washington State and the Oregon Ducks.

The Cougars knocked off Northwestern last night, 69-66,  to reach the semi finals in the NIT, scheduled for Tuesday at the Madison Square Garden. They will face a quality opponent in Wichita State. The Oregon Ducks have reached the finals in the CBI Tournament, after their 79-71 win over Boise State and will begin a three-game series next week to decide the CBI title as they go up against Creighton. And as an added thought, maybe USC isn't so bad after all, despite its loss in the NCAA play-in game against VCU. Look what VCU has done thus far in the NCAA tourney. VCU's toughest game was against the Trojans as they have roughed up two other teams enroute to the Sweet Sixteen.

But let's get back to our beloved Wildcats. By my watch this morning, it looks to be about 14 hours from tip off. By that time, maybe UConn will be history and Fisher and his Aztecs will be sitting in the Honda Center, cheering on the Arizona Wildcats.