Big Ten and Big East Teams Shine in First Day

The Big Ten and Big East teams shined in the first day of play in the NCAA Tournament. The teams from the two conferences combined to go 7-0 Thursday. The Big Twelve finished 3-1. Conversely, the Pac-10 went 3-2 and the SEC finished 0-2, although the lowest seeds (Georgia and Kentucky) from the SEC played Thursday

Conference W L
America East 0 0
Atlantic Coast 1 0
Atlantic Sun 0 1
Atlantic Ten 1 1
Big East 4 0
Big Sky 0 1
Big South 0 1
Big Ten 3 0
Big Twelve 3 1
Big West 0 1
Colonial 0 1
Conference USA 0 0
Horizon 0 0
Ivy League 0 1
Metro Atlantic 0 0
Mid-American 0 1
Mid-Eastern 0 1
Missouri Valley 0 0
Mountain West 1 1
Northeast 1 0
Ohio Valley 0 0
Pacific Ten 3 2
Patriot League 0 0
Southeastern 0 2
Southern 0 0
Southland 0 0
SWAC 0 1
Summit 0 1
Sun Belt 0 0
West Coast 0 0
Western Athletic 0 0
Totals 17 17