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“Out of the Summit League, the number 12
seed, the Bison of North Dakota State.”
-Bryant Gumbel on the 2014 NCAA Basketball
Championship Selection Show
Photos courtesy of Heidi Jaeger
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Five days after their celebration in Sioux Falls, S.D.,
the Bison returned to the BSA along with hundreds of fans
for the Selection Show watch party. Laid back in comfortable
couches, players and coaches waited intently for the Bison
name to appear on a line. San Diego? Spokane? Orlando?
Speculation filled the arena about where the Bison would
land and where fans would be booking their flights. The first
two regions were announced and still no word on where
the automatic seed would land the Bison. The 1st, 16th, 8th
and 9th seeds were selected in the West region, then the
5-12 match-up appeared. First, Oklahoma was announced
then the Bison logo appeared, sending the team and its fans
in a frenzy. The Bison were headed to Spokane, Wash., in a
second round match-up against the Sooners of Oklahoma.