Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Enrollment: 28,400
Record: 26-7 (13-3)
Leading scorers: Marcus Thornton (20.7 ppg); Tasmin Mitchell (16.3 ppg); Bo Spencer (11.6 ppg)
What to know
- The Tigers played only four games against RPI top 50 teams, going 1-3.
- SEC POY Marcus Thornton is one of the best scorers in the tournament.
- The most pertinent statistic on LSU - 6-0 in games decided by five points or less.
Projected performance: No wins. Butler will dictate the pace of the game, but it will be interesting to see the dichotmoy of a big bad BCS team versus a calculating mid-major.