March 05, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Elias Harris (20) shoots the ball above Saint Mary's Gaels forward Rob Jones (22) during the second half of the finals of the 2012 West Coast Conference Tournament at Orleans Arena. The Saint Mary's Gaels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 78-74 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-US PRESSWIRE
Gonzaga is heading back to the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket and field has been announced, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will receive a No. 7 seed in the East Region. The Zag's first opponent will be the West Virginia Mountaineers, and they will play in Pittsburgh. If they win, they draw the winner of No. 2 Ohio State vs No. 15 Loyola.
Gonzaga earned the seven-seed by finishing in second place in the WCC conference and finshing as runners-up in the WCC to St. Mary's. Gonzaga has a solid resume to their name, besting Notre Dame, Arizona, Xavier in out of conference matchups while also beating BYU twice and St. Mary's once in-conference.
Here's the full East Region bracket for the 2012 NCAA Tournament:
No. 1 Syracuse
No. 16 UNC Asheville
No. 8 Kansas State
No. 9 Southern Miss
No. 5 Vanderbilt
No. 12 Harvard
No. 4 Wisconsin
No. 13 Montana
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 15 Loyola
No. 7 Gonzaga
No. 10 West Virginia
No. 3 Florida State
No. 14 St. Bonaventure
No. 6 Cincinnati
No. 11 Texas
For more on Gonzaga, visit The Slipper Still Fits.
Check back with our Selection Sunday StoryStream throughout the day, and the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, for the latest updates. Make sure you check back to SB Nation's Printable Bracket StoryStream to start making your picks.
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