March Madness Starts Today, Oregon Ducks to Play Thursday

The first round of March Madness starts today (official bracket). Oregon is one of five Pac-12 teams selected for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Unfortunately for the Ducks, they are the lowest seeded Pac-12 team in the tournament. On a positive note, Oregon will play Oklahoma State in San Jose. I think there will be a lot more Ducks fans than Cowboys fans at the game this Thursday.

Don’t forget to enter our March Madness contest. Pick the winning team and you could win a $250 gift card. If your team doesn’t win it all, you can still win a collegiate sweatshirt of your choice (Oregon State, Oregon, Washington, or Washington State). Remember, you can increase your chances of winning by entering once a day. To enter our March Madness contest, just print out the entry form (pdf) and take it to a Parr Lumber or Parr Cabinet Design Center near you (store locator). Entry forms are also available at our stores. The last day to enter the contest is April 5, 2013. If you need help picking a team, check out the seeding list below.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Seeding

1. Louisville
2. Kansas
3. Indiana
4. Gonzaga
5. Miami
6. Duke
7. Georgetown
8. Ohio State
9. New Mexico
10. Florida
11. Michigan State
12. Marquette
13. Michigan
14. Kansas State
15. Saint Louis
16. Syracuse
17. Oklahoma State
18. UNLV
19. Wisconsin
20. VCU
21. Arizona
22. Butler
23. Memphis
24. UCLA
25. Creighton
26. San Diego State
27. Notre Dame
28. Illinois
29. North Carolina
30. Colorado State
31. Pittsburgh
32. North Carolina State
33. Missouri
34. Temple
35. Wichita State
36. Colorado
37. Cincinnati
38. Villanova
39. Iowa State
40. Oklahoma
41. Minnesota
42. California
43. Oregon
44. Belmont
45. Boise State
46. St. Mary’s (CA)
47. Ole Miss
48. Bucknell
49. La Salle
50. Middle Tennessee
51. Akron
52. New Mexico State
53. South Dakota State
54. Montana
55. Davidson
56. Valparaiso
57. Northwestern State
58. Harvard
59. FGCU
60. Pacific
61. Iona
62. Albany (NY)
63. Western Kentucky
64. Southern University
65. LIU Brooklyn
66. James Madison
67. N.C. A&T
68. Liberty