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The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket and field has been announced, and the Colorado St. Rams will receive a No. 11 seed in the West region. The Rams' first opponent will be the Murray St. Racers, and they will play on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. If the Rams win their first matchup, they will face the winner of the No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles and either No. 14 BYU Cougars or Iona Gaels.
The Rams earned the No. 11 by going 20-11 during the season and making it to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament. They upset the UNLV Rebels and the San Diego St. Aztecs, both teams that had been ranked in the teens of the top 25 polls at the time.
Here's a look at the West of the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket:
No. 1 Michigan State
No. 16 Long Island
No. 8 Memphis
No. 9 Saint Louis
No. 5 New Mexico
No. 12 Long Beach State
No. 4 Louisville
No. 13 Davidson
No. 6 Murray State
No. 11 Colorado State
No. 3 Marquette
No. 14 BYU OR Iona
No. 7 Florida
No. 10 Virginia
No. 2 Missouri
No. 15 Norfolk State
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