East Tennessee State is heading to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in school history and first time since 2004, crushing top-seeded Jacksonville in Atlantic Sun championship game. Though it's not the Buccaneers' first trip to the Big Dance, it is their first as a member of the Atlantic Sun. Back in 2004, ETSU was still a member of the Southern Conference. Belmont, the three-time defending conference champion, was ousted by ETSU in the semifinals.
