Keeler: You ready for a little Madness? Over the last 13 NCAA men’s hoops tournaments, on 11 occasions, a team that was sent to the First Four in Dayton went on to win at least one more game in the Big Dance. Five times in 13 tourneys, a team flipped that little junket to southern Ohio into at least two more victories and a Sweet 16 berth. History says somebody’s coming out of Dayton and busting brackets this weekend. Why can’t it be Tad Boyle’s Buffs or Niko Medved’s Rams? CU’s one of the hottest teams in the country, winner of eight of its last nine, thanks to Tristan da Silva, Luke O’Brien, and that killer outside-inside combo of KJ Simpson and Eddie Lampkin Jr. For the Rams, the fact that Isaiah Stevens is a guard with five years of starting experience makes him, by precedent, one of the most dangerous players in all of Bracketville. So of our “Big Two” men’s hoops programs, which one do you think is most likely to use Dayton as a launching pad to the second weekend of The Dance?

Renck: Entry into the Big Dance was supposed to be a celebration, but morphed into frustration Sunday night. Because of five bid stealers — sounds like a “Realtors Gone Wild” DVD — the Buffs and Rams landed in the First Four. It’s an insulting term given their status as the last four teams invited. CSU got a sushi raw deal. Still, I like CU more than the Rams to make a run for two reasons: Simpson is a star who can create his own shots, and the Buffs are facing a team in Boise State that has never won a tournament game. As in ever (0-for-9). The Buffs are 2-5 in the tournament under coach Tad Boyle. This is his most talented team — he has three NBA-level players in Cody Williams, Simpson and da Silva. No excuses. The Buffs face an angry Boise squad — the Broncos don’t just have a chip on their shoulder, more like the entire can of Pringles. But the Buffs are simmering. They need to win this game or it will be hard to frame this as anything other than a disappointing season.  As for the next game, well …