It is currently the fourth-ranked team in national polls.
The fourth-ranked teams in each of the two main round groups played each other for 7th and 8th place.
In the regional final, they beat the University of Tennessee (fourth-ranked team in the country) by a score of 73-59.
Earlier, the winners had defeated the first-, second- and fourth-ranked teams, a major accomplishment.
Split ended the season with an 8-6 record, which made them the fourth-ranked team in the postseason.
The only team standing in its way is Louisiana Tech (31-3), the nation's fourth-ranked team.
That's the clout a team holds when it begins the year as the fourth-ranked team in the country, behind only Stanford, Colorado and Arkansas.
A 6-foot-6 senior forward, he is the best player on the nation's fourth-ranked team.
It was their chance at upsetting the country's fourth-ranked team that was temporarily ruined.
He had just taken four freshmen and two sophomores to play the fourth-ranked team in the country.