State of play: The men and women's basketball teams from the University of Colorado and the men's team from Colorado State will play in the NCAA tournament.
The CU men and women's team are both in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2013.
Zoom in: The CU women's team earned a five-seed and will play 12th-seeded Drake in Manhattan, Kansas.
Between the lines: The Buffs and Rams were among the last teams to get a bid, and will play in "First Four" matchups in Dayton, Ohio.
Colorado State will play Virginia on Tuesday in a matchup of No. 10 seeds at 7:10pm on truTV. The winner plays seven-seed Texas in Charlotte on Thursday.
The Colorado men's team will play Boise State on Wednesday at 7:10pm on truTV in a another 10 seed-matchup. The winner will play seven seed Florida in Indianapolis on Friday.
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