Concordia-St. Paul’s men’s basketball team earned its first NCAA Division II tournament bid on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Golden Bears (21-8) will face fourth-seeded Minot State (26-9) in Central Region quarterfinal Saturday in Topeka, Kan.

If the NCAA Tournament started today, the four No. 1 seeds would likely be Auburn, Duke, Houston and Florida. But let's talk about Michigan State. Tom Izzo's Spartans beat Michigan 79-62 on Sunday to improve to 26-5 overall,

This is the first time the program has qualified for a national tournament since the 2008 NAIA Division II Tournament. The Beavers are the No. 4 seed in the Central region and play No. 5 Concordia-St.