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Breaking down local teams in the NCAA Tournament

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — Four area teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament this year.

Virginia earned the number two seed in the East Region, and will play 15-seed Belmont in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday.

Maryland was given the fourth seed in the Midwest, the same region as top overall seed Kentucky. They will play 13-seed Valparaiso Friday in Columbus, Oh.

Georgetown also secured a four seed, playing 13-seed Eastern Washington Thursday in Portland, Ore.

Finally, VCU heads to the West Region as a seven seed and will take on 10-seed Ohio St. on Thursday, also in Portland.

Check out the gallery above to see breakdowns of each team’s opponents and their chances to advance.

Basketball around the Beltway: Tall task ahead for a Hoyas giant

By Dave Preston
WASHINGTON -- Past met present for Georgetown University when the school introduced Hoyas great Patrick Ewing as its head men's basketball coach, with an eye toward the future.  It happened on Wednesday in front of a room packed with media, boosters, fans, students, alumni and a pep band that did not know "Vehicle" by the Ides of March. But Ewing's name alone was music enough to everyone's ears at the John Thompson Jr. Athletic Center in D.C. Ewing even replicated his famous scene from when he committed to play at the Big East school in 1981, holding a Georgetown pennant above his head.
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