Georgia received an at-large bid as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face No. 8 seed Gonzaga in the first round on Thursday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 4:35 p.m. ET, and the game will air nationally on TBS.

Any disappointment Gonzaga might have felt with their seeding matching their NET ranking – No. 8 in both cases – was quickly dismissed with appreciation to be dancing again and the reality of the challenges ahead.