Post-season Time!

March has brought much madness to UCO as our three winter sports teams are involved in the post-season. It's an exciting time in Broncho Land right now.

Start with the men's basketball team, which is 28-3 -- that's 28 wins, 3 losses folks! -- and hosting a regional tournament this weekend at Hamilton Field House. It's only the second time UCO has ever hosted an NCAA Division II regional and the first one came way back in 1993.

Now up to No. 4 in the national rankings, the Bronchos are the top seed for this weekend's eight-team regional and is the definite favorite to win the title. UCO just doesn't look at home or not very often away. Only twice in the last 53 games has Terry Evans' teams tasted defeat at Hamilton Field House. That's quite a stat and hopefully the 23-game home winning streak gets stretched to 26 by next Tuesday.

First-round action starts Sunday, semifinals are Sunday and the championship game is Tuesday. Make your way out to Hamilton Field House and support the Bronchos in their quest for the regional championship.

But if you must leave town, take a trip to Tahlequah and support the UCO women's squad that will be playing in the regional at Northeastern State. The Bronchos open Friday and are underdogs to first-round foe Washburn, but I wouldn't consider a win to be an upset.

I think Guy Hardaker has done a remarkable job with this team. Only one senior (stud Ashley Beckley), four freshmen and a full team of injured players on the bench whose presence would have undoubtedly made this team REALLY special!

The Bronchos are 20-9, which is remarkable considering all the that has transpired the last few months. With the way UCO played in last week's LSC Tournament I wouldn't be surprised to see this team pull off a surprise or two or three in Tahlequah.

And last, by certainly not least, we have the wrestling team that is in Kearney, Neb. this weekend for the Division II national tournament. The No. 8-ranked Bronchos qualified eight individuals -- tied for the second-most -- and is looking for a higher-than-expected finish.

Talk about young teams . . . the Bronchos are just that. No seniors among the qualifiers and just one junior. Two freshmen and five sophomores make up the rest of the national tournament team.

Who knows what's in store for UCO in Kearney, but history is definitely with the Bronchos. Two previous national tournaments held here -- in 1995 and 2007 -- resulted in national championships for David James' boys. Again, the odds may be against UCO on the mat, but I would never count out those in blue singlets this weekend.

Good luck to all three teams for what could be truely a memorable weekend.