Alas, the pinnacle. The apex. The summit.

It's long, it's windy and it's, well, longwinded, so strap in while we dig in to all the matchups from the opening round, region by region. If brevity if what you seek, this is not the program for you.

The Rundown:

>>> Intro (0:00) >>> South Region (2:55) - Alabama vs TAMCC / SEMO - Maryland vs West Virginia - San Diego State vs Charleston - Virginia vs Furman - Creighton vs NC State - Baylor vs UC Santa Barbara - Utah State vs Missouri - Arizona vs Princeton >>> Midwest Region (34:00) - Houston vs Northern Kentucky - Iowa vs Auburn - Miami FL vs Drake - Indiana vs Kent State - Iowa State vs Miss State / Pitt - Xavier vs Kennesaw State - Texas A&M vs Penn State - Texas vs Colgate >>> West Region (1:03:10) - Kansas vs Howard - Arkansas vs Illinois - VCU vs Saint Mary's - UConn vs Iona - TCU vs Arizona State / Nevada - Gonzaga vs Grand Canyon - Northwestern vs Boise State - UCLA vs UNC Asheville >>> East Region (1:28:00) - Purdue vs TXSO / FDU - Memphis vs Florida Atlantic - Duke vs Oral Roberts - Tennessee vs Louisiana - Kentucky vs Providence - Kansas State vs Montana State - Michigan State vs USC - Vermont vs Marquette