Getting in with an at-large bid, to Byrd, means the program has earned a new level of respect.
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"I cry every day," Byrd said. "Anytime that anything happens for people that I care about, then I'm going to cry about it. I can't control it or I would. I'm just happy for these guys, happy for the school, for the people that support us and care about us." CLOSE Belmont University made the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid for the first time in program history. Mike Organ, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
Dylan Windler, an All-OVC senior forward, admitted he was caught off-guard when Belmont's name was called early in the selection process.
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