USC is going dancing once again as the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Men's Tournament.
Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the seventh seed has an 87-57 record against the 10th seeds in the first round.
USC's roster includes 11 players from last year's team that reached the Elite Eight, including Chevez Goodwin, who is from South Carolina. The Trojans will be making their 20th appearance in the NCAA tournament, although their 2008 appearance was vacated due to an NCAA penalty.The game is set to begin at 12:10 p.m. and will be televised on truTV.
The USC-Miami winner will face the winner of the game between second-seeded Auburn and 15th-seeded Jacksonville State, in a second-round game Sunday.
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