UCLA Bruins basketball surprises with its NCAA Tournament bid

What Bubble? UCLA Sneaks Into NCAA Tourney As An 11 Seed [JoeBruin15, Bruins Nation]: "The committee, once again, seems to have exhibited a brutal sense of humor with our Bruins, as they will face the Southern Methodist Mustangs who are coached by former Bruin coach Larry Brown."

AUDIO: Alford and Powell on Tournament [David Woods, UCLA Scout]: "Head coach Steve Alford and senior guard Norman Powell talk about the thrill of making the NCAA Tournament... "

A Rebuttal to Doug Gottlieb's Scathing Indictment of UCLA's Selection to the NCAA Tournament [orlandobruin, Bruins Nation]: "The inclusion of the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Tournament, although a surprise, is hardly the "joke" that anti-UCLA pundit, Doug Gottlieb, makes it out to be."

UCLA Versus The South Region [Matt Garrido, Bruins Nation]: "Now that we know that UCLA will be facing SMU as an 11 seed in the South Region of the NCAA tournament, we take a look at what our potential path could be."

Bracket Breakdown: SMU-UCLA [UCLA Scout]: "Here's an SMU perspective on the 6th-seeded Mustangs taking on 11th-seeded UCLA... "

Headlines in the Bruins Twitterverse: UCLA -March Madness Edition, Part I [uclaluv, Bruins Nation]: "Congratulations are in order! From a couple of our all time favorite Bruins."