Houston (19-15)

Seed, region: No. 13, Midwest

Location: Houston, Texas

Enrollment: 37,000

Founded: 1927

Mascot: Cougars

Conference: Conference USA (7-9)

How they got here: Won C-USA tourney, 81-73, over UTEP.

NCAA tournament record: 26-23

Marquee player: Senior guard Aubrey Coleman led the nation in scoring, averaging 25.9 points per game. He also is seventh in steals, with 2.7 per game.

Famous alumni: NBA players Clyde Drexler and Elvin Hayes, golfer Fred Couples, TV’s Star Jones, rapper Master P, announcer Jim Nantz, former congressman Tom DeLay, actors Dennis and Randy Quaid.