CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes are headed back to the NCAA tournament.
Miami earned the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region and will meet No. 12 seed Drake on Friday in Albany, New York.
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The Hurricanes (25-7) won a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and were the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament but lost to eventual champion Duke in the quarterfinals.
Drake (27-7) won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, defeating top-seeded Bradley 77-51 in the tournament title game.
This will be Miami's sixth NCAA tournament appearance since the 2012-13 season under head coach Jim Larranaga.
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Miami advanced all the way to the Elite Eight last season, losing to eventual national champion Kansas.
The winner between the Hurricanes and Bulldogs will play the Indiana-Kent State winner in the second round.
Miami could be without starting forward Norchad Omier, who was injured early in the loss to Duke and didn't return.