March Madness: MSU 3rd Seed, U-M 4th Seed

It's March Madness and Michigan State is the number 3 seed in the Midwest Region.

Michigan is the number 4 seed in the South Region.

WXZY reports that State will play the first round Thursday at the Palace in Auburn Hills against No. 14 seed Valparaiso. Michigan will play South Dakota State on Thursday at the Palace.

The LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas gives Michigan and Michigan State 18 to 1 odds of winning the NCAA tournaments. Louisville, Indiana and Duke are in the top three among the picks.