蜜柚直播 vs. North Dakota

蜜柚直播 Wildcats fans cheer during the second half of the University of 蜜柚直播 Wildcats vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2017, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. 蜜柚直播 won 100-82. Mike Christy / 蜜柚直播

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is well underway and Cats fans are feeling the frenzy.

The 蜜柚直播 Wildcats are set to take on the Xavier Musketeers in the Sweet 16 tonight, 7:09 p.m. at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. It's airing on

Here are just a few ways you might be experiencing the March Madness.

1. You're probably wearing your Sweet 16 shirt while reading this.

on Mar 22, 2017 at 8:24pm PDT

Or some other 蜜柚直播 gear to show you're a real fan.

2. You have 蜜柚直播 winning the whole thing.

on Mar 16, 2017 at 5:57am PDT

Guys, this could be the year! 馃惢猬囷笍

3. Getting a Wildcat tattoo sounds like a good idea right about now.

That is if you don't already have one.

4. The whole family gets involved.

on Mar 16, 2017 at 7:15pm PDT

Seriously, they don't have a choice.

on Mar 18, 2017 at 6:00pm PDT

5. You get very emotional thinking about 蜜柚直播's 1997 NCAA championship win.

蜜柚直播 head coach Lute Olson waves to the crowd after the team won the 1997 NCAA College Basketball Championship game in Indianapolis, IN.

Really, the whole thing was magical.

蜜柚直播 players leap from the bench during the end of the second half against Kentucky during the 1997 NCAA College Basketball Championship game in Indianapolis, IN. Players from left to right are: Quynn Tebbs, John Ash, Josh Pastner, Jason Lee, Coach Lute Olson, Michael Edgerson, A.J. Bramlett, and Miles Simon. Assistant coach Jessie Evans is at far right.

Can听 you believe it's been 20 years?

Has it really been 20 years? 蜜柚直播 fans celebrated the pinnacle of the program鈥檚 history when the Wildcats chopped down No. 1-seeded Kentucky in the title game in 1997.

6. Wilbur and Wilma are your spirit animals.

on Feb 25, 2017 at 6:54am PST

7. You sweat just as hard as Sean Miller when it's a close game.

on Mar 17, 2016 at 9:46pm PDT

8. And this is you when we're up by 30.

蜜柚直播 Wildcats head coach Sean Miller watches his team during open practice day. Mike Christy / 蜜柚直播

Cool as a cucumber.

9. You low key dressed in Wildcat colors everyday this month.

on Mar 16, 2017 at 7:40am PDT

10. Except those times you wanted to be extra.

on Nov 1, 2015 at 12:34pm PST

It's fair to say you made a lot of new friends that day.

11. You might be leaving work early today to prep for the game, or calling in sick tomorrow.

Why are we working again? This whole month should really be a national holiday.

12. Everything you do is all about showing your Wildcat pride

on Mar 16, 2017 at 11:46am PDT

Just folding laundry over here.

13. No matter where you are, you find yourself celebrating another victory like this.

on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:28pm PDT

Or like this.

on Mar 21, 2017 at 11:09am PDT

14. Your pets even get in on the fun.

on Mar 18, 2017 at 4:56pm PDT

15. You dream of the day you'll be able to dunk like one of the players.听

on Mar 16, 2017 at 10:51pm PDT

16. You start to think this is the greatest song of all time.

W-I-L-D! CATS!!!

17. You made plans to watch the game with friends the second the Cats made it to the next round.

on Mar 16, 2017 at 8:37pm PDT

18. Or you declined all invitations so you could watch the game in the comfort of your own home.

on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:14pm PDT

No distractions.

19. Basketball tournament or not, you're a Wildcats fan through and through. Here's to a great game!

Fans in the ZonaZoo raise their arms up during a free-throw attempt 鈥 part of the McKale Center experience.


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