Northwestern Wildcats Celebrate First Trip To Big Dance Posted on March 13, 2017 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: For the first time in 78 years, the Northwestern Wildcats are making a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where they will face Vanderbilt as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. CBS 2’s Megan Mawicke and Chelsea Irving report. 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: