Julia Louis-Dreyfus uses Seinfeld clip to celebrate Northwestern's NCAA Tournament bid (Video)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus reacts to Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament bid with Seinfeld reference

Mar 12, 2017; Evanston, IL, USA; Northwestern Wildcats players celebrate after the team was selected as the number eight seed in the west region of the NCAA Tournament during a selection Sunday watch party at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern was selected to their first ever NCAA Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /

Proud Northwestern graduate and mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus cheers on her son and her alma mater as the Wildcats head to the NCAA Tournament.

No team was as excited about landing a spot in the 2017 NCAA Tournament as Northwestern, who landed a spot in the Big Dance for the first time in program history.

Not surprisingly, Northwestern alumni everywhere joined in on the celebration, including one of Northwestern’s most famous alums, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She sent a tweet to celebrate her school’s huge accomplishment with a nod to her character dancing on Seinfeld.

We're going to the dance, boys! @NUMensBball making history! #proud #B1GCats #poundtherock #NCAA @marchmadness pic.twitter.com/TpuoqtvxRV
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) March 12, 2017

She isn’t only cheering on her alma mater, she’s cheering on her son as his team goes to the tournament. Louis-Dreyfus’s son Charlie Hall is a walk-on for the team and proud mama Julia is celebrating her son’s team as they now prepare to face Vanderbilt on Thursday.

The team and their families packed the arena to watch the Selection Show, and when Northwestern was announced, the place came unglued. Northwestern finished the regular season in fifth place in the Big Ten but they played all the way to the Big Ten tournament semifinals where they fell to the 25-8 Wisconsin Badgers.

Northwestern landed an 8-seed and will play the No. 9 Commodores of Vanderbilt on Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the First Round of the West Region. While this is Northwestern’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament ever, this is the second straight appearance for the Commodores.

Northwestern broke a school record for overall and conference wins in a season, starting the year on an 11-2 run that saw the Wildcats beat Wisconsin and Michigan to help punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

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In a year where key wins have made a huge difference in the NCAA Tournament field, there’s no question that Northwestern earned its spot in the Big Dance.

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