NCAA Basketball Tournament Thread

[timothy1997 0]

less than 30 mins til the field is announced. I can't wait. I love this time of the year. The thursday and friday's games are classic sports. I remember as a kid skipping school on those days to rush home and watch a Santa Clara, Richmond, Butler, or Weber State beat a North Carolina or Arizona team. So unpredictable. Good luck to everyone's picks and here's to having a good bracket that is not thrown away after 5 on thursday!

Edited March 12, 2006 by timothy1997

[BlakChamber 8]

I love March Madness, but I hate Dickie V. and Billy Packer.

They're saying State could go as high as a 5 seed this year.

[timothy1997 0]

I love March Madness, but I hate Dickie V. and Billy Packer.

They're saying State could go as high as a 5 seed this year.

not that high. then again, I didnt think msu was going to make it far at all last year.

[betterREDthandead 58]

Looks like UVA won't be dancing this year

then again, we were unanimously expected to win at most 2 or 3 games in the ACC all year....so the upcoming NIT bid already means we've had a damn good season.

Let's see if Michigan can snag a lucky bid. Losing to Minnesota - NOT GOOD. Maybe at best a 9th or 10th seed. More likely the NIT

[BlakChamber 8]

Either MSU got ranked too low, or Indiana got ranked too high. Both are 6 seeds.

[timothy1997 0]

potentional 2nd round game of michigan state and north carolina is very interesting.

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

Ohio State plays Davidson in Dayton. Kind of a home game.

[redwings1914 18]

I'd take NIT Champs and the extra home games over a one and done...

[betterREDthandead 58]

No bid for Michigan. Rats. They really screwed the pooch by losing to Minnesota.

How did Tennessee get a #2 seed over UNC?

[timothy1997 0]

No bid for Michigan. Rats. They really screwed the pooch by losing to Minnesota.

How did Tennessee get a #2 seed over UNC?

how did tennessee get a number 2 over gonzaga!!! the committee hates gonzaga

[BlakChamber 8]

I'd take NIT Champs and the extra home games over a one and done...

Way to rationalize

I don't think it was just losing to Minnesota, the Wolverines have gone 3-7 since Feb. 1st.

[BlakChamber 8]

From ESPN:

Here's the first look at the matchups for the 2006 NCAA Tournament:

Washington, D.C.

At Philadelphia

No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Albany

No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 UAB

At San Diego

No. 5 Washington vs. No. 12 Utah State

No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Air Force

At Dayton, Ohio

No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Murray State

No. 6 Michigan State vs. No. 11 George Mason

At Greensboro, N.C.

No. 7 Wichita State vs. No. 10 Seton Hall

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Winthrop

Atlanta

At Greensboro, N.C.

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Southern

No. 8 George Washington vs. No. 9 UNC-Wilmington

At Jacksonville, Fla.

No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 12 Texas A&M

No. 4 LSU vs. No. 13 Iona

At Auburn Hills, Mich.

No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 14 Northwestern State

No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Southern Illinois

At Dallas

No. 7 California vs. No. 10 NC State

No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Penn

Minneapolis

At Philadelphia

No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 (Monmouth/Hampton)

No. 8 Arizona vs. No. 9 Wisconsin

At Salt Lake City

No. 5 Nevada vs. No. 12 Montana

No. 4 Boston College vs. No. 13 Pacific

At Jacksonville, Fla.

No. 3 Florida vs. No. 14 South Alabama

No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee

At Dayton, Ohio

No. 7 Georgetown vs. No. 10 Northern Iowa

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Davidson

Oakland

At Dallas

No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 16 Oral Roberts

No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Bucknell

At Auburn Hills, Mich.

No. 5 Pittsburgh vs. No. 12 Kent State

No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 13 Bradley

At Salt Lake City

No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Xavier

No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 11 San Diego State

At San Diego

No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 Alabama

No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 Belmont

[timothy1997 0]

i think if any conference got screwed....it was the ACC. Traditionally one of the best conferences out there...and they only get 4 teams. Missouri Valley snagged 4 seeds.

[timothy1997 0]

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Edited March 13, 2006 by timothy1997

[Cruiser008 37]

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[betterREDthandead 58]

i think if any conference got screwed....it was the ACC. Traditionally one of the best conferences out there...and they only get 4 teams. Missouri Valley snagged 4 seeds.

Too many teams in the middle of the pack beating each other up. FSU, Maryland, UVA, and Miami were all scrapping to grab a bid, but they all had more bad losses than good wins. UVA, for example, had some nice upsets over UNC and Boston College but that wasn't good enough to balance out losses to Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Fordham. FSU had a nice win over Duke, but that didn't top the previous loss to Virginia Tech and the ugly tournament loss to Wake Forest.

[betterREDthandead 58]

NIT bracket is out now too. Michigan's a #1 seed.

The ACC is represented by six teams in the NIT. The only ACC teams not seeing postseason action are VT (suck it ) and GT.

[mannysBETTER3434 1]

Cincy will win the NIT, Nova will win the big game

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

Cincy will win the NIT, Nova will win the big game

Nova gets beat in the Elite 8

[mannysBETTER3434 1]

By who? I take it your picking OSU? It could happen. My freind is picking OSU in the finals...

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

By who? I take it your picking OSU? It could happen. My freind is picking OSU in the finals...

Well...lets just put it this way. I'm filling out two brackets, one where OSU wins and one where what I really think will happen.

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

By the way, did anybody see video of that Allen Ray incident? His eyeball was outside of his skull.....vicious.

[mannysBETTER3434 1]

That was NASTY, but it sounds like he is playing anyway

[timothy1997 0]

by far one of the greatest day in sports. I love the tournament.

Ok. Here are my picks now that most of the pools are closed now.

Atlanta Region

1st Round

Duke over Southern

UNC-Wil over GW

Texas A&M over Syracuse

LSU over Iona

West Va. over S. Ill.

Iowa over NW St.

NC State over Cal.

Texas over Penn

2nd Round

Duke over UNC-Wil

LSU over Texas A&M

West Va. over Iowa

Texas over NC State

Region Semis

Duke over LSU

Texas West Va.

Region Final

Duke over Texas

Oakland

1st Round

Memphis over Oral Roberts

Arkansas over Bucknell

Pitt over Kent St.

Kansas over Bradley

SD St. over Indiana

Gonzaga over Xavier

Marquette over Alabama

UCLA over Belmont

2nd Round

Memphis over Arkansas

Pitt over Kansas

Gonzaga over SD St.

UCLA over Marquette

Region Semis.

Pitt over Memphis

UCLA over Gonzaga

Region Final

Pitt over UCLA

Wash Region

1st Round

UConn over Albany

Kent over UAB

Wash over Utah St.

Illinois over AF

MSU over G-Mason

UNC over Murray St.

Witchia St. over Seton Hall

Tenn over Winthrop

2nd Round

Uconn over Kent.

Wash over Illinois

MSU over UNC

Witchia St. over Tenn.

Region Semis.

Uconn over Wash

MSU over Witchia St.

Region Final

Uconn over MSU

Minneapolis Region

1st Round

Nova over Monmouth

Arizona over Wisc.

Nevada over Montana

BC over Pacific

Wisc-Mil over Oklahoma

Florida over S. Alabama

G-town over N. Iowa

OSU over Davidson

2nd Round

Nova over Arizona

BC over Nevada

Florida over Wis. Mil

OSU over G-town

Region Semis

Nova over BC

Florida over OSU

Region Final

Florida over Nova.

Final Four

Duke over Pitt

Uconn over Florida

Champ.

UConn over Duke

Those are my picks.What are yours???

[timothy1997 0]

this is why i love the tournament.

NORTHWESTERN STATE OVER IOWA!!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE F***ING KIDDING ME!!!