Brian Fowler Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Colgate and Montana State win their conference tourneys. The next autobids come on Saturday when 13 conference tournament finals are played Gotta admit, I'm a bit disappointed Lafayette didn't win and get in at 12-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Bill Self has been admitted to the hospital for undisclosed causes and won't be coaching KU against WVU today. Norm Roberts will be taking his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 UNC losing isn't gonna really help their bubble chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) LIES!!!! …. Is what I have to say because my brother, wife, and dad are alums. The preseason no. 1 has never not made the Big Dance, but UNC deserves to be the first. Underachieved all season and a terrible record against quad 1 teams. Edited March 10, 2023 by Tarheel Moneghetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 4:19 AM, Brian Fowler said: Gotta admit, I'm a bit disappointed Lafayette didn't win and get in at 12-22. All the talk about them or NAU being the worst teams ever to make the tournament cracks me up when you read into Bradley's 1955 squad. They finished 7-19, but got an at-large bid to the tournament because they had the best record of the independent schools in their region (this was when they'd left the Valley in solidarity with Drake over the horrid Johnny Bright incident). Even better, they won TWO tournament games and made the Elite Eight before losing to Colorado. Still cracks me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Championship Saturday lineup: UMass Lowell at Vermont - American East (Burlington, VT) - 10am Central, ESPN2 Howard vs Norfolk State - MEAC (Norfolk, VA) - Noon CDT, ESPN2 Texas Southern vs Grambling State - SWAC (Birmingham, AL) - 4:30 CDT, ESPNU San Diego State vs Utah State - Mountain West (Las Vegas, NV) - 5pm CDT, CBS Kansas vs Texas - Big 12 (Kansas City, MO) - 5pm CDT, ESPN Marquette vs Xavier - Big East (MSG) - 5:30 CDT, FOX Toledo vs Kent State - MAC (Cleveland, OH) - 6:30 CDT, ESPN2 Iona vs Marist - MAAC (Atlantic City, NJ) - 6:30 CDT, ESPNU Duke vs Virginia - ACC (Greensboro, NC) - 7:30 CDT, ESPN Florida Atlantic vs UAB - C-USA (Frisco, TX) - 7:30 CDT, CBS Sports Network Cal State Fullerton vs UC Santa Barbara - Big West (Henderson, NV) - 8:30 CDT, ESPN2 UCLA vs Arizona - Pac-12 (Las Vegas, NV) - 9:30 CDT, ESPN Grand Canyon vs Southern Utah - WAC (Las Vegas, NV) - 10:30 CDT, ESPN2 UMass Lowell and Grambling State are playing for their first tourney bids ever. Howard is playing for their first tourney bid since 1992. Marist is playing for their first bid since 1987. Toledo is playing for their first bid since 1980. On one hand, Norfolk State is playing for the autobid in Norfolk. On the other hand, 1pm Saturday local tip after playing on a Friday Night. The Sunday title games are Ivy League, SEC, A10, AAC, and Big Ten. Edited March 11, 2023 by Cobra Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Vermont and Howard are in. The Ivy League Conference title game is Yale vs Princeton at Princeton's gym so prepare to pick Princeton to beat some 5/6 seed in the tournament. Two bits of drama in the semifinal games being played today: Fordham angling for their first bid in 30+ years, facing Dayton right now and if they win, they play VCU tomorrow. Also Vandy probably has to win their tourney to make it unless you think a 20-14 or 21-14 SEC team is being picked as an at-large. Vandy just has to beat A&M and Alabama on back to back days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Sunday conference title games shaping up right now.. Penn State vs Purdue in a chaotic Big 10 tournament Alabama vs Texas A&M in the SEC VCU vs Dayton in the A10 and Houston plays the winner of Tulane/Memphis So it's time to decide 11 autobids in the next 8 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Congratulations @Marcel! Plus any other Bison on the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I saw a Howard home game a few weeks ago and I liked how the place looked, mostly for how it had a distinctive look for a D1 arena, although i'm sure no shortage of smaller colleges have similar setups for their arenas (for example, Rockhurst University in KCMO has a similar layout). I don't know if they could fit a Hockey Rink into Howard's gym but the seating would make it easier to pull off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 14-20 Texas Southern is in the tournament after beating Grambling State 61-58. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Some people deserve to be pistol-whipped just for thinking this was a good idea. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 other teams getting autobids today: SDSU, Texas, Marquette, Kent State, Iona, Duke, Florida Atlantic, UC Santa Barbara, and Arizona. Grand Canyon leads Southern Utah by 16 with 4 minutes left. Surprisingly, Southern Utah has made the Tournament in the past (they won the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament in 2001, beating Western Illinois, Oral Roberts, and Valpo in a tournament held in Fort Wayne, before losing to Boston College in the tourney). Yes, Southern Utah was in a midwestern-centric conference for 15 years, and then they spent 10 years in the Big Sky Conference before joining the WAC last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 VCU is in, Princeton is in, and Alabama is in. Last two title games are Memphis/Houston and Purdue/Penn State, where all 4 teams likely make it to the tourney no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 RUNRUNRUNVCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 and the last two autobids are... Memphis and Purdue Houston should be able to make it in as an at-large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Man if West Virginia can get past Maryland in the 1st round, it will soothe the pain of seeing Alabama smoke us in the next round. But that is going to be a blueprint pick em game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 My pick of Auburn over Houston in the second round is either going to be brilliant or it'll destroy my bracket. The game is in Alabama afterall. On the other hand, Bruce Pearl in a tournament is a risky pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 UNC has announced they will not participate in the NIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, RIPPA said: UNC has announced they will not participate in the NIT Mrs. Tarheel is not amused, she figured UNC would get at least one NIT home game and decided we were going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, RIPPA said: UNC has announced they will not participate in the NIT not’ interested today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 After seeing all the entitled Badger fans bitching about how embarrassing it is to be in the NIT, I really hope we wipe them out tomorrow night. That should've been our home game to begin with... disinterested school playing an "inferior opponent" vs motivated school shooting for a P5 scalp on their home court shouldn't be that hard a decision to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 5:46 PM, Pete said: Congratulations @Marcel! Plus any other Bison on the board. Thanks, Pete! Our game against Kansas can only have one result, but I'm thrilled that we've made it this far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) This is the first time I paid attention to stats and odd/records when doing my bracket. It feels like the picks are too safe but I got Bama taking it over Houston. Now I also know nothing about college hoops so I have a feeling my bracket would be mocked and busted immediately. But for a thing at work why the hell not. EDIT: I hope most Bama fans know better than to wear the shirts posted above. Otherwise even if my pick wins I won't feel good about it. Edited March 13, 2023 by NikoBaltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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