***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[bos]

What a tough loss for Santa Clara.

Especially on that last bs shot by Kentucky. But, if it was my team Id think it was awesome.

 

[Jacktronic]

Kentucky? I just fell to my knees at Hyvee

 

[inCyteful]

Only one of those is a blue blood.

Man, there are some tightly puckered sphincters in here today.

Re f'ing lax - I was making light of them.

See ya all after the win.

 

[dahliaclone]

I don't care

 

[HoopsTournament]

UVA down 5 at the Half.

I'll allow it

 

[xboxfever]

If Wright State pulls this off, there is a clear path to the elite 8. Just need to come ready to play every game and take care of business.

 

[SayMyName]

Disagree. Maybe under the old rules it could be considered more. You take a half court shot over potentially giving up 3 free throws any time. The continuation rule has completely changed it.

Even Barkley agrees with me that it was a turrrrible decision

 

[IlliniCy]

Pope was the start of our struggles with BYU

This KY team is missing 2 things Pope's BYU teams had: Shooting and discipline.

 

[Freebird]

I don’t like to see a team like Kentucky getting any kind of momentum from a win like that. They become a very different and dangerous team with any sort of belief in themselves or caring beyond cashing their NIL checks.

 

[HoopsTournament]

The day of the week that Kentucky has been the worst is Sundays.

 

[Klubber]

Well the proof is when we've played long teams

Like Baylor? The team that can space us and hit 3's with multiple shooters is what scares me (Like what Tech did to us at Hilton). Santa Clara can do that, Kentucky not so much.

 

[clonedude]

If Wright State pulls this off, there is a clear path to the elite 8. Just need to come ready to play every game and take care of business.

I think Tennessee was going to beat Virginia anyway... Tennessee is no cupcake.

 

[isufbcurt]

Like Baylor?

Baylor? LOL They are garbage.

 

[AllInForISU]

Baylor? LOL They are garbage.

So they have to be long and good? Any team could struggle against a long and good team.

 

[Cardinal2001]

This KY team is missing 2 things Pope's BYU teams had: Shooting and discipline.

heh, but we are BYU's super bowl, and that was with Pope too

 

[HoopsTournament]

Texas Tech has won five straight tournament games played on a Friday.

 

[Raiders70]

I don’t like to see a team like Kentucky getting any kind of momentum from a win like that. They become a very different and dangerous team with any sort of belief in themselves or caring beyond cashing their NIL checks.

If ISU can't beat Kentucky we weren't going to go very far anyway. They are not even close to a Final 4 team.

 

[awd4cy]

I don't care

Sweet?

 

[ClonerJams]

Its okay to admit Kentucky is likely a tougher matchup than Santa Clara would have been. We should still win, but anything is possible in this crazy tournament and we've seen stretches where we've struggled against worse teams than Kentucky.

 

[Cyched]

I predict no matter who wins CF will be panicking about the matchup tomorrow.