Who you got in the challenge?

[theshadow]

Up to Baylor to salvage the 5-5 split. Bleh.

 

[Cyched]

Also, say what you want about the timing of the challenge, but it’s been getting a lot of coverage today

 

[fcclone]

5-5??

Good call.

 

[CyPunch]

Imagine thinking the Big 12 was gonna win 2 or 3 games in this tournament

 

[every_yard]

Imagine thinking the Big 12 was gonna win 2 or 3 games in this tournament

Imagine thinking this was a tournament.

 

[TheJackWePack5]

Imagine thinking this was a tournament.

I lol’d

 

[CyDude16]

Imagine thinking the Big 12 was gonna win 2 or 3 games in this tournament

What tournament?

 

[Doc]

Also, say what you want about the timing of the challenge, but it’s been getting a lot of coverage today

This whole challenge has been a success. Auburn and Texas Tech being in the Final 4 last year really helped. OU and South Carolina have both made the Final 4 pretty recently as well. Baylor is ranked high. It’s so much better than when it was KU v. UK every year.

 

[cycophagus]

Looks like 6-4 to me if tossups given to the B12. I give WVU and Ku the best chances of winning in my B12 winning selections.

Baylor (5-1) at Florida
- Series record tied at 1-1 with UF winning in a 2018 Challenge matchup. Both 2019 NCAA tournament participants.

Iowa State (3-3) at Auburn
- ISU has won two consecutive in a 2-1 series with the last game in 2013. Both competed in the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Tennessee at Kansas (4-2)
- KU leads the series 3-1, including an 87-81 OT win in the Preseason NIT championship game last season. Both were 2019 NCAA Tournament teams.

K-State (3-3) at Alabama
- K-State leads 2-1 with wins in the last two games in 2009 and 2011. K-State played in the 2019 NCAA Championship while Alabama was in the NIT.

Mississippi State at Oklahoma (4-2)
- MSU holds a 3-0 series advantage. Both are 2019 NCAA tournament teams.

Oklahoma State (4-2) at Texas A&M
- OSU holds a 31-18 record with the last meeting a TAMU win in 2018.

TCU (4-2) at Arkansas
- UA has a 104-38 advantage with the last meeting in 1991. Both competed in the 2019 NIT.

LSU at Texas (3-3)
- LSU leads the series 19-11 with the last matchup in 2006-07. UT won the 2019 NIT title while LSU competed in the NCAA tournament.

Kentucky at Texas Tech (4-2)
- UK leads the series 4-0 with the last matchup in 1994. Both played in the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Missouri at West Virginia (1-5)
- The series is tied at 2-2 with WVU winning the last meeting in 2017.

Wow! 9-1 straight up! You picked the KU "non-combattants" to win, and KSU's to lose. And most amazingly, both of the woeful Oklahoma schools to win. I didn't post, but missed ALL of those. Your only loss was TxT, and they lost to KY in an OT classic. Shoulda spent the weekend in Vegas!!

 

[surly]

This deep into the season, I thought those were all pretty obvious but missed on the one tossup, TxT. I really thought their crowd would will them to victory. But give it up to UK and Cal, they are good. ISU and K-State could have swept the state of Alabama, but alas ...

 

[farm85]

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...g-to-cheat-so-bad-the-astros-are-taking-notes

 

[surly]

Must be another one of those unwritten rules. LOL.

 

[CyPunch]

Imagine thinking this was a tournament.

Case and point

 

[cyclones500]

Also, say what you want about the timing of the challenge, but it’s been getting a lot of coverage today

Yep. Having it on one day and ESPN saturation helps.

Some argue it's badly placed midway through conference season, but it holds its own just as well as it would if it had to compete with non-league holiday tournaments.

 

[randomfan44]

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...g-to-cheat-so-bad-the-astros-are-taking-notes

Kentucky fans whine about getting jobbed by the refs more than any other fan base I converse with which is quite an accomplishment.