***Official 2021 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[CychiatricWard]

Houston is no good on offense. If it wasn’t for their offensive rebounding they would have 10 points...

 

[HoopsTournament]

@HoopsTournament might have posted something like this already in the thread and I overlooked, so SIAP.

From 1985 to current, Final Four without a team from either ACC or Big Ten (at the time games were played).*

2021: West Coast (Gonzaga); Big 12 (Baylor); American (Houston); Pac-12 (UCLA).
2006: Pac-12 (UCLA); SEC (2) (Florida, LSU); then-Colonial (George Mason).
2003: Big East (Marquette); then-Big East (Syracuse); Big 12 (2) (Kansas, Texas).
1996: SEC (2) (Kentucky, Mississippi State); then-Big East (Syracuse); A-10 (UMass).
1985: Big East (3) (Villanova, Georgetown, St John’s); then-Metro (Memphis State).

* If I missed any, please correct me.

2011: Big East (Connecticut); Colonial (VCU); Horizon (Butler); SEC (Kentucky)
2003: Marquette was in CUSA not Big East

Other years with no ACC or Big Ten (since 1953-54 when ACC started)
1975: ECAC Upstate (Syracuse); SEC (Kentucky); Pac 10 (UCLA); Missouri Valley (Louisville)
1971: Pac 10 (UCLA); Ohio Valley (Western Kentucky); Independent (Villanova); Big 8 (Kansas)
1970: Pac 10 (UCLA); Independent (3) (Jacksonville, New Mexico State, St. Bonaventure)
1959: Pac 10 (Cal); Missouri Valley (Cincinnati); Independent(Louisville); Southern (West Virginia)
1958: Big 8 (Kansas State); SEC (Kentucky); Independent (2) (Seattle, Temple)
1954: Pac 10 (USC); Independent (3) (La Salle, Penn State, Bradley)

 

[cyclones500]

This game will get out of reach for UH unless progress begins soon.

 

[Mr Janny]

Baylor is dominating. Up 21

 

[HoopsTournament]

Game's over.

 

[CyCrazy]

Man I hate BU but they are damn good.

 

[madguy30]

The 'best 3 point shooting team in the country' thing tends to not be reliable but if you do everything else really well like Baylor it's just another thing they do.

 

[Drew0311]

Funny that we gave Baylor two good games this year. They should have murdered us

 

[stormchaser2014]

Annnnnd it's done.

 

[Clonehomer]

The Baylor vs Gonzaga game on Monday is going to be so much fun. Not often we get the championship game where the two best teams all season make it.

 

[Acylum]

Funny that we gave Baylor two good games this year. They should have murdered us

I was just thinking the same thing.

 

[Neptune78]

How many more "Whooo"s can we get out of Grant Hill?

 

[cyclones500]

2011: Big East (Connecticut); Colonial (VCU); Horizon (Butler); SEC (Kentucky)
2003: Marquette was in CUSA not Big East

Other years with no ACC or Big Ten (since 1953-54 when ACC started)
1975: ECAC Upstate (Syracuse); SEC (Kentucky); Pac 10 (UCLA); Missouri Valley (Louisville)
1971: Pac 10 (UCLA); Ohio Valley (Western Kentucky); Independent (Villanova); Big 8 (Kansas)
1970: Pac 10 (UCLA); Independent (3) (Jacksonville, New Mexico State, St. Bonaventure)
1959: Pac 10 (Cal); Missouri Valley (Cincinnati); Independent(Louisville); Southern (West Virginia)
1958: Big 8 (Kansas State); SEC (Kentucky); Independent (2) (Seattle, Temple)
1954: Pac 10 (USC); Independent (3) (La Salle, Penn State, Bradley)

Thanks -- I went thru quick and missed '11, forgot about Marquette '03 -- lost track in realignment process.

 

[Acylum]

Vital reminds me of Deonte a little.

 

[cyclones500]

Only thing that could save Houston now is a stunning halftime strategy coupled with Baylor entering nap-time mode for an 8-ish-minute stretch.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Vital reminds me of Deonte a little.

If Deonte was fatter and less athletic, and couldn’t shoot, I guess a little bit.

 

[Mr Janny]

Wow. 25 point lead at half. This is over

 

[fsanford]

So I guess 2 exhibitions today before what should be a great final on Monday.
And Houston is not a good offensive team, so if they cannot shut down the opponent, no chance

 

[CycloneErik]

Baylor is making it even easier than I thought early on. I figured a pretty easy blowout, but they're exceeding my expectations.
Gonzaga will do that, too, and we finally get to the only game that was ever gonna matter.

 

[AirWalke]

That was absolute crap. Houston looked completely unprepared.