***Official 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Thread***

[HoopsTournament]

Virginia has now avoided their lowest-scoring tournament game ever. They scored 39 against Florida in the 2017 Round of 32.

 

[TheCampanile]

Let's see if Virginia can surpass our 41 points in last year's tournament.

Looks like yes...but way worse loss.

 

[cyclones500]

I avoid assessing bid-worthiness (or, to a lesser extent, seeding) based on tournament performance. But Virginia has played this way nearly all season.

Four wins over tournament teams (only 3 that received at-large).

Nov. 10 Florida (neutral) 7 seed
Nov. 29 Texas A&M 9 seed
Jan 24 NC State 11 seed First Four
Feb 3 at Clemson 6 seed (road)

Had a few “quality losses.”

Got a lot of mileage from that Clemson win.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

I don't ever want to hear the words "pre-conference strength of schedule" coming from the mouths of an ACC school ever again. (I get it, it was Clemson and not Virginia, but this was what Clemson were advocating for)

Clemson was out in front, but pretty much all the ACC mouthpieces were parroting it.

 

[TheCampanile]

Totally random question - don’t know where else to ask and don’t want to create a thread for it.

What is the “frosted tips” reference I heard Blum and CW talking about on their podcast this weekend?

A couple players busted out frosted tips in their hair for the notorious UAB game.

 

[HoopsTournament]

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[JCity]

ACC is terrible

 

[ISUTex]

Totally random question - don’t know where else to ask and don’t want to create a thread for it.

What is the “frosted tips” reference I heard Blum and CW talking about on their podcast this weekend?

NCAA game vs UAB. Some of our players came out with newly frosted tips and proceeded to lose to a 14 seed.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Texas will handle CSU, imo.

 

[IASTATE07]

Looks like yes...but way worse loss.

Why way worse?

 

[Iowast8isgr8]

Nearly all of the tournament ahead, but at this point, based on Virginia's showing and how ridiculous the brackets are, especially the East, I think it is safe to say this is quite likely going to turn out to be the worst committee of all time in selecting the tourney teams/seeds.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[twincyties]

Their non conference SOS was not great. And they got their ass best by anyone with a pulse.

Lost to Florida. Lost by 25 to Wisconsin. Lost by 23 to Memphis. Beat A&M.

 

[HoopsTournament]

 

[Iowast8isgr8]

Texas will handle CSU, imo.

As always, it depends on which Texas shows up. "Bad Texas" may show up, take them lightly, and not come to play their A game. I agree, "Good Texas" will whip them.

 

[cyclones500]

If you want an accurate seeding assessment, CSU-UVa was more like a 9 seed vs. NIT 1 seed.

 

[swclone11]

ACC is quite literally hanging onto UNC's coattails for dear life. Duke is alright but meh, everyone else is bad.

 

[TheCampanile]

Why way worse?

Just meant by more points.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

ACC is quite literally hanging onto UNC's coattails for dear life. Duke is alright but meh, everyone else is bad.

Thankfully for them the west is really set up for them to go far

 

[twincyties]

NCAA game vs UAB. Some of our players came out with newly frosted tips and proceeded to lose to a 14 seed.

That’s what I gathered but I still don’t get it. Do people think that’s somehow a sign they weren’t locked in or focused? That’s the part I don’t understand…