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***2026-27 Mens College Basketball Thread***
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UConn is the answer. Kansas was 4th in the Big 8 in 1988. NC State finished 3rd in the ACC in 1983.
My first thought was Nova in 1985 but they tied for 3rd.
97 Arizona would also be on the list Finished 5th in the pac 10, was 19-9 coming into the ncaa tournament
So the statement, "No team finishing under .500 in their conference has ever won the tournament," is a true statement.
I think that's probably accurate. Teams that came to mind recently like Carolina who made a run as an 8 a few years ago were still 15-5 in the ACC.
One thing to remember that the way we view the tournament is vastly different to how it was for the first 40 years of it.
Until the mid 70's only one team from each conference plus a handful of independents even qualified so it was rare to even have a team with a sub .500 conference record in it let alone winning the whole thing.
Once conferences started giving auto bids to conference tournament champions you started to see more sub .500 teams and expansion only added to it.
Yes, I remember very specifically that there were times when only the conference champion made the NCAA. I really didn't pay too much attention to second or third place teams making the tournament until it went to 32 teams in 1975.
So Drake clinched yesterday. Oklahoma looks like if they beat Georgia they will at least be in the Dayton conversation.
It will be interesting this week to see the Sooner fans turn their attention to 15 loss Ohio State getting in over UC-San Diego and their 35 NET ranking.
There might even be a couple start campaigning for Minnesota since they had 7 Q1 wins, more than many teams already safely in the field and more than any bubble team.
It will be interesting this week to see the Sooner fans turn their attention to 15 loss Ohio State getting in over UC-San Diego and their 35 NET ranking.
There might even be a couple start campaigning for Minnesota since they had 7 Q1 wins, more than many teams already safely in the field and more than any bubble team.
Big 12 awards are out! Curtis got sixth man, and Tamin all defensive team.
https://big12sports.com/news/2025/3/10/phillips-66-all-big-12-mens-basketball-awards-announced.aspx
https://big12sports.com/news/2025/3/10/phillips-66-all-big-12-mens-basketball-awards-announced.aspx
Jefferson 2nd Team, and Lipsey/Gilbert 3rd Team too. Jefferson All-Newcomer.
You’re a weird dude. Drake is in. Celebrate your team.
It’s blatantly obvious you are a very tightly wound person that can’t let things go. What a life
Tamin has really, really been strong lately. Finding a nice groove.
Can't go 1-8 in Quad 2 and 3 games. Ben Johnson probably bought himself another year though.
Curtis also 1st team. Caleb Love 1st team is a head scratcher.
Is this the first time in Big 12 conference history that there are 10 players on the 1st Team? I'm not necessarily bothered or annoyed by it, but it did stick out to me that it's a pretty damn big first team.
I have no problem with that. With sixteen teams, it makes sense.
Love's "love" baffles me sometimes.
Shoots 37.5% overall, 32% from 3.
Watching Horizon semifinal (RMU vs. Oakland). I don't know why Oakland called timeout when it was in halfcourt last-shot situation (tie game)
