ALL of the USAToday expert brackets have Duke in the Final Four and some title game. Unreal.
It's almost like the media forgot that the ACC was absolutely awful this year.
ALL of the USAToday expert brackets have Duke in the Final Four and some title game. Unreal.
College Gameday followed Duke around with as much bias as the Big Noon Kickoff had towards Michigan last season. Of course they aren't going to be honest about the state of the ACC.It's almost like the media forgot that the ACC was absolutely awful this year.
Colgate vs Oral Roberts.Colgate would be good for bad breath too. But Texass has some severe halitosis, so I don't know if they are strong enough.
I'm rooting for ISU to win over Texa$ and make the Elite 8. If not, I will root for the Big 12 still and silently root for TX to make the Final 4. They can help pay the conference back a little.
I will take Creighton, as an upset, to come out of the South. I hope Alabama doesn't go far as I have lost all respect for their program, if I had any to start. Did Miller even get a wrist slap for the gun involved with the murder? Oats hardly was chastised at all either. He let Miller slide.
If Nevada beats Arizona State tonight, I’m thinking they could give a game to TCU. Those teams that barely get in usually have motivation to do well.
Mentioning the reverse-jinx reverses it. I am sorry, those are the rules.Although history isn't predictive, there has been a pattern ... Since field expanded to 68 teams, a First Four at-large has advanced to Round of 32 or beyond each season with exception of 2019.
So of course I prefer it being Nevada/Arizona State winner, as opposed to the, y'know, alternative.
(My sports superstition kicking into high gear ... hopefully typing this will be a reverse-jinx)
Mentioning the reverse-jinx reverses it. I am sorry, those are the rules.
what's a pick that you made that no one else (or not many) is picking and can be a make it or break it for your pool?
Everyone has Tennessee on upset alert. And rightfully so. But they still defend like crazy. I have them in the Sweet Sixteen beating Duke.
I also think Providence is better than people think. They're gonna beat UK in OT and beat KSU as well and yes...after TWO very close losses games in league play, the Friars beat Marquette the third time to get to Elite 8.
There has been a 7 seed or worse in the Final Four the past few years. I think Providence and A&M are prime candidates for this year.
Agreed that the west seems by far the toughest region.I hate the east region. I don't like any of the teams to push through. I think the West seems to be the toughest.
Sorry, I have been very busy. We have a presentation for our CEO on Friday morning that I have been working on. Plus I have been preparing for church service on Sunday. And we have been watching our grandkids, so I have been fitting in basketball where I can. Friday-Sunday, I will be more active on here.Trivial bracket trivia/inquiry: I haven’t compared this to past tournaments, but seems like an unusually high number of teams within a conference placed on same seed line this season.
( It isn’t some kind of “committee design,” just happened to fall that way. )
Off the top of my head, I know it happens with some degree of frequency, but I don’t recall so many in a single tournament.
Perhaps @HoopsTournament could shed some light on this.
2: Arizona, UCLA (Pac-12)
3: Baylor, Kansas State (Big 12)
4: (none)
5: Duke, Miami (ACC)
6: Iowa State, TCU (Big 12)
7: Michigan State, Northwestern (Big Ten); Missouri, Texas A&M (SEC)
8: Iowa, Maryland (Big Ten)
9: (none)
10: Boise State, Utah State (MWC)
11: NC State, Pitt (First Four) (ACC)
I hate the east region. I don't like any of the teams to push through. I think the West seems to be the toughest.
Sorry, I have been very busy. We have a presentation for our CEO on Friday morning that I have been working on. Plus I have been preparing for church service on Sunday. And we have been watching our grandkids, so I have been fitting in basketball where I can. Friday-Sunday, I will be more active on here.