***Official 2018 NCAA Tourney Thread***

[jdoggivjc]

Yes - refs called 2 bogus fouls on him which completely changed the game as he had to sit with 9 minutes left with 4 fouls.

This is turning into the "my team lost because the refs suck" tournament.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Marshall kids are making shots but look totally shot on defense.

 

[stormchaser2014]

I got 5/16.

 

[NoCreativity]

This is the year the guy at the office who knows nothing about college basketball wins it because of a "hunch" he had when picking teams.

 

[Cyclonepride]

No idea how Carter gets away with physically cutting off a ball handler, from the side, on the break.

 

[BigJCy]

Regional semifinals — Thursday, March 22 (7 p.m.-midnight ET)
TIP (ET) NETWORK SITE GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER
7:07 p.m. CBS Atlanta I (11) Loyola (IL) vs. (7) Nevada Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington
7:37 p.m. TBS Los Angeles I (7) Texas A&M vs. (3) Michigan Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
After conc. I CBS Atlanta II (9) Kansas State vs. (5) Kentucky Anderson / Webber // Byington
After conc. I TBS Los Angeles II (4) Gonzaga vs. (9) Florida State Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson

Regional semifinals — Friday, March 23 (7 p.m.-midnight ET)
TIP (ET) NETWORK SITE GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER
7:07 p.m. CBS Omaha I (5) Clemson vs. (1) Kansas Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson
7:37 p.m. TBS Boston I (5) West Virginia/(13) Marshall vs. (1) Villanova Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce
After conc. I CBS Omaha II (11) Syracuse vs. (2) Duke Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson
After conc. I TBS Boston II (3) Texas Tech vs. (2) Purdue Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce

 

[CloneGuy8]

Assuming West Vagina wins, I'll have gotten 8 right for the sweet 16. Most years that's no bueno, but this year...

 

[madguy30]

FSU just had 15 guys on court with time on the clock. A technical there would've mattered.

Edit: Perhaps not 15, but at least 2 came off the bench after watching it again.

Is that a technical per player on the court?

 

[CyArob]

Is that a technical per player on the court?

I assume it would be a 2 shot technical and loss of possession, which if you do the math, they were down 5...

I could be completely wrong about the loss of possession.

 

[JP4CY]

Studio is shocked 4 ACC teams will be in the Sweet 16, when the B12 will do it as well, with 5 less teams.

 

[cyclones500]

Mini-nugget: 3-seed Michigan is the highest seed remaining on the left half of the bracket.

 

[stormchaser2014]

As Jim Nantz would say: "This has been one for the ages."

 

[ianoconnor]

Mini-nugget: 3-seed Michigan is the highest seed remaining on the left half of the bracket.

And the highest seed Kentucky would have to play to get to a Final Four is 7.

 

[cyclones500]

When it comes to seeding, as of Sweet 16, this tournament already has several "historical bracket anomalies," I'm not even sure where to start.

 

[3GenClone]

Mini-nugget: 3-seed Michigan is the highest seed remaining on the left half of the bracket.

I was just about to ask: is this the “worst” bracket in tourney history? There’s not much to criticize in the Midwest (minus 11-seed Syracuse) or East, but the other two regions are pretty beaten up.

I do find it funny that the Elite 8 matchup in the South Region will be Dogs vs Cats, regardless of which teams win the sweet 16 games.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I’m guessing Marshall won’t bother WV for a game again anytime soon.

 

[awd4cy]

I’m 9/16 on sweet 16 games! I’d say that’s fine for this year.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

7/16 for me. Still have 5 Elite 8 teams left and 3 of my final four left.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

This is the year the guy at the office who knows nothing about college basketball wins it because of a "hunch" he had when picking teams.

I blame the Russians.

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

7/16 in my sweet 16 bracket. Had Virginia over Duke in the national championship. I'm not even paying attention to my bracket anymore.