***Official 2025 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[Gunnerclone]

going to be a good final four if this game holds. SEC style vs either smooth Duke or raw-dog Houston in the final.

 

[CycloneErik]

If Auburn holds I feel like the tourney kind of validated the regular season this year.

SEC was the best conference.

The Big 12 wasn't too far behind at the top they just didn't have as many tournament teams and their metrics were probably hurt a bit by a slow Houston and Arizona start.

Big 10 had several good but no great teams. I kept hearing from national media how good the conf was but I never saw any elite teams.

ACC was Duke and nothing else.

Big East was down.

ISU's injuries probably lowered the valuation of the Big 12 a bit, too, but still a clear #2, like you're saying.

 

[CychiatricWard]

What was Christian Anderson‘s ranking?

Like 104.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Like 104.

I wish Toure is as good as Anderson

 

[t-noah]

going to be a good final four if this game holds. SEC style vs either smooth Duke or raw-dog Houston in the final.

Haha, good characterization!

I'm going to root for the raw-dog, Rottweiler/Pit Bull Houston B12 Cougars!

Go B12!

 

[HoopsTournament]

Michigan State's 3-point shooting has been bad in this game.

 

[ExCyment]

Some were calling the SEC the best conference ever. Nope. The best this year probably but given far too many opportunities in the tourney.

 

[swclone11]

Auburn and Florida are both very good teams, but give me Duke or Houston. Coaching matters, especially in late game scenarios, and I was much more impressed by the latter two than the former.

 

[WartburgClone]

Big Ten (still) has not won a national championship in men's basketball since the year 2000.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Elite Eight Tidbits - Sunday

#1 Houston 69 #2 Tennessee 50 Houston is in the Final Four for the first time since 2021 and the 7th time overall. They are 2-4 in the Nati...

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[NWICY]

Go Cougs!

 

[Marcelason78]

I feel so bad for Izzo. No more crying.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Some were calling the SEC the best conference ever. Nope. The best this year probably but given far too many opportunities in the tourney.

Would've loved for national media heads to explode if tech would've beat Florida and the Big12 got 2 in

 

[t-noah]

Big Ten (still) has not won a national championship in men's basketball since the year 2000.

I'm very sad to hear this.

 

[FallOf81]

Would've loved for national media heads to explode if tech would've beat Florida and the Big12 got 2 in

Media got what it wanted. This may be most watched ... and gambled upon ...Final 4 ever. Some real power games coming up.

 

[RonBurgundy]

I feel so bad for Izzo. No more crying.

It was funny when they put up the stat that Izzo had 14 victories when down at half. I wonder what the over/under would be on whether the refs helped MSU over the hump in the second half. Glad it didn’t happen here.

 

[farm85]

Go Cougs!

Just FYI: It's "Go Coogs" in Houston.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Final Four Facts

Final Four by Conference SEC 2 ACC 1 Big Twelve 1 Last Final Four Appearance by Conference SEC 2024 (2 consecutive) ACC 2024 (2 consecutive)...

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[jdoggivjc]

Some were calling the SEC the best conference ever. Nope. The best this year probably but given far too many opportunities in the tourney.

I would agree. The elite teams were absolutely elite (Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama), and the teams that made it to the round of 32 truly deserved to be there. But the SEC had far too many teams in the tournament, and the ones that were invited with a sub-.500 conference record proved they didn't belong with their performance in the tournament. But there's absolutely no way in hell the SEC deserved to get 14 of their 16 teams into the tourney.

 

[danvillecyclone]

I have attended one Final Four.

2012
Kentucky
Kansas
Louisville
Ohio State

At the time 49 combined Final Fours!

@HoopsTournament

How many combined for other historic final fours?