*** Official March Madness NCAA Tournament Thread 2023 ***
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Here are today's tidbits
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Final Four Tidbits - Saturday
Connecticut 72 Miami, Florida 59 Connecticut is in their 5th National Championship Game and their first since 2014. Connecticut is 5-1 in Na...
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#4 seeds are 58-44 all-time vs. #5 seeds, but 2-0 in games outside the Round of 32.
Four or five NBA players on this UConn team?
does that include tonights game? crazy that 2 of these matchup are going to happen in consecutive games.
It's bittersweet --- wonderful few weeks, bummer that it has to end.
Agree this tourney has been so fun. I think I watched almost every game Haha.
The 72-71 score in the first game tonight is the 2nd occurrence of that score in this year's tournament. Arkansas also defeated Kansas 72-71.
The only other score that happened more than once was 79-76: Gonzaga over UCLA and Florida Atlantic over Kansas State.
The only other score that happened more than once was 79-76: Gonzaga over UCLA and Florida Atlantic over Kansas State.
"Fun" challenge for @HoopsTournament ... using Google Map, roughly 44 hours by car between San Diego State & UConn. Is that the largest travel separation for teams in NCAA tournament title game?
I did a couple of tests -- Gonzaga vs. UNC in 2017 - 38 hours. UCLA-Florida (2006) 35 hours.
I did a couple of tests -- Gonzaga vs. UNC in 2017 - 38 hours. UCLA-Florida (2006) 35 hours.
Looks like Stanford Dartmouth was just a bit farther according to this Reddit post.
Good work.
Yes, I think Stanford-Dartmouth (1943) is 46 hours, per Google.
Others I found 40-plus:
1955 San Francisco/La Salle 43 hours
1971 UCLA/Villanova 40 hours
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It’s not a coincidence, UConn did that to him. UConn is just a great team on both ends.
I was already asleep and it looks like others answered for me.
Another fascinating tidbit!
At some point (this season or previously) say what is the most-common final score in any round in tournament history? I'm guessing that's something searchable on your blog, but I haven't delved into that, checking here first.
I somehow won two pools I was in despite having Arizona winning it all in one and Alabama winning in all in the other. UCONN in the final in both put me over the edge. Got about $1000 coming my way. I wish I would have won the monster pool I'm in. Winner gets like $6500 (70%) second gets 20% and third gets 10%. Bama killed me in that one.
Didn't see this as the landing spot.
Nice! Too bad about the monster pool, but $1K isn't too shabby. Not sure of your entry fees, but I imagine you got a splendid profit.
I'm going to consult you next March when I do my bracket(s).
