So with five states--Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina--still to report, here's where the regional lineups for the U.S. Department of College Basketball National Tournament stand:
West/Anaheim, California
1. Oregon (projected state champion)
2. Gonzaga
3. Arizona
4. Utah
5. Southern California
6. Hawai'i
7. Colorado
8. Boise State
9. New Mexico State
10. Nevada
11. Wyoming
12. Montana State
13. Kansas (at-large berth)
14. Iowa State (at-large berth)
15. Seton Hall (at-large berth)
16. Stephen F. Austin (projected at-large berth)
East/Philadelphia
1. Villanova (projected state champion)
2. West Virginia
3. Connecticut
4. Providence (projected state champion)
5. Princeton
6. Columbia
7. Northeastern
8. Vermont
9. Navy
10. Dartmouth
11. Delaware
12. Maine
13. Purdue (at-large berth)
14. Texas A&M (at-large berth)
15. Iowa (at-large berth)
16. California (projected at-large berth)
North/Dayton, Ohio
1. Wichita State
2. Michigan State
3. Xavier
4. Butler
5. Creighton
6. Northern Iowa
7. South Dakota State
8. Northwestern
9. Marquette
10. North Dakota State
11. Minnesota
12. Missouri-Kansas City
13. Miami (at-large berth)
14. Duke (at-large berth)
15. Maryland (at-large berth)
16. Virginia Commonwealth (projected at-large berth)
South/Louisville, Kentucky
1. North Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Oklahoma (projected state champion)
4. Kentucky
5. Vanderbilt
6. Clemson (projected state champion)
7. Texas Tech
8. Georgia
9. Arkansas
10. Alabama-Birmingham
11. Louisiana Tech
12. Florida Gulf Coast
13. Southern Mississippi
14. Indiana (at-large berth)
15. Syracuse (at-large berth)
16. Baylor (at-large berth)
The top four seeds in each regional will host sub-regionals, and everything else will be a blind-draw situation.
Great thanks.
ReplyDeleteSouth Carolina tournament ... home courts/home teams listed last ... blind draw ...
ReplyDelete2 Clemson Tigers
3 Winthrop Eagles
4 South Carolina State Bulldogs
5 Presbyterian Blue Hose
8 Furman Paladins
9 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
10 College of Charleston Cougars
11 The Citadel Bulldogs
1 South Carolina Upstate Spartans
6 South Carolina Gamecocks
7 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
12 Wofford Terriers
Clemson 80 at Winthrop 54 ... S.C. State 71 at Presbyterian 74 ... Forman 81 at Charleston Southern 61 ... Charleston 70 at Citadel 67.
DeleteSouth Carolina Upstate 71 at Clemson 78 ... South Carolina 77 at Presbyterian 69 ... Coastal Carolina 66 at Furman 76 ... Wofford 61 at Charleston 65.
Clemson 94 at South Carolina 86 in overtime! ... Furman 46 at Charleston 64.
Championship: Clemson 40 at Charleston 42.
South/Louisville, Kentucky
ReplyDelete1. North Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Oklahoma (projected state champion)
4. Kentucky
5. Vanderbilt
6. Texas Tech
7. Georgia
8. Arkansas
9. Alabama-Birmingham
10. College of Charleston
11. Louisiana Tech
12. Florida Gulf Coast
13. Southern Mississippi
14. Indiana (at-large berth)
15. Syracuse (at-large berth)
16. Baylor (at-large berth)
Little Rhody:
ReplyDeleteProvidence Friars of Providence vs. Bryant Bulldogs of Smithfield
Brown Bears of Providence vs. Rhode Island Rams of Kingston
Providence, 78-51 ... Brown, 75-68 ... Championship: Providence, 79-66.
DeleteEast/Philadelphia
ReplyDelete1. Villanova (projected state champion)
2. West Virginia
3. Connecticut
4. Providence
5. Princeton
6. Columbia
7. Northeastern
8. Vermont
9. Navy
10. Dartmouth
11. Delaware
12. Maine
13. Purdue (at-large berth)
14. Texas A&M (at-large berth)
15. Iowa (at-large berth)
16. California (projected at-large berth)
Regional draws:
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So, UK will play either Vandy or Baylor in Lexington to open the national tournament.
ReplyDeleteOklahoma 4 team tourney. Ken Pom ranks Oklahoma as the best team at 7, Tulsa is second at 62.
ReplyDeleteFinal 4 G1: Tulsa 68, Oklahoma State 77
Final 4 G2: Oral Roberts 86, Oklahoma 78
Final: Oklahoma State 71, Oral Roberts 63
Oregon 4 team tourney. Ken Pom ranks Oregon as the best at 12, Oregon St second at 67.
ReplyDeleteFinal 4 G1: Oregon St 70, Portland St 76
Final 4 G2: Portland 70, Oregon 90
Final: Portland St 61, Oregon 70
Oregon is in the tourney
Congrats, Travis Ford.
ReplyDeleteVCU is out of the national tournament.
ReplyDeletePennsylvania 13 team tourney. Ken Pom has Villanova ranked best at 1, and St. Joseph's second at 38.
ReplyDeleteSt. Joseph's, St. Francis, and Penn State drew byes.
Round 1 G1: Drexel 71, Penn 65
Round 1 G2: Bucknell 78, Lehigh 77
Round 1 G3: Duquesne 64, Villanova 79
Round 1 G4: Lafayette 59, La Salle 69
Round 1 G5: Temple 55, Pittsburgh 71
Final 8 G1: St. Joseph's 73, Drexel 71
Final 8 G2: Bucknell 65, Villanova 83
Final 8 G3: St. Francis 77, La Salle 70
Final 8 G4: Penn State 53, Pittsburgh 68
Final 4 G1: St. Joseph's 50, Villanova 67
Final 4 G2: St. Francis 66, Pittsburgh 78
Final: Villanova 86, Pittsburgh 78
Villanova is in the tourney
That's it let the tourney begin.
ReplyDeleteOk. I'll post the bracket soon as i can this afternoon, and you can join in playing the games if you want.
ReplyDeleteRegion brackets below. I'm going to start playing the first-round games top to bottom but region by region. So, for example, I'll play 10 vs. 11 in the South, then 10 vs. 11 in the West and so on. If you want to play games, too, then just start with the 16/3 game in the North, then do 16/3 in the East and snake your way up the brackets from the bottom.
DeleteSouth/Louisville, Kentucky
ReplyDelete10 College of Charleston vs. 11 Louisiana Tech
5 Texas Tech at 4 Vanderbilt
15 Syracuse vs. 13 Florida Gulf Coast
6 Georgia at 1 North Carolina
7 Arkansas vs. 8 Oklahoma State
9 Alabama-Birmingham at 2 Virginia
14 Purdue vs. 12 Southern Mississippi
16 Maryland at 3 Kentucky
Louisiana Tech 70, College of Charleston 57
DeleteTexas Tech 64 at Vanderbilt 59
DeleteSyracuse 73, Florida Gulf Coast 60
DeleteGeorgia 80 at North Carolina 87
DeleteOklahoma State 76, Arkansas 56
DeleteUAB 69 at Virginia 75
DeletePurdue 72, Southern Miss 45
DeleteMaryland 66 at Kentucky 75
DeletePHEW!
PHEW!!!
Murray goes for 18; Briscoe, for 16. Big 13 from Skal.
West/Anaheim, California
ReplyDelete10 Nevada vs. 11 Wyoming
5 Southern California at 4 Utah
15 Duke vs. 13 Kansas
6 Hawai’i at 1 Oregon
7 Colorado vs. 8 Boise State
9 New Mexico State at 2 Gonzaga
14 Indiana vs. 12 Montana State
16 Baylor at 3 Arizona
Nevada 65, Wyoming 61
DeleteSouthern Cal 69 at Utah 71
DeleteDuke 79, Kansas 82
DeleteHawaii 64 at Oregon 87
DeleteColorado 75, Boise State 66
DeleteNew Mexico State 53 at Gonzaga 67
DeleteIndiana 71, Montana State 62
DeleteBaylor 82 at Arizona 75
DeleteEast/Philadelphia
ReplyDelete10 Dartmouth vs. 11 Delaware
5 Princeton at 4 Providence
15 Iowa vs. 13 Oklahoma
6 Columbia at 1 Villanova
7 Northeastern vs. 8 Vermont
9 Navy at 2 West Virginia
14 Iowa State vs. 12 Maine
16 Stephen F. Austin at 3 Connecticut
Dartmouth 45, Delaware 59 ... Fightin' Blue Hens went 7-23 over the regular season and Colonial Athletic Association tournament.
DeletePrinceton 62 at Providence 74
DeleteIowa 71, Oklahoma 80
DeleteColumbia 72 at Villanova 78
DeleteNortheastern 71, Vermont 62
DeleteNavy 61 at West Virginia 69
DeleteIowa State 82, Maine 72
DeleteStephen F. 68 at UConn 70
DeleteNorth/Dayton, Ohio
ReplyDelete10 North Dakota State vs. 11 Minnesota
5 Creighton at 4 Butler
15 Seton Hall vs. 13 Miami
6 Northern Iowa at 1 Wichita State
7 South Dakota State vs. 8 Northwestern
9 Marquette at 2 Michigan State
14 Texas A&M vs. 12 Missouri-Kansas City
16 California at 3 Xavier
North Dakota State 53, Minnesota 52
DeleteCreighton 103 at Butler 99 in overtime!
DeleteMiami 80, Seton Hall 67
DeleteUNI 57 at Wichita State 67
DeleteNorthwestern 76, South Dakota State 67
DeleteMarquette 58 at Michigan State 78
DeleteTAMU 74, UMKC 58
DeleteCal 75 at Xavier 84
DeleteSouth/Louisville, Kentucky
ReplyDelete11 Louisiana Tech vs. 5 Texas Tech
15 Syracuse at 1 North Carolina
8 Oklahoma State at 2 Virginia
14 Purdue at 3 Kentucky
La Tech 71, Texas Tech 67
DeleteSyracuse 78 at North Carolina 74
DeleteOkState 51, Virginia 78
DeleteHeck.
DeletePurdue 75 at UK 69. If Matthew hadn't been involved, I might well have cheated.
DeleteIt would be interesting to see Syracuse play North Carolina in real life, to see if they could pull off that upset.
DeleteIt could happen
DeleteWest/Anaheim, California
ReplyDelete10 Nevada at 4 Utah
13 Kansas at 1 Oregon
7 Colorado at 2 Gonzaga
14 Indiana vs. 16 Baylor
Nevada 65 at Utah 79
DeleteKansas 74 at Oregon 81
DeleteColorado 69 at Gonzaga 78
DeleteBaylor 77, Indiana 67
DeleteEast/Philadelphia
ReplyDelete11 Delaware at 4 Providence
13 Oklahoma at 1 Villanova
7 Northeastern at 2 West Virginia
14 Iowa State at 3 Connecticut
Delaware 69 at Providence 65 ... oh, my!
DeleteOklahoma 73 at Villanova 64
DeleteNortheastern 53 at West Virginia 70
DeleteIowa State 79 at Connecticut 78
DeleteNorth/Dayton, Ohio
ReplyDelete10 North Dakota State vs. 5 Creighton
13 Miami at 1 Wichita State
8 Northwestern at 2 Michigan State
14 Texas A&M at 3 Xavier
Creighton 70, North Dakota State 69
DeleteMiami 51 at Wichita State 69
DeleteNorthwestern 63 at Michigan State 84
DeleteTexas A&M 75 at Xavier 64
DeleteSouth Regional at Louisville, Kentucky
ReplyDeleteLouisiana Tech vs. Syracuse
Virginia vs. Purdue
West Regional at Anaheim, California
Utah vs. Oregon
Gonzaga vs. Baylor
East Regional at Philadelphia
Delaware vs. Oklahoma
West Virginia vs. Iowa State
North Regional at Dayton, Ohio
Creighton vs. Wichita State
Michigan State vs. Texas A&M
All right. I'm ready to pay attention to the Masters. This tournament is about over.
ReplyDeleteSouth: La Tech 49, Syracuse 63 ... Va 68, Purdue 67 ... Syracuse 86, Virginia 79.
ReplyDeleteGood call by What-If Sports on the Syracuse-UVA game.
DeleteUtah 79, Oregon 81 ... Gonzaga 79, Baylor 85 ... Baylor 84, Oregon 76
ReplyDeleteDelaware 65, Oklahoma 75 ... West Virginia 64, Iowa State 78 ... Oklahoma 84, Iowa State 74
ReplyDeleteI haven't been paying real close attention, but Buddy Hield has had 25 points in at least two of Oklahoma's games so far in the national tournament.
DeleteCreighton 59, Wichita State 80 ... Michigan State 66, Texas A&M 61 ... Michigan State 72, Wichita State 53.
ReplyDeleteNational semifinals in Phoenix: Syracuse vs. Baylor and Oklahoma vs. Michigan State ...
ReplyDeleteBaylor 73, Syracuse 72
DeleteOklahoma 74, Michigan State 81
Two of the Final Four -- Syracuse and Oklahoma -- turned out the same as the real tournament. Furthermore, N. Carolina didn't make this Final Four because it was eliminated by Syracuse, and Villanova was eliminated by Oklahoma.
DeleteChampionship: Baylor 72, Michigan State 67.
ReplyDeleteThe end.