- Vermont*
- Villanova*
- Montana*
- Michigan State*
- UC Irvine*
- Old Dominion*
- Iona*
- Buffalo*
- Colgate*
- Wofford*
- Prairie View A&M*
- Georgia State*
- New Mexico State*
- Houston
- Cincinnati
- Virginia Commonwealth
- Saint Louis
- Lipscomb
- Liberty
- Kansas State
- Iowa State
- Campbell
- Gardner-Webb
- Hofstra
- Northeastern
- Wright State
- Northern Kentucky
- Harvard
- Yale
- Norfolk State
- North Carolina Central
- Loyola (Illinois)
- Bradley
- Nevada
- Utah State
- Saint Francis
- Fairleigh Dickinson
- Belmont
- Murray State
- Washington
- Oregon
- Louisiana State
- Auburn
- Sam Houston State
- Abilene Christian
- South Dakota State
- North Dakota State
- Saint Mary’s
Here are the teams the real committee would consider for the 20 at-large berths:
- Arizona State
- Baylor
- Duke
- Florida
- Florida State
- Gonzaga
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisville
- Marquette
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi State
- North Carolina
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- Ole Miss
- Purdue
- Seton Hall
- St. John's
- Syracuse
- Temple
- Tennessee
- Texas Tech
- UCF
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wisconsin
Sports is so much fun.
East Regional first weekend
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Gonzaga 91, Lipscomb 66
Virginia Tech 71, Wofford 67
Gonzaga vs. Virginia Tech
At San Jose
Auburn 107, Saint Francis 90
Oregon 75, Old Dominion 62
Auburn vs. Oregon
At Jacksonville
Northeastern 91, Yale 75
Kansas State 69, Bradley 44
Northeastern vs. Kansas State
At Des Moines
Texas Tech vs. Belmont
Virginia Commonwealth vs. Northern Kentucky
At Columbia
DeleteGonzaga 91, Lipscomb 66
Virginia Tech 71, Wofford 67
Gonzaga 30 49 79
Virginia Tech 30 29 59
At San Jose
Auburn 107, Saint Francis 90
Oregon 75, Old Dominion 62
Auburn 38 58 96
Oregon 51 39 90
A 72 posession game. After 20 posessions the two teams were tied but then Oregon went on a big run over the next 16 posessions to take the lead. Then Auburn came out hot and by posession 60 had a 78 to 74 lead with 12 posessions left.
At Jacksonville
Northeastern 91, Yale 75
Kansas State 69, Bradley 44
Northeastern 42 27 69
Kansas State 38 50 88
At Des Moines
Texas Tech 39 49 88
Belmont 33 43 76
Virginia Commonwealth 43 47 90
Northern Kentucky 48 31 79
So coming out of the East Region first weekend is Gonzaga, Auburn, Kansas State, and Texas Tech
West Regional first weekend
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Harvard vs. Virginia
Saint Louis vs. Wisconsin
At Hartford
North Carolina vs. Villanova*
Louisiana State vs. North Dakota State
At Tulsa
Florida State vs. Marquette
Gardner-Webb vs. Murray State
At Des Moines
Colgate vs. Hofstra
Kentucky 93, Georgia State 82
Winner vs. Kentucky
West Regional first weekend
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Harvard 34 41 75
Virginia 35 25 60
Saint Louis 25 40 65
Wisconsin 32 48 80
Harvard 46 31 77
Wisconsin 48 44 92
After 60 posessions in a 69 posession game Wisconsin is winning 77-75. They go on a 10-0 run.
At Hartford
North Carolina 32 47 79
Villanova* 50 46 96
Louisiana State 50 37 87
North Dakota State 47 42 89
After 60 posessions NDS is up 82-79 with only 7 posessions left. LSU hits a three and NDS gets a single free throw so it is 83-82 NDS. LSU hits another three but NDS answers with a 2 point bucket, now the game is tied. LSU goes up 2 with 4 posessions left. NDS comes back to tie it with 3 posessions left. With 1 posession left it is tied at 87. NDS hits a 2 as time runs out for the win 89-87.
Villanova 31 48 79
North Dakota State 42 30 72
At Tulsa
Florida State 29 28 57
Marquette 44 40 84
Gardner-Webb 34 32 66
Murray State 38 44 82
Marquette 32 52 84
Murray State 43 40 83
With 10 posessions to go Marquette is up 76-74. With 1 posession to go Marquette is up 84-83 and that is our final score.
At Des Moines
Colgate 44 53 97
Hofstra 39 43 82
Kentucky 93, Georgia State 82
Colgate 33 37 70
Kentucky 48 43 91
Coming our of the West Region first weekend is Wisconsin, Villanova, Marquette, and Kentucky
YEAH!
DeleteI'm surprised how little I'm bothered by the fall-from-ahead Murray State loss. I really am a Kentucky fan far and away.
DeleteSouth Regional first weekend
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Abilene Christian vs. Michigan
Kansas vs. Michigan State*
At San Jose
Sam Houston State vs. Purdue
Washington vs. Wright State
At Hartford
Montana vs. South Dakota State
New Mexico State vs. North Carolina Central
At Columbus
Vermont vs. Maryland
Houston vs. UC Irvine
South Regional first weekend
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Abilene Christian 29 33 62
Michigan 49 31 80
Kansas 27 39 66
Michigan State* 45 29 74
Kansas made a big comeback and with 10 posessions left hold a 60-59 lead. With 5 posessions left MSU is up 63-62. MSU wins it 74-66.
Michigan 28 42 70
Michigan State 46 30 76
At San Jose
Sam Houston State 40 22 62
Purdue 29 32 61
Purdue has been slowly coming back the second half and with 2 posessions left SHS is up 60-59. Purdue takes the lead 61-60 with 1 posession left, but SHS scores and Purdue does not so SHS wins it 62-61.
Washington 39 39 78
Wright State 36 35 71
Sam Houston State 26 24 50
Washington 44 33 77
At Hartford
Montana 42 23 6 71
South Dakota State 39 26 11 76
With 10 posessions left Montana is up 55-54. With 5 posessions left SDS is up 63-59. With 1 posession left is is all tied at 65. We have our first overtime of the tournament. Each team will get 8 posessions.
New Mexico State 56 44 100
North Carolina Central 32 51 83
South Dakota State 37 47 84
New Mexico State 43 46 89
With 10 posessions left SDS is leading 76-74. With 5 posessions left SDS is up 84-80. With 2 posessions left the game is tied at 84. NMS hits a 3 to go up 87-84 with 1 posession left.
At Columbus
Vermont 34 43 77
Maryland 24 25 49
Houston 41 27 68
UC Irvine 41 35 76
With 7 posessions left Houston and UC-Irvine are tied at 62. With 2 posessions left UCI is up 72-68.
Vermont 39 39 78
UC Irvine 32 36 68
Coming out of the South Region first weekend is Michigan State, Washington, New Mexico State, and Vermont
See! Sam Houston State Nation should really rally to the HP.
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Norfolk State vs. Buffalo*
Mississippi State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
At Salt Lake City
Iona vs. Liberty
Prairie View A&M vs. Duke
At Tulsa
Utah State vs. Campbell
Cincinnati vs. Tennessee
At Jacksonville
Nevada vs. Loyola (Illinois)
Iowa State vs. Saint Mary’s
Midwest Regional
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Norfolk State 39 37 76
Buffalo* 45 40 85
Mississippi State 37 49 86
Fairleigh Dickinson 51 42 93
At the 20 posession mark FD is up 32-19.
Buffalo 46 58 104
Fairleigh Dickinson 48 25 73
At Salt Lake City
Iona 33 35 68
Liberty 39 38 77
Prairie View A&M 29 27 56
Duke 44 42 86
Liberty 29 27 14 70
Duke 37 19 12 68
With 10 posessions left it's Liberty 51, Duke 52. With 5 posessions left it's Duke up 3 56-53. With 2 posessions left it is tied at 56. We have our second overtime game. We will have a 9 posession overtime. Duke immediately gets a 3 point play with a foul. After 5 posessions Liberty is up 64 to 63. A 3 for Liberty puts them up 67-63 with 2 posessions left. In overtime Liberty was 3 of 4 from 3 point range.
At Tulsa
Utah State 39 40 79
Campbell 46 48 94
Cincinnati 37 38 75
Tennessee 42 38 80
Campbell 45 35 80
Tennessee 36 37 73
At Jacksonville
Nevada 50 34 84
Loyola (Illinois) 37 39 76
Iowa State 51 39 90
Saint Mary’s 51 42 93
With 5 posessions left Iowa St is up 88-86. With 3 posessions left it's tied at 90.
Nevada 57 42 99
Saint Mary's 45 47 92
Out of the Midwest Region first weekend is Buffalo, Liberty, Campbell, and Nevada
Liberty!
ReplyDeleteOK, I suggest we play out the rest of the tournament during next week's episode.
ReplyDeleteEast Regional at Washington
Nevada vs. Campbell
Kentucky vs. Marquette
Winner vs. winner
West Regional at Anaheim, California
Michigan State vs. Gonzaga
Buffalo vs. Villanova
Winner vs. winner
South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky
New Mexico State vs. Wisconsin
Kansas State vs. Liberty
Winner vs. winner
Midwest Regional at Kansas City Missouri
Washington vs. Vermont
Texas Tech vs. Auburn
Winner vs. winner
Blind draw again before Final Four at Minneapolis
Campbell 104, Nevada 78 ... 16 of 33 from three-point range for the Camels.
ReplyDeleteGonzaga, down seven points at the half, comes back to beat Michigan State, 83-80.
ReplyDeleteNew Mexico State leads from the start and blasts Wisconsin, 92-74.
ReplyDeleteTight after one half in Kansas City (55-54), Vermont pulls away from Washington, 90-86.
ReplyDeleteKentucky comes out smoking against Marquette and leads, 35-19, and then 52-33 at the half. Marquette closes late but falls, 85-80.
ReplyDeleteDefending-champion Villanova against Buffalo ... it's nip and tuck early ... despite poor three-point showing, Villanova pulls out to a 39-32 lead at half ... Wildcats move on, 77-74.
ReplyDeleteKansas State vs. one of the tournament Cinderellas, Liberty ... Liberty up at the half, 48-44, but then the lead pingpongs in the second half ... Liberty prevails, 81-75.
ReplyDeleteTexas Tech vs. Auburn ... 41-29 at the half ... hot-and-cold Auburn is cold so far (two-of-10 on threes) ... Texas Tech wins going away, 92-63.
ReplyDeleteFinal eight: Campbell vs. Kentucky, Gonzaga vs. Villanova, New Mexico State vs Liberty and Vermont vs. Texas Tech.
ReplyDeleteThat is a crazy final eight
DeleteKentucky leads Campbell, 52-31, at the half ... 'Cats have shot 21 of 28 from the field, so Reid Travis and P.J. Washington must have 15 apiece or so ... UK IS GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR! 95-61 is the final.
ReplyDeleteLiberty's Cinderella runs appears over, as New Mexico State takes an 11-point lead. But Liberty pulls back to tie at the half. AND THEN LIBERTY RUNS AWAY WITH IT, 85-75, HITTING 16 OF 30 THREES!
ReplyDeleteTexas Tech moves out to a seven-point lead early on Vermont and maintains that margin to the half. Vermont briefly leads in the second half, but Texas Tech ends up winning, 80-68. TEXAS TECH IS ON TO THE FINAL FOUR!
ReplyDeleteIt's high-scoring and close early between Gonzaga and Villanova ... 48-48 at the half ... late, the defending champions surge and RETURN TO THE FINAL FOUR, 98-86!
ReplyDeleteAfter the blind draw for the Final Four, our national-semifinal matchups are Kentucky vs. Villanova and Texas Tech vs. Liberty.
ReplyDeleteVillanova spurts to a nine-point lead early ... Kentucky closes the gap to 49-44 by half ... COME ON, KENTUCKY! ... YES, YES, YES! ... Wildcats take 77-66 lead ... Villanova closes to 82-77 ... KENTUCKY WINS IT! KENTUCKY WINS IT! 92-81! KENTUCKY IS GOING TO THE NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
ReplyDeleteThis tournament is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLiberty takes a solid, 12-point lead on Texas Tech at the half and really never looks back, 102-77. LIBERTY ADVANCES TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
ReplyDeleteKentucky leads the Cinderella Flames by four early ... lead is 10 at the half! ... "BUT WE ALL KNOW LIBERTY," warns Matthew, and he's right ... THE WILDCATS MAINTAIN THEIR ADVANTAGE AND LEAD, 66-55, LATE ... KENTUCKY WINS, 78-63!!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, every episode of the podcast should be illustrations of how to actually have fun as a 50-year-old.
ReplyDeleteOf course we would have had just as much fun doing this at 16.
DeleteTrue, but it's easier when you're 16. Having genuine fun seems to be harder for most people at 50.
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