Tag: NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Mar 18 2011

Round of 64 Day 2 Evening

Maybe Boston University will shock Kansas but I somehow doubt it.  Other than that I’m just killing time until Syracuse tips off at 10 pm.

Go Orange.

This afternoon CBS let Barack’s little Libya speech crush the end of an exciting Texas/Oakland finish and the begining of the Villanova/George Mason game.  Must not have been part of his bracket.  Thanks for nothing you elite failures.

This Afternoon’s Results

Seed Team Record Score Seed Team Record Score Region
4 *Texas 29 – 7 81 13 Oakland 26 – 10 85 West
8 *Michigan 21 – 13 75 9 Tennessee 20 – 16 45 West
2 *Notre Dame 29 – 6 69 15 Akron 24 – 13 56 Southwest
8 *George Mason 29 – 5 61 9 Villanova 22 – 12 57 East
5 *Arizona 29 – 7 77 12 Memphis 27 – 10 75 West
1 *Duke 33 – 4 87 16 Hampton 24 – 9 45 West
7 Texas A&M 25 – 9 50 10 *Florida St. 24 – 10 57 Southwest
1 *Ohio St. 34 – 2 75 16 UT-San Antonio 19 – 14 46 East

Current Matchups

Date Time Network Seed Team Record Seed Team Record Region
3/18 6:50 pm TBS 1 Kansas 34 – 2 16 Boston U. 21 – 13 Southwest
3/18 7:15 pm CBS 2 North Carolina 27 – 7 15 Long Island 27 – 5 East
3/18 7:20 pm TNT 3 Purdue 27 – 7 14 St. Peter’s 20 – 13 Southwest
3/18 7:27 pm True 6 Xavier 25 – 8 11 Marquette 21 – 14 East
3/18 9:20 pm TBS 8 UNLV 26 – 8 9 Illinois 21 – 13 Southwest
3/18 9:45 pm CBS 7 Washington 24 – 10 10 Georgia 22 – 11 East
3/18 9:50 pm TNT 6 Georgetown 21 – 10 11 Virginia Commonwealth 24 – 11 Southwest
3/18 9:57 pm True 3 Syracuse 26 – 7 14 Indiana St. 22 – 13 East

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Mar 18 2011

Round of 64 Day 2 Afternoon

I’m not going to be paying as much attention to the games today because I need the time to set up tomorrow’s master schedule and check out what’s happening on the lady’s side.

Some observations on yesterday’s action-

There are only 3 upsets so far, Moorehead, Richmond, and Gonzaga (which always seems to be a Cinderella).  Since Morehead and Richmond face off tomorrow, depending on what happens today those Cinderella brackets are looking pretty busted.

Princeton and Michigan State played tough and deserve some credit for that.  UConn had a larger margin than Florida (by 1) and played a higher seed.  In your face Armando.

The Round of 64  has been, well…, frantic, The Round of 32 seems much more relaxed.  While coverage starts at 12:15 pm and final Tip Off (Connecticut/Cincinnati) is at 9:55 pm, you’ll only be flipping channels in Prime Time.

Of this group of games the only one I’m moderately interested in is Michigan because of my Big Chill connection.  For the most part you’ll have to make your own fun.  (Update: On closer examination I must admit some affection for the Villanova Ballhogs because of their prominent mention in Bored of the Rings.

Yesterday Evening’s Results

Seed Team Record Score Seed Team Record Score Region
2 *Florida 29 – 7 79 10 UC Santa Barbara 19 – 14 51 Southeast
3 *BYU 33 – 4 74 14 Wofford 21 – 13 68 Southeast
3 *Connecticut 29 – 9 81 14 Bucknell 25 – 9 52 West
4 *Wisconsin 25 – 8 72 13 Belmont 30 – 5 58 Southeast
7 *UCLA 22 – 10 78 10 Michigan St. 21 – 15 76 Southeast
6 St. John’s 22 – 12 71 11 *Gonzaga 28 – 7 86 Southeast
6 *Cincinnati 28 – 8 78 11 Missouri 25 – 11 63 West
5 *Kansas St. 25 – 10 73 12 Utah St. 35 – 4 68 Southeast

Current Matchups

Date Time Network Seed Team Record Seed Team Record Region
3/18 12:15 pm CBS 4 Texas 28 – 7 13 Oakland 26 – 9 West
3/18 12:40 pm True 8 Michigan 20 – 13 9 Tennessee 20 – 15 West
3/18 1:40 pm TBS 2 Notre Dame 28 – 6 15 Akron 24 – 12 Southwest
3/18 2:10 pm TNT 8 George Mason 28 – 5 9 Villanova 22 – 11 East
3/18 2:45 pm CBS 5 Arizona 28 – 7 12 Memphis 27 – 9 West
3/18 3:10 pm True 1 Duke 32 – 4 16 Hampton 24 – 8 West
3/18 4:10 pm TBS 7 Texas A&M 25 – 8 10 Florida St. 23 – 10 Southwest
3/18 4:40 pm TNT 1 Ohio St. 33 – 2 16 UT-San Antonio 19 – 13 East

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For a more traditional bracket try CBS Sports.  My Master Bracket Schedule is still good for today.

Mar 17 2011

Round of 64 Day 1 Evening

It seems I’ll have to update the late afternoon games on a rolling basis.  In case you haven’t noticed this is a lot of work.

The two upsets so far are Morehead over Louisville and Richmond over Vanderbilt.  Princeton played tough.

Of the Evening games in the first group of 4  I’ll be watching Connecticut v. Bucknell (sorry Armando, no ‘Gators).  Realistically Connecticut (the cheaters) should crush them like bugs.

In the second group I’m rooting for Michigan State (who had a puzzling and terrible year) against UCLA and St. John’s (I don’t understand why they’re so highly seeded either) aganst Gonzaga (despite their cool name).

Yes, yes I am that shallow.  Wait until I start picking teams based on their colors.

Check out who the winners are playing next at CBS Sports.

This Afternoon’s Results

Seed Team Record Score Seed Team Record Score Region
5 *West Virginia 21 – 11 84 12 Clemson 23 – 12 76 East
8 *Butler 24 – 9 60 9 Old Dominion 30 – 7 58 Southeast
4 Louisville 27 – 10 62 13 *Morehead St. 25 – 9 61 Southwest
7 *Temple 26 – 7 66 10 Penn St. 20 – 15 64 West
4 *Kentucky 32 – 8 59 13 Princeton 25 – 7 57 East
1 *Pittsburgh 30 – 5 74 16 UNC-Asheville 20 – 14 51 Southeast
5 Vanderbilt 23 – 11 66 12 *Richmond 28 – 7 69 Southwest
2 *San Diego St. 34 – 2 68 15 No. Colorado 21 – 11 50 West

Current Matchups

Date Time Network Seed Team Record Seed Team Record Region
3/17 6:50 pm TBS 2 Florida 28 – 7 10 UC Santa Barbara 19 – 13 Southeast
3/17 7:15 pm CBS 3 BYU 32 – 4 14 Wofford 21 – 12 Southeast
3/17 7:20 pm TNT 3 Connecticut 28 – 9 14 Bucknell 25 – 8 West
3/17 7:27 pm True 4 Wisconsin 24 – 8 13 Belmont 30 – 4 Southeast
3/17 9:20 pm TBS 7 UCLA 24 – 10 10 Michigan St. 21 – 14 Southeast
3/17 9:45 pm CBS 6 St. John’s 22 – 11 11 Gonzaga 27 – 7 Southeast
3/17 9:50 pm TNT 6 Cincinnati 27 – 8 11 Missouri 25 – 10 West
3/17 9:57 pm True 5 Kansas St. 24 – 10 12 Utah St. 35 – 3 Southeast

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Mar 17 2011

Round of 64 Day 1 Afternoon

The commentators last night were dividing the day into 4 groups of 4 and that makes a certain amount of sense.  I’m posting Afternoon and Evening editions so there are 2 groups of 4 in each piece.  I don’t have eight eyes like a spider or 4 TVs so I’ll generally be concentrating on 1 game in each group with sporadic updates on other contests.

Then there are errands to run and my beauty sleep.

In the first group of 4 games the one I’m most interested in is West Virginia v. Clemson.  Clemson looked dominating against Alabama-Birmingham and West Virginia is one of the toughest teams in The Big East, but streaky.  I have no idea about the individual matchups (I’m not that into it).

As always feel free to contribute your commentary about any game.

In the late Afternoon group Pittsburg just crushed in The Big East regular season and I expect they’ll do the same to UNC Asheville.

This all makes much more sense if you take a look at my Master Bracket Schedule for the Round of 68.  For a more traditional bracket try CBS Sports.

Yesterday’s Results

Seed Team Record Score Seed Team Record Score Region
16 *UT-San Antonio 20 – 13 70 16 Alabama St. 16 – 18 61 East
11 USC 20 – 14 46 11 *Virginia Commonwealth 24 – 11 59 Southwest

Current Matchups

Date Time Network Seed Team Record Seed Team Record Region
3/17 12:15 pm CBS 5 West Virginia 20 – 11 12 Clemson 23 – 11 East
3/17 12:40 pm True 8 Butler 23 – 9 9 Old Dominion 30 – 6 Southeast
3/17 1:40 pm TBS 4 Louisville 27 – 9 13 Morehead St. 24 – 9 Southwest
3/17 2:10 pm TNT 7 Temple 25 – 7 10 Penn St. 20 – 14 West
3/17 2:45 pm CBS 4 Kentucky 31 – 8 13 Princeton 25 – 6 East
3/17 3:10 pm True 1 Pittsburgh 30 – 5 16 UNC-Asheville 20 – 13 Southeast
3/17 4:10 pm TBS 5 Vanderbilt 23 – 10 12 Richmond 27 – 7 Southwest
3/17 4:40 pm TNT 2 San Diego St. 33 – 2 15 No. Colorado 21 – 10 West

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Mar 16 2011

Play Ins Day 2

This will all make much more sense if you’ve already read my NCAA Basketball Tournament 2011 article which contains my Master Bracket Schedule for the round of 68.

Tomorrow and Friday are crazy days.  Coverage from 12:15 pm to midnight (without overtimes).

I uhh… might choose to nap through some of that and survey the carnage later.  Feel free to contribute your own observations, I don’t bite though I might call you a nasty name or two.

The natural place to split is at the 4:40 pm game so I’ll be running in two halves- one posted at 11:30ish and one at 6:30ish.

The format is going to change too.  I’m going to run two tables, Yesterday’s Results and Current Matchups so I’m only going to be foreshadowing whatever I’m covering now.  It’s probably possible to do it 36 hours ahead, but for sure it’s too much stinking work.

For instance-

Yesterday’s Results

Seed Team Record Score Seed Team Record Score
16 *UNC-Asheville 20 – 13 81 16 Ark.-Little Rock 19 – 16 77
12 UAB 23 – 7 52 12 *Clemson 22 – 11 70

Current Matchups

Date Time Network Seed Team Record Seed Team Record Region
3/16 6:30 pm True 16 UT-San Antonio 19 – 13 16 Alabama St. 16 – 17 East
3/16 9 pm True 11 USC 20 – 13 11 Virginia Commonwealth 23 – 11 Southwest

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Mar 15 2011

NCAA Basketball Tournament 2011

Welcome to the start of March Madness.

First a little meta.  This was incredibly difficult to research and format so I’ve had to put some other projects on hold.  Future editions should be easier.  The Team link goes to the Men’s Basketball page, the Record link to their full record page including teams played and scores.  If I’m a little off on the numbers it’s because some of the formats are hard to count and I might have missed an exhibition game here and there.

It’s arranged chronologically.  For a more traditional bracket try CBS Sports.  Each game can be watched in it’s entirety on the network listed, no switching except with your remote.

You might think there are 72 teams in the Tournament, but you would be counting the 4 slots for the Play Ins twice.  Those are all on True, 2 tonight and 2 tomorrow.  It has certainly been confusing to get the game times and networks, CBS has been posting them a scant 36 hours in advance.

Another problem with the Play Ins are the splits.  The East gets 2 and the West gets none?  And what about the seedings?  One of the Play Ins in the East gets a 12 seed and the one in the Southwest an 11!  If you are going to seed these losers that high why the hell didn’t you put them in the bracket to begin with?  This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that there were a lot of ‘automatic bid’ flukes as you can see by examining the records.  Finally Alabama State has a losing record.  Win The Future?

I’ll be rooting for Syracuse and after they fail at the foul line as they always do and did in the Big East Tournament any other Big East team and will have reasonably good prospects of having someone to root for at the end because they have 11 teams in the Tournament.

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Really great table below.

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