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March Madness 2024 Bracket - NCAA Basketball Tournament

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Friday, March 24, 2023

MATCHUP	MATCHUP	TIME	TV	LOCATION
5~ San Diego State	@ 1~ Alabama	6:30 PM	TBS	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
5~ Miami	@ 1~ Houston	7:15 PM	CBS	T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
15~ Princeton	@ 6~ Creighton	9:00 PM	TBS	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
3~ Xavier	@ 2~ Texas	9:45 PM	CBS	T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

 

[TerryP]

 

[BamaFan334]

My four year old daughter has them in her Final Four, ha ha. Pretty sure she picked 100% of the second team I mentioned in the matchup, minus Alabama. She was in on them no matter how I asked her to win it all.

 

[RTB.com]

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

MATCHUP	MATCHUP	RESULT	LOSER HIGH
16Fairleigh Dickinson Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - First Four	@ 16Texas Southern	FDU 84, TXSO 61	Ansley Almonor23 Pts
11Nevada Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - First Four	@ 11Arizona State	ASU 98, NEV 73	DJ Horne20 Pts

 

[RTB.com]

Thursday, March 16, 2023

MATCHUP	MATCHUP	TIME	TV	LOCATION
9~ West Virginia Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 8~ Maryland	12:15 PM	CBS	Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
13~ Furman Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 4~ Virginia	12:40 PM	truTV	Amway Center, Orlando, FL
10~ Utah State Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 7~ Missouri	1:40 PM	TNT	Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
16~ Howard Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 1~ Kansas	2:00 PM	TBS	Wells Fargo Arena (IA), Des Moines, IA
16~ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 1~ Alabama	2:45 PM	CBS	Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
12~ Charleston Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 5~ San Diego State	3:10 PM	truTV	Amway Center, Orlando, FL
15~ Princeton Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 2~ Arizona	4:10 PM	TNT	Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
9~ Illinois Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 8~ Arkansas	4:30 PM	TBS	Wells Fargo Arena (IA), Des Moines, IA
9~ Auburn Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 8~ Iowa	6:50 PM	TNT	Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
12~ Oral Roberts Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 5~ Duke	7:10 PM	CBS	Amway Center, Orlando, FL
15~ Colgate Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 2~ Texas	7:25 PM	TBS	Wells Fargo Arena (IA), Des Moines, IA
10~ Boise State Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 7~ Northwestern	7:35 PM	truTV	Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
16~ Northern Kentucky Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 1~ Houston	9:20 PM	TNT	Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
13~ Louisiana Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 4~ Tennessee	9:40 PM	CBS	Amway Center, Orlando, FL
10~ Penn State Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 7~ Texas A&M	9:55 PM	TBS	Wells Fargo Arena (IA), Des Moines, IA
15~ UNC Asheville Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 2~ UCLA	10:05 PM	truTV	Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA

 

[UA Press Release]

No. 1 Alabama Faces No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in First Round of NCAA Tournament - University of Alabama Athletics

op-ranked Alabama team will begin the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as the overall No. 1 seed for the first time in program history and will open its tournament

rolltide.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Top-ranked Alabama team will begin the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as the overall No. 1 seed for the first time in program history and will open its tournament run against No. 16 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday afternoon inside Legacy Arena. The Islanders advanced to meet the Crimson Tide by toppling No. 16 seed Southeast Missouri State 75-71 in Tuesday night's First Four matchup in Dayton, Ohio.

Alabama is making its 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and third showing in as many years which is the first time that's happened in 30 years (1989-92). In fact, head coach Nate Oats has guided UA to a tournament appearance in each year at the helm of the program in which the event was held (cancelled in 2020). The Crimson Tide owns a record of 21-22 (.488) in all time NCAA Tournament contests which includes eight Sweet 16 appearances, the last coming just two years ago in 2021.

The first round matchup features nine players amongst both teams that earned all-conference selections, highlighted by First Team All-SEC selection Brandon Miller and First Team All-Southland selections Terrion Murdix and Isaac Mushila.

The Broadcast

Thursday's game is set for an 1:45 p.m. CT tipoff and will be aired on CBS with Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) on the call.

The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Westwood One radio will also be airing the game with Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) on the call.

 

[TerryP]

Alabama is making its 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and third showing in as many years which is the first time that's happened in 30 years (1989-92).

I mean, I don't like Gottfried, but ...

I don't pretend he doesn't exist.

 

[rick4bama]

Roll Tide!!

 

[alabama mike]

Best wishes to our men's team as they enter the tournament today. I think all of us are hoping for a deep run in the tourney.

 

[Bammerboy321]

I look forward to Alabama breaking the BJCC curse today.

 

[alabama mike]

I look forward to Alabama breaking the BJCC curse today.

I know you are speaking for all of us on that one.

 

[SnakeDoc]

I look forward to Alabama breaking the BJCC curse today.

What curse?

 

[UAgrad93]

I look forward to Alabama breaking the BJCC curse today.

If you are referring to recent years playing there, then yes! It is time to break the curse. As for tournament games played there, we have faired pretty well in B’ham.

 

[TerryP]

In games of a little interest ...

Tuesday night, Mississippi State decided to they'd watch from the couch while Vandy wants to play some more ball. Florida decided they'd join Mississippi State. Mizzou, Auburn, Tennessee, A&M, and Arkansas play today.

It looks like a good slate of basketball today.

 

[TerryP]

If the NCAA feels the need to make another rule, let's start with having all the players in basketball wear the same color shoe. White, black, red...don't care about the brand. Just the same 'effin color!

Have you seen Maryland today? They look like something from a little girl's unicorn line.

 

[RTB Twitter Bot]

 

[252BAMA]

If I understand the seeding correctly the number one #1(Bama) would get the number four #16. Likewise they would get the number four #8. Meaning the number four #8 would get the number one #9. Number one #9 is certainly WVU, and I'm not sure Bama wants any part of WVU.

Bama's bracket looks much more difficult than it would if they were Duke. It would look like a Duke Invitational Tournament bracket if it were Duke. They are almost assured of a Final Four berth when they are seeded #1. Got to have them on TV. They are the Tiger Woods of CBB.

Even when they are a # 5 they are on CBS! One would have thought CBS would televise both sessions in B'ham. Why else would the NCAA have two #1 seeds in B'ham?

12~ Oral Roberts Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

@ 5~ Duke

7:10 PM

CBS

Amway Center, Orlando, FL

 

[TerryP]

If I understand the seeding correctly the number one #1(Bama) would get the number four #16. Likewise they would get the number four #8. Meaning the number four #8 would get the number one #9. Number one #9 is certainly WVU, and I'm not sure Bama wants any part of WVU.

You would think that based on the model (S curve) that the NCAA uses. Based on the Bracket Matrix, Maryland is a better four seed (by a good margin) than Iowa—ironically, Auburn's opponent in Birmingham.

While they've tried to maintain the S curve model so many teams from a few conferences and the need to avoid as many rematches as possible early on makes it impossible.

Aren't Arkansas and Memphis two of the other #8 seeds? The NCAA wouldn't want either of those two in Bama's bracket.

 

[Justneedme81]

If I understand the seeding correctly the number one #1(Bama) would get the number four #16. Likewise they would get the number four #8. Meaning the number four #8 would get the number one #9. Number one #9 is certainly WVU, and I'm not sure Bama wants any part of WVU.

Bama's bracket looks much more difficult than it would if they were Duke. It would look like a Duke Invitational Tournament bracket if it were Duke. They are almost assured of a Final Four berth when they are seeded #1. Got to have them on TV. They are the Tiger Woods of CBB.

Even when they are a # 5 they are on CBS!

12~ Oral Roberts Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

@ 5~ Duke

7:10 PM

CBS

Amway Center, Orlando, FL

WVU.... taht's struggling to put away Maryland?

 

[TerryP]

WVU.... taht's struggling to put away Maryland?

I got curious ...

 

[252BAMA]

WVU.... taht's struggling to put away Maryland?

When they struggle they are like Oklahoma. When they don't struggle they look like Oklahoma against Bama.