🏀 🏆 MARCH MADNESS 🏆- Kansas stages historic comeback to beat North Carolina in down-to-the-wire thriller for NCAA men's basketball title

[#80]

Richmond just wrecked some brackets betting Iowa.
12 out of last 14 tournaments a 12 seed has beat a 5 seed.

 

[#80]

Another 12 seed takes out a 5 NMST over UConn.

 

[bama alum]

Richmond just wrecked some brackets betting Iowa.
12 out of last 14 tournaments a 12 seed has beat a 5 seed.

I hate Kentucky and Iowa. I hate basketball. I hate March March Madness. I will never fill out another bracket as long as I live.

 

[#80]

LMAO ..... 15 seed St. Peters takes out 2 seed KY ... bracket bust'n.

 

[bamanc50]

Bracket…..busted, busted, busted !!!!!!

 

[Rolltide24]

Tough blow for the conference. Some of the guys on TNT were saying the SEC is the strongest conference. We’ve got some work to do to prove that. I thought UK had the studs to make a good run.

 

[Rolltide24]

Arky’s Notae no points in the first half. 0-4. It’s odd how he does that, did it against us one game. And they’re still up by 5.

 

[#80]

The expressions on the faces of Cats fans at the end of that game was priceless.

 

[TerryP]

12 out of last 14 tournaments a 12 seed has beat a 5 seed.

Here's something we can revisit Sunday after next.

I'd be willing to bet we still see the same type of team in the Sweet 16 and going forward: those who are ranked in the top 35-40 in offensive and defensive efficiency. No matter the upsets seen along the way it seems that holds true each season.

Cal has a ring. Their loss last night should remind everyone just how hard it is to win one. It'd take a minute to count how many coaches have more than one: limited list.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Here's something we can revisit Sunday after next.

I'd be willing to bet we still see the same type of team in the Sweet 16 and going forward: those who are ranked in the top 35-40 in offensive and defensive efficiency. No matter the upsets seen along the way it seems that holds true each season.

Cal has a ring. There loss last night should remind everyone just how hard it is to win one. It'd take a minute to count how many coaches have more than one: limited list.

St Pete shows if you can recruit 8 really good players then you have a shot against anybody. UK needs to find some recruits that can actually shoot the ball. I wonder how many McDonald's All Americans St Pete has on their roster.

 

[TerryP]

St Pete

Did you happen to notice Iona won two against them this season only to be upset in the tourney? We came this close to seeing Pitino taking on Kentucky again last night.

St Pete shows if you can recruit 8 really good players then you have a shot against anybody.

Four juniors and a senior in their starting lineup helps a lot. They all played 25+ minutes last night.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

St Pete shows if you can recruit 8 really good players then you have a shot against anybody. UK needs to find some recruits that can actually shoot the ball. I wonder how many McDonald's All Americans St Pete has on their roster.

And get them playing complementary and fundamental BB....
Hit FTs, rebound, take good shots, dont make stupid turnovers and play good D

Doesnt take a bunch of superstars in CF

 

[#80]

6 of the last 10 tournaments multiple 12 seeds have advanced.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I am a bad fan but the fact Bama made it to the Dance is a big deal. Hopefully the Tide can win the 1st round game but it will not be surprise if we lose. Our guard play just isn't good enough vs those good teams that have really good guard players.

 

[mando]

Said it before 50/50 to win today then probably 1% to win 2nd game. I am sure ESPN has a more proven system for projections than I do but my gut feeling.

 

[#80]

BPI gives Bama 64% chance to win today.

 

[RTB.com]

Thursday, March 17, 2022

MATCHUP		RESULT
16Georgia State Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 1Gonzaga	GONZ 93, GAST 72
16Texas Southern Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 1Kansas	KU 83, TXSO 56
16Norfolk State Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 1Baylor	BAY 85, NORF 49
14Longwood Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 3Tennessee	TENN 88, LONG 56
15Saint Peter's Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 2Kentucky	SPU 85, UK 79 (OT)
13Akron Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 4UCLA	UCLA 57, AKR 53
13South Dakota State Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 4Providence	PROV 66, SDST 57
12Richmond Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 5Iowa	RICH 67, IOWA 63
13Vermont Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 4Arkansas	ARK 75, UVM 71
12Indiana Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 5Saint Mary's	SMC 82, IU 53
10San Francisco Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 7Murray State	MUR 92, SF 87 (OT)
12New Mexico State Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 5UConn	NMSU 70, CONN 63
9Memphis Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round	@ 8Boise State	MEM 64, BSU 53
11Michigan Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round	@ 6Colorado State	MICH 75, CSU 63
9Marquette Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round	@ 8North Carolina	UNC 95, MARQ 63
9Creighton Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round	@ 8San Diego State	CREI 72, SDSU 69 (OT)

 

[50+yeartidefan]

BPI gives Bama 64% chance to win today.

I beat BPI hasnt seen "the turnover machine" in action....

Maybe today....maybe...
RollTide

 

[RTB.com]

Friday, March 18, 2022

MATCHUP		TIME	TV
10~Loyola Chicago	@ 7~Ohio State	12:15 PM	CBS
15~Jacksonville State	@ 2~Auburn	12:40 PM	truTV
14~Montana State	@ 3~Texas Tech	1:45 PM	TNT
14~Yale	@ 3~Purdue	2:00 PM	TBS
15~Delaware	@ 2~Villanova	2:45 PM	CBS
10~Miami	@ 7~USC	3:10 PM	truTV
11~Notre Dame	@ 6~Alabama	4:15 PM	TNT
11~Virginia Tech	@ 6~Texas	4:30 PM	TBS
13~Chattanooga	@ 4~Illinois	6:50 PM	TNT
15~CSU Fullerton	@ 2~Duke	7:10 PM	CBS
11~Iowa State	@ 6~LSU	7:20 PM	TBS
16~Wright State	@ 1~Arizona	7:27 PM	truTV
12~UAB	@ 5~Houston	9:20 PM	TNT
10~Davidson	@ 7~Michigan State	9:40 PM	CBS
14~Colgate	@ 3~Wisconsin	9:50 PM	TBS
9~TCU	@ 8~Seton Hall	9:57 PM	truTV

 

[TerryP]

From the NCAA March Madness page:

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The opening day of the first round of the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament saw huge upsets and three overtime games. It also busted most of the more than 20 million brackets across the four major online games we're tracking — Men's Bracket Challenge Game, ESPN, Yahoo and CBS.

After a few more near-upsets and another overtime game in the final four games, only 192 perfect brackets remain heading into Friday:

• ESPN: 161 perfect brackets
• Yahoo: 14
• CBS: 9
• MBCG: 8

In 2021, there were 121 perfect brackets after the first day of the tournament.

Click or tap here to see how you BCG bracket is doing.

There were several major upsets that caused most of the damage Thursday, including:

• No. 11 Michigan's 75-63 victory over No. 6 Colorado State. The Wolverines knocked out nearly half of all brackets.
• No. 4 Providence's 66-57 win over No. 13 South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits came in as the third-most popular upset pick of the first round.
• No. 12 Richmond's 67-63 win over No. 5 Iowa. Only 9.63 percent of MBCG brackets had the Spiders winning in the first round. After the game, less than two percent of brackets remained perfect.
• No. 12 New Mexico State's 70-63 win over No. 5 UConn. Just 0.21 percent of MBCG brackets remained perfect.
• No. 15 Saint Peter's 85-79 overtime stunner of No. 2 Kentucky. A higher percentage of brackets had Kentucky winning the national championship (6.01 percent) than had Saint Peter's winning in the first round (3.04 percent).

We'll continue to track the remaining perfect brackets throughout the 2022 NCAA tournament. Friday's games start with a 7-10 matchup between Ohio State and Loyola Chicago.

How many perfect brackets will remain?