2017-18 NCAA Basketball Thread

[solventless710]

WVU with a brutal collapse at Kansas.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

More schools need to have a policy of turning down invites to the NIT or lower-level tournaments if they don't get an NCAA invite. 10 years ago I was not particularly pleased with Ohio State winning the NIT a year after losing the NCAA title game (especially when it was their second title game loss to Florida in the same academic year, having already lost in football, ironically Urban Meyer who coached UF FB that year now coaches OSU FB).

 

[John Price]

Michigan beat Ohio State.

 

[rangerssharks414]

WVU with a brutal collapse at Kansas.

I didn't watch that game, but you would think that a team that presses all the time can handle a press when the defense applies it.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Louisville vacates 2013 national championship (among other wins):



Congrats to your (unofficial, I guess) 2013 national champion Michigan Wolverines!

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Nm Wyoming game is nuts. 113-102 with 42 seconds left in regulation. No ots.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

119-114 final score

 

[GarbageGoal]

Seton Hall/Providence suspended with 13 minutes left and a Seton Hall nine point lead due to condensation on the floor from the ice underneath.

 

[bluesfan94]

The SEC standings are fun. 6 teams are tied.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools

Not surprising, to be honest


Arizona's Allonzo Trier declared ineligible after second failed PED test

Huge loss

 

[kanuck87]

Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools

Not surprising, to be honest

It's appalling that this is even a story. In just about any other context, people accepting money/gifts from other people is a non-story.

 

[Voight]

Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools

Not surprising, to be honest


Arizona's Allonzo Trier declared ineligible after second failed PED test

Huge loss

So in 6 months its come out that Adidas bribed players to sign with their sponsored schools and now agents have given players money.

Pretty funny how the NCAA guaranteed knows all about these but didn't do shit because they don't want the bad press. But unfortunately for them, the FBI got involved due to wire fraud. Thats the sole reason why. They don't care if agents/companies bribe players. Only when something criminal comes up.

Mark Emmert should resign.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Pitt has scored 7 points against Virginia thus far. It is currently halftime.

 

[rangerssharks414]

1 seeds: Virginia, Villanova, Kansas, Xavier
2 seeds: Duke, North Carolina, Auburn, Purdue
3 seeds: Michigan State, Cincinnati, Clemson, Ohio State
4 seeds: Tennessee, Texas Tech, Arizona, Wichita State
5 seeds: Kentucky, West Virginia, Gonzaga, Rhode Island
6 seeds: Michigan, Seton Hall, Butler, Houston
7 seeds: TCU, Creighton, Miami, Nevada
8 seeds: Arkansas, Florida State, Texas A&M, NC State
9 seeds: St. Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech
10 seeds: St. Bonaventure, Florida, Alabama, Missouri
11 seeds: Arizona State, USC, Middle Tennessee, Loyola-Chicago
12 seeds: Syracuse, UCLA, Louisville, Kansas State, Buffalo, New Mexico State
13 seeds: South Dakota State, Charleston, Vermont, Louisiana
14 seeds: UNC Greensboro, Murray State, Rider, Montana
15 seeds: Bucknell, UC Irvine, Northern Kentucky, UNC Asheville
16 seeds: Penn, Florida Gulf Coast, Wagner, Nicholls, Bethune-Cookman, Grambling

Last four in: Syracuse, UCLA, Louisville, Kansas State
First four out: Texas, Washington, Utah, Boise State

Fire away.

Edit: Apparently, Grambling is ineligible. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will replace them in my seeding chart.

 

[Voight]

More schools need to have a policy of turning down invites to the NIT or lower-level tournaments if they don't get an NCAA invite. 10 years ago I was not particularly pleased with Ohio State winning the NIT a year after losing the NCAA title game (especially when it was their second title game loss to Florida in the same academic year, having already lost in football, ironically Urban Meyer who coached UF FB that year now coaches OSU FB).

Agreed. As a UK fan I saw them go from NCAA champs, to losing in the 1st round at the NIT, to losing in the NCAA title game. What a roller coaster.

 

[rangerssharks414]

The conference tournaments started today!

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[rangerssharks414]

Virginia Tech is probably around an 8 seed at this second. Their non-conference schedule was one of the worst in college basketball. They do have their six "Quadrant 1" wins, so there's that.

It'll be interesting what other top seed goes to Charlotte. Virginia is a lock. It feels like there's always an NCAA Tournament site in North Carolina except for the year that the NCAA avoided it.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I'm going to the Thursday afternoon Big Ten tournament games. The tickets were reasonably priced for something at MSG.

 

[hockeykicker]

kind of cool, George Mason player Ian Boyd has now gone 3 consecutive games with game winning buzzer beaters

tonight:


last game:


2 games ago:

 

[Cush]

 

[awfulwaffle]

So, new to the ncaa tournament experience, I hope it's a regular thing. Asu just beat Cal, assuming they beat stanford, are they in?

 

[rangerssharks414]

So, new to the ncaa tournament experience, I hope it's a regular thing. Asu just beat Cal, assuming they beat stanford, are they in?

A win against Cal doesn't move the needle at all. If they beat Stanford, yeah, I think they're in. I don't think they'll get higher than an 8 seed, but yeah, they should get in if they beat Stanford.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Well, they lost. If they lose in their first conference tournament game, I can't see them getting in. Even if they only win one game, they're going to be sweating it out. Going 8-10 in a weak Pac-12 is terrible, even with their very strong non-conference play.