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5192, NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Dualgen2, Mar-12-06 12:45 PM
Early Upsets, who should of been in and who should of not made it (Air Force). Final Four? Win it all? I'm so excited for March Madness!!! Discuss........

My opinion... Atlanta is definately the hardest bracket. Duke and Texas, who were ranked #1 and #2 at one point in the season. Iowa who just upset Ohio State in the conf. championship. Syracuse, who beat U-Conn. WVU, another strong Big East team. LSU who I haven't seen play much and even George Washington as an #8. Not a hard schedule but they could surprise people. Doubt they could beat Duke in the 2nd round though. Personally I hate Duke, cause I'm a Maryland fan.
Oakland... I haven't seen Memphis play yet but with Kansas on such a hot streak I have to assume that Memphis will be the first #1 seed knocked out, if Kansas can even beat Pitt. (if that happens in the 2nd round) I think Kansas and Gonzaga are the team to win the div.
D.C....... U-Conn is great but I personally like Illinois and looked forward to that game. UNC is also a team to watch out for, since they beat Duke.
Minneapolis..... Once again, I like these #4 seeds and B.C just lost to Duke by 2 pts. They look strong but for once NOVA is in the better conf. and had a harder schedule. My big early upset of the tournament is Georgtown over Ohio State. Some huge upset is bound to happen so I might as well pick a local team who beat Duke.

End of long rant...
5196, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by bullox, Mar-12-06 12:58 PM
Yeah I was pretty surprised to See GW with an 8 seed. 2 losses all year and no love. I didn't catch their RPI, it must be terrible to warrant such a low seed.

Not really expecting much out of any of the three Wisconsin teams in the tourney this year (Wisconsin - elite 8 last year, UW-Milwaukee - Sweet 16 last year, Marquette). Next year Marquette and Wisconsin will be much more tough come tourney time. I've gotta root for UW-Milwaukee, being my alma mater and also the fact that their point guard has the same name I do (Chris Hill). Their coach from last year, Bruce Pearl, went to Tennessee and look what he's done for them (a 2 seed). This Wisconsin-Milwaukee team is the team he put together.

Was kinda surprised also to see Tennessee get that 2 seed, I thought it should have went to Gonzaga.
5209, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by sonikbewm, Mar-12-06 04:30 PM
Yes! My school made it back for the 1st time since the 1980's. Go Wichita State Shockers!!!!
5499, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Dualgen2, Mar-16-06 09:52 AM
does no one care about college bball? I got all the games right so far and Winthrop and Tenn. are tied. I actually have Winthrop winning their first 2 games as my HUGE upset cause tenn. is nothing special.
5502, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by DSMxTSi, Mar-16-06 10:25 AM
Iowa is my team and am happy to see them with a #3 seed, but that is a tough bracket to be in. Hopefully they'll make it far enough to play Duke and beat them, but that's doubtful.
Sadly, I don't pay much attention to college BB till March. I'm a HUGE hockey fan so all of my attention is focused on family, work, our DSMs, and hockey. So Jenni doesn't give me much time to watch other sports like BB and football. I do make sure that to watch important games like the Iowa Bowl games, Big Ten games, and now March Madness. The Iowa game is tomorrow around noon (I think) so I'll get to see that regardless of what Jenni cares. :)
5504, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by WIDECLIPSE, Mar-16-06 10:37 AM
I called the Wis.-Milwaukee win. I bet they beat Florida too. They were the major upset last year that came out of no where. I was one of the few to pick NC last year. NC is my team, but I doubt they will pull it off this year. Michigan St. will be a game for them and then it's smooth saling until UConn and the championship.
5569, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by xcasbonx, Mar-17-06 04:09 AM
I think I watched almost every game yesterday except for the few during the afternoon when I was at work.

I got the Texas A&M game over syracuse, as well as the Montana over Nevada game. Things will only get more interesting as it unfolds.

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5578, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by sonikbewm, Mar-17-06 05:16 AM
Yes! My school beat Seton Hall. Now it's on to the 2nd round. :P Tennessee here we come! lol

edit: Did I say beat? I mean destroyed. hahaha 86-66 bitches
5592, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Dualgen2, Mar-17-06 07:48 AM
OMG UPSET CITY. Northwestern State beat Iowa on an amazing buzzer beater.
5593, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by WIDECLIPSE, Mar-17-06 07:51 AM
That was fucking awesome.
5594, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by XMasta19, Mar-17-06 07:57 AM
Tar Heels FTW!!!
5595, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by WIDECLIPSE, Mar-17-06 07:58 AM
Originally posted by XMasta19
Tar Heels FTW!!!


5603, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by DSMxTSi, Mar-17-06 09:25 AM
Originally posted by WIDECLIPSE
That was fucking awesome.


No it wasn't. I can't believe Iowa lost to somebody from nowhere. Sheesh! :wallbash
5674, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Dualgen2, Mar-18-06 07:21 AM
Bradley over Kansas wow... I mean I guess since Kansas lost in the 1st round last year, anything is possible but still.
5714, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by sonikbewm, Mar-19-06 09:05 AM
Hell yes! We took Tennessee out. Sweet 16 for us Shockers! Hopefully George Mason takes out North Carolina today. I think we have a better shot against George Mason than we do against NC for our next game.

Edit: Looks like we'll be playing George Mason in DC in the Sweet 16! Go Shox! :P
5719, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by ESome95gs, Mar-19-06 12:29 PM
Gonzaga is my team..Adam Morrison is the man, even though Indiana held him to just 15 points..I'm really looking forward to their game with UCLA..Go ZAGS!!!
6367, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by xcasbonx, Mar-27-06 12:26 PM
Final Four: LSU vs. UCLA, and George Mason vs. Florida. Wow, talk about a crazy final four...one face you can't hide though is that each of these teams earned it.

If UCLA loses, and Florida wins I will clinch our pool/bracket at work! 1st is $94.50.

I think George Mason is going to have a helluva time trying to stop Joahkim Noah from Florida.

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6371, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Murfsmaster, Mar-27-06 01:10 PM
you know, I had UConn winning it all in both of my brackets but i still love to cheer for the underdog in these situations. I think George Mason has the confidence to do anything. Yes, Florida has a lot of talent, but so doesn't Michigan State, UNC, and especially UConn; all 3 of whom George MAson has beat in this tournament. I'm cheering for a Geaorge Mason vs. UCLA final.
6393, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by sonikbewm, Mar-27-06 05:51 PM
I think I might have to root for George Mason since they beat my school. I don't know what happened to us. Shooting 3 for 24 was pitiful. Oh well, Shockers will take it all in 2007! :P
6406, RE: NCAA Tournament thread
Posted by Dualgen2, Mar-28-06 02:24 AM
GMU is local for me and I got into that school but I have a feeling their luck will run out sooner or later. They already beat the last 2 national champions but LSU sure looks good, if they even make it to the finals. Gotta love LSU's 2 big men that have been getting something like 30-35 pts and 25 rebs between the 2 of them. I was in the lead in my pool for awhile but I don't have any teams left. Duke, Gonzaga, U-Conn and BC. Picked some good early upsets like Georgetown etc.