NCAA Conference Tournament Thread

[Sharkweather]

Confused as to the thanking here. Id imagine Wichita St is getting in regardless.

Just would like Creighton to win the tournament. Kind of a silent Blue Jay fan since the McDermott's arrived.

[Archer]

Creighton holds on in OT to win the MVC.

Some really close calls for these teams on the bubble already.

[Archer]

First Round: Tuesday, March 6

Noon: No. 16 DePaul vs. No. 9 Connecticut (ESPN2)
2 p.m.: No. 13 Pittsburgh vs. No. 12 St. John's (ESPN2)
7 p.m.: No. 15 Providence vs. No. 10 Seton Hall (ESPNU)
9 p.m.: No. 14 Villanova vs. No. 11 Rutgers (ESPNU)

Second Round: Wednesday, March 7

Noon: DePaul/UConn winner vs. No. 8 West Virginia (ESPN)
2 p.m.: Pitt/St. John's winner vs. No. 5 Georgetown (ESPN)
7 p.m.: Providence/Seton Hall winner vs. No. 7 Louisville (ESPN)
9 p.m.: Villanova/Rutgers winner vs. No. 6 South Florida (ESPN)

Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 8

Noon: DePaul/UConn/West Virginia winner vs. No. 1 Syracuse (ESPN)
2 p.m.: Pitt/St. John's/Georgetown winner vs. No. 4 Cincinnati (ESPN)
7 p.m.: Providence/Seton Hall/Louisville winner vs. No. 2 Marquette (ESPN)
9 p.m.: Villanova/Rutgers/USF winner vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (ESPN)

Semifinals: Friday, March 9

7 p.m.: Winners of Thursday's noon and 2 p.m. games (ESPN)
9 p.m.: Winners of Thursday's 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. games (ESPN)

Championship: Saturday, March 10 at 9:00 PM (ESPN)

[Rudi]

The BE tourney is oh so awesome. I can't wait till it begins

[Chrispy]

MLB the Show and BE bball

[godspeed]

Uh Oh MTSU lost in their conference tourney.

[DDRGuido]

The BE tourney is oh so awesome. I can't wait till it begins

meh, no good matches till the Quarterfinals.

[Rudi]

Arizona St beat Arizona, which probably knocks Zona out of the running for an at-large. Bubble teams everywhere rejoice! Heres LUnardis latest update

Before Monday's full bracket is released, here's a sneak peek at the basics of Bracketology with Sunday's bubble-impact games now in the books.

NOTABLE

Arizona drops out of field with loss at Arizona State.
Texas moves back into field as the last team in.
With Cal’s loss at Stanford, Washington clinches Pac-12 regular-season title.
Middle Tennessee falls out of field with loss to Arkansas State in Sun Belt tourney and is a fringe bubble team.

Last Four In
Northwestern
Seton Hall
Xavier
Texas

First Four Out
Tennessee
VCU
Oregon
NC State

Next Four Out
Miami (Fla.)
Iona
Arizona
Saint Joseph's

Also considered: Dayton, Marshall, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee

[Sportsbuck]

[Bear Pand]

^ gl on friday

[Mogriffjr]

MSU had a brutal blow losing Gibson I believe yesterday....

[Herm]

MTSU lost in the Sun Belt tourney. They are currently 25-6 were 14-2 in conference play. I wonder if wins overs Akron, Ole Miss, UCLA are enough OOC cred to get them in.

[Rudi]

[DDRGuido]

Really looking forward to the Big Ten Tournament.

MSU/Iowa or Illinois will be good.

Wisconsin/Indiana too.

Northwestern/Minnesota is a great match up as well.

[godspeed]

MTSU lost in the Sun Belt tourney. They are currently 25-6 were 14-2 in conference play. I wonder if wins overs Akron, Ole Miss, UCLA are enough OOC cred to get them in.

They are out in my opinion. A Monday RPI Rank of 64 and an SOS of 186. They had a good season, the numbers are unkind to them.