College Basketball Thread

“Ok, Dunadan. I will get my picks in order today and get them posted by Wednesday.”

“Since I haven't kept up with b-ball this year, I think I'll post my point predictions based stricktly on seeding and see what happens.”

“I'm in.

What happened to Syracuse?”

“They get to watch the Big Dance from home.”

“I think they got into the NIT. I don't understand how Purdue and Illinois got in.”

“The NIT is being run by the NCAA this year so it should be no surprise that some big name schools didn't make it to the big dance and thus are available for the NIT.”

“Cool. Sounds like we will have some fun picking teams. I like your idea, Day. Just go with the "experts".
Chili, let me guess who you have going all the way. Mmmmm...does it start with an "M"?
I don't know how Arkansas got in. Losing record in the SEC, lost all their games to Big 12 schools, including Misery, and just got spanked by the Goiters. Arky, did you have anything to do with this?
And, last but not least, I still feel sorry for Ped. Having to cheer for Tejas against Kansas must be pretty depressing.
I will have my picks by Wednesday. I'm looking forward to it.”

“Well, should be fun locally. Zags and Wazzu are in. My alma mater, the Lobos, sucked this year. Fired another coach before his contract expired. Lady Lobos are in though, after smacking BYU in the conference tournament.

There is a bulletin board in the lab that gets decorated anew each month. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines etc. It appeared as a Hoops boards this morning, complete with bracket and places to put items from your alma mater. Shame I had to put my Lobo stuff on the Women's board.”

“Pathman,

You can decorate the Wazzu place for me.”

“dun is right, but why not let yahoo do the work?

go to http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men

join a private group

group id: 140170
password: tt

pick your bracket!”

“I am in!”

“you're a good man, WK.
please understand that while my picks will be kicking your butt, i will still respect the man it's attached to.”

“64 Kansas
63 Memphis
62 Georgetown
61 Florida
60 Ohio State
59 UCLA
58 Georgia Tech
57 Texas
56 Tennessee
55 North Carolina
54 Maryland
53 Pittsburgh
52 Texas A&M
51 Washington State
50 Notre Dame
49 Southern Illinois
48 Louisville
47 Oregon
46 Virginia Tech
45 Butler
44 Virginia
43 Duke
42 Vanderbilt
41 Southern California
40 Xavier
39 Arizona
38 Wisconsin
37 Gonzaga
36 Villanova
35 Texas Tech
34 Michigan State
33 Nevada
32 Boston College
31 Indiana
30 Kentucky
29 UNLV
28 Marquette
27 Brigham Young
26 Creighton
25 Purdue
24 George Washington
23 Old Dominion
22 Arkansas
21 Winthrop
20 Virginia Commonwealth
19 Stanford
18 Illinois
17 Long Beach State
16 Oral Roberts University
15 Wright State
14 Penn
13 Albany
12 Holy Cross
11 Miami, OH
10 Davidson
09 NM State
08 Texas A&M CC
07 Eastern Kentucky
06 Weber State
05 Belmont
04 North Texas
03 Central Connecticut State
02 Jackson State
01 Niagara/FL A&M

If we are going 65 deep on points, I rank Niagara over FL A&M

Well Hell, I guess I have to start over on the other contest. I wont get to it until tomorrow morning when I can get some higher speed on the connection.

What's the deadline?”

“Probably Thursday sometime”

“chili, if those are your rankings then i wouldn't bother join the yahoo league BWAAAAHAAAHAAAHA!”

“Yesterday, sacco couldn't spell basketball...today he is Mr. Basketball. March Madness improves IQ better than tequila.”

“bring it on cream-puff!

group id: 140170
password: tt
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“Its just NIT but my Wolfpack beats Drexel and advances to the next round.

The Pack just played 5 games in 6 days and won 4 of them, just barely losing to UNC in the ACC title game.”

“Sacco. Yeah, I will join the Yahoo group, but this is a little different the way we do it on TT. So, with that said, these are my picks:
64 Kansas
63 Ohio State
62 Florida
61 Texas
60 North Carolina
59 UCLA
58 Pittsburgh
57 Georgetown
56 Memphis
55 Creighton
54 Texas A&M
53 Oregon
52 Southern Ill
51 Virginia
50 Notre Dame
49 Maryland
48 Wisconsin
47 Virginia Tech
46 Vanderbilt
45 Louisville
44 Nevada
43 VCU
42 Duke
41 Arizona
40 Georgia Tech
39 UNLV
38 Marquette
37 Michigan State
36 USC
35 Washington State
34 Oral Roberts
33 Boston College
32 Tennessee
31 Purdue
30 Butler
29 Old Dominion
28 Villanova
27 Kentucky
26 Indiana
25 Gonzaga
24 Illinois
23 Arkansas
22 Texas Tech
21 Xavier
20 George Washington
19 New Mexico State
18 BYU
17 Stanford
16 North Texas
15 Pennsylvania
14 Long Beach State
13 Belmont
12 Davidson
11 Winthrop
10 Miami Ohio
9 Holy Cross
8 Wright State
7 Weber State
6 Albany
5 Texas A&M Corpus Christi
4 Jackson State
3 Central Connecticutt State
2 Eastern Kentucky
1 NIAGRA! THE MIGHTY PURPLE

Good luck everyone. Remember, this one is for Divinity. (only good for one year)”

“Hey, Path, how did you enjoy Giddens? Work of art, huh?”

“I'm in the Yahoo group. Rock Chalk!”

“my picks

64 Kansas
63 Georgetown
62 Florida
61 Texas A&M
60 Pitt
59 Ohio St.
58 Texas
57 Wisconsin
56 UCLA
55 UNC
54 Memphis
53 Oregon
52 Virginia
51 SIU
50 Butler
49 Maryland
48 Wash St.
47 USC
46 Va Tech
45 Notre Dame
44 Louisville
43 Xavier
42 Vanderbilt
41 Mich St
40 Duke
39 Villanova
38 Gonzaga
37 Purdue
36 Ga Tech
35 Texas Tech
34 Long Beach St
33 Creighton
32 Marquette
31 BC
30 BYU
29 Tenn
28 Nevada
27 Indiana
26 Kentucky
25 UNLV
24 Arizona
23 Winthrop
22 Illinois
21 Holy Cross
20 Stanford
19 Davidson
18 Miami OH
17 Oral Roberts
16 Geo Wash
15 VCU
14 ODU
13 Arkansas
12 Albany
11 N. Texas
10 Weber St.
9 Niagra
8 NM St.
7 Belmont
6 TX A&M CC
5 Wright St.
4 Penn
3 Jax St.
2 E. Kentucky
1 Cent. Conn St.”

“Come on WK, don't be hating on the Big 10 this year. And don't be calling out PU and UI when they got the better of Samscum. (well, at least Illinois did).

Damn, I can't believe I have KU winning it all. Gotta give them credit, they have buckets full of talent.”

“You got Butler going awful far there Hub.

Sign up on the site Sacco started.


I was only half kidding about the big ten.”

“You might be right about Butler.

Oh wait...they did beat Gonzaga, and Tennesee, and Purdue, and....Indiana.

That Graves is a feisty one. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

I'm in the Yahoo league now too.

WhooHoo! let's get the most exiting time of the year for sports fans going!!!!”

“It looks like all of you have Stanford losing in the first round, so I'm putting all of you jerks on "ignore."



Not that March Madness gets loyalty-related tempers flaring or anything....”

“I think I have Stanford in to the 16.”

“OK, WK is off "ignore."”

“OOPS, sorry BM, I have them getting beat in round 2.”

“Back on "ignore."”

“Ha Ha!”

“Did WK just post something?”

“Dunadan,

Although a UNM alum forever, I no longer live there. When the team is bad, you can't catch much on TV. Therefore, I didn't see the game.”

“Hey, look at that. Syracuse is getting all they can handle and more from South Alabama. Wow, what will Boeheim say if they lose this game? "Umm...ok, maybe we didn't deserve that bid afterall."”

“That would be funny.”

“I don't know anything about Marist, but they just beat Oklahoma State. I've been on some of the OK St boards and the fans think OSU should have been in the NCAA tourney.
Now, if Kansas can just make it past the first round!”

“5 minutes left in the first half, Stanford down by 28 to Louisville.


That's not a typo.”

“I just saw that as well. Yikes!

Other games are close.”

“Go Big East!”

“Beating OSU is as far as Marist is going in the post season. At least they will be able to say they lost to the NIT Championship team.”

“Well, we narrowed the gap to a mere 20 points by the end of the game. I would conclude that the first half of your first round NCAA tourney game isn't the best time to have your worst half of the season.

Jeez, they didn't even shoot 50% on free throws....

Louisville made 4 more 3-pointers and 8 more free throws - that seems to add up to 20 points....
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“Chin up BM - it sure as hell beats football season.”

“Good point! Also, our women are a #2 seed - they play on Saturday at home....”

“Maryland survived an upset bid.
Bobby Knight needs to retire

I don't know if it was Louisville that looked real good or Stanford just sucked”

“No upsets yet. For awhile, it looks as if Pennsylvania could run with A&M. Overcame 13 point halftime deficit. A&M up over 10 again with the clock ticking away.

My cinderalla this year just got #&%!$ slapped. She pulled up her skirt and let Butler have a piece of that pie.

I think I may already be out of this tournment this year.”

“Vandy looks strong (on the scoreboard at least!)

so far no upsets - suprising.”

“My team ended their season tied with 31 other teams as the 33rd best team in the country!”

“Goodbye Duke hahahahahaha
Couldn't happen to a more arrogant bunch of thugs.”

“Tough game, Bowlder. However, as young as Stanford is, they have a bright future ahead.
I'm not crying over Duke, that's for sure. However, I was surprised to see how choked up Coach K was.
Texas A&M often plays the kind of game it did tonight. It's hard to count them out, and I think they will take it to Louisville.
Now, for Kansas and the dreaded first round...”

“After the fact, the Stanford coach said he knew it wasn't going to be pretty. I guess there was one kind of team he figured they'd have no chance against, and that was it. He didn't tell the kids that before the game, but it turned out he was right. But heck, they weren't expected to do as well as they did this year anyway....”