Tournament brackets

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
Wake sneaks by a 13 seed by 1 point. Maryland squeaks by 13-seed UTEP by 3. Duke played some high school team from Alabama. UNC is having all it can handle from Air Force. You can't possibly think the ACC has been all that impressive today.

4-0 baby, 4-0! Don't matter how ugly or how pretty, 4-0.

I'll remove a every time an ACC team loses, but they're all staying for now!

[Rich]

Like I said, I want some of the ACC teams to stick around. I have Wake Forest going to the Final Four, Georgia Tech winning 3 games, NC State winning three games, Maryland winning another one before falling to Stanford, and Duke winning it all.

The only one I have going out the first weekend is North Carolina, against Texas.

I'm pretty unemotional about filling out a bracket. I've followed Wisconsin quite a bit this season and I have them going out in the third round (although I do have them beating Pitt).

Crap. Double OT in the Dayton/DePaul game. What the heck were the announcers gabbing about -- no way that was a foul at the end of OT. However, it would've been really painful had DePaul lost because of a ball hitting the underside of the scoreboard.

--Rich

Edited to add: Oh well, I ended up with 4 losses, which is one of the worst first days I can remember in a while. However, it is the first time in a long while (if ever) that I didn't lose any teams I picked in the second round.

[Edited by Rich Fronheiser on Mar 18th, 2004 at 11:23 PM]

[ref18]

The officials are doing an amazing job in the DePaul/Dayton game.

I have DePaul picked, so they better keep the lead.

[ref18]

2/3 of my picks were right. That's the highpoint of my break.

[Hawks Coach]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

4-0 baby, 4-0! Don't matter how ugly or how pretty, 4-0.

I'll remove a every time an ACC team loses, but they're all staying for now!

1. A win is a win - and 6-0 postseason is 6-0 postseason.

2. Tony, go ahead and remove one, but only if a team outside the ACC beats an ACC team What I mainly seen this year is that the only teams that beat ACC teams are other ACC teams.

[PGCougar]

You know, I'm really gonna enjoy re-reading this whole thread when the tournament is done. It's a keeper!

JRut seems rather quiet for the moment... My only missed pick was MSU. Should have know better - dang it.

[cmathews]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
Two observations about Carolina-Air Force

#1 - Games at 8 sites and we get stuck with Packer.

#2 - If the Heels could hit layups, they'd be up 10. If Sean May could hit layups, he'd be unstoppable.

Hope they come out with a little more fire.

I think both Texas and NC found out that if you let Princeton and AFA control the tempo they can get ya...the way to beat em is get the game moving...and rebound...oh yeah and hit layups that are offered..... The MWC didn't win yesterday, but they played pretty well, BYU scared the hell out of Syracuse...I expected UNC's athleticism to take over eventually against Air Force...It did but not how I expected it to. I thought that the Heels would be able to recover from defensive mistakes and get back to shut down the back door cuts that came from the mistakes...but it appears it was rebounding and finally controlling tempo that got it for em...

[Rich]

Originally posted by PGCougar
You know, I'm really gonna enjoy re-reading this whole thread when the tournament is done. It's a keeper!

JRut seems rather quiet for the moment... My only missed pick was MSU. Should have know better - dang it.

Midway through Friday now. Looking back, had you picked the higher seeds for all the first round games, your record would be 22-2 (Michigan State and Florida losing). I'm 20-4 since I picked Dayton and Arizona yesterday. Once again, I was impressed that I went 8-0 in the early games today, but I did that by picking all the higher seeds.

Still have all my second round (and beyond winners) which never happens. Of course, now I've "jinxed" myself for tonight. Of course, I've only picked one lower seed tonight, too (I picked Louisville over Xavier).

What, no games for TWO HOURS?!? Oh yeah, the HS State is on TV, too

--Rich

[BktBallRef]

Say what you want, ALL SIX ACC TEAMS won their first round game. They may all lose before Monday, but thery're all still there right now!

[Bart Tyson]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
Say what you want, ALL SIX ACC TEAMS won their first round game. They may all lose before Monday, but thery're all still there right now!

IS there no end to your madness?

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Bart Tyson

IS there no end to your madness?

Not really.

In fact, I'll point out that teams from NC are 4-1 in the tourney.

After Kansas beats UIC, Illnois will be 1-2 in the tourney.

Hey, it's March!

[Rich]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Not really.

In fact, I'll point out that teams from NC are 4-1 in the tourney.

After Kansas beats UIC, Illnois will be 1-2 in the tourney.

Hey, it's March!

2-2. You forgot DePaul.

--Rich

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser

2-2. You forgot DePaul.

--Rich

Yes, I did. I stand corrected.

[Mark Dexter]

Proud to report that teams from Connecticut are batting 1.000.

[Rich]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser

Midway through Friday now. Looking back, had you picked the higher seeds for all the first round games, your record would be 22-2 (Michigan State and Florida losing). I'm 20-4 since I picked Dayton and Arizona yesterday. Once again, I was impressed that I went 8-0 in the early games today, but I did that by picking all the higher seeds.

Still have all my second round (and beyond winners) which never happens. Of course, now I've "jinxed" myself for tonight. Of course, I've only picked one lower seed tonight, too (I picked Louisville over Xavier).

What, no games for TWO HOURS?!? Oh yeah, the HS State is on TV, too

--Rich

Yup. Should've kept my trap shut. Only 5-3 the second half of the day. Lost on Louisville, Washington, and Pacific.

Anyhow, being the geek I am, I did a state-by-state breakdown.

33 states had teams in the tourney.

Here are the first round records:

CA, NY, PA: 2-0
KS, MA, GA, NV, WI, OK, MS, MD, CT: 1-0
NC: 4-1
AL, TN, OH: 2-1
TX, IL: 2-2
KY, WA, NJ: 1-2
VT, LA, CO, AZ, SC, IN, IA, RI: 0-1
MI, UT: 0-2
FL, VA: 0-3

--Rich