2017 NCAA Basketball Tournament

[NDSUstudent]

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[NDSUstudent]

Seeding S-Curve...

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[El_Chapo]

if a idiot und fan chirps about the summit

show them this. big sky 28th summit 18th

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/rpi-ranking/rpi-rating-by-conf

[HoopsBison]

Man Wichita State a 10 seed??? Ouch. Wisconsin as an 8 seed???

Really like the draw North Carolina got. The East looks like an absolute nightmare...

Going to be a fun tournament.

[NDSUstudent]

Rabbits play at 1 p.m. Thursday on TBS while UND has the late game Thursday night also on TBS.

[BisonTeacher]

So....Is someone setting up a bisonville pool?

[Mr Pep Band]

Or we could do like we do for football. Pick a game wrong and you are out, except you pick two games a round until the Elite 8.

:hide: maybe

[CalBison97]

Or we could do like we do for football. Pick a game wrong and you are out, except you pick two games a round until the Elite 8.

:hide: maybe

That sounds interesting! I'm down with this


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[ndsubison1]

Man Wichita State a 10 seed??? Ouch. Wisconsin as an 8 seed???

Really like the draw North Carolina got. The East looks like an absolute nightmare...

Going to be a fun tournament.

Butler then UCLA or Kentucky. Probably the worst draw of all the 1s other than maybe Gonzaga. Although Duke or SMU would be a hell of a time for Villanova.

[Mr Meaty]

Bison1660.com has a NCAA bracket contest. Prizes each round and overall winner. Sign up now.

[Mr Meaty]

The Mount is officially in the tourney now after that win.

[Hammersmith]

The Mount is officially in the tourney now after that win.

That final score was so close to being weird.

Final score:
66 New Orleans
67 Mount St. Mary's

Final official seeding:
67 New Orleans
68 Mount St. Mary's

[bruinbison]

Gonzaga's 7 footer is rated to be the 14th pick in this summers' NBA draft by NBAdraft.net.

No, not the big guy from Poland, but the freshman from Las Vegas, Zach Collins (230 lbs).
Good luck to the Dauminator with all that! Would make sense the 'Zags would make Daum
defend the post to try and draw some fouls on him.

[bruinbison]

Gonzaga's 7 footer is rated to be the 14th pick in this summers' NBA draft by NBAdraft.net.

No, not the big guy from Poland, but the freshman from Las Vegas, Zach Collins (230 lbs).
Good luck to the Dauminator with all that! Would make sense the 'Zags would make Daum
defend the post to try and draw some fouls on him.

Karnowski, all 300 lbs of him, is not predicted to be drafted.

[THEsocalledfan]

So, why is West Virginia 24 in RPI (which feels right with glance through schedule) but 4 in Sagarin? that seems like a heck of a big difference. I need to know if they can beat Notre Dame.

[NDSUstudent]

So, why is West Virginia 24 in RPI (which feels right with glance through schedule) but 4 in Sagarin? that seems like a heck of a big difference. I need to know if they can beat Notre Dame.

They are #5 in Kenpom...RPI doesn't take in account a lot of things like margin of victory.

I have them over ND and I think they could take the Zags as well.

[ndsubison1]

Former Ndsu student manager Dan Tharp is a coach for NC Central

[bisonaudit]

So, why is West Virginia 24 in RPI (which feels right with glance through schedule) but 4 in Sagarin? that seems like a heck of a big difference. I need to know if they can beat Notre Dame.

If you're looking for metrics to help you pick winners, you probably shouldn't put much weight on RPI.

[Hammersmith]

So, why is West Virginia 24 in RPI (which feels right with glance through schedule) but 4 in Sagarin? that seems like a heck of a big difference. I need to know if they can beat Notre Dame.

The three systems(RPI, Sag & Kenpom) use different philosophies to get their results. RPI is mainly based on the records of your opponents. As such, it's mostly a gauge of strength of schedule. Sagarin is based on score differential. This makes it a much better predictor of future results. Kenpom is based on offensive and defensive efficiencies. Basically how many points you score per possession versus how many points you give up per possession. This also makes it better at predicting than RPI.

[ByeSonBusiness]

So, why is West Virginia 24 in RPI (which feels right with glance through schedule) but 4 in Sagarin? that seems like a heck of a big difference. I need to know if they can beat Notre Dame.

I took ND as a homer, but also, WVU is big on turnovers, ND doesn't turn it over. ND is also shooting 80% from the line as a team.

Somethings gotta give.

[1998braves64]

So....Is someone setting up a bisonville pool?

Did someone do the yahoo one? Just finished out my picks...

[ndsubison1]

FInal Four: KU, Arizona, Kentucky, SMU. Kentucky over Arizona. UK has tough road but they are the most talented team with some decent role players.

[Mr Meaty]

NIT update, Yotes lost but put up a good fight until 10-12 minute mark left in the game.

NDSU was 4-3 with teams in the NCAA tourney. Did not do the NIT record.

[BisonTeacher]

FInal Four: KU, Arizona, Kentucky, SMU. Kentucky over Arizona. UK has tough road but they are the most talented team with some decent role players.

Final Four: Nova, WVU, Louis, UCLA. Nova over UCLA.

[MNLonghorn10]

Jacks up early on Zaga...gonna bust some brackets!

[NDSUstudent]

Wow ND barely survives.

[NDSUstudent]

Daum has 2 and the Rabbits are winning...WTF?

[ByeSonBusiness]

Wow ND barely survives.

Heart stopped. Thank Goodness!

[NDSUstudent]

Rabbits are in a rock fight right now....exactly the situation they needed to be in.

[Christopher Moen]

I don't know how I came up with my Final Four (Baylor, Arizona, Oregon and UCLA), but I wish is was a drinker so I could use that excuse. I have Oregon beating Arizona in the finals 95-76.

[DIBISON]

Jacks up by 2 coming up to the 6 minute mark!

[ndsubison1]

Gonzagas size will likely take over at some point. Jacks are ahead, but not getting good looks

[SC_TX]

Gonzaga looks like crap. SDSU hasn't played very well and are still winning

[NDSUstudent]

That is where Daum should be doing his damage, the perimeter.

[DIBISON]

Jacks up by 3 with 3 to go in half!

[DIBISON]

Zags first lead of the game at the 1:30 mark of first half.

[SC_TX]

are we pulling for the Jacks in this game?

[Mr Meaty]

are we pulling for the Jacks in this game?

sort of :hide:

It would be cool if they won

[bisonp]

are we pulling for the Jacks in this game?

I'm pulling for the Summit.

[Mr Pep Band]

Not a good way to close the half for the Jacks.
Still going to pull for them and Summit to pull off a possible upset, though I know my bracket wouldn't like it.

[NDSUstudent]

Main issue for SDSU is eventually these Gonzaga shots are going to start going in, they are hanging tough but they need to get something going offensively.

[Mr Meaty]

Main issue for SDSU is eventually these Gonzaga shots are going to start going in, they are hanging tough but they need to get something going offensively.

That is called Daum!!!

[Bisonator98]

are we pulling for the Jacks in this game?

Yes. A Jacks win = more money and respect for the Summit League.

[Mr Meaty]

If the Bunnies can keep it close the crowd will get behind them and cheer for the upset. They did it for us a couple years ago.

[NDSUstudent]

Rabbits just don't have enough firepower.

[SC_TX]

SDSU just not making shots. No way you can pull off a massive upset without making shots.

[NDSUstudent]

Daum has to take so many tough shots, Gonzaga can just focus on him because nobody else on that team puts fear into anyone.

[ndsubison1]

How many bunnies the Jacks gonna miss? :)

[1993bison]

Can't wait for the Goophs to get bounced

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[THEsocalledfan]

Can't wait for the Goophs to get bounced

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Won't happen first round as many think.

[mango]

How many bunnies the Jacks gonna miss? :)

All of them

[NDSUstudent]

They are going to need to repaint the rims after this game.

[DIBISON]

Tellihusan or whatever his name is having a terrible game. 1 for 9 long range and can't even make a FT.

[Mr Meaty]

I realize Gonzaga is bigger then most teams in the Summit League, but is there anything to be gained defensively by what they are doing to Daum. We have to put up with him for two more years. Have Summit teams been too passive on Daum and should they just get up in his face all the time.

[Bison"FANatic"]

They finally found a shot Telly can make. A slam with no one within half court of him.

[Kingslayer]

And just like that the Bunnies are gone like a fart in the wind ;)

[NDSUstudent]

Game went about how I expected to go. Not beating a team like Gonzaga with one man.

I do think the Rabbits covered the spread, so I guess they have that going for them.

[RowdyRabbit]

And just like that the Bunnies are gone like a fart in the wind ;)

I dunno...my farts usually hang around a fair amount of time, even in the wind.

Tough game, as expected. 16's gotta have all their shots fall, all the breaks and a terrible game from the 1 to have a chance. Would've liked to get a lead going into half when the Zags were cold. I hope the Daum to nba talk ends now, not quite ready to hang with the big boys yet.

[MNLonghorn10]

Your brackets are safe...

[THEsocalledfan]

I'm 100% so far! Can I still get a billion I was promised a couple years ago?

[wow]

I realize Gonzaga is bigger then most teams in the Summit League, but is there anything to be gained defensively by what they are doing to Daum. We have to put up with him for two more years. Have Summit teams been too passive on Daum and should they just get up in his face all the time.

Daum still had 17 points. Not intentionally being a homer, but if a #1 seed basically gears their entire defense (including double teams) toward a guy, and he still gets 17, there isn't much hope for the Summit League. 2 first team WCC players guarded him all game. Karnowski is one of the best centers in the nation. I am not aware of a single player in the Summit with the physical abilities of Williams, much less Karnowski. Not just height, but length/size and how they use it.

Biggest difference was Daum's inability to get to the free throw line. Almost 30% of his points this year came from free throws. He wasn't aggressive about making a move to get momentum toward the basket, partly due to to Gonzaga's ability to keep poking the ball so he couldn't get a solid handle on his dribble.

Edit: I would actually be slightly surprised if Daum plays more than 1 more year of college ball.

[NDSUstudent]

Gophers would have been better off getting a 7 or even a 10 seed. MTSU is not a 12 seed.

[NDSUstudent]

Well we did beat Mr. Daum twice without any all-anything bigs outside of Dex.

SDSU needs to put some talent around that guy. Howell should consider a career in masonry with the amount of bricks he was laying out there today.

Seriously Daum might be the best Summit talent I've seen since George Hill, Rabbits could win a game or two when he is senior if they can just give him a Nate Wolters supporting cast.

[wow]

Well we did beat Mr. Daum twice without an all-anything bigs outside of Dex.

SDSU needs to put some talent around that guy. Howell should consider a career in masonry with the amount of bricks he was laying out there today.

Exactly. Daum is pretty unstoppable, but SDSU is definitely beatable.

Howell could be an all conference player next year. He averaged 14.5 ppg shooting over 41% with 7 boards the last 10 games of the year. He is a sophomore as well.

[semobison]

Gophers playing like they have never seen a zone defense before and they have absolutely no shooters.

[NDSUstudent]

Gophers finding some offense.

[ndsubison1]

Gophs on a nice run. Mtsu struggling with Potts on bench

[NDSUstudent]

Big three there for MTSU...Gophers really need to get this thing tied up before Potts comes back.

[bisonaudit]

Gophers would have been better off getting a 7 or even a 10 seed. MTSU is not a 12 seed.

Yep, both were miss-seeded by the committee.

[HoopsBison]

Middle Tennessee is a scary team.

[bisonaudit]

Vandy Northwestern has been the game of the afternoon session.

[BFKasper14]

Won't happen first round as many think.

UH OH.....


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[bisonaudit]

Poor kid from Vandy either lost track of the score or the fouls and fouled Northwestern in the backcourt up one. Vandy used their last time out with over 7 min to play. Poor shot selection on last possession by Vandy as well.

[Christopher Moen]

Poor kid from Vandy either lost track of the score or the fouls and fouled Northwestern in the backcourt up one. Vandy used their last time out with over 7 min to play. Poor shot selection on last possession by Vandy as well.

That knucklehead play cost me from being eight for eight. I also had Vandy beating Gonzaga to make the Sweet 16. Well, maybe next year.....

[1993bison]

Goophs go down....Ha ha.

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[ByeSonBusiness]

Goophs go down....Ha ha.

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Beef with UM basketball? I picked MTSU but I'd prefer if Minnesota was good at basketball.

[Kingslayer]

Goophs go down....Ha ha.

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I agree. F the Gophs.. that was the easiest 12 5's to predict in years.

[CalBison97]

Won't happen first round as many think.

I picked the Goophs to lose in all 3 of my brackets. MTSU will bounce Butler too.


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[aces1180]

I picked the Goophs to lose in all 3 of my brackets. MTSU will bounce Butler too.


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Same...Gophers suck.

[ByeSonBusiness]

I picked the Goophs to lose in all 3 of my brackets. MTSU will bounce Butler too.


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Almost everyone in my bracket are Sota fans and had them in the Sweet 16 lol. Not sure if stupid or just want to give me their money.

[BisonTeacher]

That knucklehead play cost me from being eight for eight.

Kenpom need to add a stupidity stat? Or is that in factored into the luck stat?

[NDSUstudent]

I picked MN in a few brackets as an upset but I had Butler in the sweet 16 everywhere....now I'm concerned about that. MTSU looked damn good.

[BisonTeacher]

I picked MN in a few brackets as an upset but I had Butler in the sweet 16 everywhere....now I'm concerned about that. MTSU looked damn good.

Me too. I figured everyone was picking minnesota to lose ao that they might just win. Darn it. Over thought that one.

[Christopher Moen]

Kenpom need to add a stupidity stat? Or is that in factored into the luck stat?

I know these guys are young, but they need to be functioning at their highest during the season's most important event, which includes awareness. I don't know how much the coach can be blamed for the play, but hopefully this helps him better prepare his players in the future.

[ndsubison1]

Daum still had 17 points. Not intentionally being a homer, but if a #1 seed basically gears their entire defense (including double teams) toward a guy, and he still gets 17, there isn't much hope for the Summit League. 2 first team WCC players guarded him all game. Karnowski is one of the best centers in the nation. I am not aware of a single player in the Summit with the physical abilities of Williams, much less Karnowski. Not just height, but length/size and how they use it.

Biggest difference was Daum's inability to get to the free throw line. Almost 30% of his points this year came from free throws. He wasn't aggressive about making a move to get momentum toward the basket, partly due to to Gonzaga's ability to keep poking the ball so he couldn't get a solid handle on his dribble.

Edit: I would actually be slightly surprised if Daum plays more than 1 more year of college ball.

To play in Europe?

[BisonTeacher]

I know these guys are young, but they need to be functioning at their highest during the season's most important event, which includes awareness. I don't know how much the coach can be blamed for the play, but hopefully this helps him better prepare his players in the future.

You can't blame coach for that. He should not have to tell them they're winning. How many time outs left yes...winning, no.

[bisonaudit]

You can't blame coach for that. He should not have to tell them they're winning. How many time outs left yes...winning, no.

Agree. Used the last one with over 7 min to play and then had that happen followed by a bad possession up 1 with less than 20 sec to play. Having one in your pocket there could have proved useful.

[Kingslayer]

To play in Europe?

Or China!?

[CalBison97]

You can't blame coach for that. He should not have to tell them they're winning. How many time outs left yes...winning, no.

Say, that reminds me...tis the season
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[MNLonghorn10]

und's got this

[NDSUstudent]

Hawks and Zona tipping off in SLC right now.

[MNLonghorn10]

so....UND comes out and lands the first punch. Oh.

[ByeSonBusiness]

Hawks and Zona tipping off in SLC right now.

It's almost clinical at times to watch high majors bigs vs. low majors. looks like that will be prevalent in this one

[NDSUstudent]

It's almost clinical at times to watch high majors bigs vs. low majors. looks like that will be prevalent in this one

Yeah, Zona is dominating in the paint...UND just doesn't have much to counter with.

[NDSUstudent]

Darren Rovell‏Verified account
@darrenrovell

$100,000: What North Dakota coach Brian Jones makes.

$700,000: What Arizona coach Sean Miller makes just for media appearances.

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/842564828128411648

[DIBISON]

I have got the feeling that this game is over with 10 minutes to go in the first half and Arizona up by 11 but I guess you never know.

[aces1180]

How embarrassing for UND to have to hire a HS band and also have it featured on TV!!!!

[NDSUstudent]

LOL...they just interviewed the "flagship's" hired band.

[bisonp]

UND had to outsource their band? :facepalm:

[BisonTeacher]

How much did un_ pay for the hired band? Or does the NCAA pick up the tab?

[Christopher Moen]

Looks like UND's fans are well-represented with all the empty Kelley green seats.

[AKBison]

I Guarantee you the band will be present at the NCAA hockey tournament. What a joke fawkers, you really hired a high school band to fill in because you were too cheap to send your own? That is so UND

[1993bison]

I Guarantee you the band will be present at the NCAA hockey tournament. What a joke fawkers, you really hired a high school band to fill in because you were too cheap to send your own? That is so UND
How much money did they save? Did the state board of higher ed approve?

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[ndsubison1]

Big Sky defense prevalent

[NDSUstudent]

Is UND's defense on spring break with the band?

[Bisonator98]

So much for keeping it under 20. It'll be 20 by halftime!

[No_Skill]

Big Sky defense ...

[BisonTeacher]

How much money did they save? Did the state board of higher ed approve?

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No really...Who paid the band? Un_ or the NCAA?

[NDSUstudent]

Maybe they should have outsourced their defense to a Utah high school as well.

[ndsubison1]

Ok time to watch Wisconsin VA Tech

[NDSUstudent]

No really...Who paid the band? Und or the NCAA?

I doubt the NCAA pays for a mercenary band...so UND.

[NDSUstudent]

I do find it funny UND is using the spring break excuse, they have student band members tweeting that they would have gone if asked and I'm guessing their hockey band will be in Minneapolis tomorrow for the NCHC.

[BisonTeacher]

I doubt the NCAA pays for a mercenary band...so UND.

That was my point. For being tight on money they sure throw it around. Had they sent their own band would the NCAA have picked up the tab?

[BisonTeacher]

I do find it funny UND is using the spring break excuse, they have student band members tweeting that they would have gone if asked and I'm guessing their hockey band will be in Minneapolis tomorrow for the NCHC.

This just in...Their band could not attend as they were in an important meeting.

[NDSUstudent]

That was my point. For being tight on money they sure throw it around. Had they sent their own band would the NCAA have picked up the tab?

Yep, everything would have been paid from what I understand...hotels...travel....they even get a per diem. If I was a student in their band I would be kind of pissed.

[BisonTeacher]

Yep, everything would have been paid from what I understand...hotels...travel....they even get a per diem. If I was a student in their band I would be kind of pissed.

If I were a citizen of ND, I might be a little upset about this.

On a side note...im living the commercials with the wedding Singer from the hangover. I hope they have different ones as the tourney progresses

[Mr Meaty]

If I were a citizen of ND, I might be a little upset about this.

On a side note...im living the commercials with the wedding Singer from the hangover. I hope they have different ones as the tourney progresses

I like the Barkley commercials. Better than Super Bowl ones

[BisonTeacher]

I like the Barkley commercials. Better than Super Bowl ones

They are pretty good too.

[NDSUstudent]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7F2pb8VoAE_6C1.jpg

[1993bison]

F'ing Hawks showed up to play. They ain't scared. Unlike our Bison in the Summit.

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[silkamilkamonico]

Und fighting and making it a game. Good dhowing.

[Christopher Moen]

F'ing Hawks showed up to play. They ain't scared. Unlike our Bison in the Summit.

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If this keeps up, there's going to be a lot of plugged-up drains in El Forko.

[Kingslayer]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7F2pb8VoAE_6C1.jpg

I thought I noticed this and had to rewind! Lol...stay classy shit hawks.

[BisonTeacher]

I thought I noticed this and had to rewind! Lol...stay classy shit hawks.

Seriously though...Who does that with thumbs out? Thumbs in all the way. They can't even get that right.

[aces1180]

UND easily giving up the most points in all games on day 1...Would not surprise me if they give up the most through the entire tournament.

[Kingslayer]

Und fighting and making it a game. Good dhowing.

Good showing my ass...

[MNLonghorn10]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7F2pb8VoAE_6C1.jpg
If she aint 280...

[BisonTeacher]

UND easily giving up the most points in all games on day 1...Would not surprise me if they give up the most through the entire tournament.

Well they are UN_

[Kevin]

When I saw "North Dakota" trending on Twitter I feared the worst.

I was really relieved to see that it was just UN_ living up to their name.

[Jay]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7F2pb8VoAE_6C1.jpg

I am about certain I graduated high school with her. Hahahahaha

[silkamilkamonico]

Good showing my ass...

It was 68-61 when I typed that.

Crandall kid is seriously a heck of a player can't believe he only a freshman.

[NDSU1980]

It was 68-61 when I typed that.

.

Apparently you have forgotten their football team in the playoffs.

[THEsocalledfan]

Won't happen first round as many think.

Looks like I wsa right like always! :facepalm:

[RedRiver]

It was 68-61 when I typed that.

Crandall kid is seriously a heck of a player can't believe he only a freshman.

Don't type too early then, it was a 20+ game for most of the second half except for a few minutes. . No doubt UND played hard, give them that. Arizona turned it on and off during the game, wasn't about UND it was all about if and when Arizona wanted to dominate the game. Domination is when you can score 100 points in a game and only attempt nine 3's and only make 4. That's a lot of points with hardly any 3 pointers.

[bisonp]

It's been entertaining this year watching people get back on the Richard Pitino bandwagon. Then off. Then on. Then off.

[silkamilkamonico]

Don't type too early then, it was a 20+ game for most of the second half except for a few minutes. . No doubt UND played hard, give them that. Arizona turned it on and off during the game, wasn't about UND it was all about if and when Arizona wanted to dominate the game. Domination is when you can score 100 points in a game and only attempt nine 3's and only make 4. That's a lot of points with hardly any 3 pointers.

lol what? It was 68-61 at under the 12 minute TO. It wasn't like a 20 minute game till the 7 minute mark. Arizona blew it open in that 5 minute stretch which really isn't a surprise. Nobody thought UND would win or even stay close.

People weren't all that surprised Arizona scored 100 points. People were surprised UND scored 82.

[silkamilkamonico]

It's been entertaining this year watching people get back on the Richard Pitino bandwagon. Then off. Then on. Then off.

Dude's a bad coach and Big 10 was not very good this year.

[NDSUstudent]

I think Xavier is the only team that has won that wasn't favored, very quiet tournament so far. Some great games but no real bracket busting madness.

[SC_TX]

Pretty dull so far.

[NDSUstudent]

SMU goes down, there goes one of my sweet 16 teams.

[BisonTeacher]

SMU goes down, there goes one of my sweet 16 teams.

Me too....

[Kingslayer]

Me too....

Same here... :/

[CalBison97]

Lost SMU in one of my 3 too. But, have Mid Tenn St and Rhode Island in sweet 16 who are still alive.


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[bisonaudit]

I don't think Dayton and Wichita St have been separated by more than 2 possessions this whole game.

[ndsubison1]

Lost SMU in one of my 3 too. But, have Mid Tenn St and Rhode Island in sweet 16 who are still alive.


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URI will test Oregon. They have some power 5 talent on that team.

[ndsubison1]

SMU goes down, there goes one of my sweet 16 teams.

I really wanted to see Ojeyle vs his old team Duke

[MNLonghorn10]

Wichita St Kentucky gonna be good

[CalBison97]

Wichita St Kentucky gonna be good

Kentucky will underachieve at some point. This might be the game.


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[ndsubison1]

Kentucky is the most talented team IMO, but can they put it all together? Wichita will def. be a tough test for them

[ByeSonBusiness]

Apologies to anyone if they bought the Irish hype I was selling. I expected them to handle the press A LOT better.

Second half hopefully goes better. The press is for losers.

[ndsubison1]

This 9 pt WVA lead seems insurmountable

[ByeSonBusiness]

This 9 pt WVA lead seems insurmountable

Every time nd cuts it to 3 or 4 WVU gets a quick 3 and a turnover

[NDSUstudent]

Huggy has a great team this year, like I said before they could take out the Zags.

[HoopsBison]

Villanova going to have trouble with Wisconsin today. How the Badgers were a #8 and the gophers were #5 still confuses me.

[NDSUstudent]

Nova goes down...Words can't describe how terrible of a job the committee did this year in seeding the field.

Badgers were a really good team.

[BisonTeacher]

Nova goes down...Words can't describe how terrible of a job the committee did this year in seeding the field.

Badgers were a really good team.

For the umpteenth year in a row my bracket is busted on the first weekend.

[1993bison]

Horrible no foul call. #3 was fouled

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[NDSUstudent]

For the umpteenth year in a row my bracket is busted on the first weekend.

I had Duke coming of that region, the committee put two really good teams in Nova's path before they would even get to Duke.

Bizarre to me how the #2 seed could have such an easier road.

[HoopsBison]

Gonzaga going to flex its muscle against Northwestern, double digit win.

[Bison"FANatic"]

10 points in 15 minutes of play. Cmon NW the school of the blind can throw up 3-5 shots to make that.

[ndsubison1]

Zona SMC shaping up to be a dandy

[DIBISON]

Arizona with only 49 points with less than 10 minutes to go, not quite the scoring pace of Thursday night when they scored 100.

[BisonTeacher]

Steaks on a plane. That's good stuff right there. Between them and the mayhem guy and the wedding Singer...Been some good commercials.

[Mr Meaty]

Duke is in the danger zone!!!

[MNLonghorn10]

I'm ride or die with wvu making it to the championship game..what I saw yesterday was a team that could beat anybody. Have them losing to unc who made things uneasy more than it should've been

[HerdBoy]

Huggy has a great team this year, like I said before they could take out the Zags.

Not impressed with the Zags.

[1993bison]

Not impressed with the Zags.
Me neither. The big Polish dude is a statue. I doubt his vertical is more than 16"

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[ndsubison1]

I think UNC UCLA UK all in same region is ridic

[IndyBison]

I think UNC UCLA UK all in same region is ridic

It will make it even more sweet if Butler comes out of that group. They would have definitely earned it if they can. I think all those teams were seeded correctly. Just because they are historically successful programs doesn't preclude them from being placed together. It should be 3 great games!

[mebisonII]

This is great entertainment.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/march-madness-2017-the-ncaa-tournament-of-the-missed-dunk-225341129.html

[ndsubison1]

It will make it even more sweet if Butler comes out of that group. They would have definitely earned it if they can. I think all those teams were seeded correctly. Just because they are historically successful programs doesn't preclude them from being placed together. It should be 3 great games!

haha that's not why I say that. Oh well. Butler should test UNC.

[NDSUstudent]

Wow...WVU can't even get a shot a off, just a brutal final possession for them.

[DIBISON]

Wow...WVU can't even get a shot a off, just a brutal final possession for them.

What a great game, just so intense. The Mich/Ore game was good too, a 1 pointer.

[NDSUstudent]

If Gonzaga doesn't reach the Final Four this year it might never happen for them.

[HoopsBison]

Awesome win by Xavier. JP Macura a Minnesota kid was fantastic. A kid we tried very hard to get.

Some great games tonight and Kansas was unreal in the 2nd half.

[ndsubison1]

No Final Four still looms over Sean Miller. Losing to his former team. Arizona is going to be nasty next year, only losing Allen and likely Markkanen and bringing in a top 3 class.

[ndsubison1]

If Gonzaga doesn't reach the Final Four this year it might never happen for them.

Looking like the champ will come from the other side of the bracket with UNC, KU, UK, UCLA all on that side.

[SC_TX]

Terrible choke from Arizona.

[Bison 4 Life]

Downtown KC was electric last night. The area around the Sprint Center was bananas.

[DIBISON]

Incredible late game with Whiskey making a 3 at the end of regulation to send the game to OT and then Florida making a desperation 3 with no time left to win by 1. Wisconsin was ranked 332 in FT shooting this year and they needed a couple of more tonight. It was worth the time to stay up and watch this game.

[NDSUstudent]

Cool to see the Zags finally reach the Final Four...I think Kansas will roll again in the other game tonight.

Some very interesting games tomorrow though.

[DIBISON]

Yup, great for Gonzaga. Not so much for Kansas though, down by 11 at half.

[NDSUstudent]

Wow can't believe KU went down like that.

Only two blue bloods left and they play each other.

[MNLonghorn10]

bye bye Jayhawks...Oregons guards are deadly. Not sure if their bigs are good enough to hang with UNC if they win tomorrow.


if South Carolina wins tomorrow...SC/Zaga and Oregon/UNC or Kentucky. yeesh.

[1993bison]

Terrible choke from Arizona.
Arizona is soft and has a ball hog.

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[HerdBoy]

Cool to see the Zags finally reach the Final Four...I think Kansas will roll again in the other game tonight.

Some very interesting games tomorrow though.

Strange night of basketball. Zags looked good and Kansas looked lost. I thought Kansas would walk into the Championship game.

[NDSUstudent]

South Carolina in the Final Four? What a crazy tournament.

[BisonTeacher]

South Carolina in the Final Four? What a crazy tournament.

I haven't picked them to win a game since Coppin state.

[EC8CH]

NC over Kentucky​. Wild finish, march madness!

[MNLonghorn10]

todays games were great. selfishly I wish UNC/UK would've gone into OT

[NDSUstudent]

Some solid coaching by Roy Williams in that game, going to the zone was just enough to disrupt UK.

Hoping for a Gonzaga-UNC title game.

[OrygunBison]

Hoping for an Oregon-Gonzaga final. No eastern teams, please. Any combination is very possible next weekend.

[silkamilkamonico]

Would love to see both Carolina teams. South Carolina plays so hard and could be an issue for unc.

[HerdBoy]

Hoping for an Oregon-Gonzaga final. No eastern teams, please. Any combination is very possible next weekend.

Oregon looked impressive last game.

[Bison"FANatic"]

I think the championship game was the UK UNC game. The best thing about the tourney you never know what can happen though.

[ndsubison1]

Gonzaga has the bigs to take down UNC. Will depend on if their backcourt can hold up for a full game if they play each other. Oregon may struggle a bit vs UNCs size inside and will need to hit shots from outside to take them down. SC will likely fall to Gonzaga. However they can make it a game and Thornwell is a very good player. Wish Oregon had Boucher inside.

[NDSUstudent]

Wow....Down goes UConn in WBB.

[HerdBoy]

Wow....Down goes UConn in WBB.

Karma. UConn beat them by 60 last year.

[bisonaudit]

Karma. UConn beat them by 60 last year.

Karma? Excluding the Miss St game UConn's average margin of victory in the tournament last year was 36 points. It's not like they singled them out; they destroyed everyone.

[HerdBot]

Nice job boxing out. Pause. Not.

[DIBISON]

Nice job boxing out. Pause. Not.

Not just once, but twice. Basic fundamentals. A couple of very good and exciting games tonight.

[HerdBoy]

Karma? Excluding the Miss St game UConn's average margin of victory in the tournament last year was 36 points. It's not like they singled them out; they destroyed everyone.

Big turnaround in 1 year by Mississippi State anyways. Good for them.

[Mr Meaty]

Big turnaround in 1 year by Mississippi State anyways. Good for them.

UCONN's team was not as good as last years team. Top 3 picks in the WNBA draft were all from UCONN. But still a 60 point beat down to a win in one year is really good. Disappointed on how they played last night. SC was the better team.

[bisonaudit]

UCONN's team was not as good as last years team. Top 3 picks in the WNBA draft were all from UCONN. But still a 60 point beat down to a win in one year is really good. Disappointed on how they played last night. SC was the better team.

The last 5 teams that have beaten UConn in the tournament all lost their next game.

[BisonAccountant44]

The last 5 teams that have beaten UConn in the tournament all lost their next game.

TIL The UConn Miss State upset didn't happen in the championship game.

[bisonp]

Not just once, but twice. Basic fundamentals. A couple of very good and exciting games tonight.

Oregon/NC was exciting, but not good. That was horrible basketball.

[Mr Meaty]

Tarheels roll tonight. Cream rises to the top and that is UNC......

Undisputed
National
Champions

[bisonaudit]

The fact that UNC is even playing postseason anything, really, just makes the NCAA look like a complete farce.

[Mr Meaty]

The fact that UNC is even playing postseason anything, really, just makes the NCAA look like a complete farce.

They thought about changing nickname to "Paper Tigers" but did not want to admit anything.

[CAS4127]

Any local radio stations carrying game? I'll be on road for much of first half.


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[bisonp]

Another terrible game so far. Good grief.

[ndsubison1]

Freedom of movement farce

[BisonAccountant44]

The Meeks hip check might be the only one of the 23 fouls that I agree with in this half. This is ridiculous.

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[NDSUstudent]

The flagrant 1 was a joke but so was the foul on Berry. These refs have lost control of this thing.

[BisonAccountant44]

Collins 5th was atrocious

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[oldmantutters]

Refs ruined what could have been a good game. Thanks stripes.

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[natstar1]

Another terrible game so far. Good grief.

there is more bad basketball in 5 minutes of a college game than there is in 48 minutes of an NBA game, but if the game is close and there is one good play in the final minute, "OMG GREATEST GAME EVER!"