Tournament Thread 2025 NCAA Tournament Thread

[Jordan23]

Who gets more hate/following.... Xavier or UNC? That's why

But as analysts, wouldn’t they actually call out the team least deserving? I get it’s UNC but man. If they watched UNC this year they would know outside that middle ugly stretch, UNC played most of those quad 1 games to the wire which tells me they belong. It would be one thing if they were losing by 20 in those games but 5-6 were nail biters

 

[PhilSimms11]

Slightly off topic, but a question about the NIT. I noticed a couple of losing teams are in it...Oklahoma St (15-17) and San Jose St (15-19). It used to be a rule that to be in the NIT you must be .500 or better. I guess because teams turn down the NIT they have no choice, but to except losing teams?
Hell, Boise St (24-10), a team I think deserves to be in the NCAA tourney, is in something called the College Basketball Crown. WTF is that? It's a 16-team tournament, 5 of which are under .500.

This makes me like my expansion of the NCAA idea even more.

Play-in games...
11-seed
San Diego St (21-9) vs Xavier (21-11)
Boise St (24-10) vs Dayton (22-10)

12-seed
Bradley (26-8) vs George Mason (26-8)
UC Irvine (28-6) vs San Francisco (24-9)

15-seed
Robert Morris (26-8) vs CConn (25-7)
Utah Valley (25-8) vs No Colorado (25-9)
Omaha (22-12) vs SE Missouri St (21-12)
Chattanooga (24-9) vs Bryant (23-11)

16-seed
Norfolk St (24-10) vs Towson (22-11)
Alabama St (19-15) vs St Francis (PA) (16-17)
SIUE (22-11) vs Wofford (19-15)
American (22-12) vs Mt St Mary's (22-12)

 

[redseat]

But as analysts, wouldn’t they actually call out the team least deserving? I get it’s UNC but man. If they watched UNC this year they would know outside that middle ugly stretch, UNC played most of those quad 1 games to the wire which tells me they belong. It would be one thing if they were losing by 20 in those games but 5-6 were nail biters

Well in this day an age..... It's all about the clicks and likes so what would get more views/likes/clicks etc.... Bashing UNC or Xavier.. Plus the ACC has had a down year this year so

Let's see if UNC can ride the momentum and win next round

 

[redseat]

Hell, Boise St (24-10), a team I think deserves to be in the NCAA tourney, is in something called the College Basketball Crown. WTF is that? It's a 16-team tournament, 5 of which are under .500.

They declined and playing in the inaugural CROWN Tournament

Boise State bypasses NIT, accepts invitation to inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament.

 

[Jordan23]

Well in this day an age..... It's all about the clicks and likes so what would get more views/likes/clicks etc.... Bashing UNC or Xavier.. Plus the ACC has had a down year this year so

Let's see if UNC can ride the momentum and win next round

They sure showed up so far. Hope they throttle the fuck out of Ole Miss and keep beating the sec teams out. 14 teams, lol. Crock of shit

 

[redseat]

They sure showed up so far. Hope they throttle the fuck out of Ole Miss and keep beating the sec teams out. 14 teams, lol. Crock of shit

I do have them beating Ole Miss

 

[redseat]

Has a 3 second call been called at all this tournament? Seems like players are spending ages in the paint and not being called

 

[Jordan23]

I do have them beating Ole Miss

Same with me then losing next round

 

[redseat]

Same with me then losing next round

Same

 

[Jordan23]

Same

I picked Duke to lose first round cause ya know what? Fuck Duke. Lol, my best friend is a Duke fan so we like to dish it out

 

[redseat]

I picked Duke to lose first round cause ya know what? Fuck Duke. Lol, my best friend is a Duke fan so we like to dish it out

But honestly... I wouldn't be shocked if they did lose in the 1st round as I hate how everyone has picked them to win


Kansas is going to F up my bracket.. I knew I should have picked Arkansas!

 

[Clayton]

I don't know why people find this stuff fun.

Time to start drinking

 

[Jordan23]

But honestly... I wouldn't be shocked if they did lose in the 1st round as I hate how everyone has picked them to win


Kansas is going to F up my bracket.. I knew I should have picked Arkansas!

I got Kansas too cause I hate Coach cheat

 

[Xeliou66]

I picked Duke to lose first round cause ya know what? Fuck Duke. Lol, my best friend is a Duke fan so we like to dish it out

I fucking hate Duke as well, my least favorite program in college basketball, but I picked them to go to the Final Four because I think their bracket is the easiest and they are very good. I hope I’m wrong.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

#8 Zags did not zig today...beating #9 Georgia 89-68.
They'll face #1 Houston on Sat.

 

[Jordan23]

I fucking hate Duke as well, my least favorite program in college basketball, but I picked them to go to the Final Four because I think their bracket is the easiest and they are very good. I hope I’m wrong.

I have them losing to Florida in the title game

 

[PhilSimms11]

Rick Pitino...the only coach to take six different programs to the NCAA Tournament. He's badass.

-Boston
-Providence
-Kentucky
-Louisville
-Iona
-St John's

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Didn't fill out a bracket because I watched very little CBB this season. With league pass don't have time for the NBA and NCAA.

All good.
I have 5 different brackets...but I'm sure some or all of them will be trash by Sunday night.

But I'm gonna enjoy all of March Madness.

Same here.

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

I have Drake and Utah St winning as well. I have Kansas over Arkansas and the biggest upset in my bracket is Yale over A&M

I'm having a hell of a night so far.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Hunter Dickenson is worthless. He's been playing CBB for 17 years and he mailed this in tonight