It's heating up so much! (2024-25 CBB thread- Part 3)

[PhilSimms11]

Lunardi currently has Oklahoma (17-12, 4-12) as the final last four in. Ugh...Joe, you're killing me.

Last 4 in...
Georgia (18-11)
Arkansas (17-12)
Nebraska (16-13)
Oklahoma (17-12)

First 4 out...
Boise St (21-8)
Xavier (19-10)
No Carolina (19-11)
Texas (16-13)

Next 4 out...
Wake (20-9)
SMU (21-8)
Cincinnati (17-12)
Villanova (18-12)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/3 recap (AKA: What happened while CM Punk almost got WWE kicked off of Netflix)

Duke over Wake Forest 93-60
Houston over Kansas 65-59
North Carolina Central over Norfolk State 91-87 in OT
North Texas over Wichita State 68-66
UCLA over Northwestern 73-69

Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals:
North Alabama over Austin Peay 90-64
Queens University over Florida-Gulf Coast 71-65
Jacksonville over Eastern Kentucky 78-67
Lipscomb over Central Arkansas 84-66​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, March 4th

Moving on from the recent "Lilly" medicine commercial, here are the big games to see today (Bubble games will be in italics):

Sun Belt 1st Round [From Pensacola, FL]:
Coastal Carolina vs. Southern Miss (6:00)
UL-Monroe vs. Louisiana (Around 8:30)

Patriot League 1st Round:
Lehigh @ Loyola (MD) (7:00)
Holy Cross @ Lafayette (7:00)

Horizon League 1st Round:
Detroit Mercy @ Northern Kentucky (7:00)
Green Bay @ Oakland (7:00)
IU-Indianapolis @ Wright State (8:00)
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Other big games:
Georgia @ South Carolina (6:00)
Rutgers @ Purdue (7:00)
LSU @ Kentucky (7:00)
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech (7:00)
VCU @ Duquesne (7:00)
Texas @ Mississippi State (8:00)
Baylor @ TCU (8:00)
Villanova @ Georgetown (8:00)
Game of the Day: Auburn @ Texas A&M (9:00)
BYU @ Iowa State (9:00)
West Virginia @ Utah (9:00)
Syracuse @ SMU (9:00)
San Jose State @ Colorado State (9:00)
New Mexico @ Nevada (9:00)
Indiana @ Oregon (9:00)
Nebraska @ Ohio State (9:00)
Arkansas @ Vanderbilt (10:00)
San Diego State @ UNLV (11:00)

Man... There are a LOT of "bubble" teams in action today!

 

[PhilSimms11]

Arizona St (13-16) @ Arizona (19-10) have agreed not to shake hands post game. Got pretty chippy last meeting. Now, that's a rivalry. Love it.

 

[Xeliou66]

A&M upsets Auburn

 

[PhilSimms11]

BYU (22-8, 13-6) goes on the road and takes down Iowa St (22-8, 12-7) 88-85 (OT).
I think Lunardi had Iowa St as a 2-seed. The Cyclones are now 5th in the Big XII.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

BYU beats Iowa State in 2OT. Brigham Young is red hot, a team I would not want to play in the First Round

How can Rutgers have two top five draft picks and be 14-16?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

A&M upsets Auburn

Auburn still has Alabama to end the regular season. They can't lose a #1 seed but can drop to #3 or #4 overall. Difference from having St. John's as your #2 or Florida as your #2

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/4 recap

A&M upsets Auburn

Yep. Texas A&M took down #1! Let that set the tone for the madness that happened yesterday:

Bubble teams:
Texas upsets Mississippi State 87-82 in OT (Man! Texas just won't go away, will they?)
Georgia over South Carolina 73-64
North Carolina over Virginia Tech 91-59
Baylor over TCU 61-58
West Virginia over Utah 71-69
Georgetown over Villanova 75-73 (This one may hurt the Wildcats)
SMU over Syracuse 77-75
Colorado State over San Jose State 83-56
Boise State over Air Force 80-57
Ohio State over Nebraska 116-114 in 2-OT's
Oregon over Indiana 73-64
Arkansas over Vanderbilt 90-77
UNLV over San Diego State 74-67

Other big games:
BYU over Iowa State 88-85 in 2-OT's
Memphis over UTSA 75-70
VCU over Duquesne 71-62
New Mexico over Nevada 71-67

Sun Belt 1st Round:
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina 66-63
Louisiana over UL-Monroe 73-69 in OT

Patriot League 1st Round:
Loyola (MD) over Lehigh 77-73
Lafayette over Holy Cross 69-68

Horizon League 1st Round:
Northern Kentucky over Detroit Mercy 99-75
Oakland over Green Bay 96-72
Wright State over IU-Indianapolis 98-85​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, March 5th

After all of that craziness that happened yesterday, will things cool down today? Eh, only a little bit; here's the games we have:

Sun Belt 2nd Round [From Pensacola, FL]:
Southern Miss vs. Georgia Southern (6:00)
Louisiana vs. Old Dominion (Around 8:30)

Ohio Valley 1st Round [From Evansville, IN]:
Tennessee Tech vs. UT-Martin (7:00)
Morehead State vs. Lindenwood (Around 9:30)

Big South 1st Round [From Johnson City, TN]:
Gardner-Webb vs. South Carolina Upstate (7:30)

Summit League 1st Round [From Sioux Falls, SD]:
Kansas City vs. Oral Roberts (8:00)

Northeast Quarterfinals:
Chicago State @ Long Island U (7:00)
Wagner @ St. Francis (PA) (7:00)
Stonehill @ Fairleigh Dickinson (7:00)
Le Moyne @ Central Connecticut (7:00)
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Other big games:
Michigan @ Maryland (6:30)
Game of the Day: Florida @ Alabama (7:00) (Yep, it's ANOTHER heavyweight clash in the SEC.)
Kansas State @ Cincinnati (7:00)
La Salle @ George Mason (7:00)
Xavier @ Butler (7:00)
Missouri @ Oklahoma (8:00)
Marquette @ UConn (8:30)
Tennessee @ Ole Miss (9:00)
Stanford @ Notre Dame (9:00)

 

[TheGoodMan19]

If Texas gets a bid with a 5-11 conference record then something is seriously wrong

 

[Xeliou66]

Gators beat Bama in Tuscaloosa! Huge win for us, this Gator team is excellent.

 

[PhilSimms11]

If Texas gets a bid with a 5-11 conference record then something is seriously wrong

Oklahoma 96, #15 Missouri 84.

OU improves to (18-12, 5-12). Oklahoma doesn't deserve to get in either.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Gators beat Bama in Tuscaloosa! Huge win for us, this Gator team is excellent.

Alabama is scuffling at the wrong time. But they had a schedule from Hell. Last seven regular season game against ranked opponents, last three against top five opponents. Still have Auburn on the road. Could they fall out of a #2 seed? The computers love Texas Tech, #7 in the NET, KenPom and BartTorvik. If they beat Houston in the XII title and Michigan State and St. John's march through their tourneys ...

10 days to Selection Sunday. 21 days to Opening Day. Damn, I love this time of the year

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/5 recap

Oklahoma 96, #15 Missouri 84.

OU improves to (18-12, 5-12). Oklahoma doesn't deserve to get in either.

Well, much like Texas, Oklahoma just won't go away either. Let's see who else won't go away in the bubble discussion:

Sun Belt 2nd Round:
Old Dominion over Louisiana 67-49
Georgia Southern over Southern Miss 78-64

OVC 1st Round:
Tennessee Tech over UT-Martin 70-67
Lindenwood over Morehead State 73-65

Big South 1st Round:
Gardner-Webb over USC-Upstate 83-63

Summit League 1st Round:
Kansas City over Oral Roberts 73-56

Northeast Conference Quarterfinals:
Long Island over Chicago State 68-57
Fairleigh Dickinson over Stonehill 71-56
St. Francis (PA) over Wagner 58-55
Central Connecticut over Le Moyne 86-67
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Other big games:
Ole Miss upsets Tennessee 78-76 (Well, no need to worry about the Rebels; they're definitely IN now.)
Florida over Alabama 99-94
Maryland over Michigan 71-65
UConn over Marquette 72-66 (UConn looks to be back on track.)
Kansas State over Cincinnati 74-69 (Oof. Unless the Bearcats go on a roll in the Big 12 tournament, I think they're OUT.)
George Mason over La Salle 69-62
Xavier over Butler 91-78
Notre Dame over Stanford 56-54 (It doesn't look good for Stanford...)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, March 6th

With this big severe weather outbreak soon to be over, we can now get back to watching these games without worry:

Missouri Valley 1st Round [From St. Louis, MO]:
Southern Illinois vs. Indiana State (1:00)
Missouri State vs. Illinois State (Around 3:30)
Evansville vs. Murray State (7:00)
Valparaiso vs. UIC (Around 9:30)

WCC 1st Round [From the Orleans Arena in New Orleans]:
San Diego vs. Pacific (5:30)

Sun Belt 3rd Round [From Pensacola, FL]:
Georgia Southern vs. Georgia State (6:00)
Texas State vs. Old Dominion (Around 8:30)

Summit League Quarterfinals [From Sioux Falls, SD]:
Kansas City vs. Omaha (7:00)
Denver vs. St. Thomas-Minnesota (Around 9:30)

Patriot League Quarterfinals:
Loyola (MD) @ Bucknell (7:00)
Lafayette @ American (7:00)
Army @ Colgate (7:00)
Navy @ Boston University (7:00)

Ohio Valley Quarterfinals [From Evansville, IN]:
Little Rock vs. UT-Martin (7:00)
Lindenwood vs. Tennessee State (Around 9:30)

Horizon League Quarterfinals:
Purdue-Fort Wayne @ Youngstown State (7:00)
Oakland @ Milwaukee (8:00)
Wright State @ Robert Morris (8:00)
Northern Kentucky @ Cleveland State (8:00)

Atlantic Sun Semifinals:
Jacksonville @ North Alabama (7:00)
Queens University @ Lipscomb (8:00)
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Other big games:
Florida Atlantic @ UAB (7:00)
Liberty @ Middle Tennessee (7:30)
Game of the Day: Michigan State @ Iowa (8:00)
Charlotte @ North Texas (9:00)
Long Beach State @ UC-San Diego (10:00) (Wait. Some bubble experts think that UC-San Diego can get an at-large bid? Oh boy...)

 

[PhilSimms11]

Here's to these teams hopefully getting to the Big Dance. Most, if not all, of these teams must get the auto bid. Does Drake get an at-large? We'll see.

A-Sun--Lipscomb (24-9, 14-4) or No Alabama (24-9, 14-4)
AEC--Bryant (20-11, 14-2)
Big Sky--Montana (22-9, 15-3) or No Colorado (23-9, 15-3)
Big South--High Point (26-5, 14-2)
CAA--Towson (21-10, 16-2)
Horizon--Robert Morris (24-8, 15-5)
Ivy League--Yale (19-7, 12-1)
MAAC--Quinnipiac (19-11, 15-4)
MAC--Akron (24-6, 16-1)
MEAC--Norfolk St (21-10, 11-3) or So Carolina St (18-12, 11-3)
Missouri Valley--Drake (27-3, 17-3)
NEC--CConn (24-6, 14-2)
Ohio Valley--SE Mo St (20-11, 15-5)
Patriot--American (20-11, 13-5) or Bucknell (18-14, 13-5)
Southern--Chattanooga (23-8, 15-3)
Southland--McNeese (25-6, 19-1)
Summit--Omaha (20-12, 13-3)
Sun Belt--Arkansas St (22-9, 13-5), James Madison (20-11, 13-5), So Alabama (21-10, 13-5), or Troy (20-10, 13-5)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/6 recap

While San Diego was beating Pepperdine in the WCC tournament, here is the other stuff that went on yesterday:

Sun Belt 3rd Round:
Georgia State over Georgia Southern 80-71
Old Dominion over Texas State 64-61

Missouri Valley 1st Round:
Southern Illinois over Indiana State 86-85
Illinois State over Missouri State 70-54
Murray State over Evansville 74-53
Valparaiso over UIC 67-50

Patriot League Quarterfinals:
Bucknell over Loyola (MD) 76-72 in OT
American over Lafayette 71-69
Colgate over Army 84-55
Navy over Boston University 86-78

Summit League Quarterfinals:
Omaha over Kansas City 70-61
St. Thomas (MN) over Denver 80-62

Ohio Valley Quarterfinals:
Little Rock over UT-Martin 82-77
Tennessee State over Lindenwood 69-55

Horizon League Quarterfinals:
Youngstown State over Purdue-Fort Wayne 72-67
Oakland over Milwaukee 72-64
Robert Morris over Wright State 83-62
Cleveland State over Northern Kentucky 68-63

Atlantic Sun Semifinals:
North Alabama over Jacksonville 78-63
Lipscomb over Queens University 81-75 in OT​

Other big games:
Michigan State over Iowa 91-84
Liberty over Middle Tennessee 86-81
North Texas over Charlotte 75-64
UC-Irvine over UC-Davis 88-59
UC-San Diego over Long Beach State 70-63

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, March 7th

Onwards to today! And we got teams like Drake playing today, so pay attention:

Missouri Valley Quarterfinals [From St. Louis, MO]:
Southern Illinois vs. Drake (1:00)
Illinois State vs. Belmont (Around 3:30)
Murray State vs. Bradley (7:00)
Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa (Around 9:30)

Big South Quarterfinals [From Johnson City, TN]:
Gardner-Webb vs. High Point (12:00)
Presbyterian vs. Radford (Around 2:30)
Charleston Southern vs. UNC-Asheville (6:00)
Longwood vs. Winthrop (Around 8:30)

CAA 1st Round [From Washington D.C.]:
Delaware vs. Stony Brook (2:00)
North Carolina A&T vs. Hofstra (Around 4:30)

SoCon 1st Round [From Asheville, NC]:
Western Carolina vs. Mercer (5:00)
Citadel vs. VMI (Around 7:30)

Sun Belt 4th Round [From Pensacola, FL]:
Marshall vs. Georgia State (6:00)
Old Dominion vs. Appalachian State (Around 8:30)

Summit League Quarterfinals [From Sioux Falls, SD]:
South Dakota vs. North Dakota State (7:00)
North Dakota vs. South Dakota State (Around 9:30)

Ohio Valley Semifinals [From Evansville, IN]:
Little Rock vs. Southeast Missouri State (8:00)
Tennessee State vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Around 10:30)

WCC 2nd Round [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Pepperdine vs. Portland (9:00)
San Diego vs. Loyola-Marymount (Around 11:30)
​

Other big games:
Dayton @ VCU (7:00)
Purdue @ Illinois (8:00)
Game of the Day: Colorado State @ Boise State (10:00) [Two bubble teams facing off against each other? I'm sold.)

And by the way, San Diego actually defeated Pacific in the WCC 1st Round last night. Sorry about that.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/7 recap (AKA: What happened while Naomi called her former friend Bianca Belair the B word)

Big South Quarterfinals:
High Point over Gardner-Webb 85-64
Radford over Presbyterian 74-69 in OT
UNC-Asheville over Charleston Southern 80-60
Winthrop over Longwood 88-79

CAA 1st Round:
Delaware over Stony Brook 80-76
Hofstra over North Carolina A&T 77-55

Missouri Valley Quarterfinals:
Drake over Southern Illinois 70-53
Belmont over Illinois State 76-63
Bradley over Murray State 70-62
Valparaiso over Northern Iowa 64-63

SoCon 1st Round:
Mercer over Western Carolina 67-66
VMI over Citadel 73-62

Summit League Quarterfinals:
South Dakota over North Dakota State 85-84
North Dakota upsets South Dakota State 85-69

WCC 2nd Round:
Pepperdine over Portland 86-73
Loyola Marymount over San Diego 100-74

Sun Belt 4th Round:
Marshall over Georgia State 79-76
Old Dominion over Appalachian State 61-56

Ohio Valley Semifinals:
SE-Missouri State over Little Rock 78-59
SIU-Edwardsville over Tennessee State 71-69
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Other big games:
Memphis over USF 84-68
Illinois over Purdue 88-80
Dayton over VCU 79-76
Northern Illinois over Central Michigan 83-81 in 2-OT's
Colorado State over Boise State 83-73