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

[TheGoodMan19]

3/13 recap (Part 2- Everybody else)

Huh. There aren't any big "bid-stealers" out there right now. Maybe Colorado State and Texas can fill that role for us. Anyway, here's what else happened yesterday:

WAC Quarterfinals:
Seattle over Abilene Christian 69-63
California Baptist over Tarleton State 55-51

Atlantic 10 2nd Round:
St. Bonaventure over Duquesne 64-59
Saint Louis over Davidson 83-75
George Washington over Fordham 88-81
Saint Joseph's over La Salle 78-70

American 2nd Round:
Wichita State over USF 73-68
Florida Atlantic over Charlotte 64-59
Tulsa over Temple 75-71
East Carolina over UTSA 70-65

MAC Quarterfinals:
Akron over Bowling Green 96-67
Toledo over Ohio 90-85 in OT
Miami-Ohio over Eastern Michigan 81-75
Kent State over Western Michigan 73-66

SWAC Quarterfinals:
Alabama State over Texas Southern 84-79
Bethune-Cookman over Alcorn State 69-60

MEAC Quarterfinals:
Morgan State over Howard 91-90
North Carolina Central over Delaware State 79-77 (Heard it was a crazy finish over here)

MAAC Quarterfinals:
Iona over Manhattan 77-65
Mount St. Mary's over Marist 62-58

Conference USA Quarterfinals:
Kennesaw State over New Mexico State 80-77
Middle Tennessee over Louisiana Tech 77-75 in 2-OT's

Big West Quarterfinals:
UC-Santa Barbara over Cal-State Northridge 78-72
Cal Poly upsets UC-Riverside 96-83​

Bonaventure will steal a bid when they win the A10

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 1- The major tournaments)

Now it gets REALLY serious. This is the time where some tournaments (like the Atlantic 10 and the American) become very important. You'll see what I mean when you see this slate:

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals [From Washington D.C.]:
St. Bonaventure vs. VCU (11:30 A.M.) (Okay, @TheGoodMan19, let's see if your favorite team really CAN steal an NCAA berth. Oh, and VCU will want to win this tournament; they don't want to leave their fate up to the committee.)
Saint Louis vs. Loyola-Chicago (Around 2:00)
George Washington vs. George Mason (5:00)
Dayton vs. Saint Joseph's (Around 7:30)

Big 10 Quarterfinals [From Indianapolis, IN]:
Oregon vs. Michigan State (12:00)
Wisconsin vs. UCLA (Around 2:30)
Illinois vs. Maryland (6:30)
Purdue vs. Michigan (Around 9:00)

American Quarterfinals [From Denton, TX]:
Wichita State vs. Memphis (1:00)
Tulane vs. Florida Atlantic (Around 3:30)
Tulsa vs. North Texas (7:00)
East Carolina vs. UAB (Around 9:30)

SEC Quarterfinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Ole Miss vs. Auburn (1:00)
Texas vs. Tennessee (Around 3:30) (Another chance for Texas to shock a heavyweight and boost their resume.)
Missouri vs. Florida (7:00)
Kentucky vs. Alabama (Around 9:30)

Big East Semifinals [From Madison Square Garden]:
Marquette vs. St. John (6:30)
UConn vs. Creighton (Around 9:00)

ACC Semifinals [From Charlotte, NC]:
Game of the Day: Duke vs. North Carolina (7:00) (If the Tar Heels can't beat Duke NOW, with Cooper Flagg on the shelf [at the moment], they DESERVE to be on the bubble this Sunday.)
Clemson vs. Louisville (Around 9:30)

Big 12 Semifinals [From Kansas City, MO]:
BYU vs. Houston (7:00)
Arizona vs. Texas Tech (Around 9:30)

Mountain West Semifinals [From the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas]:
Boise State vs. New Mexico (9:30)
Utah State vs. Colorado State (Around midnight)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 2- Everyone else)

And now, let's see what everyone else is doing:

Conference USA Semifinals [From Huntsville, AL]:
Kennesaw State vs. Liberty (12:30)
Jacksonville State vs. Middle Tennessee (Around 3:00)

SWAC Semifinals [From College Park, GA]:
Grambling vs. Alabama State (2:00)
Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State (8:30)

MAC Semifinals [From Cleveland, OH]:
Toledo vs. Akron (5:00)
Miami-Ohio vs. Kent State (Around 7:30)

MEAC Semifinals [From Norfolk, VA]:
Morgan State vs. Norfolk State (6:00)
North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State (Around 8:30)

MAAC Semifinals [From Atlantic City, NJ]:
Iona vs. Quinnipiac (6:00)
Mount St. Mary's vs. Merrimack (Around 8:30)

WAC Semifinals [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Seattle vs. Utah Valley (9:00)
California Baptist vs. Grand Canyon (Around 11:30)

Big West Semifinals [From Henderson, NV]:
UC-Santa Barbara vs. UC-San Diego (9:00)
UC-Irvine vs. Cal Poly (Around 11:30)​

 

[redseat]

Auburn center was in the paint the entire possession (basically 15-18 seconds) and nothing called. WOW

 

[Xeliou66]

A lot of great basketball action on tonight

 

[TheGoodMan19]

I think Marquette-St John's will be an epic finish. Kam Jones has been a monster for Marquette the last few games. He's be on my all-American team.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Good grief, what got into Maryland? 81-48 with 11 minutes left. Illinois was playing good

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap (Part 1- The major tournaments)

I saw the end to the Duke/UNC game, and man! What a way to lose for the Tar Heels; they had it, but then a lane violation ruined it. So we just have Duke going to face Louisville (making their 1st-ever ACC final!) tomorrow night.
And with the ACC all done, let's see what else happened:

SEC Quarterfinals:
Auburn over Ole Miss 62-57
Tennessee over Texas 83-72
Florida over Missouri 95-81
Alabama over Kentucky 99-70

Big 12 Semifinals:
Houston over BYU 74-54
Arizona over Texas Tech 86-80

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Michigan State over Oregon 74-64
Wisconsin over UCLA 86-70
Maryland over Illinois 88-65
Michigan over Purdue 86-68

American Quarterfinals:
Memphis over Wichita State 83-80
Tulane over Florida Atlantic 83-76
North Texas over Tulsa 77-59
UAB over East Carolina 94-77

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals:
VCU over St. Bonaventure 76-59 (Sorry, @TheGoodMan19.)
Loyola-Chicago over Saint Louis 72-64
George Mason over George Washington 80-65
Saint Joseph's over Dayton 73-68 in OT (And now, whatever chance Dayton had to make the NCAA's is gone.)

Big East Semifinals:
St. John's over Marquette 79-63
Creighton over UConn 71-62

Mountain West Semifinals:
Boise State over New Mexico 72-69 (Whoa.)
Colorado State over Utah State 83-72 (WHOA. BOTH bubble teams in the Mountain West won? OOOOOO...)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap (Part 2- Everyone else)

And now, here was the other semifinal action that happened yesterday:

Conference USA Semifinals:
Liberty over Kennesaw State 81-79
Jacksonville State over Middle Tennessee 70-68

SWAC Semifinals:
Alabama State over Grambling State 64-62
Jackson State over Bethune-Cookman 71-50

MAC Semifinals:
Akron over Toledo 100-90
Miami-Ohio over Kent State 72-64

MEAC Semifinals:
Norfolk State over Morgan State 58-55
South Carolina State over North Carolina Central 88-67

MAAC Semifinals:
Iona over Quinnipiac 81-73
Mount St. Mary's over Merrimack 57-55

WAC Semifinals:
Utah Valley over Seattle 68-55
Grand Canyon over California Baptist 75-66

Big West Semifinals:
UC-San Diego over UC-Santa Barbara 69-51
UC-Irvine over Cal Poly 96-78​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 15th (Semifinal action and major finals)

Just know that a lot of nets are about to be cut down over this weekend. On to Part 1 of today's slate:

Ivy League Semifinals [From Providence, RI]:
Princeton vs. Yale (11:00 A.M.)
Cornell vs. Dartmouth (2:00)

SEC Semifinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Auburn vs. Tennessee (1:00)
Alabama vs. Florida (Around 3:30)

Big 10 Semifinals [From Indianapolis, IN]:
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State (1:00)
Maryland vs. Michigan (Around 3:30)

Atlantic 10 Semifinals [From Washington D.C.]:
VCU vs. Loyola-Chicago (1:00)
Saint Joseph's vs. George Mason (Around 3:30)

American Semifinals [From Denton, TX]:
Memphis vs. Tulane (3:00)
UAB vs. North Texas (30 minutes after above game)

Mountain West Championship:
Game of the Day: Boise State vs. Colorado State (6:00) (The winner of this game won't have to wait on the bubble come Selection Sunday. Good luck to both teams!)

Big 12 Championship:
Arizona vs. Houston (6:00)

Big East Championship:
St. John's vs. Creighton (6:30)

ACC Championship:
Duke vs. Louisville (8:30)​

 

[TheGoodMan19]

3/14 recap (Part 1- The major tournaments)

I saw the end to the Duke/UNC game, and man! What a way to lose for the Tar Heels; they had it, but then a lane violation ruined it. So we just have Duke going to face Louisville (making their 1st-ever ACC final!) tomorrow night.
And with the ACC all done, let's see what else happened:

SEC Quarterfinals:
Auburn over Ole Miss 62-57
Tennessee over Texas 83-72
Florida over Missouri 95-81
Alabama over Kentucky 99-70

Big 12 Semifinals:
Houston over BYU 74-54
Arizona over Texas Tech 86-80

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Michigan State over Oregon 74-64
Wisconsin over UCLA 86-70
Maryland over Illinois 88-65
Michigan over Purdue 86-68

American Quarterfinals:
Memphis over Wichita State 83-80
Tulane over Florida Atlantic 83-76
North Texas over Tulsa 77-59
UAB over East Carolina 94-77

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals:
VCU over St. Bonaventure 76-59 (Sorry, @TheGoodMan19.)
Loyola-Chicago over Saint Louis 72-64
George Mason over George Washington 80-65
Saint Joseph's over Dayton 73-68 in OT (And now, whatever chance Dayton had to make the NCAA's is gone.)

Big East Semifinals:
St. John's over Marquette 79-63
Creighton over UConn 71-62

Mountain West Semifinals:
Boise State over New Mexico 72-69 (Whoa.)
Colorado State over Utah State 83-72 (WHOA. BOTH bubble teams in the Mountain West won? OOOOOO...)​

Most off yesterday's games were stinkers. Houston slaughtered a BYU team that had been playing well. St. John's smoked Marquette in the 2nd half. Florida, Alabama, Tennessee all won big. Texas Tech losing and probably dropping to a #3 seed was big. St. John's probably gets the 4th #2 now. Maryland slapping around Illinois was bit also. The SEC semis will be epic.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 2- The other championships)

Now on to the other championships: Where a LOT of NCAA tickets will be punched. And I personally can't wait for the Big West final between UC-San Diego and UC-Irvine (at 9:30). These two teams are a combined 57-9, and one of them will punch a NCAA ticket while the other will have to wait it out as a weak bubble team that's not likely to get in.
Now for the other leagues that'll settle things:

American East Championship:
Maine @ Bryant (11:00 A.M.)

MEAC Championship:
Norfolk State vs. South Carolina State (1:00)

MAAC Championship:
Iona vs. Mount St. Mary's (7:30)

MAC Championship:
Akron vs. Miami-Ohio (7:40)

Conference USA Championship:
Jacksonville State vs. Liberty (8:30)

SWAC Championship:
Jackson State vs. Alabama State (9:30)

WAC Championship:
Grand Canyon vs. Utah Valley (11:30)​