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