Our 2015/16 College Basketball Thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/11 recap (Part 1- Major tournaments)

Big 12 Semifinals:
Kansas over Baylor 70-66
West Virginia over Oklahoma 69-67

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Michigan upsets Indiana 72-69
Purdue over Illinois 89-58
Michigan State over Ohio State 81-54
Maryland over Nebraska 97-86

Big East Semifinals:
Villanova over Providence 76-68
Seton Hall over Xavier 87-83 (And with that, ANY shot of Xavier getting a #1 seed is gone.)

ACC Semifinals:
Virginia over Miami 73-68
North Carolina over Notre Dame 78-47

PAC-12 Semifinals:
Oregon over Arizona 95-89 in OT
Utah over California 82-78 in OT

SEC Quarterfinals:
Kentucky over Alabama 85-59
Texas A&M over Florida 72-66
LSU over Tennessee 84-75
Georgia over South Carolina 65-64

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals:
Dayton over Richmond 69-54
Saint Joseph's over George Washington 86-80
VCU over UMass 85-70
Davidson over St. Bonaventure 90-86 in OT (Bubble teams across the nation after this game: "Oh, goody! Bonaventure's now out of the running!")

American Quarterfinals:
UConn over Cincinnati 110-106 in 4-OT's
Temple over South Florida 79-62
Tulane upsets Houston 72-69
Memphis over Tulsa 89-67 (Bubble teams across the nation after those 2 games ended: "Houston and Tulsa is out, too? YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH!"​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/11 recap (Part 2-Other tournaments)

SWAC Semifinals:
Jackson State over Mississippi Valley State 74-68
Southern over Texas Southern 81-73

C-USA Semifinals:
Old Dominion over Western Kentucky 89-77
Middle Tennessee over Marshall 99-90

Southland Semifinals:
Stephen F. Austin over Houston Baptist 104-68
Texas A&M-CC over Sam Houston State 79-76

Sun Belt Quarterfinals:
UL-Lafayette over South Alabama 90-68
UT-Arlington over Texas State 72-63

MEAC Semifinals:
Hampton over Savannah State 89-55
South Carolina State over Norfolk State 67-65

MAC Semifinals:
Akron over Bowling Green 80-66
Buffalo over Ohio 88-74

Big Sky Semifinals:
Weber State over North Dakota 83-78 in OT
Montana over Idaho 81-72

Mountain West Semifinals:
San Diego State over Nevada 67-55
Fresno State over Colorado State 64-56

Big West Semifinals:
Hawaii over UC-Santa Barbara 88-76
Long Beach State over UC-Irvine 77-72

WAC Semifinals:
New Mexico State over UMKC 78-64
CSU-Bakersfield over Seattle 72-47​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, March 12th (Part 1-Semifinals)

The last weekend of conference tournaments... Let's start with the semifinals taking place today (All times are Eastern):

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

SEC Semifinals (From Nashville, TN):
LSU vs. Texas A&M (1:00)
Georgia vs. Kentucky (30 minutes after above game)

Atlantic 10 Semifinals (From Brooklyn, NY):
Saint Joseph's vs. Dayton (1:30)
Davidson vs. VCU (Around 4:00)

Sun Belt Semifinals (From New Orleans, LA):
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (2:00)
UT-Arlington vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Around 4:30)

American Semifinals (From Orlando, FL):
UConn vs. Temple (3:00)
Tulane vs. Memphis (30 minutes after above game)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, March 12th (Part 2-Tournament Finals)

And now, the good stuff: The automatic berth's being decided today! (All times are Eastern)

American East Championship:
Vermont @ Stony Brook (11:00 A.M)

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

C-USA Championship:
Old Dominion vs. Middle Tennessee (2:30)

Big East Championship:
Seton Hall vs. Villanova (5:30)

Big 12 Championship:
West Virginia vs. Kansas (6:00) (I think a #1 seed MAY be decided here.)

Mountain West Championship:
Fresno State vs. San Diego State (6:00)

SWAC Championship:
Southern vs. Jackson State (6:30)

MAC Championship:
Akron vs. Buffalo (7:30)

Big Sky Championship:
Montana vs. Weber State (8:45)

Southland Championship:
Texas A&M-CC vs. Stephen F. Austin (9:30)

PAC-12 Championship:
Utah vs. Oregon (10:00)

WAC Championship:
New Mexico State vs. CSU-Bakersfield (11:00)

Big West Championship:
Long Beach State vs. Hawaii (11:30)

ACC Championship:
Game of the Day: Virginia vs. North Carolina (9:00) (On the other hand, a #1 seed WILL be decided here.)​

 

[The Q]

It would take a lot for Kansas to not be a #1 seed.

they've basically been the best team in the country all year.

Agreed on UVA/UNC.

Two teams that will be heavy favorites for the final four in almost any region that isn't Kansas'.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/12 recap

First, let's see who will DEFINITELY be in the NCAA's:

American East: Stony Brook over Vermont 80-74
ACC: North Carolina over Virginia 61-57
Big 12: Kansas over West Virginia 81-71
Big East: Seton Hall upsets Villanova 69-67 (And with that, 'Nova's shot at a #1 seed may be non-existent)
Big Sky: Weber State over Montana 62-59
Big West: Hawaii over Long Beach State 64-60
C-USA: Middle Tennessee over Old Dominion 55-53
MAC: Buffalo over Akron 64-61
MEAC: Hampton over South Carolina State 81-69
Mountain West: Fresno State over San Diego State 68-63 (And now, the bubble teams have to worry about the Aztecs now? Oh, man...)
PAC-12: Oregon over Utah 88-57
Southland: Stephen F. Austin over Texas A&M-CC 82-60
SWAC: Southern over Jackson State 54-53
WAC: CSU-Bakersfield over New Mexico State 57-54

And now, the teams that MAY make the NCAA's tomorrow, as we look at semifinal action:

Big 10 Semifinals:
Michigan State over Maryland 64-61
Purdue over Michigan 76-59 (Well, at least ONE bubble team was eliminated yesterday)

Atlantic 10 Semifinals:
Saint Joseph's over Dayton 82-79
VCU over Davidson 76-54

SEC Semifinals:
Kentucky over Georgia 93-80
Texas A&M over LSU 71-38

American Semifinals:
UConn over Temple 77-62
Memphis over Tulane 74-54

Sun Belt Semifinals:
Arkansas-Little Rock over UL-Lafayette 72-65
UL-Monroe over UT-Arlington 82-71​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, March 13th

Before the Selection Special (that CBS has expanded to 2 hours... for some stupid reason), the last 5 automatic bids must be decided. And here they are: (All times are Eastern)

Atlantic 10 Championship:
Saint Joseph's vs. VCU (12:30)

SEC Championship:
Kentucky vs. Texas A&M (1:00)

Sun Belt Championship:
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (1:00)

Big 10 Championship:
Michigan State vs. Purdue (3:00)

American Championship:
Game of the Day: UConn vs. Memphis (3:15) (This one's very simple: If Memphis wins, at least one bubble team goes away. So they'll ALL be rooting for UConn today.)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap

Well, the 2015-16 season is almost over. Now all we have to do is grab a bracket, fill it in, and try to win some NCAA office pool somewhere.
As for me, I'll be acknowleging the other tournaments out there. Mind you, I'm not going all nut-so on it. I'll just be giving you what happened in tournaments OUTSIDE of the NCAA:

CIT 1st Round: Jackson State over Sam Houston State 81-77 in OT
Grand Canyon over South Carolina State 78-74

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Syracuse and Tulsa got in?!

I'll be honest; I was a little surprised to see Syracuse in the field of 68. I was also VERY surprised to see Tulsa in the field, too (Granted, it's a play-in game, but still). I mean, there were a few teams some people believe are more worthy.

Teams like San Diego State, Monmouth, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, UAB, Saint Mary's...

...Man, did my squad get lucky, or what?

(P.S: For a completly different take, go to "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd and listen to his rant about "bracketologists")

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/15 recap

NIT: Florida State over Davidson 84-74
South Carolina over High Point 88-66
Ohio State over Akron 72-63 in OT
Creighton over Alabama 72-54
Washington over Long Beach State 107-102
Florida over North Florida 97-68
Valparaiso over Texas Southern 84-73
Saint Mary's over New Mexico State 58-56
San Diego State over IPFW 79-55

CBI: Morehead State over Siena 84-80

CIT: Coastal Carolina over Mercer 65-57
Furman over UL-Monroe 58-57
Ball State over Tennessee State 78-73 in 2-OT's

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/16 recap

NIT: Wagner upsets St. Bonaventure 79-75 (The selection committee after this game: "...Uh, yeah! Yeah! Yeah, see THIS is why we didn't pick Bonaventure for the tournament! ...Uh, yeah we KNEW this would happen. Don't question it.")
Georgia over Belmont 93-84
Virginia Tech over Princeton 86-81 in OT
George Washington over Hofstra 82-80
Monmouth over Bucknell 90-80
Georgia Tech over Houston 81-62
BYU over UAB 97-79

CBI: Duquesne over Omaha 120-112
Ohio over Albany 94-90 in OT
UNC-Greensboro over Houston-Baptist 69-65
Vermont over Western Carolina 79-74
Eastern Washington over Pepperdine 79-72
Nevada over Montana 79-75
Seattle over Idaho 68-63

CIT: Boston University over Fordham 69-66
Tennessee-Martin over Central Michigan 76-73
New Hampshire over Fairfield 77-62
Columbia over Norfolk State 86-54
UT-Arlington over Savannah State 75-59
N.J.I.T over Army 70-65
UL-Lafayette over Texas A&M-CC 96-72
UC-Irvine over North Dakota 89-86 in OT

 

[Eco]

NIT seems to do this so often, you have these highly seeded teams that were all hopefuls getting into the big dance, getting disappointed about being left out, and then getting knocked out early.

The committee can say what they want, but they did miss this one and hopefully Calipari's comments will force the committee to come up with a grading system that will be the same every year.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/17 recap

Just a little recap from the other tournaments:

NIT: Valparaiso over Florida State 81-69
CIT: Grand Canyon over Jackson State 64-54

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/19 recap (AKA: What happened outside the NCAA's)

Friday:
NIT: BYU over Virginia Tech 80-77

Saturday:
NIT: Creighton over Wagner 87-54
CIT: UL-Lafayette over Furman 80-72
Coastal Carolina over New Hampshire 71-62

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/20 recap (AKA: Just a little recap from the other tournaments)

CBI: Ball State over Tennessee State 83-80 in OT
NIT: Florida over Ohio State 74-66
Saint Mary's over Georgia 77-65

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/21 recap (AKA: What happened while we're waiting for the Sweet 16)

NIT: Georgia Tech over South Carolina 83-66
George Washington over Monmouth 87-71
San Diego State over Washington 93-78

CIT: N.J.I.T over Boston University 83-72

CBI: Morehead State over Duquesne 82-72
Ohio over UNC-Greensboro 72-67
Nevada over Eastern Washington 85-70
Vermont over Seattle 73-54

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/23 recap (AKA: What happened over the past 2 days)


NIT: Valparaiso over Saint Mary's 60-44
BYU over Creighton 88-82
George Washington over Florida 82-77
San Diego State over Georgia Tech 72-56

CBI: Morehead State over Ohio 77-72
Nevada over Vermont 82-76

CIT: UC-Irvine over UL-Lafayette 67-66
Columbia over Ball State 69-67
Coastal Carolina over Grand Canyon 60-58

 

[WestEndVol]

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/28 recap

By chance, have you guys heard about the "Vegas 16" tournament. Yeah, ANOTHER postseason tournament! Ask yourself this: When does this get to be too much?
Anyway, here's what happened:

Vegas 16 Quarterfinals:
Old Dominion over Tennessee Tech 75-59
UC-Santa Barbara over Northern Illinois 70-63
Oakland over Towson 90-72
East Tennessee State over Louisiana Tech 88-83
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Oh, by the way, tonight we'll have our first postseason final. From the CIT, it's UC-Irvine vs. Columbia live from New York City! Don't miss it!