Who's in? Who's out? Who is gonna blow it? (2023-24 CBB thread-Part 3)

[Picklerick 2.0]

2023-24 season review so far (Part 1- The major conferences)

Look. You guys can agree or disagree with this, but this is how I see the field right now. First, the major conferences:

ACC:
IN: Duke, North Carolina, Virginia
Almost!: Wake Forest, Clemson
Needs work: Pittsburgh, Syracuse, NC State

Big 12:
IN: Houston, Kansas, TCU, BYU, Iowa State, Baylor
Almost!: Oklahoma
Needs work: Texas, Kansas State

Big East:
IN: UConn, Creighton, Marquette
Almost!: Seton Hall, Providence
Needs work: Butler, St. John's

Big 10:
IN: Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan State, Wisconsin
Almost!: Nebraska
Needs work: Iowa, Minnesota

PAC-12:
IN: Arizona, Washington State
Almost!: Colorado
Needs work: Utah, Oregon, UCLA

SEC:
IN: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina
Almost!: Mississippi State
Needs work: Ole Miss, Texas A&M

More to come...

Minnesota heard talk about them being a bubble team and promptly pooped the bed.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Conference tourney?

lost it.doubtful they get in the ncaa

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

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

Minnesota heard talk about them being a bubble team and promptly pooped the bed.

Sad, but true; Michigan State got them yesterday. Also in the Big 10 we saw Indiana win, Wisconsin win, and Ohio State officially eliminate Iowa from the NCAA tournament picture.
Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday:

ACC Quarterfinals:
North Carolina over Florida State 92-67
NC State upsets Duke 74-69
Virginia over Boston College 66-60 in OT (Virginia survives a heartstopper!)
Pittsburgh over Wake Forest 81-69 (BIG win for the Panthers- Wait. Could this mean both Pitt AND Wake will miss the NCAA's?)

Big 12 Quarterfinals:
Houston over TCU 60-45
Iowa State over Kansas State 76-57
Baylor over Cincinnati 68-56 (Someone on this thread mentioned that Cincinnati should have a better chance of making the NCAA's than Kansas State does. Hmmm...)
Texas Tech over BYU 81-67

Big East Quarterfinals:
UConn over Xavier 87-60
St. John's over Seton Hall 91-72
Providence upsets Creighton 78-73 (The Friars shock the Bluejays...)
Marquette over Villanova 71-65 in OT (...while the law of averages got to Villanova. What a great day for Providence!)

Mountain West Quarterfinals:
Utah State over Fresno State 87-75 in OT
San Diego State over UNLV 85-78 in OT
Colorado State over Nevada 85-78 (HUGE win for the Rams!)
New Mexico over Boise State 76-66 (Hmm... Colorado State vs. New Mexico in the semifinals...)

PAC-12 Quarterfinals:
Arizona over USC 70-49
Oregon over UCLA 68-66
Washington State over Stanford 79-62
Colorado over Utah 72-58 (Colorado is still alive... and now Utah is out of the picture.)

SEC 2nd Round:
Mississippi State over LSU 70-60
South Carolina over Arkansas 80-66
Texas A&M over Ole Miss 80-71
Florida over Georgia 85-80​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap (Part 2- Everyone else)

...Just know that all of the higher seeds in the Atlantic 10 tournament lost yesterday, and all bubble teams may be poorer for it. Now here's how the other tourneys went:

American 2nd Round:
East Carolina over Tulsa 84-79
Wichita State upsets Memphis 71-65 (From a spot in the Top 10, to this. What a sad turn of events this season for Memphis.)
North Texas over Tulane 81-71
Temple upsets SMU 75-60

Big West Quarterfinals:
Hawaii over Cal State Northridge 75-68
Long Beach State over UC-Riverside 86-67

WAC Quarterfinals:
Seattle over California Baptist 81-57
UT-Arlington over Stephen F. Austin 109-78

MAC Quarterfinals:
Kent State upsets Toledo 67-59
Bowling Green over Central Michigan 66-56
Akron over Miami-Ohio 75-63
Ohio over Western Michigan 82-55

SWAC Quarterfinals:
Texas Southern over Jackson State 73-62
Bethune-Cookman over Southern 73-53

MEAC Quarterfinals:
Howard over Morgan State 78-65
Delaware State over South Carolina State 71-58

MAAC Quarterfinals:
Marist over Niagara 65-59
Saint Peter's over Rider 50-48

Conference USA Quarterfinals:
UTEP over Liberty 66-57
Western Kentucky over New Mexico State 89-69​

 

[redskinsfan1963]

uva surprised me and won while duke lost.that,s the acc for you.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 15th (Part 1- The major tournaments)

After a iffy moment with my laptop, I'm back to give you guys today's slate. First, the major tournaments:

Big 10 Quarterfinals [From Minneapolis, MN}:
Michigan State vs. Purdue (12:00)
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin (Around 2:30)
Ohio State vs. Illinois (6:30)
Indiana vs. Nebraska (Around 9:00)

SEC Quarterfinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Mississippi State vs. Tennessee (1:00)
South Carolina vs. Auburn (Around 3:30)
Texas A&M vs. Kentucky (7:00) (Very important game for A&M.)
Florida vs. Alabama (Around 9:30)

PAC-12 Semifinals [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Oregon vs. Arizona (7:00)
Colorado vs. Washington State (Around 9:30)

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

ACC Semifinals [From Washington D.C]:
Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina (7:00)
NC State vs. Virginia (Around 9:30)

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

Big East Semifinals [From Madison Square Garden]:
Game of the Day: St. John's vs. UConn (5:30)
Marquette vs. Providence (Around 8:00)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 15th (Part 2- Everyone else)

The number of games may be declining, but the drama is not. Here's how the other tournaments are looking:

American Quarterfinals [From Fort Worth, TX]:
East Carolina vs. USF (1:00)
Wichita State vs. UAB (Around 3:30)
North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic (7:00)
Temple vs. Charlotte (Around 9:30)

Conference USA Semifinals [From Huntsville, AL]:
UTEP vs. Sam Houston (12:30)
Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky (Around 3:00)

SWAC Semifinals [From Birmingham, AL]:
Bethune-Cookman vs. Grambling (3:00)
Alabama A&M vs. Texas Southern (9:30)

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

Big West Semifinals [From Henderson, NV]:
UC-Irvine vs. Long Beach State (9:00)
UC-Davis vs. Hawaii (Around 11:30)

WAC Semifinals [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Grand Canyon vs. Seattle (9:00)
UT-Arlington vs. Tarleton State (Around 11:30)

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

MAAC Semifinals [From Atlantic City, NJ]:
Saint Peter's vs. Quinnipiac (6:30)
Marist vs. Fairfield (Around 9:00)​

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

(Someone on this thread mentioned that Cincinnati should have a better chance of making the NCAA's than Kansas State does. Hmmm...)

​

Blind resumes. Without looking at the name and logo. It removes all narratives and bias.

CBS recently did one and all of them mistakenly had Cincinnati clearly in . What a sham.

 

[Xeliou66]

Tennessee laid an egg against Miss St in the SEC quarterfinals. Seems like Tennessee collapses in March every year

 

[PhilSimms11]

Teams that won or tied for first and lost in their conference tournament...most of which will be in the NIT.

A-10--Loyola Chicago, Richmond (23-9)
A-Sun--Eastern Kentucky (17-14)
Big Sky--E Washington (21-11)
Big South--High Point (25-8)
C-USA--Sam Houston (21-12)
MAAC--Quinnipiac (24-9)
MAC--Toledo (20-12)
MEAC--Norfolk St (22-11)
MVC--Indiana St (28-6)
NEC--C Conn St (20-11), Merrimack (21-12)
Pac-12--Arizona (25-8)
SEC--Tennessee (24-8)
Sun Belt--App St (27-6)

 

[PhilSimms11]

Teams that won or tied for first and lost in their conference tournament...most of which will be in the NIT.

A-10--Loyola Chicago, Richmond (23-9)
A-Sun--Eastern Kentucky (17-14)
Big Sky--E Washington (21-11)
Big South--High Point (25-8)
Big West--UC-Irvine (24-9)
C-USA--Sam Houston (21-12)
MAAC--Quinnipiac (24-9)
MAC--Toledo (20-12)
MEAC--Norfolk St (22-11)
MVC--Indiana St (28-6)
NEC--C Conn St (20-11), Merrimack (21-12)
Pac-12--Arizona (25-8)
SEC--Tennessee (24-8)
Sun Belt--App St (27-6)

 

[redskinsfan1963]

uva says goodbye to their season.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/15 recap (Part 1- The major tournaments)

So according to @PhilSimms11 we now have 13 conferences that saw their top seed lose in their year-end tournaments. OK, what happened now?

ACC Semifinals:
NC State upsets Virginia 73-65 in OT (Hey! I'm having flashbacks to 1997 for some reason.)
North Carolina over Pittsburgh 72-65 (Wait. So BOTH bubble teams in the ACC semis lost? Uh oh!)

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Purdue over Michigan State 67-62
Wisconsin over Northwestern 70-61
Illinois over Ohio State 77-74
Nebraska over Indiana 93-66

SEC Quarterfinals:
Mississippi State upsets Tennessee 73-56 (So the Bulldogs are serious about keeping their spot in the NCAA's.)
Auburn over South Carolina 86-55
Texas A&M upsets Kentucky 97-87 (OOO! So both bubble teams from the SEC won yesterday?)
Florida over Alabama 102-88

Big East Semifinals:
UConn over St. John's 95-90
Marquette over Providence 79-68

Big 12 Semifinals:
Houston over Texas Tech 82-59
Iowa State over Baylor 76-62

PAC-12 Semifinals:
Oregon upsets Arizona 67-59
Colorado over Washington State 58-52

Mountain West Semifinals:
San Diego State over Utah State 86-70
New Mexico over Colorado State 74-61​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/15 recap (Part 2- Everyone else)

And now, let's see how many top-seeds lose in the mid-major tournaments:

American Quarterfinals:
USF over East Carolina 81-59
UAB over Wichita State 72-60
Florida Atlantic over North Texas 77-71
Temple upsets Charlotte 58-54

Conference USA Semifinals:
UTEP over Sam Houston 65-63 (OOO! There's one!)
Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee 85-54

Big West Semifinals:
Long Beach State over UC-Irvine 83-79 (OOO! There's another one!)
UC-Davis over Hawaii 68-65

SWAC Semifinals:
Grambling over Bethune-Cookman 65-53
Texas Southern over Alabama A&M 72-65

WAC Semifinals:
Grand Canyon over Seattle 80-72
UT-Arlington over Tarleton State 87-84

MEAC Semifinals:
Howard over Norfolk State 80-74 (Another top-seed is out!)
Delaware State over North Carolina Central 71-58

MAAC Semifinals:
Saint Peter's over Quinnipiac 62-60 (And there's another one!)
Fairfield over Marist 65-61

MAC Semifinals:
Kent State over Bowling Green 73-60
Akron over Ohio 65-62​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 16th (Part 1- Semifinals and major tournament finals)

Now on to "Championship Saturday" in the CBB world! First, the semifinals and major tourney finals to be had:

Ivy League Semifinals [From New York City]:
Brown vs. Princeton (11:00 A.M.)
Cornell vs. Yale (2:00)

Big 10 Semifinals [From Minneapolis, MN]:
Purdue vs. Wisconsin (1:00)
Nebraska vs. Illinois (30 minutes after above game)

SEC Semifinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Auburn vs. Mississippi State (1:00)
Florida vs. Texas A&M (Around 3:30)

Atlantic 10 Semifinals [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (1:00)
Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure (Around 3:30)

American Semifinals [From Fort Worth, TX]:
USF vs. UAB (3:00)
Florida Atlantic vs. Temple (30 minutes after above game)
​

Big 12 Final: Houston vs. Iowa State (6:00) (This is our "Game of the Day"! If Iowa State upsets Houston, could they get a #1 seed?)
Mountain West Final: New Mexico vs. San Diego State (6:00) (The Lobos can end their painful wait if they win this game tonight.)
Big East Final: UConn vs. Marquette (6:30)
ACC Final: North Carolina vs. NC State (8:30) (Will NC State steal a NCAA bid tonight?)
PAC-12 Final: Colorado vs. Oregon (9:00) (One of two things will happen here: Either Oregon steals a bid, or Colorado officially punches their ticket to the dance.)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 16th (Part 2- The other tickets being punched)

All right. For all of THESE teams, it's "win-or-go-home". Here are the other tournament finals taking place today:

America East Championship:
UMass-Lowell @ Vermont (11:00 A.M.)

MEAC Championship:
Delaware State vs. Howard (1:00)

MAAC Championship:
Saint Peter's vs. Fairfield (7:30)

MAC Championship:
Kent State vs. Akron (7:30)

Conference USA Championship:
UTEP vs. Western Kentucky (8:30)

SWAC Championship:
Grambling vs. Texas Southern (9:30)

Big West Championship:
UC-Davis vs. Long Beach State (9:30)

WAC Championship:
Grand Canyon vs. UT-Arlington (11:30)​

 

[Jordan23]

lost it.doubtful they get in the ncaa

No chance they get in

 

[redskinsfan1963]

No chance they get in

if idiots start choosing,maybe.they are nit bound.

 

[Xeliou66]

Thrilling finish to Wisconsin/Purdue, Badgers win by 1 in OT.

 

[PhilSimms11]

Teams that won or tied for first and lost in their conference tournament...most of which will be in the NIT.

A-10--Loyola Chicago, Richmond (23-9)
A-Sun--Eastern Kentucky (17-14)
Big Sky--E Washington (21-11)
Big South--High Point (25-8)
*Big Ten--Purdue (29-4)
Big West--UC-Irvine (24-9)
C-USA--Sam Houston (21-12)
Ivy League--Princeton (24-4)
MAAC--Quinnipiac (24-9)
MAC--Toledo (20-12)
MEAC--Norfolk St (22-11)
MVC--Indiana St (28-6)
*MWC--Utah St (27-6)
NEC--C Conn St (20-11), Merrimack (21-12)
*Pac-12--Arizona (25-8)
*SEC--Tennessee (24-8)
Sun Belt--App St (27-6)
*100% confident it'll get an at-large