75% of the teams that made the NCAA tournament have been sent packing after the first weekend of action. Only 16 teams remain, and not one person on Yahoo Sports! or ESPN.com had a perfect bracket heading into this coming round of games. continue reading…
That’s a wrap for Round 2. Check back here on Thursday for more coverage.
Update: 7:43 PM Purdue 63 Texas A&M 61
Chris Kramer wins the game on a last second layup.
Update: 7:25 PM Xavier 71 Pitt 68
Pitt’s last second 3-pointer falls short. Only two of the nation’s best conference remain.
Update: 7:15 PM Duke 68 California 53
Duke was just way too much for Cal.
The struggles of the Big East thus far in the NCAA tournament has not affected the Orangemen of Syracuse. Syracuse defeated Gonzaga in Buffalo, New York today 87-65. continue reading…
Individually, I did a little better yesterday than I did on Thursday. I went 12-4 on Friday and have seemed to pick the opposite winner in every ’5 vs. 12′ match-up with the exception of Michigan State.
Today’s Rundown(Teams in bold are my personal bracket pick; teams in italics were supposed to lose in Round 1, but didn’t so I’ll pick them today)
Today’s Record: 4-4
Update(10:45PM): Kansas State rolls by BYU.
Update(10:40PM): Kentucky blows out Wake Forest, 90-60.
Update(8:00PM): #11 Washington is in commanding control of #3 New Mexico.
Update(7:58PM): Baylor handles Old Dominion.
Update(7:55PM): My bracket is now in the garbage.
Update(7:52PM): I can’t believe I’m about to report this, but my girlfriend(who has never watched basketball before) picked Northern Iowa over Kansas. At least one of us knows basketball.
So our first day did not go so well. I finished with an embarrassing 8-8 record. Before today’s action begins, let’s just reflect on the fact the nation’s best conference(The Big East) should have went 0-4 yesterday. Villanova got bailed out by the referees in OT, Georgetown forgot to show up, Marquette stopped playing defense, and Notre Dame choked like usual. We’ll see what today holds for the other Big East teams in the field(Syracuse, West Virginia, Louisville). Let the Madness begin…Updates all day……
Today’s Record: 12-4
Update (12:40AM): Maryland takes care of Houston to give us a solid 12-4 record on Day 2. Thanks for following, check back in tomorrow afternoon for coverage of Round 2! continue reading…
Day 1 of the NCAA tournament couldn’t have gone worse for what many believe is/was the best conference in College Basketball. Big East teams went a combined 1-3 yesterday, with their sole win being a 2 over a 15. This has to have Syracuse and other Big East teams playing today at least a little bit concerned. continue reading…
Notre Dame lost a close one yesterday, 51-50 to Old Dominion. Tough way for the ND Seniors to close out their collegiate careers.
Today, we look to another NCAA Tournament game to get a win.
The Matchup: 12:25 PM #11 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. #6 Xavier Musketeers continue reading…
The first wave of games provided some excitement. Follow our rolling feed all day.
# of Correct Picks: 8 of 16. Ouch.
Update(1:04AM) Well that wraps up Day 1. My bracket is not a pretty sight. Let’s hope Day 2 is better.
Update(12:45AM) New Mexico hangs on to knock off Montana.
Update(12:30AM) Texas can’t make their foul shots, Wake burns them at the end for a 81-80 victory.
Update(12:14AM) Tennessee hangs on to beat San Diego St.
Update(12:05AM): Strong showing from Lehigh, but Kansas wins by 16.
Update(10:05PM) Washington knocks off Marquette, 80-78. The Big East is 1-3 today.
Let the Madness begin! The NCAA Tournament starts today. Alike many of you, I’m tired of hearing ‘experts‘ analyze every detail of every match up. I’m sure my sister(who has never watched a basketball game in her life), would out-score ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.
However, if you feel kind of crazy and think your bracket is perfect, join our Yahoo! Pick’em Group.
Our Group ID is: 93240
You’ll probably show us up.
Before the tournament starts…..
Submit some of your first round upset picks and what team will score the most points in the 1st round in the comment thread.
My Picks: UTEP over Butler; Utah St. over Texas A&M; San Diego St. over Tennessee
High scoring team: Kansas 103 points
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