First 2009 March Madness thread

ateamstupid · #1 03-13-2009, 03:51 PM

Bad loss for Wisconsin.

SniperSB23 · #2 03-13-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Bad loss for Wisconsin.

They'll still get in though.

South Carolina really doesn't want to go dancing. Hard to believe a 22-9 team that went 10-6 in the SEC could be left out.

ateamstupid · #3 03-13-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

They'll still get in though.

South Carolina really doesn't want to go dancing. Hard to believe a 22-9 team that went 10-6 in the SEC could be left out.

I don't know. Nothing significant in the nonconference, 4-10 against the RPI 1-50. I realize not many teams are locking up bids, but I don't think they're in right now.

South Carolina sucks. They're not getting in, even if they win this game.

SniperSB23 · #4 03-13-2009, 04:24 PM

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South Carolina sucks. They're not getting in, even if they win this game.

They'd have gotten in with a win cause there is no way they'll only take 2 from the SEC. I think the winner of Florida-Auburn gets in now unless Miss St makes a run to the finals.

ateamstupid · #5 03-13-2009, 04:31 PM

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They'd have gotten in with a win cause there is no way they'll only take 2 from the SEC. I think the winner of Florida-Auburn gets in now unless Miss St makes a run to the finals.

Conference is irrelevant. They're not going to reach for a mediocre team just because they think the conference is underrepresented. I think Florida will probably be in with a win, but Auburn needs two wins.

ateamstupid · #6 03-13-2009, 08:12 PM

The A-10 backs up Phil's contention with Xavier losing to Temple tonight.

SniperSB23 · #7 03-13-2009, 09:56 PM

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The A-10 backs up Phil's contention with Xavier losing to Temple tonight.

And now Duquesne beating Dayton to assure a third bid.

ateamstupid · #8 03-13-2009, 08:22 PM

Baylor does it again. Now the Bears, finally playing up to their potential, only need to beat an inconsistent Missouri or average Oklahoma State team to sneak into the Tournament.

UPDATED 9:21 EST: 6 bids left, probably 5

Xavier stole another at-large bid from a bubble team, losing to Temple 55-53 today in the A-10 semifinals.

Maryland, meanwhile, looks to be on the doorstep of an at-large bid after convincingly beating Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinals tonight. The Terps, 7-9 conference record and all, probably need only to not get blown out by the Duke/BC winner to get a spot in the Dance.

With New Mexico, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Providence and South Carolina likely all playing themselves out of the Tournament the past two days, here are the remaining teams vying for those five precious at-larges:

Arizona, Penn State, Wisconsin, Florida, Auburn, San Diego State, Tulsa, Dayton, Creighton, Utah State, St. Mary's, Davidson, Kansas State, UNLV. The last three are extreme fringe candidates, but I think they deserve consideration at least.