2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Red Barchetta

Red Barchetta

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We had a topic last year, I suppose it's time to make this years.

Tournaments are starting, going on, finishing, or haven't even started yet. Who're you guys pulling for?

America East: Albany (24-10, 9-7)
Atlantic 10: #16 Saint Louis (27-6, 13-3)
ACC: #9 Miami (FL) (27-6, 15-3)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (24-10, 13-5)
Big 12: #7 Kansas (29-5, 14-4)
Big East: #4 Louisville (29-5, 14-4)
Big Sky: Montana (25-6, 19-1)
Big South: Liberty (15-20, 6-10)
Big Ten: #10 Ohio St. (26-7, 13-5)
Big West: Pacific (22-12, 13-5)
Colonial: James Madison (20-14, 11-7)
C-USA: #20 Memphis (30-4, 16-0)
Horizon: Valparaiso (26-7, 13-3)
Ivy League: Harvard (19-9, 11-3)
MAAC: Iona (20-13, 11-7)
MAC: Akron (26-6, 14-2)
MEAC: NC A&T (19-16, 8-8)
Missouri Valley: Creighton (27-7, 13-5)
Mountain West: #15 New Mexico (29-5, 13-3)
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (20-13, 12-6)
Ohio Valley: Belmont (26-6, 14-2)
Pac-12: Oregon (26-8, 12-6)
Patriot: Bucknell (28-5, 12-2)
SEC: Ole Miss (26-8, 12-6)
Southern: Davidson (26-7, 17-1)
Southland: Northwestern St. (23-8, 15-3)
SWAC: Southern (23-9, 15-3)
Summit: North Dakota St. (25-9, 13-3)
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky (20-15, 10-10)
West Coast: #1 Gonzaga (31-2, 16-0)
WAC: New Mexico St. (24-10, 14-4)

America East: Albany (24-10, 9-7) def. Vermont (21-11, 11-5), 53-49
Atlantic 10: #16 Saint Louis (27-6, 13-3) def. #25 VCU (26-8, 12-4), 62-56
ACC: #9 Miami (FL) (27-6, 15-3) def. North Carolina (24-10, 12-6), 87-77
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (24-10, 13-5) def. Mercer (23-11, 14-4), 88-75
Big 12: #7 Kansas (29-5, 14-4) def. #11 Kansas St. (27-7, 14-4), 70-54
Big East: #4 Louisville (29-5, 14-4) def. #19 Syracuse (26-9, 11-7), 78-61
Big Sky: Montana (25-6, 19-1)) def. Weber St. (26-6, 18-2), 67-64
Big South: Liberty (15-20, 6-10) def. Charleston Southern (19-12, 12-4), 87-76
Big Ten: #10 Ohio St. (26-7, 13-5) def. #22 Wisconsin (23-11, 12-6), 50-43
Big West: Pacific (22-12, 13-5) def. UC Irvine (20-15, 11-7), 64-55
Colonial: James Madison (20-14, 11-7) def. Northeastern (20-12, 14-4), 70-57
C-USA: #20 Memphis (30-4, 16-0) def. Southern Miss. (25-9, 12-4), 91-79 2OT
Horizon: Valparaiso (26-7, 13-3) def. Wright St. (21-12, 10-6), 62-54
Ivy League: Harvard (19-9, 11-3), N/A (Ivy League awards automatic bid to regular-season champion)
MAAC: Iona (20-13, 11-7) def. Manhattan (14-18, 9-9), 60-57
MAC: Akron (26-6, 14-2) def. Ohio (24-9, 14-2), 65-46
MEAC: NC A&T (19-16, 8-8) def. Morgan St. (17-15, 10-6), 57-54
Missouri Valley: Creighton (27-7, 13-5) def. Wichita St. (26-8, 12-6), 68-65
Mountain West: #15 New Mexico (29-5, 13-3) def. UNLV (25-9, 10-6), 63-56
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (20-13, 12-6) def. Mount St. Mary's (18-14, 11-7), 91-70
Ohio Valley: Belmont (26-6, 14-2) def. Murray St. (21-10, 10-6), 70-68 OT
Pac-12: Oregon (26-8, 12-6) def. #21 UCLA (25-9, 13-5), 78-69
Patriot: Bucknell (28-5, 12-2) def. Lafayette (19-15, 10-4), 64-56
SEC: Ole Miss (26-8, 12-6) def. #13 Florida (26-7, 14-4), 66-63
Southern: Davidson (26-7, 17-1) def. Charleston (24-10, 14-4), 74-55
Southland: Northwestern St. (23-8, 15-3) def. Stephen F. Austin (27-4, 16-2), 68-66
SWAC: Southern (23-9, 15-3) def. Prairie View A&M (15-19, 8-10), 45-44
Summit: South Dakota St. (25-9, 13-3) def. North Dakota St. (24-9, 12-4), 73-67
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky (20-15, 10-10) def. Florida International (18-14, 11-9), 65-63
West Coast: #1 Gonzaga (31-2, 16-0) def. St. Mary's (27-6, 14-2), 65-51
WAC: New Mexico St. (24-10, 14-4) def. TX Arlington (19-13, 11-7), 64-55
 
Five conference championships tonight:

Sun Belt: West. Kentucky (19-15, 10-10) vs. Florida International (18-13, 11-9)
Southern: Charleston (24-9, 14-4) vs. Davidson (25-7, 17-1)
Colonial: James Madison (19-14, 11-7) vs. Northeastern (20-11, 14-4)
Metro Atlantic Athletic: Manhattan (14-17, 9-9) vs. Iona (19-13, 11-7)
West Coast: St. Mary's (27-5, 14-2) vs. #1 Gonzaga (30-2, 16-0)
 
(sorry for double post but I think it should be fine because it's my topic)

Three conference championships tonight:

Northeast: Mount St. Mary's (18-13, 11-7) vs. LIU Brooklyn (19-13, 12-6)
Horizon: Wright St. (21-11, 10-6) vs. Valparaiso (25-7, 13-3)
Summit: North Dakota St. (24-8, 12-4) vs. South Dakota St. (24-9, 13-3)

(shout out to the Mount making the championship, I've spent 10+ years of my life at the Mount ;P)
 
One conference championship tonight:

Patriot: Lafayette (19-14, 10-4) vs. Bucknell (27-5, 12-2)


Next ones won't be until Saturday.
 
Updated with the results from yesterday. We have 4 conference championships today (ACC, Atlantic 10, Big Ten, and SEC) before the big Selection Sunday show tonight!
 
Yay Gonzaga's a #1 seed, although I definitely didn't expect a small(ish?) conference team to get a #1.

Another reason I like March Madness so much is the upsets. I remember last year when 2 #15's beat #2's. (Lehigh 75-70 over Duke and Norfolk State 76-74 over Missouri).

Now we need to make our upset picks :D.
 
I guess I'll be rooting for Cal, but I don't expect them to go very far. Other than that I'll be supporting [acronym=Anybody But Duke]ABD[/acronym].
 
Operation Paperclip said:
Patriot: Bucknell (28-5, 12-2) def. Lafayette (19-15, 10-4), 64-56
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Goddamnit, Bucknell.
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My favorite team hasn't ever won their conference tournament :'(. Also,

wikipedia said:
Conferences with multiple bids
Bids Conference Schools
1 Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast
1 Big South Liberty
1 Colonial James Madison
1 Horizon Valparaiso
1 Ivy League Harvard
1 MAAC Iona
1 Missouri Valley Creighton
1 Northeast Long Island
1 Ohio Valley Belmont
1 Patriot Bucknell
1 Southern Davidson
1 Summit South Dakota State
1 Sun Belt WKU
1 West Coast Gonzaga
All other conferences have only one bid (see Automatic Bids)
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lol wikipedia.
 
So, late, but here is our bracket!

First two play-in games are tonight on TruTV at 6:40PM EST and 9:10PM EST respectively:

#16 N.C. A&T (19-16) vs. #16 Liberty (15-20)
#11 Middle Tennessee (28-5) vs. #11 St. Mary's (27-6)

Both teams belong to the Midwest region. Winner of NCAT/LIB will play #1 Louisville, and winner of MTSU/STM will play #6 Memphis.


So who are you guys pulling for? My bracket will be finished hopefully later today so I'll be sure to post that :]
 
I picked Miami to defeat Louisville in the championship.
 
Call me crazy but I'm figuring my final four will be Saint Louis, Wisconsin, VCU, and NC State. Could be a shocker.
 
Lucina said:
Call me crazy but I'm figuring my final four will be Saint Louis, Wisconsin, VCU, and NC State. Could be a shocker.
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Meh. Doesn't sound as crazy as the 2011 Final Four.

Anyways, I'm watching NC A&T vs. Liberty right now. There's 6:49 left in the first half, and it's close, but NC A&T has started to pull ahead, still an exciting game though :D.

Edit: As of 5:38 1st Half, it's 32-25 NCAT.

Edit2: Oh Boy, end of the 1st Half. 40-33 NCAT.

Edit3: It's official! North Carolina A&T advances to play Louisville by a score of 73-72!
 
Dang. This LIU vs. JMU game is heated. First it seemed JMU would walk away with this easy, but LIU made a comeback late in the first half, and for what it's worth, here's the current score, (at halftime)

James Madison: 32
Long Island: 31

EDIT: It's official! James Madison has defeated LIU 68-55!
 
And La Salle defeats Boise St. 80-71.

Big day today as the Round of 64 starts!

MIDWEST:

#1 Louisville (29-5) vs. #16 N.C A&T (20-16); FINAL: 79-48
#8 Colorado St. (25-8) vs. #9 Missouri (23-10); FINAL: 84-72
#5 Oklahoma St. (24-8) vs. #12 Oregon (26-8); FINAL: 68-55
#4 Saint Louis (27-6) vs. #13 New Mexico St. (24-10); FINAL: 64-44
#6 Memphis (30-4) vs. #11 St. Mary's (28-6); FINAL: 54-52
#3 Michigan St. (25-8) vs. #14 Valparaiso (26-7); FINAL: 65-54

WEST:

#1 Gonzaga (31-2) vs. #16 Southern (23-9); FINAL: 64-58
#8 Pittsburgh (24-8) vs. #9 Wichita St. (26-8); FINAL: 73-55
#6 Arizona (25-7) vs. #11 Belmont (26-6); FINAL: 81-64
#3 New Mexico (29-5) vs. #14 Harvard (19-9); FINAL: 68-62

SOUTH:

#5 VCU (26-8) vs. #12 Akron (26-6); FINAL: 88-42
#4 Michigan (26-7) vs. #13 South Dakota St. (25-9); FINAL: 71-56

EAST:

#5 UNLV (25-9) vs. #12 California (20-11); FINAL: 64-61
#4 Syracuse (26-9) vs. #13 Montana (25-6); FINAL: 81-34
#6 Butler (26-8) vs. #11 Bucknell (28-5); FINAL: 68-56
#3 Marquette (23-8) vs. #14 Davidson (26-7); FINAL: 59-58
 
Michigan State has defeated Valparaiso 65-54.
 
This Butler/Bucknell game has been really exciting, but dammit my pick is going to lose.

That's okay though I guess, I like Butler, so don't mind them winning.
 
Butler has defeated Bucknell 68-56.

EDIT: Tourney Update! Wichita State has defeated Pittsburgh 73-55! Saint Louis has defeated New Mexico State 64-44!
 
Memphis has defeated Saint Mary's 54-52!

EDIT: Marquette has defeated Davidson 59-58! That was close!
Lucina said:
#16 Southern putting up a damn good fight against #1 Gonzaga.
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ikr only a three point difference at halftime! Could this be March Madness history?

Edit2: Yea no. Gonzaga wins 64-58.

Edit3: Oregon has beaten Oklahoma St. 68-55!
 
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