The Selection Sunday/College Basketball Thread

[fishwax]

So the conference tournaments are finally over (well, almost, Purdue and Ohio State are still playing for the Big 10 title) and the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will soon announce the teams and seeds for this year's March Madness. So who gets in? Who gets left out? Who gets the four #1 seeds? What's your team and what's their seed?

If the conference tournaments are any indication, then this should be a great tournament this year. Of the top 25 teams in the AP poll, only 5 won their conference tournaments (it will be 6 if Purdue wins). And of the 6 major conference regular season champions, only one (Louisville) went on to win their conference tournament.

[TZ]

1. My team may be the very last team in

Maryland. Honestly after all this year I will just be happy to see them get in...

[fishwax]

2. I think Maryland should get in

Of course, they probably should've beat Duke yesterday just to be sure, and Mississippi State's win today takes another spot away from a bubble team ...

[EastTennesseeDem]

3. I'm sorry mine didn't help you out

They pretty much just gave the damn game to Mississippi State, taking away some bubble team's chances.

That game pissed me off something awful.

[Ptah]

4. Sweating bullets here in Tucson.

Might miss the 25th year in a row.

[EastTennesseeDem]

5. I apologize to you too then

Mississippi State took someone's spot thanks to a gift-wrapped victory.

[Ptah]

6. It's ok

We'll get in if we deserve it.

[fishwax]

7. I hate to say it, Ptah, but I'm guessing they're out

but we'll see -- either way, that's quite a run of 24 in a row :toast:

[Ptah]

8. Second best run ever. North Carolina had a streak of 27

[fishwax]

11. Looks like they made it!

#12 seed, playing against Utah ...

[TZ]

13. I'm gonna be pissed if Maryland doesn't get in

Better record than Az....

[fishwax]

15. there they are with a 10 seed

:toast:

[TZ]

18. Woo-hoo

That is a pretty decent seed I admit...:woohoo:

[Ptah]

16. Maryland got a better seed (10) than Arizona (12)

[fishwax]

17. looks like Arizona might have been the last team in

TZ said beforehand it might be Maryland, but looks like it might have been AZ

[crimsonblue]

26. Arizona had no right making the tournament

They in no way deserved to be in ahead of San Diego St and St Marys.

[Ptah]

27. That play-in game was December 10

Arizona 69       San Diego State 56

[fishwax]

9. A few teams making their first ever NCAA appearance

Morgan State Bears
Binghamton Bearcats
North Dakota State Bison

[sniffa]

23. First team from the state of ND to ever make it

[CatholicEdHead]

25. Yep, NDSU and UND were D-II for a very long time

NDSU is leading the progression to move both schools to D-I. UND will be at the level sooner than later.

[fishwax]

10. Louisville is the #1 overall seed

From a fringe #1 seed before the conference tournaments started to the #1 seed overall ...

[Ptah]

12. Arizona made it!

Bear Down, Wildcats

[leftyclimber]

14. MountainEEEEEERS!!!!!!!!!!

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

[fishwax]

19. they're really dragging out the announcements this year

:boring:

[leftyclimber]

20. Making this an hour long was a dumb idea.

Must be for advertising sales.

[bigwillq]

21. The East bracket is insane.

:wow:

[fishwax]

22. Four teams in that bracket were in the preseason top 10

Pittsburgh, Duke, UCLA, and Texas all started the season ranked in the top 8, actually ...

[CatholicEdHead]

24. Golden Gophers are in!!!!

Tough bracket against Texas and then probably Duke.

I hope North Dakota St knocks off Kansas and will have home court advantage with all the fans that will drive from Fargo to Minneapolis.

I guess all of Wisconsin is going to Idaho, both Wisconsin and Marquette are out in Boise.

Edit: St Paul will be hosting the High School Girl's State Basketball tournament at the same time. To all fans coming to Minneapolis be ready for heavy traffic with the NDSU fans and Girl's BB traffic.