NC State & Oregon have stolen 2 NCAA Tournament bids

[Franisdaman]

According to Joe Lunardi/ESPN:

NC State was considered the 8th team out; they beat UNC for the ACC Tournament Championship

Oregon was considered the 7th team out; they beat Colorado for the PAC12 Tournament Championship

Teams like New Mexico, St Johns, Oklahoma and Virginia (considered the last 4 in) are probably very nervous.

March Madness (and Sadness) indeed.

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

 

[Underscore2]

And Dayton lost so that’s another stolen by A10 tournament champ tomorrow I think (?).

 

[ddeanHawk]

That probably hurts the hawks chances


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[HawkBall23]

According to Joe Lunardi/ESPN:

NC State was considered the 8th team out; they beat UNC for the ACC Tournament Championship

Oregon was considered the 7th team out; they beat Colorado for the PAC12 Tournament Championship

Teams like New Mexico, St Johns, Oklahoma and Virginia (considered the last 4 in) are probably very nervous.

March Madness (and Sadness) indeed.

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

Indiana St probably watched their bubble burst with those results, as well as Dayton not winning the A10T & New Mexico winning the MWCT.

 

[Steamboat529529]

UAB - Temple winner is going to steal another bid tomorrow.

 

[tippet1]

According to Joe Lunardi/ESPN:

NC State was considered the 8th team out; they beat UNC for the ACC Tournament Championship

Oregon was considered the 7th team out; they beat Colorado for the PAC12 Tournament Championship

Teams like New Mexico, St Johns, Oklahoma and Virginia (considered the last 4 in) are probably very nervous.

March Madness (and Sadness) indeed.

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

New Mexico won the Mountain West, they have nothing to worry about.

 

[mro1978]

So you're saying Iowa's not gonna make the NCAA tourney?

 

[IllQChawk]

That North Carolina St/North Carolina game was one of the best games I've seen all season.
What a gutty performance by the Wolfpack by winning 5 games in 5 day and answering North Carolina's runs all game.
What could have been the best thing about this game is that you could tell Jay Bilas was not happy that a team that had played 4 games in 4 days were taking down his beloved Tar Heels and he didn't try to hide his displeasure. I enjoyed every minute listening to him trying to explain during the game how this could happen. Loved it!

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

The 10 seeds are going to be in Dayton this year. The fighting Izzos in a play in game? Say it ain’t so.

 

[kceasthawk]

That probably hurts the hawks chances


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haha for sure. We're obviously wwaayyy past worrying about Iowa sneaking in to the tourney at this point.

 

[kceasthawk]

That North Carolina St/North Carolina game was one of the best games I've seen all season.
What a gutty performance by the Wolfpack by winning 5 games in 5 day and answering North Carolina's runs all game.
What could have been the best thing about this game is that you could tell Jay Bilas was not happy that a team that had played 4 games in 4 days were taking down his beloved Tar Heels and he didn't try to hide his displeasure. I enjoyed every minute listening to him trying to explain during the game how this could happen. Loved it!

lolol??? His "beloved Tar Heels" you say? You do realize that Bilas played and coached at Duke right?

 

[markfromj]

The 10 seeds are going to be in Dayton this year.

Why is that?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Final(unless there are AQ upsets) Mich State avoids Dayton

1 Purdue

1 Houston

1 UConn

1 UNC

2 Tennessee

2 Iowa St

2 Arizona

2 Marquette

3 Baylor

3 Creighton

3 Duke

3 Illinois

4 Kentucky

4 Kansas

4 Alabama

4 Auburn

5 Texas Tech

5 BYU

5 San Diego St

5 South Carolina

6 Wisconsin

6 St Mary’s

6 Florida

6 Clemson

7 Gonzaga

7 Texas

7 Nevada

7 Utah St

8 Wash St

8 Oklahoma

8 Nebraska

8 Dayton

9 Boise St

9 NW

9 TCU

9 Texas A&M

10 New Mexico

10 Colo St

10 Michigan St

10 Miss St

10 Colorado

10 FAU

11 Drake

11 NC St

11 Oregon

11 JMU

12 Grand Canyon

12 VCU

12 McNeese St

12 UAB

13 Yale

13 Samford

13 Charleston

13 Vermont

14 Akron

14 Oakland

14 Morehead St

14 Colgate

15 LBSU

15 S Dakota St

15 WKU

15 Longwood

16 St Peters

16 Montana St

16 Stetson

16 Grambling

16 Wagner

16 Howard

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Why is that?

11 seeds got filled by conference tournament winners.

 

[BioHawk]

According to Joe Lunardi/ESPN:

NC State was considered the 8th team out; they beat UNC for the ACC Tournament Championship

Oregon was considered the 7th team out; they beat Colorado for the PAC12 Tournament Championship

Teams like New Mexico, St Johns, Oklahoma and Virginia (considered the last 4 in) are probably very nervous.

March Madness (and Sadness) indeed.

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

When you leave yourself in a position to be at the mercy of the bubble these things happen.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Detroit

1 Purdue
2 Iowa St
3 Duke
4 Kentucky
5 San Diego St
6 Florida
7 Utah St
8 Boise St
9 Miss St
10 Michigan St
11 Oklahoma/St John’s
12 Duquesne
13 Yale
14 Colgate
15 S Dakota St
16 Stetson/Howard

Dallas

1 Houston
2 Tennessee
3 Creighton
4 Kansas
5 S Carolina
6 Wisconsin
7 Nevada
8 Nebraska
9 New Mexico
10 Oregon
11 Drake
12 McNeese St
13 Vermont
14 Akron
15 Western Kentucky
16 Grambling/Wagner

Boston

1 UConn
2 Arizona
3 Illinois
4 Auburn
5 BYU
6 St Mary’s
7 Texas
8 Dayton
9 Colorado
10 Colorado St
11 NC State
12 UAB
13 Samford
14 Morehead St
15 LBSU
16 St Peters

Los Angeles

1 UNC
2 Marquette
3 Baylor
4 Alabama
5 Texas Tech
6 Clemson
7 Gonzaga
8 Wash St
9 TCU
10 Texas A&M/FAU
11 JMU
12 Grand Canyon
13 Charleston
14 Morehead St
15 Longwood
16 Montana St

 

[83Hawk]

Winning your conference tournament isn't "stealing" a bid.....it's earning one.

 

[MAXIMUSHAWKEYE]

According to Joe Lunardi/ESPN:

NC State was considered the 8th team out; they beat UNC for the ACC Tournament Championship

Oregon was considered the 7th team out; they beat Colorado for the PAC12 Tournament Championship

Teams like New Mexico, St Johns, Oklahoma and Virginia (considered the last 4 in) y know are probably very nervous.

March Madness (and Sadness) indeed.

Men's Bracketology: Bid stealers leave out Pitt, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State

Most years the

www.espn.com

The conspiracy guy in me thinks why wouldn't a conference throw its tourney to pack the NCAA with an extra team if they know that they'll get that extra team in. This gives the conference more exposure and more $$$.

 

[uihawk82]

That North Carolina St/North Carolina game was one of the best games I've seen all season.
What a gutty performance by the Wolfpack by winning 5 games in 5 day and answering North Carolina's runs all game.
What could have been the best thing about this game is that you could tell Jay Bilas was not happy that a team that had played 4 games in 4 days were taking down his beloved Tar Heels and he didn't try to hide his displeasure. I enjoyed every minute listening to him trying to explain during the game how this could happen. Loved it!

Jay Bilas played at Duke so if he was homering on NCarolina it was probably not out of love but because he probably picked NC in the game and couldnt believe what he was seeing.

 

[IllQChawk]

lolol??? His "beloved Tar Heels" you say? You do realize that Bilas played and coached at Duke right?

My bad, at 75 sometime I get things mix up. It still was a tremendous game with both teams leaving it on the floor.

 

[littlez]

The conspiracy guy in me thinks why wouldn't a conference throw its tourney to pack the NCAA with an extra team if they know that they'll get that extra team in. This gives the conference more exposure and more $$$.

So the 5 teams NC State played all list intentionally? And the Virginia game set up perfectly. Down 3 and the guy Moises a free throw and they hit a 30 foot shot at the buzzer to tie? Yep, sure thing. 😏👍

 

[Franisdaman]

I watched a bit of the Oregon/Colorado game.

Not gonna lie; I wish we had the athleticism of some of those Oregon players. Will be interesting to see if Oregon makes some noise in the Big Dance.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Nothing was "stolen", every team earned their way in.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Let me know if you see any stupid errors like duplicate teams etc. This will be(after some adjustments)the final bracket submitted for the contest

1 Purdue

16 Stetson/Howard

8 Boise St

9 Miss St

5 San Diego St

12 Duquesne

4 Kentucky

13 Yale

6 Florida

11 Oklahoma/St John’s

3 Duke

14 Colgate

7 Utah St

10 Michigan St

2 Iowa St

15 S Dakota St



1 Houston

16 Grambling/Wagner

8 Nebraska

9 New Mexico

5 S Carolina

12 McNeese St

4 Kansas

13 Vermont

6 Wisconsin

11 Drake

3 Creighton

14 Akron

7 Nevada

10 Oregon

2 Tennessee

15 Western Kentucky



1 UConn

16 St Peter’s

8 Dayton

9 Colorado

5 BYU

12 UAB

4 Auburn

13 Samford

6 St Mary’s

11 NC State

3 Illinois

14 Morehead St

7 Texas

10 Colorado St

2 Arizona

15 LBSU



1 UNC

16 Montana St

8 Wash St

9 TCU

5 Texas Tech

12 Grand Canyon

4 Alabama

13 College of Charleston

6 Clemson

11 JMU

3 Baylor

14 Oakland

7 Gonzaga

10 Texas A&M/FAU

2 Marquette

15 Longwood

 

[mro1978]

15 Longwood

well, at least the Boners........er...........Lancers made it in

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

well, at least the Boners........er...........Lancers made it in

Unfortunately our Dix is considering Longwood or possible the Beavers.

 

[mro1978]

Unfortunately our Dix is considering Longwood or possible the Beavers.

not south carolina?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

not south carolina?

The Cocks are beloved in Columbia

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Yeah. Iowa had no chance of making it in even if they'd beaten Ohio State and Illinois. Too many upsets in the conference tournaments.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Crazy how many spots went to very unexpected tournament champs.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Crazy how many spots went to very unexpected tournament champs.

Mostly because I bet on the favorites to win.

Can't let your old pal Evil Monkey win money gambling now can we...........

 

[KuwaitHawk]

So you're saying Iowa's not gonna make the NCAA tourney?

In other news……all the usual sarcastic replies.

 

[mro1978]

In other news……all the usual sarcastic replies.

I was being cereal!!!!

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

The MWC didn’t get much love. Gonzaga got too much love per the usual.

 

[Iafootballfan]

Michigan St getting a 9 seed is crazy. They should be playing in Dayton

 

[Hawksfor3]

I watched a bit of the Oregon/Colorado game.

Not gonna lie; I wish we had the athleticism of some of those Oregon players. Will be interesting to see if Oregon makes some noise in the Big Dance.

Why don't we send our players to Oregon? We can still cheer for them!

 

[Franisdaman]

Chris is a senior writer for the Athletic.

I used the word "stole;" he uses the word "thieves."

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

For those who follow such things….the winner of the Bracket Matrix scored 355 points. Last year, the average score was 356.5. Last year’s winner scored 326 this year. The committee was off of their collective rockers this year.

 

[Franisdaman]

Heading into the ACC Tournament, NC State had lost 4 in a row and 7 of 9. Their record was 17-14.

Even before the start of the ACC Championship game (their 5th game in 5 days) they were considered by ESPN as the 8th team OUT of the NCAA Tournament.

Those bastards have now won 9 straight and are 2 wins from a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

Their record has gone from 17-14 to 26-14.

March Madness, indeed.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Heading into the ACC Tournament, NC State had lost 4 in a row and 7 of 9. Their record was 17-14.

Even before the start of the ACC Championship game (their 5th game in 5 days) they were considered by ESPN as the 8th team OUT of the NCAA Tournament.

Those bastards have now won 9 straight and are 2 wins from a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

Their record has gone from 17-14 to 26-14.

March Madness, indeed.

That's insane to see their record balloon from 17-14 to 26-14.

Goes to show that although working all season for a good seed is the preferred route... Getting hot at the right time is what you need.

This is why the season that we ran through the B1G tournament was so damn disappointing. Playing the best basketball of the year and ended with a THUD.