2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Red Barchetta

Red Barchetta

Talk less, smile more.
It's that time of the year again! Selection Sunday is in less than a week, and conference championships are already happening. Who are you guys rooting for and who do you think will win it all?

America East: Albany (18-14, 9-7)
American Athletic: #5 Louisville (29-5, 15-3)
Atlantic 10: Saint Joseph's (24-9, 11-5)
ACC: #6 Virginia (28-6, 16-2)
Atlantic Sun: Mercer (26-8, 14-4)
Big 12: #16 Iowa State (26-7, 11-7)
Big East: Providence (23-11, 10-8)
Big Sky: Weber State (19-11, 14-6)
Big South: Coastal Carolina (21-12, 11-5)
Big Ten: #22 Michigan State (26-8, 12-6)
Big West: Cal Poly (13-19, 6-10)
Colonial: Delaware (25-9, 14-2)
C-USA: Tulsa (21-12, 13-3)
Horizon: Milwaukee (21-13, 7-9)
Ivy League: Harvard (26-4, 13-1)
MAAC: Manhattan (25-7, 15-5)
MAC: Western Michigan (23-9, 14-4)
MEAC: North Carolina Central (28-5, 15-1)
Missouri Valley: #2 Wichita State (34-0, 18-0)
Mountain West: #20 New Mexico (27-6, 15-3)
Northeast: Mount St. Mary's (16-16, 9-7)
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky (24-9, 11-5)
Pac-12: UCLA (26-8, 12-6)
Patriot: American (20-12, 13-5)
SEC: #1 Florida (32-2, 18-0)
Southern: Wofford (20-12, 11-5)
Southland: Stephen F. Austin (31-2, 18-0)
SWAC: Texas Southern (19-14, 12-6)
Summit: North Dakota State (25-6, 12-2)
Sun Belt: Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11, 11-7)
West Coast: Gonzaga (28-6, 15-3)
WAC: New Mexico State (26-9, 12-4)

America East: Albany (18-14, 9-7) def. Stony Brook (23-10, 13-3), 69-60
American Athletic: #5 Louisville (29-5, 15-3) def. #21 Connecticut (26-8, 12-6), 71-61
Atlantic 10: Saint Joseph's (24-9, 11-5) def. #23 Virginia Commonwealth (26-8, 12-4), 65-61
ACC: #6 Virginia (28-6, 16-2) def. #7 Duke (26-8, 13-5), 72-63
Atlantic Sun: Mercer (26-8, 14-4) def. Florida Gulf Coast (22-12, 14-4), 68-60
Big 12: #16 Iowa State (26-7, 11-7) def. Baylor (24-11, 9-9), 74-65
Big East: Providence (23-11, 10-8) def. #14 Creighton (26-7, 14-4), 65-58
Big Sky: Weber State (19-11, 14-6) def. North Dakota (17-16, 12-8), 88-67
Big South: Coastal Carolina (21-12, 11-5) def. Winthrop (20-13, 10-6), 76-61
Big Ten: #22 Michigan State (26-8, 12-6) def. #8 Michigan (25-8, 15-3), 69-55
Big West: Cal Poly (13-19, 6-10) def. Cal State Northridge (17-18, 7-9). 61-59
Colonial: Delaware (25-9, 14-2) def. William & Mary (20-12, 10-6), 75-74
C-USA: Tulsa (21-12, 13-3) def. Louisiana Tech (27-7, 13-3), 69-60
Horizon: Milwaukee (21-13, 7-9) def. Wright State (20-14, 10-6), 69-63
Ivy League: Harvard (26-4, 13-1), N/A (Ivy League awards automatic bid to regular-season champion)
MAAC: Manhattan (25-7, 15-5) def. Iona (22-10, 17-3), 71-68
MAC: Western Michigan (23-9, 14-4) def. Toledo (27-6, 14-4), 98-77
MEAC: North Carolina Central (28-5, 15-1) def. Morgan State (15-16, 11-5), 71-62
Missouri Valley: #2 Wichita State (34-0, 18-0) def. Indiana State (23-10, 12-6), 83-69
Mountain West: #20 New Mexico (27-6, 15-3) def. #8 San Diego State (29-4, 16-2), 64-58
Northeast: Mount St. Mary's (16-16, 9-7) def. Robert Morris (21-13, 14-2), 88-71
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky (24-9, 11-5) def. Belmont (24-9, 14-2), 79-73
Pac-12: UCLA (26-8, 12-6) def. #4 Arizona (30-4, 15-3), 75-71
Patriot: American (20-12, 13-5) def. Boston U (24-10, 15-3), 55-36
SEC: #1 Florida (32-2, 18-0) def. Kentucky (24-10, 12-6), 61-60
Southern: Wofford (20-12, 11-5) def. Western Carolina (19-15, 10-6), 56-53
Southland: Stephen F. Austin (31-2, 18-0) def. Sam Houston State (23-10, 13-5), 68-49
SWAC: Texas Southern (19-14, 12-6) def. Prairie View A&M (11-23, 6-12), 78-73
Summit: North Dakota State (25-6, 12-2) def. IPFW (24-10, 10-4), 60-57
Sun Belt: Louisiana-Lafayette (23-11, 11-7) def. Georgia State (25-8, 17-1), 82-81 OT
West Coast: Gonzaga (28-6, 15-3) def. BYU (23-11, 13-5), 75-64
WAC: New Mexico State (26-9, 12-4) def. Idaho (16-18, 7-9), 77-55
 
I'm hoping Michigan wins their first national title in 25 years this year. It also appears that over in the Mid-American Conference, another one of my local teams (Eastern Michigan) is really on fire now, especially after beating intrastate rival Central Michigan, though I doubt EMU will make it all the way to the national finals.
 
New Super Mario said:
Yay. Hopefully I win this year.

I was going to pick Arizona but then I found out one of their guys is injured.
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They've actually adjusted really well to the injury, although they've lost 3 games since Brandon Ashley was injured. A lot of people think they should be the overall #1 seed, though (generally between them and Florida).
 
Well, remember two posts above that I doubted Eastern Michigan would make it to the national finals? I was right when I noticed that Toledo and Western Michigan will face off for the MAC title. I don't know now who to root for, since I live closer to Toledo but live in the same state as Kalamazoo...

Sidenote: I've actually stepped foot in Toledo before, but haven't been in Kalamazoo since 2009-and even then, I've only passed through it on a train twice.
 
Well, it looks like this year, whoever's winning the Big Ten championship will be from the Great Lakes State, as both Michigan and Michigan State are facing off as I type this.

And it looks like I'm also going to follow Western Michigan as well, since they're the MAC champs, in addition to being another Michigan-based NCAA team.
 
All the conference tournaments are officially done, with #22 Michigan State and #1 Florida clinching the last automatic bids. Less than half an hour left before selections are made and the brackets are released!
 
Here are the brackets! The tournament starts tomorrow at 6:40 PM EDT with Albany vs. Mount St. Mary's!

South Regional - Memphis, Tennessee

1 Florida
16 Albany/Mount St. Mary's

8 Colorado
9 Pittsburgh


5 VCU
12 Stephen F. Austin

4 UCLA
13 Tulsa


6 Ohio State
11 Dayton

3 Syracuse
14 Western Michigan


7 New Mexico
10 Stanford

2 Kansas
15 Eastern Kentucky

West Regional – Anaheim, California

1 Arizona
16 Weber State

8 Gonzaga
9 Oklahoma State


5 Oklahoma
12 North Dakota State

4 San Diego State
13 New Mexico State


6 Baylor
11 Nebraska

3 Creighton
14 Louisiana–Lafayette


7 Oregon
10 BYU

2 Wisconsin
15 American

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

1 Wichita State
16 Cal Poly/Texas Southern

8 Kentucky
9 Kansas State


5 Saint Louis
12 NC State/Xavier

4 Louisville
13 Manhattan


6 UMass
11 Iowa/Tennessee

3 Duke
14 Mercer


7 Texas
10 Arizona State

2 Michigan
15 Wofford

East Regional – New York City, New York

1 Virginia
16 Coastal Carolina

8 Memphis
9 George Washington


5 Cincinnati
12 Harvard

4 Michigan State
13 Delaware


6 North Carolina
11 Providence

3 Iowa State
14 NC Central


7 Connecticut
10 St. Joseph's

2 Villanova
15 Milwaukee
 
Here are my basic picks:

Elite 8:
Florida
Syracuse
Mich St.
Iowa St.
Arizona
Creighton
Wich St.
Michigan

Final Four:
Florida
Iowa St.
Creighton
Wich St.

Championship is Florida and Wich St. with Wich St. wining.
 
Here's my bracket.

Going with the trendy pick of Michigan State winning it all, but I probably went a little too upset-heavy with this bracket. The Midwest is an absolute slaughterfest of a region, though.
 
This is mine.

I went kind of a no-upset type bracket (except for Stephen F. Austin, they're my upset pick this year), I picked three 1 seeds and the other was a 2 seed.

Not sure how well my upset pick is going to turn out, but hey, last year I thought (nobody will believe me about this, but...) FGCU stood a chance against GTown, and they won! I thought they would lose to San Diego State though :P.

Wait, now I realized that last year I picked Miami to win, and this year I picked Florida. What is it with me and teams from Florida?!
 
First two games of the First Four are done, with Albany winning over Mount St. Mary's 71-64, and NC State winning over Xavier 74-59.

If the Albany/MSM game was any indication of what the tournament will be like, this is going to be one exciting tournament. Albany started the game with a 21-2 lead and then MSM stormed back with their own 21-2 run.

I didn't watch most of the NC State/Xavier game but I hear Xavier looked awful in the 2nd half. Totally fine with me, I wanted NC State to win that game. I wanted MSM to win the other one though :/

We've got #16 Cal Poly and #16 Texas Southern today, and then #11 Tennessee and #11 Iowa.
 
If Cal Poly manages to win, I'll be somewhat suprised because they didn't even have a winning record.
 
something something basketball

you know, i used to think basketball was the worst sport ever, but i've been playing recently and once you get the hang of all the weird rules and stuff it's rather fun

i just play defense. it's just like defense in soccer, except you use your hands and arms instead of your feet and legs
 
First Four is done! Cal Poly defeats Texas Southern, 81-69, and will face the undefeated #1 seed Wichita State. Tennessee defeated Iowa, 78-65, in OT, and will face #6 seed UMass.

Round of 64 kicks off tomorrow, at 12:15, when #11 Dayton takes on #6 Ohio State. 16 games tomorrow, 16 on Friday.
 
Yoshi K said:
If Cal Poly manages to win, I'll be somewhat suprised because they didn't even have a winning record.
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Therefore, I am somewhat surprised.
 
Here's our schedule for today!

SOUTH:

#1 Florida vs. #16 Albany; 4:10PM EST on TBS
#8 Colorado vs. #9 Pittsburgh; 1:30PM EST on TBS
#6 Ohio State vs. #11 Dayton; 12:00PM EST on CBS
#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Western Michigan; 2:45pm EST on CBS

EAST:

#5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Harvard; 2:00PM EST on TNT
#4 Michigan State vs. #13 Delaware; 4:40PM EST on TNT
#7 Connecticut vs. #10 Saint Joseph's; 6:55PM EST on TBS
#2 Villanova vs. #15 Milwaukee; 9:25PM EST on TBS

WEST:

#5 Oklahoma vs. #12 North Dakota State; 7:27PM EST on truTV
#4 San Diego State vs. #13 New Mexico State; 9:57PM EST on truTV
#7 Oregon vs. #10 BYU; 3:10PM EST on truTV
#2 Wisconsin vs. #15 American; 12:30PM EST on truTV

MIDWEST:

#5 Saint Louis vs. #12 NC State; 7:20PM EST on TNT
#4 Louisville vs. #13 Manhattan; 9:50PM EST on TNT
#7 Texas vs. #10 Arizona State; 9:40PM EST on CBS
#2 Michigan vs. #15 Wofford; 7:10PM EST on CBS
 
Dayton has just upset Ohio State 60-59! That was a great game, Dayton sank a 2-pointer with 3.8 seconds left and Ohio State's buzzer beater went off the rim.
 
And now, here's how my local teams fared tonight:

  • Western Michigan loses to Syracuse 53-77.
  • Michigan State beats Delaware 93-78 and will face Harvard on Saturday.
  • Michigan beats Wofford (a team some of you may not even know) 57-40 and will face the winner of the currently-ongoing Texas-Arizona State game on Saturday.
 
So here are the results from last night, and the schedule for today!

SOUTH:

#1 Florida vs. #16 Albany; 67-55
#8 Colorado vs. #9 Pittsburgh; 77-48
#6 Ohio State vs. #11 Dayton; 60-59
#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Western Michigan; 77-53

EAST:

#5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Harvard; 61-57
#4 Michigan State vs. #13 Delaware; 93-78
#7 Connecticut vs. #10 Saint Joseph's; 89-81 OT
#2 Villanova vs. #15 Milwaukee; 73-53

WEST:

#5 Oklahoma vs. #12 North Dakota State; 80-75
#4 San Diego State vs. #13 New Mexico State; 73-69 OT
#7 Oregon vs. #10 BYU; 87-68
#2 Wisconsin vs. #15 American; 75-35

MIDWEST:

#5 Saint Louis vs. #12 NC State; 83-80 OT
#4 Louisville vs. #13 Manhattan; 71-64
#7 Texas vs. #10 Arizona State; 87-85
#2 Michigan vs. #15 Wofford; 57-40



SOUTH:

#5 VCU vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin; 7:27PM EST on truTV
#4 UCLA vs. #13 Tulsa; 9:57PM EST on truTV
#7 New Mexico vs. #10 Stanford; 1:30PM EST on TBS
#2 Kansas vs. #15 Eastern Kentucky; 4:10PM EST on TBS

EAST:

#1 Virginia vs. #16 Coastal Carolina; 9:25PM EST on TBS
#8 Memphis vs. #9 George Washington; 6:55PM EST on TBS
#6 North Carolina vs. #11 Providence; 7:20PM EST on TNT
#3 Iowa State vs. #14 NC Central; 9:50PM EST on TNT

WEST:

#1 Arizona vs. #16 Weber State; 2:00PM EST on TNT
#8 Gonzaga vs. #9 Oklahoma State; 4:40PM EST on TNT
#6 Baylor vs. #11 Nebraska; 12:30PM EST on truTV
#3 Creighton vs. #14 Louisiana-Lafayette; 3:10PM EST on truTV

MIDWEST:

#1 Wichita State vs. #16 Cal Poly; 7:10PM EST on CBS
#8 Kentucky vs. #9 Kansas State; 9:40PM EST on CBS
#6 Massachusetts vs. #11 Tennessee; 2:45PM EST on CBS
#3 Duke vs. #14 Mercer; 12:00PM EST on CBS
 
Mercer just beat Duke 78-71! That was a shocker! A lot of brackets have just been busted.
 
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