NCAA Tournament Games 2025

[CalStateTempe]

MD is too much for GCU.

That’s a shame

[dirtbags]

fucking hell. my 3pm meeting this afternoon just got moved to 5pm. this feels like an HR violation.

Now who calls meetings at 5pm on a Friday?

Should be a capital offense.

the mtg organizer is a ucla alum. he should know better!

[84Cat]

Go Xavier!

[Postmaster]

That's Kylan Boswell.

[Alieberman]

Big 12- 6-1 in the Round of 64

SEC will either be 9-4 or 8-5 pending the Uconn / Oklahoma game

[AZCatGirl]

That's Kylan Boswell.

From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.

[EastCoastCat]

Fuck Boswell.

[U.P. Zona Fan]

Big 12- 6-1 in the Round of 64

SEC will either be 9-4 or 8-5 pending the Uconn / Oklahoma game

Overseeded much?
Can't wait til Monday when all the talking heads are wondering why the SEC lost so many games.

[dovecanyoncat]

C'mon Biberty!

[EastCoastCat]

Ducks. Yikes.

[AZCatGirl]

C'mon Biberty!

I feel like they don't want to be here.

[dovecanyoncat]

C'mon Biberty!

I feel like they don't want to be here.

I don't want Oregon to be here.

[CalStateTempe]

Jesus jumpers got raptured

[UAEebs86]

That's Kylan Boswell.

From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.

Liquor stores?

[AZCatGirl]

That's Kylan Boswell.

From Illinois basketball?

Curious what kind of ads he does up there.

Liquor stores?

+3 rep

[U.P. Zona Fan]

Is bittle like 40?

[Alieberman]

Boswell with 15 points leading ILL

[CalStateTempe]

The fighting Millers “do what we do”.

[AZCatGirl]

Boring blowouts the rest of the night. Yawn.

[Alieberman]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

[U.P. Zona Fan]

Shelstad had a game.

[CalStateTempe]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch

[U.P. Zona Fan]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch

And so would the SEC.

[Chicat]

The first round scoring margin was the highest since at least 1997.

[EastCoastCat]

All top 4 seeds won. Chalk Tournament so far.

[pc in NM]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch

And so would the SEC.

The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.

[Alieberman]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch

And so would the SEC.

The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.

Baylor would like a word with you…

[pc in NM]

Looks like of 22 of 32 teams advancing from the 3 Big 3 Conferences

8 SEC
8 Big 10 (8-0 in 1st round?!!!!)
6 Big 12

We’d have seven if Kansas wasn’t a bitch

And so would the SEC.

The Big12 is 0-1 head-to-head vs the SEC, so far. And that was an #8 vs. #9 - virtually an even match-up...

... all else is noise.

Baylor would like a word with you…

Damn!! Round-of-64 brain overload!! (And, I watched most of that very game!!!)

[Alieberman]

My tournament summary after round 1

Serious separation from top of half the field to the bottom

Mostly blowouts and only 5 double digit teams advanced.

I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16

Big 3 Conferences are dominating- 69% of field of 32 come from these 3 conferences/ expect that number to be even higher in sweet 16

Might be somewhat boring this week but I expect next week to be really really good

[dmjcat]

Game time for the Arizona vs. Oregon game is 6:30 pm PST (also 6:30 in AZ) on TBS

[Chicat]

I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16

Purdue/McNeese State so far showing your analysis to be spot on.

[dmjcat]

My tournament summary after round 1

Serious separation from top of half the field to the bottom

Mostly blowouts and only 3 double digit teams advanced.

I predict hardly any teams over a 6 seed to get to sweet 16

Big 4 Conferences are dominating- 69% of field of 32 come from these 3 conferences/ expect that number to be even higher in sweet 16

Might be somewhat boring this week but I expect next week to be really really good

This is an after effect of NIL/Transfer portal.

Prior to the Portal/NIL few players from the smaller/cinderalla teams would transfer during their careers. They would have to sit out a year and there was no financial incentive. Now if a smaller school has a player develop/blow-up they can transfer immediately and get paid.

This results in the rich getting richer and the poor (smaller schools) getting poorer. This will inevitably lead to fewer and fewer upsets in future NCAA tournaments.

[Alieberman]

Agree dmj- this does seem to be the current pattern… but everything goes in cycles… it will be interesting to see how long this lasts

[EastCoastCat]

Well, last year a quarter of the first round games were won by double digit seeds.

[Merkin]

I imagine UA will pick up a couple of mid-major players, although the results last time were less than impressive with Townsend and ADO.

Oakland won 8 less games without Townsend and missed the tourney. Campbell had about the same losing record with and without ADO.

[Alieberman]

I think St John’s vs Arkansas could be a very good game

Go St John’s

[dovecanyoncat]

The Italian face-to-face.

[dirtbags]

sorry if this has already been posted - mcneese basketball manager amir khan pulled in NIL deals going into six figures after his tournament rap video went viral and the team upset clemson. kid landed deals from 12 national sponsors, including buffalo wild wings, fortnite, tickpick, insomnia cookies, and turbotax.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjburns ... nil-deals/

[AZCatGirl]

I think St John’s vs Arkansas could be a very good game

Go St John’s

You sure did call that. Hope the 2nd half resembles the first since no other games are on right now.

[Merkin]

sorry if this has already been posted - mcneese basketball manager amir khan pulled in NIL deals going into six figures after his tournament rap video went viral and the team upset clemson. kid landed deals from 12 national sponsors, including buffalo wild wings, fortnite, tickpick, insomnia cookies, and turbotax.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjburns ... nil-deals/

All started from this

[dovecanyoncat]

Hawgs own the paint

[Alieberman]

St John's in danger of being 1st big upset

[azcat49]

Rooting for the Johnnies. Been a tough game to call as the refs are making it choppy with all those whistles. Both teams playing extremely hard

[AZCatGirl]

Rooting for the Johnnies. Been a tough game to call as the refs are making it choppy with all those whistles. Both teams playing extremely hard

Tony Padilla is one of the refs.

[pc in NM]

St John's in danger of being 1st big upset

A 10 seed!!

[MrKyle]

yea this is a really good game - rooting for the razorbacks just for the upset

[EastCoastCat]

There is some horrendous shooting in this game but a lot of passion.

Going down to the wire.

[84Cat]

Johnnie are shooting 28% today. You're not going to win many games shooting that poorly

[AZCatGirl]

Tech is going to be able to stroll into the Elite 8.

[azcat49]

Rooting for the Johnnies. Been a tough game to call as the refs are making it choppy with all those whistles. Both teams playing extremely hard

Tony Padilla is one of the refs.

Well that explains a whole lot.