12:15 #10 Syracuse vs #7 Dayton- KP Syr 65-64
12:40 #15 UNC Asheville vs #2 Villanova KP Nova 77-64
1:30 #10 VCU vs #7 Oregon St KP VCU 71-69
2:00 #13 Hawaii vs #4 California KP Cal 73-69
2:45 #15 Mid Tennessee vs #2 Michigan St KP MSU 77-62
3:10 #10 Temple vs #7 Iowa KP Iowa 73-66
4:00 #15 CS Bakersfield vs #2 Oklahoma KP Okla 76-64
4:30 #12 South Dakota St vs #5 Maryland KP Md 75-69
6:50 #10 Pittsburgh vs #7 Wisconsin KP Wisc 65-64
7:10 #14 SF Austin vs #3 West Virginia KP WV 74-68
7:20 #14 Green Bay vs #3 Texas A&M KP 84-73
7:27 #16 Holy Cross vs #1 Oregon KP Ore 77-58
9:20 #15 Weber St vs #2 Xavier KP X 80-68
9:40 #11 Michigan vs #6 Notre Dame KP ND 72-71
9:50 #11 Northern Iowa vs #6 Texas KP Tex 63-59
9:57 #9 Cincinnati vs #8 St Joseph's KP Cin 70-69

Got all 4 2's in action tomorrow, which means 4 7/10 games as well.

Ken Pom went 13-3 on Thursday's games.

Why not just keep it in one thread? It's gonna clutter the board? How about a first round or first weekend thread we can all go back to universally reference?

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Thursday saw 7 wins by lower-seeded teams. Last year's Round of 64 featured 5 seeding upsets across Thursday and Friday combined.

10:01 PM - 17 Mar 2016

(03-18-2016 01:32 AM)Wedge Wrote:  

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Thursday saw 7 wins by lower-seeded teams. Last year's Round of 64 featured 5 seeding upsets across Thursday and Friday combined.

10:01 PM - 17 Mar 2016

Yes, but should a 9 beating a 8 really count?

(03-18-2016 02:19 AM)goofus Wrote:  

(03-18-2016 01:32 AM)Wedge Wrote:  

Quote:ESPN Stats & Info
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Thursday saw 7 wins by lower-seeded teams. Last year's Round of 64 featured 5 seeding upsets across Thursday and Friday combined.

10:01 PM - 17 Mar 2016

Yes, but should a 9 beating a 8 really count?

That's a big part of the stat, yeah. 8 seeds were 4-0 in 8/9 games last year, and 0-3 in those games on Thursday this year.

(03-18-2016 02:19 AM)goofus Wrote:  

(03-18-2016 01:32 AM)Wedge Wrote:  

Quote:ESPN Stats & Info
‏@ESPNStatsInfo

Thursday saw 7 wins by lower-seeded teams. Last year's Round of 64 featured 5 seeding upsets across Thursday and Friday combined.

10:01 PM - 17 Mar 2016

Yes, but should a 9 beating a 8 really count?

Why not? Look at it the other way around. If someone were calculating the "dominance" of higher seeds over lower seeds, and adding up the number of higher-seed wins, would they be questioned for counting the 8s beating the 9s? I doubt it.

definitely not a good look for the A10 this year so far. Of all the games to lose in a blowout would be the Syracuse/Dayton game.

(03-18-2016 01:08 PM)stever20 Wrote:  definitely not a good look for the A10 this year so far. Of all the games to lose in a blowout would be the Syracuse/Dayton game.

Stever...you actually were evenhanded in the bid thread...so to all the Cuse Haters...

Cuse is playing with House Money now...

my thought was that I can really understand what the committee was looking at. top 50 wins. And there's no doubt that Syracuse had those.

And the thing is, the one team that didn't have those but got in has done ok so far. Wichita.

(03-18-2016 01:45 PM)stever20 Wrote:  my thought was that I can really understand what the committee was looking at. top 50 wins. And there's no doubt that Syracuse had those.

And the thing is, the one team that didn't have those but got in has done ok so far. Wichita.

So you think WSU passed the "eye test"? BTW, they looked pretty good...wouldn't want to see them next round.

(03-18-2016 01:53 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(03-18-2016 01:45 PM)stever20 Wrote:  my thought was that I can really understand what the committee was looking at. top 50 wins. And there's no doubt that Syracuse had those.

And the thing is, the one team that didn't have those but got in has done ok so far. Wichita.

So you think WSU passed the "eye test"? BTW, they looked pretty good...wouldn't want to see them next round.

I'd say so. I think also what helped Wichita vs Monmouth was the committees view on Northern Iowa vs Iona. Northern Iowa got a 11 seed. Iona a 13 seed. So a pretty good difference there.. And it's pretty clear the committee didn't think much of the A10, hurting St Bonnie's.

Nova wins their 1st game. Their kryptonite is the next game- to advance to the sweet 16. Will they have the answer this time? It'll be interesting to see how Iowa does. Heard someone in the media say how getting to the NCAA tourney sometimes can be like hitting the reset button. Will that happen with the Hawkeyes?

Has Nova paid the Karma Gods back for 1985? Nah...LOL

Cal in deep trouble, and Michigan St is getting all they can handle from Mid Tennessee...

(03-18-2016 02:39 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Has Nova paid the Karma Gods back for 1985? Nah...LOL

how many times do you get in the 2nd round a matchup that exactly 1 month ago was #1 (Nova) vs #4 (Iowa)?

Congratulations to Syracuse. I still don't think they have been selected but they whipped Dayton.

so Pac 12, care to join the tournament?

(03-18-2016 02:42 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-18-2016 02:39 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Has Nova paid the Karma Gods back for 1985? Nah...LOL

how many times do you get in the 2nd round a matchup that exactly 1 month ago was #1 (Nova) vs #4 (Iowa)?

Iowa is only up 1 on Temple. They aren't through just yet.

The Lack 12 is praying that Oregon doesn't lay an egg but they are Ducks, so.

Oklahoma down earlier and Michigan State (my main pick and favorite Big 10 team) are down.