The second overall seed is the Houston Cougars! We will face 16 seed Longwood in Memphis, Tennessee to start the tourney.

Memphis

1 Houston
16 Longwood

8 Nebraska
9 Texas A&M

(03-17-2024 05:08 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 05:07 PM)stever20 Wrote:  I'd be feeling fairly decent if I were Indiana St right now I think with where Drake is seeded.

I said the same thing to myself seeing Drake with a 10-seed and FAU with an 8-seed.

Well Auburn got hosed! Spokane??? Had to be the #4 fourth seed to be bracketed with UConn which means nowhere near our ranking. And placing UAB against Auburn in the second round in Spokane was a really crappy thing to do to the Blazers and Auburn and fans of basketball in Alabama. The NCAA can't die fast enough!

UConn and Houston are not getting First Four winners. That means Purdue will be getting one!

Brooklyn

5 Wisconsin
12 James Madison (UPSET! UPSET!)

4 Duke
13 Vermont

(03-17-2024 05:13 PM)schmolik Wrote:  UConn and Houston are not getting First Four winners. That means Purdue will be getting one!

Yep. So will whoever the last no. 1 seed will be.

(03-17-2024 05:07 PM)Glenn360 Wrote:  4 Major conference champions in the same bracket

That’s the first thing that jumped out at me

They really loaded up the east. And Iowa State is not the eighth best team they should not have been in this region to match up with Yukon. They should’ve matched up with the weakest number one seed.

Pittsburgh

6 Texas Tech
11 NC State

3 Kentucky
14 Oakland

(03-17-2024 05:07 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Lots of teams close to Omaha playing in Omaha:

2 Iowa St vs 15 South Dakota St
7 Drake

Iowa St/Drake could play each other just 2 hours from Des Moines.

Drake v South Dakota State would be reasonable travel distance for both as well

Jackrabbits will definitely bring a decent amount of fans to Omaha.

(03-17-2024 05:14 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 05:07 PM)Glenn360 Wrote:  4 Major conference champions in the same bracket

That’s the first thing that jumped out at me

They really loaded up the east. And Iowa State is not the eighth best team they should not have been in this region to match up with Yukon. They should’ve matched up with the weakest number one seed.

I again think Iowa State should've been a 1 seed. *shrugs*

Indianapolis

7 Florida
10 Boise St/Colorado

2 Marquette
15 Western Kentucky

(03-17-2024 05:13 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 05:08 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 05:07 PM)stever20 Wrote:  I'd be feeling fairly decent if I were Indiana St right now I think with where Drake is seeded.

I said the same thing to myself seeing Drake with a 10-seed and FAU with an 8-seed.

Well Auburn got hosed! Spokane??? Had to be the #4 fourth seed to be bracketed with UConn which means nowhere near our ranking. And placing UAB against Auburn in the second round in Spokane was a really crappy thing to do to the Blazers and Auburn and fans of basketball in Alabama. The NCAA can't die fast enough!

pod system means when you're 4 seed you're getting the runt sites really.

First play-in game announced!
Boise State and Colorado will play for the 10 seed and the right to play 7 seed Florida in the South Region.

I don’t think anyone had Boise St as Last 4 In

I hate this committee already. Iowa State gets screwed hard its first weekend geographically

Western Kentucky in Indy against Marquette? That has potential for an upset.

So when that last First Four game pops up, we’ll either see Oklahoma or one of Indiana St/St John’s/Seton Hall/Virginia/Pitt/Providence.

(03-17-2024 05:18 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  I hate this committee already. Iowa State gets screwed hard its first weekend geographically

They’re getting virtual home games in Omaha.

(03-17-2024 05:18 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I don’t think anyone had Boise St as Last 4 In

I certainly didn't. But hey, kudos to them for getting in. The Broncos get to play Colorado for the right to play Florida. This is a DavidSt dream! (In that Boise State has the chance to beat the Buffaloes and "prove" our favorite fever dream-having realignment prognosticator right.)

(03-17-2024 05:20 PM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 05:18 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I don’t think anyone had Boise St as Last 4 In

I certainly didn't. But hey, kudos to them for getting in. The Broncos get to play Colorado for the right to play Florida. This is a DavidSt dream! (In that Boise State has the chance to beat the Buffaloes and "prove" our favorite fever dream-having realignment prognosticator right.)

Never underestimate the networks’ desire for the DavidSt factor.

(03-17-2024 05:18 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I don’t think anyone had Boise St as Last 4 In

I had them as a 7 seed.

If BSU is one of the Last 4 In, I think someone from the top 6 MWC teams is getting screwed. Colorado State?