NCAA Tournament Thread -- Day One

[fishwax]

The schedule of games is below – if you’re stuck in a cubicle (or if you want to watch a different game than your local CBS affiliate is showing, you can see all the games online for free: http://mmod.ncaa.com/

Anybody watching? Who are you rooting for? What games are you looking forward to? How are your brackets doing?

12:20 PM (10) Florida vs. (7) Brigham Young
12:30 PM (15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Villanova
12:25 PM (11) Old Dominion vs. (6) Notre Dame

2:30 PM (13) Murray State vs. (4) Vanderbilt
2:40 PM (15) North Texas vs. (2) Kansas State
2:45 PM (14) Sam Houston State vs. (3) Baylor
2:50 PM (10) Saint Mary's vs. (7) Richmond
4:45 PM (12) UTEP vs. (5) Butler

7:10 PM (9) Northern Iowa vs. (8) UNLV
7:15 PM (16) East Tennessee State vs. (1) Kentucky
7:20 PM (11) Washington vs. (6) Marquette
7:25 PM (14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown

9:30 PM (16) Lehigh vs. (1) Kansas
9:40 PM (14) Montana vs. (3) New Mexico
9:35 PM (9) Wake Forest vs. (8) Texas
9:45 PM (11) San Diego State vs. (6) Tennessee

[some guy]

1. go ETSU and / or Lehigh

does it ever happen that a number 1 seed loses in the first round?

That would be great.

[JonLP24]

27. No

Last I checked #1 vs #16 is 100-0.

[fishwax]

30. you know what they say -- 101st time is the charm

;)

[fishwax]

2. #15 Robert Morris is ahead at halftime

28-22 over Villanova.

[LynneSin]

3. If they win I'm going to cry myself to sleep in the fetal position for the rest of the year

I have 'Nova picked to win

:cry:

Maybe they are just toying with RM before the take them out in the second half.

[fishwax]

4. yikes!

I've got 'Nova going a long way too (losing in the semifinal to Kentucky).

I've got a feeling they're going to come back, though :)

[tigereye]

8. that's wild isn't it? I'm sitting here watching them get banboozled. Bizarre

Nova isn't as good as last year, though.

I suppose I could live with RM winning (hometown kids), but sheesh!


Good thing I haven't done my bracket yet! :evilgrin:

[PRETZEL]

5. Apparently Reynolds and Stokes didn't start

for "teaching" reasons.

They'll end up winning.

Correction:

It was Scotty Reynolds and Corey Fisher.

[fishwax]

7. they didn't start, but they weren't held out for too long

under 11 minutes now, and Robert Morris has a seven-point lead ...

[PRETZEL]

12. Under 5

Colonials still up 4.

Damn, bracket buster from the get go if this holds.

[fishwax]

13. now it's 8 points at the under 4 timeout

:wow:

[PRETZEL]

15. Tied at 56

little less than a minute and a half.

[fishwax]

18. Overtime now

Robert Morris is down four, but still hanging in ...

[PRETZEL]

19. Nova survived,

but barely,

[LynneSin]

20. O thank goodness

I have them winning it all - not sure what crack I was smoking when I picked them.

[fishwax]

21. what a finish!

:bounce:

[Rosie1223]

24. Office Poolers across the nation breathe a collective sigh of relief.

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

26. that loss would have hosed my brackets for sure

if vanderbuilt loses, no biggie, but I have Nova going a long way.

dg

[KamaAina]

86. Huge sigh of relief

those are the dirtbags who ruined it for Quinnipiac, ensuring a CT-free men's tournament. :grr:

[fishwax]

6. Old Dominion and Notre Dame tied at 43 with 3 minutes left

This has been a good second half ...

[tigereye]

9. that would be wild if ND went out- they are 1 point behind with 12 10 sec.

:hi:

I'm watching at home as I write reports...



HOly SHIT! :wow:

[fishwax]

10. Old Dominion wins!

I actually had that in my bracket -- but if Villanova doesn't come back that's going to cost me :)

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

44. I'm going apeshit over my Monarchs!!!!!

I was in a meeting in Toronto and couldn't see the game!!!!

[KamaAina]

87. Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame,

maybe next year they'll win a game...

Looks like their hoopsters caught teh suck from the football team. :P

[fishwax]

11. Looks like BYU and Florida will be going to overtime

They're tied with about half a second left ...

[fishwax]

14. Double Overtime

[texasleo]

16. Can't bear to watch the 'Horns lose another one,

[fishwax]

17. this season sure has spiraled on them

I don't know what caused the slide, but they were in the top five not too long ago.

That's okay, though--at least they made the tournament. I'm an Oklahoma fan, and they had their worst season in almost 30 years :grr:

[LostInAnomie]

22. Damn! Villanova just about took a steaming deuce on everyone's bracket.

[fishwax]

23. Murray State leads Vanderbilt at the half, 36-32

[JonLP24]

25. Go Murray St!!

One of my upset special picks.

[JonLP24]

28. Vandy ball down by 1 with 19 seconds left

:scared: Go Murray St.

[fishwax]

29. 1 point lead with 25 seconds left

I picked Vandy (to go a long way, actually, in my DU bracket), but I'd still be happy to see Murray State pull off the upset :)

[JonLP24]

31. I was impressed with how they played this season so that's why I liked them

Tie game 12 seconds left. :scared: Need something to separate myself from the pack especially since I'm 1-3 right now.

[JonLP24]

32. 4 seconds down by 1

:scared:

[fishwax]

34. YES!!!

[fishwax]

33. whoa -- thought they were going to drain that three

[fishwax]

36. Nice pick, Jon

Great finish!

[JonLP24]

37. Thanks!!

I needed it too! :)

[JonLP24]

35. Murray!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishwax]

38. Sam Houston State and Baylor are tied with under four minutes left

[JonLP24]

39. This one I got Baylor

I don't have the slightest clue how good Sam Houston St is but they are looking good.

[JonLP24]

40. Nice steal and dunk by Baylor n/t

[fishwax]

41. this game has been back and forth all day, up until that quick 8 point run for Baylor

Baylor had a 6-point lead for about 20 seconds early in the 2nd half, but other than that no team had lead by more than 4 since about five minutes into the game.

[elleng]

42. Thanks for doing this, fish.

Please wake me for G'town game!

:rofl:

[fishwax]

52. somebody better wake Georgetown up for the G'town game

Down 13 in the second half :wow:

[JonLP24]

53. I asked in another thread

Could we be looking at an Ohio-Ohio St regional semi-final? That would totally screw up my bracket as well as a lot of people's.

[fishwax]

54. lol -- yep, count my bracket among those that would be messed up

I've only gotten to see a few snippets of the Ohio/Georgetown game so far, but from what I've seen Ohio is playing very well. Of course, it still won't be easy for them to get past San Diego State (assuming SDSU beats Tennessee, like I have in my bracket :)).

[JonLP24]

55. Yeah.

I got Georgetown beating Ohio St in that game so it's really not looking good for me. :)

[fishwax]

62. don't feel bad -- Georgetown is the second Elite Eight team I've lost

:rofl: (Vandy was the other--I had them going to the Elite Eight on my DU bracket)

12 points with less than a minute left ...

[tigereye]

77. well they blew it out in the Big East tourney

rather inconsistent after coming on strong this season.

Who won, I missed the end.

[Captain Hilts]

43. ODU Beats Notre Dame!!!! Go Monarchs! Tuff break Mr. President!!!

[JonLP24]

45. St Marys 8 point lead over Richmond with 10 minutes to go n/t

[fishwax]

46. 1st tournament victory since 1959, they said

Congrats to St. Marys :toast:

[JonLP24]

47. St Marys win

[KamaAina]

88. A rare Bay Area win

or appearance, even.

Figures it'd come against Richmond; I used to watch TONS of college hoops with a UR alum back in the day. :shrug:

edit: Freudian post: hoops not hops, though they were involved, too! :beer:

[JonLP24]

48. Anyone else getting local news instead of games?

I got local news for about 45 more minutes or so then back to games. I'd rather get games but what can you do?

[JonLP24]

50. Kick

Games are back on in my area(They have been since UNI vs UNLV started).

:kick:

[fishwax]

51. that happened to me too

The UTEP-Butler game was still going, so I don't get why they weren't showing it :wtf:

[tigereye]

79. who won that one, Fish?

I had Butler...

[Eyerish]

49. Wooohooooo!! Way to go to my alma mater!!

Let's go Gaels!!!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[JonLP24]

56. Ah that sucks. Washington hit a 70 footer that won't count

Because the rebounder never had full control of the air ball before the shot clock ran out.

[LeFleur1]

57. Gooooo HUSKies!! nm

[BlooInBloo]

65. dawgs not givin up!!!

[JonLP24]

66. Made 9 out of last 12 shots! n/t

[BlooInBloo]

67. TAKES THE LEAD!!!

[JonLP24]

70. DOGGIES BANK IT IN WITH 1.7 SECONDS LEFT

:D

[BlooInBloo]

71. HAAHAHAAHAAHAA!!! AMAZING!!!!

[JonLP24]

73. Huskies win!! n/t

[BlooInBloo]

74. \o/ \o/ \o/

[fishwax]

68. just got the lead back

Pretty impressive comeback :applause:

[BlooInBloo]

69. GOOOO HUSKIES!!!!!

[fishwax]

72. argh! enough with the timeouts already

This is the longest 1.7 seconds in the history of sport

[BlooInBloo]

75. Yah it was. lolol

[pscot]

78. WOOF

Go Dogs!

[tigereye]

80. that's what my husband said-

[Zavulon]

58. Lost two so far.

I went against Old Dominion and Murray State, but I had ND and Vandy losing in the next round.

If I had to pick a team to win the title out of personal preference, it would be Louisville (long story, but to summarize: my car broke down there once and the locals - strangers all - not only took care of me and put me up for two days, but managed to get my car repaired for FREE and refused to take a dime from me), but there's not much chance of that.

[BlooInBloo]

59. Is anyone else's CBS breaking up like totally shittily?

GAH!!!!

[JonLP24]

60. it did about 3 and a half hours ago

They were showing local news at the time in my area so it didn't bother me. No problems since.

[fishwax]

61. Northern Iowa beats UNLV

Great three-pointer with 4 seconds left to win the game.

[Wapsie B]

83. Go Panthers!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[kentuck]

63. Wildcats first team to score 100 points in this tournament.

:-)

[Zavulon]

64. And with Georgetown's loss, so goes my first Elite Eight pick.

On the bright side, two people in my pool picked Georgetown to win it all.

[tigereye]

81. oh man!

crud.

[fishwax]

76. Lehigh is playing Kansas tough in the first half

Kansas is only up two points with 3:24 left in the half ...

[tigereye]

82. yeah what's going on with all these upsets?

:shrug: usually the 15s and 16s are just there for the ride.

[BlooInBloo]

84. I never imagined I'd be watching Montana vs New Mexico...

But since the HUSKIES are gonna beat one of them next, I'm actually into it. :P

[JonLP24]

85. Good game so far nt

[Ptah]

89. Go Griz!

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

90. just got home from night school to find WA won!!

Go DAWGS! BOOM!

[JonLP24]

91. Couple of good finishes going on

Wake and Texas tied at 67 with 47 seconds left.

San Diego St is trailing Tennessee 55-57 with 1 free throw coming with 51 seconds left.

[fishwax]

92. wake and texas headed to overtime now

:woohoo:

[JonLP24]

93. Tennessee wins

That helps my bracket a little. :) I did know that SDSU would be a tough opponent for them though.

[JonLP24]

95. Wow what a shot!!

Wake knocks off Texas by 1.

[fishwax]

96. Another great finish between Wake Forest and Texas

Man, there were some great games and some great finishes today! :applause:

[JonLP24]

97. I don't think I can count the # of game winning shots made in the last 5 seconds or so

Wake, Northern Iowa, Washington, and Murray St off the top of my head. I think there are others but I can't think of them. Maybe it's just 4.

[fishwax]

99. I think you got all the last-second shots

but we also had overtime in BYU-Florida and Villanova-Robert Morris and Notre Dame-Old Dominion and Tennessee-SDSU were both down to the wire.

Plus 5 double-digit seeds winning (6 if Montana can pull off this win against New Mexico).

[JonLP24]

100. Hold on...

[Initech]

94. I cannot believe Ohio upset Georgetown!!!!!

That is why I love March Madness! :wow:

[JonLP24]

98. Nevermind...

I must of misunderstood what CBS said. They say 5 is the record for 1991 for most double digit seeds to win on the 1st day. I thought they said 6 won today so that's a new record but I can only count 5 so maybe they said if New Mexico won today there would be a new record.

[kentuck]

101. The Big East Bit the Big One.

yesterday.

Were they over-rated all along? And why did they get 8 teams into the tournament?