NCAA Championship Week

[BillD1984]

Wednesday's tournament games:

Northeast- Championship Game
(2) Mount St. Mary's vs. (1) Robert Morris- 8:30 ET (ESPN2)

Big Sky- Championship Game
(6) Montana St. vs. (2) Portland St.- 10:30 ET (ESPN2)

MEAC- First Round
(11) Maryland Eastern Shore vs. (6) Bethune-Cookman- 3:00 ET

MEAC- Quarterfinals
(8) Florida A&M vs. (1) Morgan State- 7:00 ET
(7) Hampton vs. (2) South Carolina St.- 9:30 ET

SWAC- Quarterfinals
(7) Texas Southern vs. (2) Jackson State- 3:30 ET
(8) Alabama A&M vs. (1) Alabama St.- 9:00 ET

Big East- Second Round
(16) DePaul vs. (8) Providence- 12:00 ET (ESPN)
(13) St. John's vs. (5) Marquette- 2:30 ET (ESPN)
(10) Notre Dame vs. (7) West Virginia- 7:00 ET (ESPN)
(11) Seton Hall vs (6) Syracuse- 9:30 ET (ESPN)

Atlantic 10- First Round
(9) St. Louis vs. (8) LaSalle- 12:00 ET
(12) Charlotte vs. (5) St. Joseph's- 2:30 ET
(10) Massachusetts vs. (7) Duquesne- 6:30 ET
(11) St. Bonaventure vs. (6) Richmond- 9:00 ET

Big 12- First Round
(9) Baylor vs. (8) Nebraska- 12:30 ET
(12) Colorado vs. (5) Texas- 3:00 ET
(10) Iowa St. vs. (7) Oklahoma St,- 7:00 ET
(11) Texas Tech vs. (6) Texas A&M- 9:30 ET

Conference USA- First Round
(10) Rice vs. (7) Marshall- 1:00 ET
(11) Southern Miss vs. (6) Central Florida- 3:30 ET
(9) East Carolina vs. (8) Tulane- 7:00 ET
(12) SMU vs. (5) Houston- 9:30 ET

Mountain West- First Round
(9) Air Force vs. (8) Colorado St.- 5:00 ET (the mtn.)

Big West- First Round
(8) UC-Davis vs. (5) UC-Irvine- 9:00 ET (BigWest.tv)
(7) Cal State- Fullerton vs. vs. (6) UC-Riverside- 11:30 ET (BigWest.tv)

Pac-10 - First Round
(9) Stanford vs. (8) Oregon St. - 9:00 ET (FSN)
(10) Oregon vs. (7) Washington St.- 11:30 ET (FSN)

 

[BillD1984]

Western Kentucky wins the Sun Belt.

 

[SabresRule]

congrats to Depaul. Dont win a game all year in the conference(?) and won today. GO DEPAUL!!!

Somewhere, Mark Aguirre is smiling.

 

[Mariah2014]

tv schedule updates in bold
MONTHLY CBS XXL OR (atlantic 10/ cusa) ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIBERS will have to purchase games on a ppv basis.

Wednesday's tournament games:

Northeast- Championship Game
(2) Mount St. Mary's vs. (1) Robert Morris- 8:30 ET (ESPN2) ESPN360

Big Sky- Championship Game
(6) Montana St. vs. (2) Portland St.- 10:30 ET (ESPN2) ESPN360

MEAC- First Round
(11) Maryland Eastern Shore vs. (6) Bethune-Cookman- 3:00 ET

MEAC- Quarterfinals
(8) Florida A&M vs. (1) Morgan State- 7:00 ET
(7) Hampton vs. (2) South Carolina St.- 9:30 ET

SWAC- Quarterfinals
(7) Texas Southern vs. (2) Jackson State- 3:30 ET
(8) Alabama A&M vs. (1) Alabama St.- 9:00 ET

Big East- Second Round
(16) DePaul vs. (8) Providence- 12:00 ET (ESPN HD) ESPN360
(13) St. John's vs. (5) Marquette- 2:30 ET (ESPN HD) ESPN360
(10) Notre Dame vs. (7) West Virginia- 7:00 ET (ESPN HD) ESPN360
(11) Seton Hall vs (6) Syracuse- 9:30 ET (ESPN HD) ESPN360

Atlantic 10- First Round
(9) St. Louis vs. (8) LaSalle- 12:00 ET CBS XXL/ATALNTIC 10 ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(12) Charlotte vs. (5) St. Joseph's- 2:30 ET CBS XXL/ATALNTIC 10 ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(10) Massachusetts vs. (7) Duquesne- 6:30 ET CBS XXL/ATALNTIC 10 ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(11) St. Bonaventure vs. (6) Richmond- 9:00 ET CBS XXL/ATALNTIC 10 ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)

Big 12- First Round
(9) Baylor vs. (8) Nebraska- 12:30 ET BIG 12 NETWORK/ ESPN360
(12) Colorado vs. (5) Texas- 3:00 ET BIG 12 NETWORK/ ESPN360
(10) Iowa St. vs. (7) Oklahoma St,- 7:00 ET BIG 12 NETWORK/ ESPN360
(11) Texas Tech vs. (6) Texas A&M- 9:30 ET BIG 12 NETWORK/ ESPN360

Conference USA- First Round
(10) Rice vs. (7) marshall- 1:00 ET CBS ALL ACCESS/ CUSA ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(11) Southern Miss vs. (6) Central Florida- 3:30 ET CBS ALL ACCESS/ CUSA ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(9) East Carolina vs. (8) Tulane- 7:00 ET CBS ALL ACCESS/ CUSA ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)
(12) SMU vs. (5) Houston- 9:30 ET CBS ALL ACCESS/ CUSA ALL ACCESS (ANNUAL)

Mountain West- First Round
(9) Air Force vs. (8) Colorado St.- 5:00 ET (the mtn HD.)

Big West- First Round
(8) UC-Davis vs. (5) UC-Irvine- 9:00 ET (BigWest.tv)
(7) Cal State- Fullerton vs. vs. (6) UC-Riverside- 11:30 ET (BigWest.tv)

Pac-10 - First Round
(9) Stanford vs. (8) Oregon St. - 9:00 ET (FSN HD)
(10) Oregon vs. (7) Washington St.- 11:30 ET (FSN HD)

 

[SabresRule]

(12) Charlotte vs. 95) St. Joseph's- 2:30 ET

95?

Are they THAT bad?

 

[Mariah2014]

I suspect that was a typo. The updated version, I posted now has that mistake corrected as well.

 

[BillD1984]

95?

Are they THAT bad?

I fixed that 10 minutes ago.

 

[anders5189]

You know St. Mary's is right squarely on the bubble and they added a game Fri against Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington who is 11-16 with an RPI of 233. I doubt St. Mary's will lose, but just playing a team that bad will drag their RPI even lower in all liklihood. Will the selection committee even care? I imagine St. Mary's will be sweating things out big time on selection Sunday.

 

[BillD1984]

You know St. Mary's is right squarely on the bubble and they added a game Fri against Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington who is 11-16 with an RPI of 233. I doubt St. Mary's will lose, but just playing a team that bad will drag their RPI even lower in all liklihood. Will the selection committee even care? I imagine St. Mary's will be sweating things out big time on selection Sunday.

I still don't get HOW they were able to add that game!??

 

[Mariah2014]

They had to beat Gonzaga in order to get in. Tell now they have had the luxery of saying we lost to Gonzaga without our star player. We should have been able to beat them with him. Losing with him burst their bubble. Eastern Washington is a terrible add this year. I agree that it only puts another nail in their coffin. However, if they some how beat Eastern Washington by oh 60 or more points it might help their case.

You know St. Mary's is right squarely on the bubble and they added a game Fri against Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington who is 11-16 with an RPI of 233. I doubt St. Mary's will lose, but just playing a team that bad will drag their RPI even lower in all liklihood. Will the selection committee even care? I imagine St. Mary's will be sweating things out big time on selection Sunday.

 

[Mariah2014]

Both teams didn't use the maximum number of games allowd by the NCAA. As a result they could add a game provided another team in the same boat was available.

I still don't get HOW they were able to add that game!??

 

[BillD1984]

WAC- First Round
(9) Fresno St. vs. (8) Hawaii- 10:30 ET

Fresno St. advances in the WAC.

 

[BillD1984]

Both teams didn't use the maximum number of games allowd by the NCAA. As a result they could add a game provided another team in the same boat was available.

I see, thanks.

I just never recall it happening before.

 

[Mariah2014]

I had never recalled it happening either. It only helps if they actually get in because then it was a true tune up for the ncaa tournament. They will be playing again. It's just a matter of which post season tournament that they will be playing in.

I see, thanks.

I just never recall it happening before.

 

[Mariah2014]

A couple other sources for the tv info are at the following locations
http://mattsarz44017.tripod.com/basketball2008/week18.html
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncaa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09MBKBConferenceChampionshi.pdf
and the womens file can be found at
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncaa/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009WBKBConferenceChampions.pdf

 

[anders5189]

They had to beat Gonzaga in order to get in. Tell now they have had the luxery of saying we lost to Gonzaga without our star player. We should have been able to beat them with him. Losing with him burst their bubble. Eastern Washington is a terrible add this year. I agree that it only puts another nail in their coffin. However, if they some how beat Eastern Washington by oh 60 or more points it might help their case.

See that's the problem. I think it hurts St. Mary's either way. If they win by 60 people will say they ran up the score on a hapless opponent. If they struggle to win, it makes them look bad too, and if they lose they're really screwed. If you were to choose between St. Mary's and, say Miami, I'd take Miami. The Canes played in tough conference, they've proven they can beat good teams and they did lose 3 games in OT. Who has St. Mary's beaten? 0-3 vs Gonzaga, a win over a mediocre Utah St team and the expected W against Eastern Washington isn't going to help things.

 

[Mariah2014]

Which is why a school from a larger league is going to get into the ncaa tournament instead of them.

See that's the problem. I think it hurts St. Mary's either way. If they win by 60 people will say they ran up the score on a hapless opponent. If they struggle to win, it makes them look bad too, and if they lose they're really screwed. If you were to choose between St. Mary's and, say Miami, I'd take Miami. The Canes played in tough conference, they've proven they can beat good teams and they did lose 3 games in OT. Who has St. Mary's beaten? 0-3 vs Gonzaga, a win over a mediocre Utah St team and the expected W against Eastern Washington isn't going to help things.

 

[Mets82]

I just have one question about the adding of a game for St. Mary's. Why did they wait until conference tournament to add this game? They didnt see it from the beginning of the year that they were going to be a game short.

As far as St. Mary's goes, I think they should do what they need to do. If they have to win by a lot of pts. then be it. If its legal and ok, this is a shot for the tourney.

 

[Mariah2014]

Believe it or not, it is legal for them to play a game even after their conference tournament provided they haven't played a certain number of games already in the regular season.

I just have one question about the adding of a game for St. Mary's. Why did they wait until conference tournament to add this game? They didnt see it from the beginning of the year that they were going to be a game short.

As far as St. Mary's goes, I think they should do what they need to do. If they have to win by a lot of pts. then be it. If its legal and ok, this is a shot for the tourney.

 

[SabresRule]

BTW, Anders, speaking of UNC and the tournament, I want to show you something involving a team you dissed last fall.

Remember all the trash-talking you did about Texas Tech.

Calling them a glorifed flag football team and asking whether they cheated?

KARMA IS A BITCH!

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