NCAA Bracket Thread, for the time being.

[LionJim]

Purdue is a #1 seed, Indianapolis in the first two rounds.

 

[BobPSU92]

Purdue is a #1 seed, Indianapolis in the first two rounds.

pu will stink it up.

 

[LionJim]

pu will stink it up.

An easy match up for a lot of good teams.

 

[LionJim]

I missed the announcements of the first two regions, just saying.

 

[LionJim]

Michigan State got in, #9. Shucks. Lunardi called that one.

 

[LionJim]

UNC playing in Charlotte. Figures.

 

[Bison13]

No Pitt. Hahaha

 

[LionJim]

No Pitt. Hahaha

Or Indiana State. Wow, crushing.

 

[LionJim]

Purdue is An easy match up for a lot of good teams.

I think Illinois could do some damage.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

March Madness 2024 bracket: Here are all 68 NCAA men's teams

UConn is looking to repeat; Stetson and Grambling are making their debuts. Get to know all 68 teams chasing a national title -- and how far they could go.

www.espn.com

 

[BobPSU92]

St. John's, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh decline invites to NIT

First-year St. John's coach Rick Pitino told the NIT selection committee that the team didn't want to play in the also-ran event. Oklahoma and Pitt also said they didn't want to take part.

www.espn.com

 

[Classof09]

St. John's, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh decline invites to NIT

First-year St. John's coach Rick Pitino told the NIT selection committee that the team didn't want to play in the also-ran event. Oklahoma and Pitt also said they didn't want to take part.

www.espn.com

‘That’s a shame’

 

[LionJim]

‘That’s a shame’

This is a burn.

 

[IrishHerb]

St. John's, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh decline invites to NIT

First-year St. John's coach Rick Pitino told the NIT selection committee that the team didn't want to play in the also-ran event. Oklahoma and Pitt also said they didn't want to take part.

www.espn.com

The NIT used to be a nice post season BB tourney. But that was back when the NCAA had a much, much smaller field (basically conference champions plus a couple of at large). Now days with a 68 team NCAA, the NIT surely feels like an also ran tournament.

 

[LionJim]

 

[BobPSU92]

Colorado State cruises past Virginia in First Four

For almost 14 minutes of game time and nearly an hour of real time, Virginia didn't score in a deflating 67-42 loss to Colorado State in the First Four. With the win, the No. 10 seed Rams will take on 7-seed Texas on Thursday.

www.espn.com

”After Virginia star Reece Beekman sank two free throws with 9:20 left in the first half, the Cavaliers would not score again until Beekman's jumper with 16:37 to play in the contest. The drought included 19 consecutive missed shots and spanned 13:53 of game time and 59 minutes of real time, which included a 20-minute halftime.”