Bracket Racket 3/14

BRACKET RACKET 3/14

Yesterday's Important Results

Georgetown 82 Villanova 63
Hoyas nail 17 threes, Nova fails to keep it close

Xavier 74 Dayton 65
X-an most likely crush in-state rivals tourney hopes

Tulsa 78 UAB 68
Cross off the Blazers, who really had no wins of merit anyway

Texas-Arlington 81 Lamar 75
Top seed in Southland goes down

West Virginia 78 UConn 72
Alexander's 34 leaves no doubt about West Fucking Virginia

Miami (FL) 63 NC State 50
Canes make it official

USC 59 Arizona State 55
Sun Devils now must wait it out.....most intriguing bubble team of 2008

Colorado 91 Baylor 84 (OT)
Bears should be thankful that the bubble is terrible this season and that no one wants to make the tournament

Temple 84 La Salle 75
Look! A team on the bubble that actually won a game!

Pitt 76 Louisville 69 (OT)
Jamie Dixon officially petitions NCAA to move all regionals to MSG

Alabama 80 Florida 69
Gators officially toast

Marquette 89 Notre Dame 79
We just want to see the light blue unis for the Big East Championship

Charlotte 69 UMass 65
It was almost painful to watch UMass blow a 17-point second half lead

Washington State 75 Oregon 70
Ducks remain on bubble but prospects are looking bleak

Utah 82 New Mexico 80 (OT)
Seriously? Anyone want to make the tournament?

Georgia 97 Ole Miss 95 (OT)
Of course

Boston College 71 Maryland 68
Figures

Stanford 74 Arizona 65
Wildcats probably still get in but in no way did they play their way into this



Today's Conference Championships

Colgate at American Patriot ESPN2 4:45
Eagles looking for first trip to NCAAs....Bender should be rocking



Today’s Big Games

Georgetown vs West Virginia
Hoyas looking like Final Four team again, WVU looking like 05 team

Miami (FL) vs Virginia Tech
Hokies will get in the Dance if they can win this on

Michigan State vs Ohio State
Buckeyes are in with a win

Vanderbilt vs Arkansas
Razorbacks looking to make statement by beating Dors for second time in two weeks

Xavier vs Saint Joseph's
Hawks need this one to make the Dance

Boise State vs Utah State
WAC title may be decided in the semis

UCLA vs USC
Trojans are peaking at exactly the right time

Temple vs Charlotte
Owls will make things very interesting if they make the A-10 Championship

Georgia vs Kentucky
Wildcats would be wise to win this one



Keep an Eye on….

- Atlantic 10 elimination day. Temple and Saint Joesph's both need to make the finals

- If USC can continue its hot streak and play it's way into a top 4 seed

- If it's possible for anymore bubble team to lose in one day. ESPN is going to need some extra camera crews to follow all the teams waiting to hear their fate on Selection Sunday this year.


Moving Up the Bracket

USC (to 6 seed)

West Virginia (to 9 seed)

Miami (to 8 seed)


Falling Down The Bracket

UConn (to 5 seed)



Top 8 Seeds

1. North Carolina (E)
UCLA (W)
Tennessee (M)
Memphis (S)

2. Wisconsin (M)
Georgetown (E)
Texas (S)
Kansas (W)


Last 6 In
Baylor
South Alabama
Ohio State
Illinois State
Arizona
Villanova


Last 6 Out
Arizona State
VCU
Temple
Saint Joseph's
UMass
Virginia Tech