2013-14 College Basketball

[olbriar]

I would have started this thread earlier but did not want to jinx my team.
I'm curious how your favorite team's season is shaping up and their chance of making the big dance. Let's not hate on teams here. Everyone has a favorite team that's better than everyone else lol.. me too. I have teams and coaches I don't like as well... and they too will not be discussed here.

How's your team doing so far?
Do they have a conference tournament?
Do they need to win the tournament for a NCAA bid?
Do they get into the tournament or the NIT?
Are you happy with their ranking?
How far do you realistically project their post season run?

As for me, it's been a weird season for my home team. The Wichita Shockers play in a mid major conference and honestly, it's weaker than normal with Creighton leaving this year. The Shox lost in the final four last year and have now run their season to 31-0. They are currently ranked #2 and in line for a #1 seed. They do have a conference championship tourney and could easily lose a game. The team is not highly respected.. mid major and all... and even with a 31 and 0 record will likely lose the #1 bid if they drop a game in the conference tournament. That's how it goes with an impressive but less than respected resume.

As for post season projections.. I think they will either have a one or two seed so they should have a decent chance at a run. To make it to the final four again.. man that's more of a want than a given. A lot of magic goes into going deep in the tournament.

 

[saptech]

My home team is the Saint Louis University Billikens, (25-3, 12-1 Atlantic 10). They are having one of their best season in school's history. They have climbed to No. 8 in the USA Today coaches' poll. The Billikens saw their 19-game winning streak come to an end Thursday night in a 71-64 loss to Duquesne. The first loss in 88 days. Of course, they will probably be dropping in rankings now.

With a win in any of their three remaining regular-season games, the Billikens would clinch at least a share of the A-10 regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Championship in Brooklyn.
I hope they go at least to the Final Four, but I'm not holding my breathe that they make it.

 

[olbriar]

Outstanding season! I hope they can ride that right on through your tournament and into the big dance.

 

[ocnbrze]

i'm a ucla bruin fan and it is nice to see that we are improving as team compared to last years circus....not really expecting much this year in the tournament.

should we start a AF bracket? just a thought.

 

[olbriar]

A bracket is always a fun thing. I pick from my heart so I rarely excel. I always get a big charge out of playing anyway.

 

[ocnbrze]

A bracket is always a fun thing. I pick from my heart so I rarely excel. I always get a big charge out of playing anyway.

well here is a pool i created at yahoo....if anyone wants to join:http://y.ahoo.it/cAXCR9x9

 

[tube517]

well here is a pool i created at yahoo....if anyone wants to join:http://y.ahoo.it/cAXCR9x9

May have to take a look later. Yahoo is usually good with fantasy sports and brackets.

 

[ocnbrze]

May have to take a look later. Yahoo is usually good with fantasy sports and brackets.

so i created a thread for it:http://androidforums.com/sports/833696-march-madness-bracketology.html

GO BRUINS!!!!!

 

[saptech]

The SLU Billikens have received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. They are 26-6 overall. They made an early exit in the A-10 tournament last week, falling to St. Bonaventure.

Mizzou (22-11) was left off the NCAA bracket and will be in the NIT. I think they were a top team last season with a record of like, 30-3 or so but lost early in the NCAA.

 

[ocnbrze]

i can't believe my UCLA bruins beat Arizona for the pac 12 championship......who would have thought?

curious to see how far they can go in the tourney.

 

[saptech]

Well, I'm a little surprised the Billikens beat North Carolina State in the first round. So far so good!

 

[saptech]

Welp, when I saw they were going to play Louisville, I knew the season was over. We had fun though.

 

[olbriar]

Today is the test for my fav team. The WSU Shockers play Kentucky. I hope we can pull it off. My other team is KU and they play Stanford. They are missing their big guy so it's not a given. I'll be stressed until the games are over.

 

[ocnbrze]

It funny how now in the ncaa tournament I finally get to watch my team, ucla, play......this Pac 12 channel is a joke and direct tv died not plan on carrying it anytime soon.

 

[breadnatty08]

I had Kansas winning it all. Time to pack it in.

 

[olbriar]

I had the Shockers winning it all so I'm done too. I don't even have a team left to root for lol.

 

[saptech]

I'm looking at Michigan & Louisville in the finals, unless they are in same bracket.

 

[olbriar]

Kentucky and Florida both are looking mighty good to me.

 

[saptech]

Yep, they are looking good. I guess my teams are out of it!

 

[olbriar]

Mine are gone and forgotten by the masses. I've been a WSU Shocker fan for more years than most have been alive lol. It saddened me to see them loose to Kentucky by two. But, I think Kentucky played a better game. I'm a Kansas fan too. They just didn't have the fire to compete with their big guy out. They had talent but never really jelled as a team. Onto next year lol. Basketball is a great game and the college level has all the skill and drama that makes it fun to watch. I will be sad to see it end.

 

[ocnbrze]

CONGRATS to uconn for winning it all!!!!!

who would have thought.....i was cheering for kentucky to win it

 

[iowabowtech]

CONGRATS to uconn for winning it all!!!!!

who would have thought.....i was cheering for kentucky to win it

Good game. And the old rules of bracketology are pretty much gone. Seems like anybody can win any game anymore. Good stuff for fans.

 

[breadnatty08]

Good game. And the old rules of bracketology are pretty much gone. Seems like anybody can win any game anymore. Good stuff for fans.

Apparently they're the lowest seeded team to win since Villanova (8) in 1985! Can't imagine anyone but a diehard UConn fan had them winning the title this year.

 

[saptech]

Seems like anybody can win any game

It's been like that for the longest. When the playoffs begin, it's open season who will make the final four and championship games.

 

[olbriar]

It's always awkward for teams to play out of conference games. Different conferences play different styles of bball. Some teams can adjust... some can't. I do believe there is more parity in the game than ever before. It makes it a lot of fun to watch. Hat's off to uconn. They played well.