2023 NCAA Mens Basketball

[tripplej]

latest ranking..

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Iowa State currently embarrassing #1Houston in the B12 conference title game.

 

[JStewart]

Iowa State currently embarrassing #1Houston in the B12 conference title game.

Congrats!

What a crazy tournament week. Nearly all the top ranked teams went down. In the SEC they went down hard and early.
Love the parity, though.
My method this year for filling out brackets will be coin flips, just for fun.

 

[tripplej]

The madness starts early!

Anybody can win it all.

 

[tripplej]

March madness bracket.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/basketball-men/d1/2024?cid=mml_printbracket&ko_click_id=ko_4o4a0kksbaus8ns1g

2024 NCAA printable bracket, schedule for March Madness

Here is the printable 2024 NCAA bracket for the March Madness men's tournament, along with the schedule.

www.ncaa.com

 

[tripplej]

Few upsets.

Number 11 Duquesne beat number 6 BYU with score 71 to 67. #11 Duquesne now faces number 3 Illinois..

Number 9 Michigan St. beat number 8 Mississippi St. with score 69 to 51. #9 Michigan St. now faces number 1 North Carolina.

Number 11 Oregon beat number 6 South carolina with score of 87 to 73. #11 Oregon now faces number 3 Creighton.

NCAA bracket for March Madness | NCAA.com

The live NCAA bracket for March Madness, which includes links to watch every game live, tournament scoring, Bracket Challenge game, statistics and seeds.

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[tripplej]

More upsets.

Number 14 Oakland beat number 3 Kentucky 80 to 76. #14 Oakland will play number 11 NC State

Number 11 NC state beat number 8 Texas Tech 80 to 67..

NCAA bracket for March Madness | NCAA.com

The live NCAA bracket for March Madness, which includes links to watch every game live, tournament scoring, Bracket Challenge game, statistics and seeds.

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[JStewart]

Maybe next year?

 

[tripplej]

Kentucky may move on from their coach...

He hasn't done much for them in the last few years...

If Kentucky decides to move on from John Calipari, who could it target as its next head coach?

The Kentucky Wildcats lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament yet again, could John Calipari be on the hot seat in Big Blue Nation?

collegesportswire.usatoday.com

have now lost in the first round in two of the past three NCAA Tournaments, first in 2022 as a two seed to 15 seed St. Peter’s, followed by a second round loss to Kansas State in 2023 and then this year’s loss to Oakland.

 

[tripplej]

And they continue to fall..

Number 13 Yale beat number 4 Auburn with final score 78 to 76.

Number 9 Northwestern beat number 8 FAU with final score 77 to 65.

Number 10 Colorado beat number 7 Florida withe final score 102 to 100.

 

[JStewart]

Kentucky may move on from their coach...

He hasn't done much for them in the last few years...

If Kentucky decides to move on from John Calipari, who could it target as its next head coach?

The Kentucky Wildcats lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament yet again, could John Calipari be on the hot seat in Big Blue Nation?

collegesportswire.usatoday.com

The state has been buzzing about it again since yesterday’s loss. The only happy folks being those bitter Louisville Cardinals fans. My wife is more up on this than I am, being she’s a KY native with lots of family there. Half wear blue and half wear red. Makes for some interesting holidays

Calipari is in a tough spot, Every year there’s an almost entirely new team as his recruits leave for the NBA. I don’t know what an answer would be for that. Maybe this years team embarrassed themselves so badly the players will return next year?

The other issue might be Cal’s buyout number and if the school pays it, does it diminish their pay-for-play funds? I’m not sure , but thinking it might.

 

[JStewart]

And they continue to fall..

Number 13 Yale beat number 4 Auburn with final score 78 to 76.


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Number 9 Northwestern beat number 8 FAU with final score 77 to 65.

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Number 10 Colorado beat number 7 Florida withe final score 102 to 100.

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Another couple of shockers for SEC fans. Gone already are:
South Carolina
Kentucky
Florida
Auburn (sorry, Sir Charles.)
Mississippi State

Tennessee Survived.
A&M and Bama remain to play tonight.

 

[Sonnie]

Bama beateth Charleston. Texas A&M beateth Nebraska... and Tennessee crushed Saint Peter's.

 

[tripplej]

yeah, lots of upsets in the first round...

 

[tripplej]

 

[tripplej]

Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament

Here is the 2024 NCAA bracket for the March Madness men's tournament, along with the schedule, scores and how to watch information.

www.ncaa.com

Saturday, March 23 (Round of 32)

• (2) Arizona, (7) Dayton
• (4) Kansas vs. (5) Gonzaga | 3:15 p.m. | CBS
• (1) North Carolina vs. (9) Michigan State | 5:30 p.m. | CBS
• (2) Iowa State vs. (7) Washington State | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
• (11) NC State vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
• (2) Tennessee vs. (7) Texas | 8 p.m. | CBS
• (3) Illinois vs. (11) Duquesne | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
• (3) Creighton vs. (11) Oregon | 9:40 p.m. | TBS

Sunday, March 24 (Round of 32)

• (2) Marquette vs. (10) Colorado | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
• (1) Purdue vs. (8) Utah State | 2:40 p.m. | CBS
• (4) Duke vs. (12) James Madison | 5:15 p.m. | CBS
• (3) Baylor vs. (6) Clemson | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
• (4) Alabama vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
• (1) UConn vs. (9) Northwestern | 7:45 p.m. | truTV
• (1) Houston vs. (9) Texas A&M | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
• (5) San Diego State vs. (13) Yale | 9:40 p.m. | TBS

 

[tripplej]

upsets continue in second round.

Number 4 Kansas lost to number 5 Gonzaga.

 

[JStewart]

The Houston / A&M game looks to be a good one. Wish it was on a little earlier though.

 

[JStewart]

Seen recently over Lexington, KY

Spoiler

Rick Pitino, Former head coach of Kentucky for 8 years. The first two of which they were ineligible because of NCAA violations and the remaining 6 they dug deep into the NCAA championship, including a championship and a runner-up. From there he left to become the head coach of the arch in-state rival Louisville Cardinals, where he also won a National Championship (later vacated for NCAA violations, presumably unknown to Coach Pitino). Immediately he became and remained during his tenure with Louisville, the ”most hated man” of Big Blue Nation, who now seem to be in a spirit of forgiveness The thing that always struck me about his teams was how hard his teams played, especially on defense.

 

[tripplej]

Thursday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

• (2) Arizona vs. (6) Clemson | 7:09 p.m. | CBS
• (1) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State | 7:39 p.m. | TBS/truTV
• (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Alabama | 9:39 p.m. | CBS
• (2) Iowa State vs. (3) Illinois | 10:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV

Friday, March 29 (Sweet 16)

• (2) Marquette vs. (11) NC State | 7:09 p.m. | CBS
• (1) Purdue vs. (5) Gonzaga | 7:39 p.m. |TBS/truTV
• (1) Houston vs. (4) Duke | 9:39 p.m. | CBS
• (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Creighton | 10:09 p.m. |TBS/truTV

 

[tripplej]

The Houston / A&M game looks to be a good one. Wish it was on a little earlier though.

That was a game for the ages!

 

[Sonnie]

Wow... Bama makes it to the Sweet Sixteen. I think the end may be upon us... North Carolina is the real deal.

 

[JStewart]

Wow... Bama makes it to the Sweet Sixteen. I think the end may be upon us... North Carolina is the real deal.

North Carolina is my hope to win it all at this point. Won’t be easy though. Alabama can beat them as well as some other strong contenders in the bracket.

 

[tripplej]

Several upsets in the sweet 16 round...

 

[Sonnie]

Bama shocked me... and the rest of the nation. Wow! Roll Tide!

And we play Clemson in another playoff game... how cool is that?