Wednesday, March 31, 2010

NCAA Tournament Expansion

March 31

According to big ten commissioner, Jim Delaney, the NCAA tournament is "probable" to expand to 96 teams. If this goes through it will start 2011. The NCAA will meet April 21 or 29? to decide on this.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/2010/news/story?id=5043254

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Bracket busting upset

The #9 Northern Iowa Panthers have just upset the overall #1 seed Kansas Jayhawks 69-67. This by far is the biggest upset of the tournament. They become the first team to beat a No. 1 seed in the second round since UAB over Kentucky and Alabama did it to Stanford in 2004.

Friday, March 19, 2010

NCAA Tournament Day 2

March 19

Overall 23-15
Day 1 (Play in game): 1-0
Day 2 (1st round): 9-7
Day 3 (1st round): 13-3
Day 4 (2nd round): 0-1

Day 1 Win: Arkansas Pine Bluff

Day 2 Wins: Kentucky, Washington, New Mexico, Baylor, Villanova, BYU, Kansas State, Kansas, Northern Iowa

Day 3 Wins: West Virginia, Cornell, Xavier, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Gonzaga, Duke, Michigan State, Syracuse, Ohio State, Cal, Maryland

Day 2 Losses: Texas, Notre Dame, Richmond, San Diego State, Georgetown (Sweet 16), UTEP (Sweet 16), Vanderbilt

Day 3 losses: Clemson, Siena (Sweet 16), Oklahoma State

Day 4 losses: Villanova 

Worst conference: the overrated Big East

Best conference: Big 12

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The NCAA tournament

March 18

The first round of the NCAA tournament so far has been absolutely amazing.
#7 BYU takes out #10 Florida 99-92 in 2OT
#11 Old Dominion upsets #6 Notre Dame 51-50
#2 Villanova survives #15 Robert Morris 73-70 in OT.
#5 Butler uses a 20-4 2nd half run to beat #12 UTEP 77-59.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The NIT

March 17

#8 seeded Jacksonville Dolphins (20-12, 14-6), from the Atlantic Sun, upset the #1 seeded Arizona State Sun Devils (22-11, 12-5), from the PAC 10, 67-66. ASU was ahead 65-60 with 20 seconds left in the 2nd half. Then Ayron Hardy (Jacksonville) makes a layup now its 65-62. Then there is a foul on Jamelle McMillan (ASU) and Chris Edwards (Jacksonville) goes to the free throw line and makes both and now it 65-64 with 9 seconds left. Then Chris Edwards commits a foul on Derek Glasser (ASU) he makes the first but misses the 2nd 66-64. Then Ayron Hardy gets the board gives it to Ben Smith who then hits a 3 with 7 seconds left which became the game winner. Final 67-66.

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