NCAA: Bracket, Schedule, and Non-Big East Games

[billyjack]

The ACC had 3 games on Saturday.
- Notre Dame lost to West Virginia by around 10.
- Florida State lost at home to Xavier by 25.
- Virginia lost on the road to Florida by around 30, scoring only 39 points themselves.
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Key point i think is that in looking at the BE with 2 of 7 left, and the ACC at 3 of 9 left...
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Big East's 5 wins are by 12, 11, 20, 9, and 25..
- 5 comfortable wins.
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Big East's 5 losses are by 4, 7, 12, 20 (tied w 8 mins left), and 4.
- 2 losses in the final minute.
- one loss we were up by 17 pts, and ked til 5 mins left in game.
- one loss the BE team was winning on the road with 10 minutes left.
- one legit loss, but where the BE was down only 5 to 7 points most of the game.
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ACC's 6 wins were by 5, 2, 5, 39, 22, 15.
- in 3 of the ACC's wins, they barely won, each against teams with seeds 12 or worse (Princeton, Wilmington, FGCU).

ACC's 6 losses were by 7, 10, 20, 12, 25 and 26.
- in 3 losses they were crushed throughout from the opening tip (Mia, FSU, Va).
- in their 3 other losses they were behind wire-to-wire.
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Actually, in all 6 of their losses, the ACC may never have held a lead at any point in those games... 240 minutes of playing catch-up in their 6 losses, mostly by double-digits.
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Of the ACC's 3 remaining teams, 1 had fake classes for 25+ years, 1 ran a hooker operation, and 1 has a player who is a serial tripper that sat one freakin game.

[Irishdawg]

You might have been comfortable during Butler's wins billy, but I can say pretty definitively that I was not.

I'm not worried about other leagues and how they are doing. The tournament is such a crap shoot every year, and I dislike the fact that it's used as a barometer for a conference's strength or weakness. The Big East is a very good basketball conference. Top to bottom, it's one of the better ones in the country, and I'm proud that the team I root for is in it.

[Toronto Rapture]

Some very suspect calls just before the close of the first half in this Michigan/Louisville game. Michigan players called for two reach ins that appeared clean, especially the last one. In part because of this, Louisville goes on a run to end the first half.

Overall, the officiating has left something to be desired so far the tournament.

[micgoG'town]

Duke and UNC is all that's left of the ACC.

[marquette]

Always happy seeing an ACC team go down.

[Red Rooster]

Overall, the officiating has left something to be desired so far the tournament.

Overall, the officiating has left something to be desired all season!

[kayako]

I love how Kingsley is off to a slow start after being just unconscious Friday against Seton Hall.

[billyjack]

You might have been comfortable during Butler's wins billy, but I can say pretty definitively that I was not.

I'm not worried about other leagues and how they are doing. The tournament is such a crap shoot every year, and I dislike the fact that it's used as a barometer for a conference's strength or weakness. The Big East is a very good basketball conference. Top to bottom, it's one of the better ones in the country, and I'm proud that the team I root for is in it.

Yes, i agree with you... ultimately, the NCAA's aren't the real barometer on conference strength. NCAA's are very much based on seeding, location, weird bounces, weird refereeing, whether a guy gets hot like Curry, etc...

[kayako]

Arkansas takes the lead..

[ecasadoSBU]

Arkansas playing really well... Definitely upset minded