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At the half
Poor little unranked Auburn is up on #1 Houston by 10.
41 - 31
Will 2 top seeds go down in B'ham tonight?
Poor little unranked Auburn is up on #1 Houston by 10.
41 - 31
Will 2 top seeds go down in B'ham tonight?
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WDE! Yell it while we can.
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Damn, we suck.
3s worked so well in the 1st half that in the 2nd half we decided to send our shortest in for layups instead.
3s worked so well in the 1st half that in the 2nd half we decided to send our shortest in for layups instead.
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I went 5/8, overall 24/40, and my rank climbed to #1,644,858Vrede too wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:49 pmFYI, 16 FDU, victor over 1 Purdue, is the shortest team in Div 1 (or maybe just MM).Vrede too wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:59 am12:10 PM, CBS, OrlandoVrede too wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:33 pm... CBS. I will win a 2023 Nissan ARIYA.
Men's
I went wild:
5 SDSU > 4 UVA & 1 AL, Go O Really Go! Then losing to 2 AZ.
I did not pick the upset, 13 Furman 68 > UVA 67, but it's great for me since I picked SDSU in the next round. Whack9 rocks. That's IF SDSU survives 12 Charleston. SDSU leading 32-29 at the half.
Edit: Phew, was tied with 2:30 to go, but SDSU won 63-57. Congrats, O Really!
GO 5 San Diego State (28-6) -5.5 > 13 Furman (28-7)
Sorry, theoretical Whack9, Go real O Really Go!
Yippee!2:40 PM, CBS, Orlando
GO 5 Duke (27-8) -3.5 > 4 Tennessee (24-10)
5 Duke (27-9) 52 < 4 Tennessee (25-10) 65
Vegas had me hopeful. I guess starting 4 freshmen is bound to catch up with a team eventually. Next year maybe 4 sophs and a senior.
Opps.
5:15 PM, CBS, Des Moines
Go 8 Arkansas (21-13) > 1 Kansas (28-7) -3.5
I picked both to lose in the 1st round, opps. I don't really care, so I'll root for the Cinderella.
Arkansas 72 > Kansas 71![]()
6:10 PM, TNT, Sacramento
GO 15 Princeton (22-8) > 7 Missouri (25-9) -6.5
Ivy League rules, SEC drools.
Princeton 78 > Missouri 63
WOW! Nerds showed them.
7:10 PM, TBS, Birmingham (unfair "home" game)
9 Auburn (21-12) vs (AP and overall 1) 1 Houston (32-3) -5.0 (respectful line)
I picked Houston to lose in the Elite 8, but my bracket is shot, I'm not that big a fan and I like billy.pilgrim. Go MM Go.
Auburn 64 < Houston 81. Next year.
7:45 PM, CBS, Des Moines
GO 2 Texas (27-8) -5.5 > 10 Penn State (23-13)
I picked PSU to lose in the 1st Round and TX not to lose until the Final Four.
Penn State 66 < Texas 71![]()
8:40 PM, TNT, Sacramento
7 Northwestern (22-11) vs 2 UCLA (30-5) -7.5
Sister Jean appearance, or is that cheating? I picked UCLA to win it all, but my bracket is shot and I like GoCubsGo. Go MM Go.
Northwestern 63 < UCLA 68. Respectable effort, kudos. You're certain to get your 3rd MM win some . . . decade.![]()
9:40 PM, TBS, Birmingham (unfair "home" game)
GO 8 Maryland (22-12) > 1 Alabama (30-5) -9.0
Terp Stomp that toxic tide!!!
Sorry, guys, I let you down. But, I also blame the saddened WDE fans that didn't stay for the late game.![]()



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I went 13/16 today, 24/32 in Round 1. My rank climbed a little to #209,435. 10 players are 31/32.Vrede too wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:09 pmAlsoVrede too wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:14 pmWomen's
I went wild:
12 Portland > 5 OK.
Portland (23-9) 63 < Oklahoma (26-6) 85![]()
4 UCLA > 1 SC.
9 Miami > 8 OK St & 1 IN. Go O Really Go! Then losing to 5 WA St.
Yippee!
5 WA St > 4 Nova.
Opps. 12 Florida Gulf Coast (33-3) 74 > 5 Washington State (23-11) 63
Fort Myers, not far from O Really's old 'hood.
7 NC St > 2 UT.
10 Princeton (24-5) 64 > 7 NC State (20-12) 63. Ouch, those NJ Ivy League nerds are having a good week. Go Princeton, outsmart the Utes.
9 Zags > 8 MS.
Gonzaga (28-5) 48 < Ole Miss (24-8) 71![]()
3 Duke > 2 Iowa.
6 UNC > 2 UConn, 1 VaTech & 3 LSU.
I went normal:
6 UNC > 11 Pur/St John's & 3 OH St. Go O Really Go!
St. John's (23-9) 59 < 6 North Carolina (22-10) 61
Phew, was tied with 3 seconds left. Congrats!
6 Colorado > 11 Middle Tennessee -1.5. Sorry, billy.pilgrim.
Middle Tennessee (28-5) 60 < 6 Colorado (24-8) 82.
Final 4:
2 MD > 1 Stanford.
6 UNC > 3 LSU.
2 MD > 6 UNC, Champion!
15 Holy Cross (24-9) 61 < 2 Maryland (26-6) 93![]()
Upsets
10 Georgia (22-11) 66 > 7 Florida State (23-10) 54. I didn't pick it, but any FSU loss makes it a good day.
11 Mississippi State (22-10) 81 > 6 Creighton (22-9) 66. I didn't pick it.![]()
9 South Dakota State (29-5) 62 > 8 USC (21-10) 57, OT![]()
I went 11/16. A bunch went 16/16. My rank is #224,722
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Also:
Durham. 14 Iona (26-7, 11-5 Away) 49 < 3 Duke (26-6, 14-1 Home) 89. Almost embarrassing, almost.
Upset. 12 Toledo (29-4) 80 > 5 Iowa State (22-10) 73![]()

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I don't hate Houston, but I'd be okay with its exit for the unlikely Final Four without a 1-seed team.What are the chances of a Final Four without a 1-seed team?
Kansas played without its head coach and was eliminated in the round of 32 by Arkansas and Eric Musselman (who promptly celebrated by taking off his shirt).
Houston was down 10 at the half against Auburn (in Birmingham!) before the Cougars rallied for the win.
And Purdue ... well, you know all about Purdue....
Houston survived. How far can this 1-seed go? ...
Fingers crossed.Alabama is also dealing with injuries. What are the chances we could lose at least one more No. 1 seed before the Final Four? ...
12:10 PM, CBS, Greensboro, NC
GO 11 Pittsburgh (24-11) > 3 Xavier (26-9) -5.5
Pittsburgh 73 < Xavier 84

5:15 PM, CBS, Columbus, OH
GO 2 Marquette (29-6) -2.5 > 7 Michigan State (20-12)
6:10 PM, TNT, Albany
Go 4 UConn (26-8) -4.0 > 5 Saint Mary's (27-7)
7:10 PM, TBS, Denver
GO 6 Creighton (22-12) > 3 Baylor (23-10) -1.0
7:45 PM, truTV, Columbus, OH
GO 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (21-15) > 9 Florida Atlantic (32-3) -15.5

Go Cinderella Knights Go
8:40 PM, TNT, Albany
GO 5 Miami (26-7) > 4 Indiana (23-11) -2.0
9:40 PM, TBS, Denver
GO 3 Gonzaga (29-5) -4.5 > 6 TCU (22-12)
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Women's
1:00 PM, ABC, Columbia, SC (unfair!)
GO 8 South Florida (27-6, 10-1 Away) > 1 South Carolina (33-0, 16-0 Home) -28.5
South Florida 45 < South Carolina 76. Vegas was spot on, dammit. SC makes the Sweet 16 for the 7th time in a row.
GO 2 Iowa (27-6, 16-1 Home) -12.0
> 10 Georgia (22-11, 4-5 Away)
GO 1 Virginia Tech (28-4, 15-1 Home) -9.0 > 9 South Dakota State (29-5, 9-2 Away)
GO 2 Maryland (26-6, 12-2 Home) -8.5 > 7 Arizona (22-9, 7-5 Away)
Fear the Turtle.
GO 10 Princeton (24-5, 10-3 Away) > 2 Utah (26-4, 16-0 Home) -10.5
GoCinderellaGo.
9:30 PM, ESPN, Stanford
GO 1 Stanford (29-5, 17-1 Home) -11.0 > 8 Ole Miss (24-8, 7-4 Away)
Yankees > Rebels!
1:00 PM, ABC, Columbia, SC (unfair!)
GO 8 South Florida (27-6, 10-1 Away) > 1 South Carolina (33-0, 16-0 Home) -28.5

South Florida 45 < South Carolina 76. Vegas was spot on, dammit. SC makes the Sweet 16 for the 7th time in a row.

3:00 PM, ABC, Iowa City
GO 2 Iowa (27-6, 16-1 Home) -12.0

5:00 PM, ESPN2, Blacksburg, VA
GO 1 Virginia Tech (28-4, 15-1 Home) -9.0 > 9 South Dakota State (29-5, 9-2 Away)
5:30 PM, ESPN, College Park, MD
GO 2 Maryland (26-6, 12-2 Home) -8.5 > 7 Arizona (22-9, 7-5 Away)
Fear the Turtle.
7:00 PM, ESPN2, Salt Lake City (unfair!)
GO 10 Princeton (24-5, 10-3 Away) > 2 Utah (26-4, 16-0 Home) -10.5
GoCinderellaGo.
9:30 PM, ESPN, Stanford
GO 1 Stanford (29-5, 17-1 Home) -11.0 > 8 Ole Miss (24-8, 7-4 Away)
Yankees > Rebels!
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So we've got Creighton-Baylor, both with God ostensibly on their side. Perhaps they should require the loser to don sackcloth and ashes and grovel through 10 repititions of "Hail Mary in the grass, (winner) kicked my sorry ass"
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Also Gonzaga-TCU. Are your Spokane family fans?
Godly Xavier beat secular Pitt today.
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4/8 today, 9/16 in Round 2, 28/48 overall, actually climbed in the ranking to #1,401,215. One player is 41/48.Vrede too wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:29 am12:10 PM, CBS, Greensboro, NC
GO 11 Pittsburgh (24-11) > 3 Xavier (26-9) -5.5
Pittsburgh 73 < Xavier 84
5:15 PM, CBS, Columbus, OH
GO 2 Marquette (29-6) -2.5 > 7 Michigan State (20-12)
Michigan State 69 > Marquette 60![]()
6:10 PM, TNT, Albany
Go 4 UConn (26-8) -4.0 > 5 Saint Mary's (27-7)
Saint Mary's 55 < UConn 70
7:10 PM, TBS, Denver
GO 6 Creighton (22-12) > 3 Baylor (23-10) -1.0
Creighton 85 > Baylor 76![]()
7:45 PM, truTV, Columbus, OH
GO 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (21-15) > 9 Florida Atlantic (32-3) -15.5![]()
Go Cinderella Knights Go
Fairleigh Dickinson 70 < Florida Atlantic 78.Not a good day for wannabe Cinderellas, though Florida Atlantic is a lesser one.
8:40 PM, TNT, Albany
GO 5 Miami (26-7) > 4 Indiana (23-11) -2.0
Miami 85 > Indiana 69.Congrats, Hurricanes blew them away.
9:40 PM, TBS, Denver
GO 3 Gonzaga (29-5) -4.5 > 6 TCU (22-12)
TCU 81 < Gonzaga 84. Phew.
Point proven, Jesuit god is superior to Texas Baptist god.

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I went 6/8 today, am 30/40 overall, 2 players are 38/40.Vrede too wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:25 amWomen's
1:00 PM, ABC, Columbia, SC (unfair!)
GO 8 South Florida (27-6, 10-1 Away) > 1 South Carolina (33-0, 16-0 Home) -28.5![]()
South Florida 45 < South Carolina 76. Vegas was spot on, dammit. SC makes the Sweet 16 for the 7th time in a row.
3:00 PM, ABC, Iowa City
GO 2 Iowa (27-6, 16-1 Home) -12.0> 10 Georgia (22-11, 4-5 Away)
Georgia 66 < Iowa 74Good game.
5:00 PM, ESPN2, Blacksburg, VA
GO 1 Virginia Tech (28-4, 15-1 Home) -9.0 > 9 South Dakota State (29-5, 9-2 Away)
South Dakota State 60 < Virginia Tech 72, Nice.5:30 PM, ESPN, College Park, MD
GO 2 Maryland (26-6, 12-2 Home) -8.5 > 7 Arizona (22-9, 7-5 Away)
Fear the Turtle.
Arizona 64 < Maryland 77
7:00 PM, ESPN2, Salt Lake City (unfair!)
GO 10 Princeton (24-5, 10-3 Away) > 2 Utah (26-4, 16-0 Home) -10.5
GoCinderellaGo.
Princeton 56 < Utah 63. Awww, the ugly step-sisters win.
9:30 PM, ESPN, Stanford
GO 1 Stanford (29-5, 17-1 Home) -11.0 > 8 Ole Miss (24-8, 7-4 Away)
Yankees > Rebels!
Ole Miss 54 > Stanford 49. Crap.

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Now we know, Nebraska Jesuit god is superior to Texas Baptist god, but we all know that Texas Baptists never admit being LOSERS.
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'Canes did their job!
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FWIW, if I had done a bracket this year, it would have been a total mess by now. Probably a record worse, other than one done just for sport with no real expectation of success.
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4:00 PM, ESPN, Columbus, OH (unfair!)
GO 6 North Carolina (22-10, 5-6 Away) > 3 Ohio State (26-7, 12-4 Home) -5.5
FU Vegas, GO Tar Heels!
8:00 PM, ESPN2, Bloomington, IN (unfair!)
GO 9 Miami (20-12, 4-7 Away) > 1 Indiana (28-3, 17-0 Home) -14.0 (

Cinderella time!
9:00 PM, ESPN, Storrs, CT
GO 2 UConn (30-5, 14-2 Home) -15.0 (

9:00 PM, ESPNU, Durham, NC
Go 3 Duke (26-6, 14-1 Home) -7.0 (

But I don't hate Colorado. If they win this game I'll be rooting for them.
10:00 PM, ESPN2, Los Angeles
GO 4 UCLA (26-9, 14-3 Home) -6.5 (

Libs rule, cons drool.
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UPSET. 5 Louisville (25-11, 10-5 Away) 73 > 4 Texas (26-10, 15-3 Home) 51Vrede too wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:58 pm4:00 PM, ESPN, Columbus, OH (unfair!)
GO 6 North Carolina (22-10, 5-6 Away) > 3 Ohio State (26-7, 12-4 Home) -5.5
FU Vegas, GO Tar Heels!
Arrggghhh! UNC chased OSU for most of the game, finally took a 1-point lead with 2:00 left. Game tied at 9.8 seconds, UNC lost 69-71. Arrggghhh! The last women's AND men's hope for NC are the Duke women.8:00 PM, ESPN2, Bloomington, IN (unfair!)
GO 9 Miami (20-12, 4-7 Away) > 1 Indiana (28-3, 17-0 Home) -14.0 ()
Cinderella time!
Miami > 70 Indiana 68. Phew, CONGRATS!
9:00 PM, ESPN, Storrs, CT
GO 2 UConn (30-5, 14-2 Home) -15.0 () > 7 Baylor (20-12, 6-3 Away)
Baylor 58 < UConn 77![]()
A proper secular stomping.9:00 PM, ESPNU, Durham, NC
Go 3 Duke (26-6, 14-1 Home) -7.0 () > 6 Colorado (24-8, 9-5 Away)
But I don't hate Colorado. If they win this game I'll be rooting for them.
Final/OT, Colorado 61 > Duke 53.
Oh well, NC is out of MM, completely.
10:00 PM, ESPN2, Los Angeles
GO 4 UCLA (26-9, 14-3 Home) -6.5 () > 5 Oklahoma (26-6, 9-3 Away)
Libs rule, cons drool.
Oklahoma 73 < UCLA 82. Nice.
I went 4/8 today, am 34/48 overall, 5 players are 44/48

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7:15 PM, CBS, Las Vegas
GO 4 UConn (27-8) -4.0 > 8 Arkansas (22-13)
9:00 PM, TBS, NYC
GO 9 Florida Atlantic (33-3) > 4 Tennessee (25-10) -5.0
9:45 PM, CBS, Las Vegas
GO 2 UCLA (31-5) -1.5 > 3 Gonzaga (30-5)
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Also OTVrede too wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:56 am7:15 PM, CBS, Las Vegas
GO 4 UConn (27-8) -4.0 > 8 Arkansas (22-13)
Arkansas 65 < UConn 88![]()
Hog stomping.9:00 PM, TBS, NYC
GO 9 Florida Atlantic (33-3) > 4 Tennessee (25-10) -5.0
Florida Atlantic (34-3)! 62 > Tennessee 55!![]()
GoOwlsGo9:45 PM, CBS, Las Vegas
GO 2 UCLA (31-5) -1.5 > 3 Gonzaga (30-5)
Gonzaga 79 > UCLA 76
Wow, exciting finish.Ugh. Hook 'em, Horns.
7 Michigan State (21-13) 93 < 3 Kansas State (26-9) 98
I ain't crying.
2-1 on the day.
1/4 in the bracket, 29/52 overall. Climbed in the ranking to #1,323,919, yippee


(15) Princeton Tigers add to their March Madness lore
GoNerdsGo.
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Women's
2:30 PM, ESPN, Greenville, SC
9 Miami (21-12) > 4 Villanova (30-6) -4.5
Go O Really Go. Kids can get drunk, take a nap, watch the Men's game.
5:00 PM, ESPN, Greenville, SC
3 LSU (30-2) -5.0 > 2 Utah (27-4)
The only game following the seeding script.
7:30 PM, ESPN, Seattle
Go 6 Colorado (25-8) > 2 Iowa (28-6) -5.5, but I don't hate Iowa.
10:00 PM, ESPN, Seattle
GO 5 Louisville (25-11) -2.5 > 8 Ole Miss (25-8)
2 favs, 2 underdogs.
2:30 PM, ESPN, Greenville, SC
9 Miami (21-12) > 4 Villanova (30-6) -4.5
Go O Really Go. Kids can get drunk, take a nap, watch the Men's game.
5:00 PM, ESPN, Greenville, SC
3 LSU (30-2) -5.0 > 2 Utah (27-4)
The only game following the seeding script.
7:30 PM, ESPN, Seattle
Go 6 Colorado (25-8) > 2 Iowa (28-6) -5.5, but I don't hate Iowa.
10:00 PM, ESPN, Seattle
GO 5 Louisville (25-11) -2.5 > 8 Ole Miss (25-8)
2 favs, 2 underdogs.
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