March Madness 23

[olbriar]

College basketball is in the middle of conference tourney week. Brackets will be set this Sunday for the NCAA March Madness Tournament. A 64 team bracket with four pigtail or play in teams. Anyone into March Madness and follow college basketball? I always fill out a few brackets on Yahoo and sometimes on ESPN as well. I follow men's basketball and I never have a good bracket. It is fun to see just how bad a guesser I am. If you have a Yahoo or ESPN account, I encourage you to take your best guess and watch the tournament unfold. It's free.

 

[Dannydet]

I only get interested if my local teams are in it. I'll watch the Michigan teams but that's about it

 

[olbriar]

I've followed the Jayhawks.. KU for many years. They almost always have a team that goes deep into the tourney which makes it fun. I also follow my local U. They are never a contender and rarely make the big dance. I am still a fan and follow their season.

 

[treb1797]

Being a University of Memphis graduate I'll follow my Tigers, but honestly i'm just a fan of the whole NCAA basketball tournament in general. Unfortunately, I will be traveling with my daughter on college visits next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday so I'll miss most of the day games

 

[olbriar]

College visits are far more important than basketball. Good luck in finding the best U for your daughter.
I'm a big fan of college basketball as well. There is something special about the high level of competition and the school spirit that makes it far more entertaining to me than the NBA games.

 

[Bearsyzf]

San Diego State plays San Jose State next, but i don't think they'll make the big event.

 

[ocnbrze]

UCLA all the way!!!!!!!! If we win the pac 12, we should be a shooo in fir a 1 seed..... hopefully in the west.

 

[treb1797]

College visits are far more important than basketball. Good luck in finding the best U for your daughter.

Totally. I remember before we had our daughter, like every game of anything was the "biggest game of the year". Once you have kids it really puts your priorities in perspective. You always remember those special moments with your kids, that game you just "had to see", you'll forget about it in a week or so.

 

[olbriar]

So very true! Now that my children are grown and have their own lives going on, I'm left with sports to watch. I love sports but it's a poor substitute.

 

[olbriar]

The Arizona vs UCLA final was a good game. Both teams looked good.

 

[ocnbrze]

Good game, I hope we will still get a high seed. I doubt we will get the one seed in the west. Maybe in the east? It sucks that we are out one of our best defenders.

 

[olbriar]

I see no reason why you won't. UCLA is a good team with a great record. I can't see that loss hurting their seating. Speaking of seating, that's tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how they lay out the brackets and those that barely squeak in and those that just miss the cut. I'm anxious to see Kansas' bracket and their likely competitors. I'm sure you are just as anxious about UCLA's path.

 

[treb1797]

Ahhh... Selection Sunday is here. Can't wait !!!

 

[ocnbrze]

Ucla got the 2 seed in the west!!!!!! That's great. UC.....LA, UC....LA, UC.....LA, FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!!

 

[olbriar]

Ucla got the 2 seed in the west!!!!!! That's great. UC.....LA, UC....LA, UC.....LA, FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!!

I see that you landed on the two seed line. Congrats! With a little luck, we'll see one another in the West finals. In theory, we should have the easiest bracket. I see your potential stumbling block being Gonzaga and I see KU's problem being Connecticut. Watch out for TCU, they are tough and could oust the Zags. Good luck!

 

[Bearsyzf]

San Diego State got a 5 seed.

 

[olbriar]

I've been looking at the bracket but have made no picks. Though I've watched quite a bit of bball this year, the bracket has some good match ups that I'm struggling to have a favored team. I never pick well anyway, I should fill out the bracket and move on. I do think we will have some entertaining games to watch.

 

[treb1797]

A lot of these are a toss up. With the transfer portal college basket is a lot more competitive than years past. Look for a lot of 12's beating 5's. We could have a sleeper in the final four this year.

 

[ocnbrze]

hey guys,
i created a bracket group, if any one cares to join:

Yahoo Fantasy Men's Tourney Pick'em - Join a Group

It's bracket time! Join my Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick'em group, ANDROID FORUMS

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[Bearsyzf]

A lot of these are a toss up. With the transfer portal college basket is a lot more competitive than years past. Look for a lot of 12's beating 5's. We could have a sleeper in the final four this year.

It was the same with College Football and the transfer portal, not having to sit out a year before playing again has helped a lot of schools.

 

[olbriar]

And the madness begins!!

 

[Bearsyzf]

San Diego State plays Charleston I believe at 12:15

 

[olbriar]

I'm watching the WVU Maryland game now but will be watching my Jayhawks at one.

 

[Clementine_3]

I'm getting ready to watch the madness take over downtown and surrounding area this weekend, it gets crazy for a few days! Good thing I don't have to go near the place but they'll be clogging up my roads as I'm near the airport and the hotels will fill up.

 

[olbriar]

I'm off to a roaring start. I lost the first two games played. Damn I'm a good guesser.