Quick Notes: Colorado St, Seton Hall and Connecticut got huge wins this week. The race for the last two No. 1 seeds will be a sight to behold. Loyola Marymount is no longer an at-large candidate Last Four In: Dayton, Northwestern, Texas, Colorado St Last Four Out: NC State, Miami (Fl), Arizona, Marshall SOUTH 1.Kentucky16.StonyContinue reading “Weekend Bracket 2/25-2/26”
Tag Archives: Connecticut
Bubble Boys
Today we’re going to examine the resumes of several teams on the bubble. Central Florida, Colorado St, Connecticut, Loyola Marymount, Miami(FL), NC State, Northwestern, Seton Hall, St. Joseph’s, Texas, Washington, Xavier Central Florida RPI: 56 Record: 19-7 (8-4 Conference-USA) Key Wins: Connecticut, Memphis Key Losses: Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulsa Outlook: UCF is just 2-4 against Memphis, SouthernContinue reading “Bubble Boys”
West Region Breakdown
1. Duke Blue Devils Location: Durham, NC Record: 30-4 Automatic Bid: Atlantic Coast Conference Champions Key Players: Nolan Smith (21.3 ppg, 5.2 apg), Kyle Singler (17.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Seth Curry (9.5 ppg), Mason Plumlee (8.5 rpg) Strength: Duke is one of the most experienced teams in the country as it returns much of theContinue reading “West Region Breakdown”
BRACKETLOGY: Sunday Morning March 13, 2011 (Welcome Memphis, Boston, Hampton, Princeton, UT-San Antonio, Alabama St, Akron, Connecticut, San Diego St, Utah St, Kansas, UC-Santa Barbara, Washington)
Last Four In: Alabama, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Clemson Last Four Out: USC, Boston College, Saint Mary’s, Harvard Good for games through 3/12 EAST 1.Ohio St16.Arkansas-Little Rock(SBelt)/UT-San Antonio(SLC) Cleveland 8.Marquette9.George Mason 5.Texas A&M12.Butler(Horizon) Tucson 4.Kentucky13.Belmont(ASun) 6.Cincinnati11.Richmond Tucson 3.San Diego St(MWC)14.St. Peters(MAAC) 7.Tennessee10.Michigan St Washington, D.C. 2.Connecticut(BEast)15.Long Island(NEC) WEST 1.Duke16.UC-Santa Barbara(BWest) Charlotte 8.Gonzaga(WCC)9.UCLA 5.West Virginia12.Michigan Denver 4.BYU13.Oakland(Summit)Continue reading “BRACKETLOGY: Sunday Morning March 13, 2011 (Welcome Memphis, Boston, Hampton, Princeton, UT-San Antonio, Alabama St, Akron, Connecticut, San Diego St, Utah St, Kansas, UC-Santa Barbara, Washington)”
2/27-2/28 What We’re Watching
Villanova at Syracuse: Clearly this is the game of the day. The two best teams in the Big East all year finally go toe-to-toe. Villanova really needs to score in transition because Syracuse’s zone is too good for ‘Nova’s smaller guards to penetrate and finish. The Orange can get out and run but I’m notContinue reading “2/27-2/28 What We’re Watching”