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If I could bottle up some of this joy ...

The selection show begins in about 15 minutes, but I'm extremely late to the realization that the NCAA is holding its inaugural 32-team WBIT (Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament) as part of its gender equity initiative. As a result, the WNIT has downsized from 64 to 48 teams and is...

1 South Carolina 2 Ohio St 3 Stanford 4 UCLA 5 Virginia Tech 6 Texas 7 Iowa 8 USC 9 LSU 10 UConn 11 NC St 12 Oregon St 13 Colorado 14 Indiana 15 Gonzaga 16 Oklahoma

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39340388/stanford-womens-basketball-tara-vanderveer-10-best-players

In my effort to “breathe through” the aftermath, I'm finding it helpful to relive some of the many positive moments from the game. Here is a joyful highlight, which I placed in another thread but really deserves its own billing:

Happy 2024. UConn rises to #12. https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll Other notable movers: Colorado rises from #8 to #5. Baylor rises from #10 to #6. USC falls from #6 to #9. Texas falls from #5 to #10. Utah falls from #12 to #15. Notre Dame falls from #13 to #16...

WOW!

The article's focus is on MCBB, but any expansion would likely apply to the women's tournament as well: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34833687/baylor-scott-drew-128-teams-ncaa-tournament Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told ESPN on Wednesday that the conversation...

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34819248/brittney-griner-birthday-marks-243rd-day-wrongful-detainment-russia Geno shares an anecdote of BG's visit to his hometown in Italy: "Long story short, BG couldn't get enough of the food and wine. My relatives were so excited at how excited she was...

Three years ago I started organizing the biweekly Boneyard Top 25 Poll, and I've had an absolute blast doing so. It created a fun conversation piece, and it brought me a lot of enjoyable interaction with voters along the way. So it’s with a bit of a heavy heart that I’ve realized, due to...

Geno starts at 19:50.

Timing is interesting. Did Walz (once again) parlay interest from other schools into another extension/raise? https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33536019/louisville-women-basketball-coach-jeff-walz-agrees-revised-deal-extension-2028-29-season

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Second round Mon., March 21 Kansas State (9) at NC State (1) (4p, ESPN) Notre Dame (5) at Oklahoma (4) (6p, ESPN2) Villanova (11) at Michigan (3) (6p, ESPNU) Belmont (12) at Tennessee (4) (7p, ESPN)...

I've counted 23 that made both the WBB and MBB tournaments. Since this is the WBB board, tiebreaker is based on WBB seeding :) . (Let me know if any additions or corrections are needed.) School Sum of seeds WBB seed MBB seed 1. Baylor 3 2 1 2. Arizona 5 4 1 3. UConn 7 2 5 4. Iowa 7...

The 64-team field will be announced tonight, around 9 p.m. ET, about an hour after the NCAAT bracket is unveiled. The full WNIT bracket will be announced by 2 p.m. ET tomorrow (Monday). 32 automatic bids go to each conference's highest-finishing team not selected to the NCAA Tournament; 32...

Number of 1st-place votes shown in parentheses: Also receiving votes (on at least two ballots): Ole Miss 22, Oregon 13, Miami 12. UMass 8, Gonzaga 4. The following teams appeared on only one ballot, thus falling short of "receiving votes": Dayton, Georgia, Georgia Tech, IUPUI, Nebraska...

Cross-posting this from the main forum. **Please note the early deadline: tomorrow (Sunday) at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. https://the-boneyard.com/threads/call-for-ballots-final-by25-poll-note-due-sun-mar-13-at-6p-et.179580/

@TheFarmFan will be pleased to see both Jones and Brink on this list :)

The 10th and FINAL biweekly edition of the 2021-22 Boneyard Top 25 poll is approaching. Please note the unusual deadline. Because the selection show has been moved from Monday to Sunday, I am moving the ballot deadline from our usual Monday morning time to Sunday evening before the selection...

I believe all regular season games have been completed. Eight conference tournament champions have been crowned; 24 more will be decided in the next 7 days. Please chime in with any corrections, additions and updates. This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for...

The following 35 teams are absolute locks (regardless of any potential losses before selection day): ACC (7): NC State, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Miami Big 12 (5): Baylor, Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Big Ten (6): Michigan, Maryland, Iowa...

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Rankings (preceding the team name) are noted according to the latest Boneyard poll. Most notable matchups are highlighted in bold. Conference tournament seedlings are noted in parentheses after the team...

Number of 1st-place votes shown in parentheses: Also receiving votes (on at least two ballots): Florida 39, Georgia Tech 30, Dayton 14, Ole Miss 10, Missouri State 4, Princeton 2. The following teams appeared on only one ballot, thus falling short of "receiving votes": South Florida...

Cross-posting from the main board: https://the-boneyard.com/threads/call-for-ballots-by25-poll-9-due-mon-feb-28-11a-et.179070/#post-4217166

The 9th biweekly edition of the 2021-22 Boneyard Top 25 poll is rapidly approaching. Ballots are due to me, via private message, by 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (If you don't know how to send a PM, let me know in this thread and I will PM you first.) Ballots should reflect all games...

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Rankings are noted according to the latest Boneyard poll. Most notable matchups are highlighted in bold. Please chime in with any corrections, additions and updates, especially as games are canceled or...

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Rankings are noted according to the latest Boneyard poll. Most notable matchups are highlighted in bold. Please chime in with any corrections, additions and updates, especially as games are canceled or...

Number of 1st-place votes shown in parentheses: Also receiving votes (on at least two ballots): UCF 34, Florida Gulf Coast 22, South Florida 11, Duke 8, Rhode Island 4, Ole Miss 3, Kansas 3. The following teams appeared on only one ballot, thus falling short of "receiving votes": Gonzaga...

Cross-posting from the main board: https://the-boneyard.com/threads/call-for-ballots-by25-poll-8-due-mon-feb-14-11a-et.178442/

The 8th biweekly edition of the 2021-22 Boneyard Top 25 poll is rapidly approaching. Ballots are due to me, via private message, by 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (If you don't know how to send a PM, let me know in this thread and I will PM you first.) Ballots should reflect all games...

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Rankings are noted according to the latest Boneyard poll. Most notable matchups are highlighted in bold. Please chime in with any corrections, additions and updates, especially as games are canceled or...

This is a pregame and postgame discussion thread. Chat is the place for "in-game" comments. Rankings are noted according to the latest Boneyard poll. Most notable matchups are highlighted in bold. Please chime in with any corrections, additions and updates, especially as games are canceled or...

Number of 1st-place votes shown in parentheses: Also receiving votes (on at least two ballots): South Florida 30, Duke 21, DePaul 12, UCF 10, Ole Miss 5, Virginia Tech 5. The following teams appeared on only one ballot, thus falling short of "receiving votes": Missouri, Florida, Gonzaga...

Cross-posting from the main board: https://the-boneyard.com/threads/call-for-ballots-by25-poll-7-due-mon-jan-31-11a-et.177837/