Conference tourney pickems - the 31 Automatic Qualifiers

[azfan]

Big Sky title game will be Montana St. vs. Montana. @triaddukefan can we throw out the record book?

No. Bobcats won their first to tournament games by 32 and 31 the Cats extend their winning streak into the dance

 

[azfan]

Disappointing Reb turnout here at Thomas Mack as Lindy leads her team against the Aztecs....maybe fans are waiting till tomorrow night? Easily twice as many Oregonians at Orleans for the Beav win this afternoon

 

[azfan]

1 day after looking like Sheryl Swoopes, Amarachi Kimpson looks like the last one picked in a backyard game....the Aztecs are running the Rebs out of Thomas Mack.....hard to believe

 

[nwhoopfan]

maybe fans are waiting till tomorrow night?

Bad choice? Sometimes, there is no tomorrow.

 

[nwhoopfan]

No. Bobcats won their first to tournament games by 32 and 31 the Cats extend their winning streak into the dance

Yeah but didn't Northern Arizona just blow out Montana recently? And Montana St. somehow lost to Sacramento St. Sometimes crazy things happen.

 

[azfan]

Yeah but didn't Northern Arizona just blow out Montana recently? And Montana St. somehow lost to Sacramento St. Sometimes crazy things happen.

True..............but . . .

 

[azfan]

In other news .....Rebs have closed to 8 with 5 minutes remaining.....

 

[BRS24]

Today's semis and finals. "Upset" teams shaded:

BY semi picks:
Southland - SE LA (14), SFA (2), Lamar (1)

BY final picks:
Big Sky - Montana State (13)
AAC - USF (5)
MW - none

 

[azfan]

Yeah but didn't Northern Arizona just blow out Montana recently? And Montana St. somehow lost to Sacramento St. Sometimes crazy things happen.

@nwhoopfan your speculation on Griz upset over Cats may well be in the process of materializing!

After wining their first 2 tourney games by 32 and 31 Montana State is clinging like a baby to its mommy to a 1 point lead in the 4th

 

[nwhoopfan]

@nwhoopfan your speculation on Griz upset over Cats may well be in the process of materializing!

After wining their first 2 tourney games by 32 and 31 Montana State is clinging like a baby to its mommy to a 1 point lead in the 4th

I hate to say I told you so...wait, no, I love saying it!

Conference tourneys are crazy! Regular season just doesn't mean anything when you get in these situations. Countless times the team that was clearly the best in their conference for 2 or 3 months doesn't end up getting the auto bid.

 

[nwhoopfan]

But Montana St. just got a buzzer beater put back to win it looks like. Hats off to Montana for going toe to toe for all 40 minutes. Couldn't have asked for a better championship game.

edit--Montana had a hit a 3 to go up by 1 with about 7 seconds left.

 

[azfan]

A TRILLER in Boise!!!!!!! The Cats escape with a last half second shot and dance

 

[azfan]

I hate to say I told you so...wait, no, I love saying it!

Conference tourneys are crazy! Regular season just doesn't mean anything when you get in these situations. Countless times the team that was clearly the best in their conference for 2 or 3 months doesn't end up getting the auto bid.

Montana was 0-2 against Idaho, NAU and Montana State . They beat the first two earlier in the tourney and came sooooooo close to a win today

And you SHOULD love to say ..I told you so

 

[BullDawg]

USF defeats Rice 69-62 to win AAC.

 

[BRS24]

GM fans - here are the semi and final games for today:

Semi picks:
Patriot - Lehigh (15), Army (1)
Northeast - FD (16), Stonehill (1)

Final picks:
Southland - SE Louisiana (14), SFA (2)

Standings of the 16 pick-ems as of this morning:

11 - @triaddukefan
10 - @Topsail, @Jbs600, @Bigboote, @Jonathan14
9 - BRS24, None, @Phil, @mrmojack, @RoadMaster, @Stagnant
8 - @RSHERMVIKES, @Zarathustra, @maple, @bballnut90
7 - @Shocker47
3 - @kat0189

 

[BRS24]

3 Stephen F. Austin beats 1 SE Louisiana, 65-57. Another bubble burster.

Congrats to @Zarathustra and @kat0189 for guessing SFA.

 

[BRS24]

Here are the semi and final games for Friday. A few upset seeds marked in blue.

Finals picks:
U Albany (12), Vermont (5)

Semi picks:
MAC - Ball St (13), Buffalo (4)
SWAC - Southern (12), TX Southern (1)
MEAC - Norfolk St (14), Howard (3)
MAAC - Fairfield (16), Quinnipiac (1)
WAC - Grand Canyon (16), Tarelton St 91)
Big West - Hawai'i (13), UC Irvine (3), UC Davis (1)
Ivy - Princeton (3), Columbia (3), Harvard (1)
CUSA - Middle Tennessee (11), Liberty (6)