How do you choose who to root for (other than the Huskies)?

[Palatine]

I have a simple system. I always root for the team that competes less for our recruits. So if Syracuse plays Gonzaga, I root for Gonzaga. If South Carolina plays Florida, I root for South Carolina. Kentucky versus Texas A&M means A&M.

Once upon a time, I would always root for the Big East team. But I have no such inclination with the American.

 

[Matrim55]

I root against teams I hate ('Cuse, Duke, Georgetown, 'Nova, UNC, Kentucky, Pitt, Stanford, Michigan, Notre Dame, maybe one or two others). Beyond that, I just root for a good game.

Needs to be said that I'm starting to hate Gonzaga after last night's choke job. **** Mark Few.

 

[aburks41]

whoever I have money on

 

[UCweCONN]

I root for teams that are not elite programs so that if they win it won't hurt UCONN's recruiting or give those programs additional burn. For example, Oklahoma is a football school and will never be a year after year basketball contender, so they are a good choice. Indiana would have been a good one too since while being a power years ago, they've done nothing in 30 years. What I don't want is UNC, Kansas or Syracuse (just because I loath them) to win. After assessing the remaining teams, I'm pulling for Oklahoma with Virginia my backup.

 

[Waquoit]

Since CR left us without a chair, I don't root for anyone. I don't willingly pay any attention.

 

[Scoe]

It also depends who is in the tournament, for instance UNC is the favorites so which team has the best shot against them that would be KU, so I will route for them unless UNC loses. I know we wanna be ahead of them in national titles but it just means we have to win another title.

Another example was MSU going down against MTSU, I wanted Cuse to have the touger road so in that game I had to pull for MSU even though I wanted to see MTSU pull off the eventual upset.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Oregon
Oklahoma

Virginia
Villanova
Kansas

UNC


ND



CUSE

 

[mrhandyman]

Root against any ACC team and ND.

 

[ucp990411]

Hope they all lose. Only 1 team for me. Can't stand all of them.

 

[intlzncster]

By which team/program I despise least, altered by a variety of outside circumstances coming into play. Unfortunately, many of my most hated teams are still in it. Duke and UK lost, which is a relief, but there are only two teams left that would be acceptable National Champions:

1. Oklahoma - Really want OK to win it. Safe win. Buddy is great to watch. But I don't think it'll happen.
2. Virginia - Relatively safe win. Don't care about them one way or another.
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10. Oregon - Nike Money. duck* that.
11. Villanova - BE dislike
12. Kansas - don't want them to have as many NCs as UCONN
13. Notre Dame - duck* ND. Miserable fan base.
14. Syracuse - Goes without saying I think.
15. UNC - Everything that is wrong with MCBB right now.

Note, none of this has anything to do with the kids on the respective teams.

 

[KemBuckets21]

If one of the "blue blood" teams are playing, I generally root for the other team. Basically any team in Uconn's way of ascending the ladder in the pantheon of NCAA greatness. I agree with Matrims list above of despised teams. But Palatine's idea makes sense. Maybe I'll adopt that as well.

 

[imno1]

Didn't August settle this already in another thread? Especially with Duke and Kentucky gone The Orange are obviously the only team left to root for.

 

[uconn13]

I have been rooting against Syrexcuse and Sir Picks-A-Lot for so long, why stop now?

Same with UNC/Duke/Notre Dame

 

[uconNYC]

I root for the team that is playing against the one I despise or like another poster said that has the best chance of stopping a team I despise down the road. Teams I can't stand - Cuse (fans), Kentucky (calipari), Duke (fans/K), UNC (cheats), Oregon (Nike), Notre Dame (NBC), Maryland (Rudy Gay), Providence, SJU, Rutgers and BC

 

[JimHurley]

I'd like to see Oklahoma or Virginia win it all.

 

[huskyinfl]

I root against our enemies & the other blue bloods that can distance themselves statistically from us, mainly # on NC's.

 

[mauconnfan]

Hate to say there's some $$$$ for me in a pool if Nova makes it or covers the 2 1/2 tonight.

Reality is Virginia is who I would like to see but I do like the Sooners too - anyone but UNC and please do not let the Cuse back to the FF it would ruin any chance of 2 good semi-final games.

 

[willie99]

1) other programs I may like for some reason

2) Cinderellas

3) my bracket

4) teams I don't dislike

today, VA qualifies under number 4, and that's it

 

[willie99]

I root for the team that is playing against the one I despise or like another poster said that has the best chance of stopping a team I despise down the road. Teams I can't stand - Cuse (fans), Kentucky (calipari), Duke (fans/K), UNC (cheats), Oregon (Nike), Notre Dame (NBC), Maryland (Rudy Gay), Providence, SJU, Rutgers and BC

not bad list

Dook
UK
Miami
ND
BC (even though it's hard to such hate a loser)
Cuse
UNC

KU
Pitt


some combination of hyperbole, skirting the rules, privilege, and back stabbing lying former partners