NCAA Tournament Day 1 Thread (Merged)

[GampelGladiator]

Tourney Trivia Question

Which conference was the first to win 2 games in the 2025 tourney?

 

[Inyatkin]

A little short on exciting games so far

 

[Palatine]

They scored 89 points. Let that be a lesson. Creighton 89-75 Louisville (Mar 20, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN

 

[nelsonmuntz]

A little short on exciting games so far

Generally, the Thursday early slate is a little light on excitement. The NCAA usually only puts one high potential game in that slot. I expect that at least one of the second set will be OK.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Damn, guess my +3300 Pitino Parlay is done. Lou/Ky to make Sweet 16, STJ to make the Elite 8.

 

[Tenspro2002]

That's how bad the ACC was.

Which tells you how bad San Diego State was.

I had McNeese State into the S16 until the Wade news. Now I'm going to be rooting for Purdue to get closer to completing the 1-16 loss bingo. They're four away, and they have the two hardest already done!

v. 1: UConn (2024)
v. 2: Kansas (2017)
v. 3: Texas Tech (2018)
v. 4: Kansas State (1988)
v. 5: ---------------------
v. 6: Temple (1999)
v. 7: ---------------------
v. 8: Cincinnati (2015)
v. 9: --------------------
v. 10: Temple (1991)
v. 11: VCU (2011)
v. 12: Little Rock (2016)
v. 13: North Texas (2021)
v. 14: -------------------
v. 15: St. Peter's (2022)
v. 16: FDU (2023)

Purdue also lost to #1 seed UConn in 2009.

I said this during our run last year -- it is incredible that we are a white whale for so many programs (SDSU, Purdue, Washington, probably others I'm forgetting) while we don't even think about them. Like the Thanos "I don't even know who you are" meme.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Clemson McNeese is ugly ugly

 

[millertime7774]

Clemson Center looks like Donovan, doesn't play like him though.

 

[ctbro1999]

Auburn only up 4 on Alabama St with 5 min left in the 1st? eyeballs emoji

 

[NHUConnfan]

All that talk about Louisville being underseeded was for nothing I guess

Creighton is way underseeded IMHO so I'm not sure people were that wrong about Louisville.

BE 2-0 so far...good showing!

 

[auror]

That team went 18-2 in the ACC?

Yeah think about how bad the rest of the ACC is.

 

[ninety-nine]

Purdue also lost to #1 seed UConn in 2009.

I said this during our run last year -- it is incredible that we are a white whale for so many programs (SDSU, Purdue, Washington, probably others I'm forgetting) while we don't even think about them. Like the Thanos "I don't even know who you are" meme.

We've done well against Kentucky and Gonzaga too.

 

[AzHusky]

Mcnes vs Clem looks like a close game

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Purdue also lost to #1 seed UConn in 2009.

I said this during our run last year -- it is incredible that we are a white whale for so many programs (SDSU, Purdue, Washington, probably others I'm forgetting) while we don't even think about them. Like the Thanos "I don't even know who you are" meme.

We were able knock off both Duke (1999; 2004) and Kentucky (2014; 2011) in the finals and semifinals.

 

[aceboon]

Alabama St hanging in there in the first half

 

[NHUConnfan]

Bruce Pearl choking in March? No way /s

 

[HuskyHawk]

That's how bad the ACC was.

Which tells you how bad San Diego State was.

I had McNeese State into the S16 until the Wade news. Now I'm going to be rooting for Purdue to get closer to completing the 1-16 loss bingo. They're four away, and they have the two hardest already done!

v. 1: UConn (2024)
v. 2: Kansas (2017)
v. 3: Texas Tech (2018)
v. 4: Kansas State (1988)
v. 5: ---------------------
v. 6: Temple (1999)
v. 7: ---------------------
v. 8: Cincinnati (2015)
v. 9: --------------------
v. 10: Temple (1991)
v. 11: VCU (2011)
v. 12: Little Rock (2016)
v. 13: North Texas (2021)
v. 14: -------------------
v. 15: St. Peter's (2022)
v. 16: FDU (2023)

Looking at the Clemson vs Purdue matchup I was really annoyed at not being able to pick both of them to lose.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Let's go Alabama State! LOL

 

[millertime7774]

Snoop looking kid from Alabama St. is ballin.

 

[CTBasketball]

Big East 2-0!

 

[Edward Sargent]

Auburn not playing very well

 

[HuskyHawk]

Auburn only up 4 on Alabama St with 5 min left in the 1st? eyeballs emoji

Auburn losing lots of games late in the season "no big deal, still #1 overall". Nonsense.

Meanwhile, Houston has just an incredibly high floor under Sampson. Just so rock solid every game. Not the highest ceiling, but the highest floor in the tournament.

 

[aceboon]

I knew as soon as the Alabama St guard missed 2FTs that would have given them the lead Auburn was gonna go on a run

 

[Dove]

Purdue also lost to #1 seed UConn in 2009.

I said this during our run last year -- it is incredible that we are a white whale for so many programs (SDSU, Purdue, Washington, probably others I'm forgetting) while we don't even think about them. Like the Thanos "I don't even know who you are" meme.

Dook.

 

[NHUConnfan]

McNeese is playing suffocating defense against Clemson. Whoa!

 

[ktuck911]

stage way too big for #1 on Alabama State... He wilted after missing 2 FTs that could've gave Alabama State the lead... Gotta take him out the game and have a talk with him...

 

[millertime7774]

Clemson is awful, ACC so overrated.

 

[ktuck911]

Doing the Big East proud IMO.... Auburn is gonna be in for a war on Saturday... as soon as they beat Alabama State

 

[UconnU]

Where the heck did Alabama State find this long physical mobile 7 footer? This kid should be playing for Michigan State.

 

[NHUConnfan]

Auburn will win this game, but I think they're in real trouble against Creighton.