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How Does UConn's Season End?

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Tenspro2002 said:
I wonder with UCLA in our pod, and with Virginia and Tennessee the other big draws in Philly, if we get the first night game (7 pm) on Friday.
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Completely logically, they've given West Coast UCLA (vs UCF) the early time slot at 7:25 and us the later slot at 10. Trying to cater to that massive Orlando market I can only assume (?).
 
Lafayette said:
Akron > Texas Tech (no Toppin)

Who else you like for the upsets?
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I'm also on Akron right now, Troy is the team I think has the best chance at winning 2 games of the 12/13's. Santa Clara/VCU/USF I like as 10/11's which feel less like upsets and more evenly matched teams

Have to dive a little deeper on how the matchups look for High Point and Hawaii. I liked them pre bracket but Arkansas and Wisconsin both have very good lead guards and are trending up to a 4/5 unlike the usual 4/5's fading that get upset
 
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RashadRay11 said:
Jeff Borzello has us going to the final four:

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Instant men's March Madness bracket: Predicting every game

Jeff Borzello makes his picks for the 2026 NCAA tournament, from the First Four through the Final Four.
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Nice score against Florida. Unfortunately he has the numbers next to the wrong teams.

His score against Furman checks. Just short of covering. Just like a lot of our games this season.
 
Furman

Region: East
Record: 22-12
Tournament ceiling: Round of 64

In March, we don't have to pretend as if everything makes sense. Furman's trip to the NCAA tournament -- the school's second berth since 1980 -- certainly doesn't. The Paladins finished fifth in the Southern Conference standings during the regular season. They were also seventh in offensive efficiency in league action. But during the SoCon tournament, they morphed into a powerful offensive team, averaging 81 PPG and 123.7 points per 100 possessions. For context, the Denver Nuggets, who have the best offense in the NBA, average 120.4 points per 100 possessions. Alex Wilkins, a 6-5 freshman, and Cooper Bowser, a 6-11 junior, combined to score 114 points in those three conference tournament wins.
 
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Excalibur said:
Probably the lone exception. Made no difference for SJU, Vandy, Arkansas, UConn etc.
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If we had beaten SJ in combination with the UH loss, we likely would have held on to the top #2 and therefore been placed in a different region
 
Wow, I can’t believe how much the committee hates the big east - they get three teams in and put two of them in the same region ? so there’s a chance they could possibly play four times? and how the hell is St. John’s a 5 seed. and then you put them against Kansas in the second round and Duke in the sweet 16? They were ranked 13 in poll on Monday , so generally speaking, that means they were prolly a solid 5 seed going into big east tourney. They never trailed once in whole tourney and spanked us and they don’t even move up 1 seed? Wild
 
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navery12 said:
I'm also on Akron right now, Troy is the team I think has the best chance at winning 2 games of the 12/13's. Santa Clara/VCU/USF I like as 10/11's which feel less like upsets and more evenly matched teams

Have to dive a little deeper on how the matchups look for High Point and Hawaii. I liked them pre bracket but Arkansas and Wisconsin both have very good lead guards and are trending up to a 4/5 unlike the usual 4/5's fading that get upset
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These sound good but I get this funny feeling less of these turn out than we think.
 
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BugsyCT said:
The '95 Elite 8 game is the only all-time matchup.
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I'll never forget that tournament, well at least that round and the ones prior.

There was only one team that I felt could beat us, and it was that UCLA team that played our style, but did so better. Well in the Round of 32, the Bruins were down 1 with 4.8 seconds left and Tyus Edey received the inbound in the back court near the baseline and raced down the floor and hit the winning layup...yes end-to-end in less than 4.8 seconds to propel them into the Elite 8.

If Missouri held on, UConn would have likely made their first Final-4 and possibly won their first National Championship. Ray Allen had a great tournament and game, but UCLA was simply too talented and scored in transition better than us.

Would be nice to finally have some payback.
 
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DogMania said:
I'll never forget that tournament, well at least that round and the one prior.

There was only one team that I felt could beat us, and it was that UCLA team that played our style, but did so better. Well in the Sweet 16, the Bruins were down 1 with like 4.5 seconds left and Tyus Edey received the inbound in the back court near the baseline and raced down the floor and hit the winning layup...yes end-to-end in like 4.5 seconds to propel them into the Elite 8.

If Miss State held on, UConn would have likely made their first Final-4 and possible first National Championship. Ray Allen had a great tournament and game, but UCLA was simply too talented and scored in transition better than us.

Would be nice to finally have some payback.
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The Tyus Edney layup was in the 2nd round vs Missouri, but I get what you are saying.
 
I think this has set up nicely for us. An extra day of rest for Silas, good travel situation to Philly. I feel like no one is talking about us. Like no one. Everyone is focusing on a potential St. Johns/Duke matchup. People are picking teams like Purdue and Houston to win the tournament. I feel like a little bit of pressure may be off us.

We have a potential 7/10 matchup with a banged up team from the West Coast vs a team that limped into the tournament.

When you are the 2 seed, you hope the 3 is a good match up for you, and you hope the 1 seed has a tough draw. I respect Izzo and Michigan St, but they don't scare me. I would argue Duke has a tougher draw that us. They could face a game v.s. a TCU team that beat Iowa St, and should have beaten Michigan and Kansas at the Phog. Then a Sweet 16 game against Kansas, who is a total wild card in this tournament, or a St. John's team who actually matchups well with Duke (if the officiating isn't too too tight).
 
gsmooth said:
The Tyus Edney layup was in the 2nd round vs Missouri, but I get what you are saying.
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Yeah, I looked it up and corrected that before I saw your reply. You had a better memory than I.
 
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I don't get the consternation about St. John's being in our region. We're on opposite sides and both St. John's and us wanted East regional. The committee helped us two, they didn't punish us.

Only 1 of us can get to the final four, but the odds of both reaching the elite 8 is quite low, so it doesn't even matter.
 
St John’s as a 5 seed is interesting in what it says about their style of basketball. Their seeding did not improve despite beating a top 6 team by 20 in a conference championship game. The Committee clearly does not see their style of play translating to the national tournament.
 
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