The MADNESS Has Begun!

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March ushers in the Madness of NCAA Mens Basketball Tournement.
Preceding the tourney, there is championship week for each conference.
All this leads up to the Selection Sunday when 64 teams get selected for The Big Dance.

Championship Week

America East March 9-10, 15, Boston
(Title game hosted by highest remaining seed)

ACC March 13-16, Greensboro, N.C.

Atlantic 10 March 10, 13-15, Dayton, Ohio

Atlantic Sun Troy State
Troy State can finally dance as A-Sun champion

Big East March 12-15, New York City

Big Sky March 8, 11-12, Ogden, Utah

Big South North Carolina-Asheville
Asheville off to first dance despite losing record

Big Ten March 13-16, Chicago

Big 12 March 13-16, Dallas

Big West March 13-15, Anaheim, Calif.

Colonial Athletic March 7-10, Richmond, Va.

Conference USA March 12-15, Louisville, Ky.

Horizon March 4, 7-8, 11, Campus sites

Ivy League Pennsylvania
Quakers cruise past Cornell, into NCAAs

MAC March 10, 13-15, Cleveland

MAAC March 7-10, Trenton, N.J.

Mid-Continent March 9-11, Kansas City, Mo.

MEAC March 10-15, Richmond, Va.

Missouri Valley March 7-10, St. Louis

Mountain West March 13-15, Las Vegas

Northeast March 8-9, 12, Staten Island, N.Y.
(Title game hosted by highest remaining seed)

Ohio Valley Austin Peay
Governors going back to NCAAs as OVC champions

Pac-10 March 13-15, Los Angeles

Patriot March 8-9, 14, Upper Marlboro, Md.
(Title game hosted by highest remaining seed)

SEC March 13-16, New Orleans

Southern East Tennessee State
Mocs back to cause more NCAA havoc

Southland March 10, 12, 14, Campus sites

SWAC March 11, 14-15, Birmingham, Ala.

Sun Belt March 7-11, Bowling Green, Ky.

West Coast March 7-10, San Diego

WAC March 11, 13-15, Tulsa, Okla.

Current AP Top 25 Rankings are as follows:

  1. Arizona Wildcats
  2. Kentucky Wildcats
  3. Florida Gators
  4. Texas Longhorns
  5. Oklahoma Sooners
  6. Kansas Jayhawks
  7. Pittsburgh Panthers
  8. Marquette Golden Eagles
  9. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  10. Duke Blue Devils
  11. Xavier Musketeers
  12. Syracuse Orangemen
  13. Maryland Terrapins
  14. Illinois Fighting Illini
  15. Louisville Cardinals
  16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  17. Stanford Cardinal
  18. Memphis Tigers
  19. Creighton Bluejays
  20. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  21. Dayton Flyers
  22. California Golden Bears
  23. Mississippi State Bulldogs
  24. Wisconsin Badgers
  25. Georgia Bulldogs

This year belongs to the Wildcats, Arizona or Kentucky :D. I predict Arizona to win it all. Make your predictions.

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The MADNESS Has Begun!

March Madness...some upsets in conference championships so far..Xavier, Arizona, Texas and Stanford all facing upsets..

I am betting this will be an amazing march..

Counting down to the tourney kick off...

maybe we should do a GS bracket :D

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Can you please enlighten Brits like me as to what exactly are you talking about. :blush:

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It’s a bunch of American silliness glorifying college kid sports - these kids who can dunk basketballs but cannot read and write too well. :rotfl: :hehe:

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I can't wait till the NCAA tourney, Texas may have lost the BIG XII but the NCAA title is still up for grabs.

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ehsan

in march the NCAA college basketball tournament starts which is a single elimination tourney with 4 brackets of top teams in the country. To get in the tournament the teams have to win their own conferences (leagues) or have really good records that year.

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dunking is not the only thing about basketball. just like sixers are not the only thing about cricket.

whereas there have been issues with all college atheletics, not just basketball, but plenty of college players who dont go pro do well because contrary to popular belief majority of these atheletes are not dumb jocks.

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The West seems to be the toughest region this time around. It has Arizona, Duke and Kansas, who all had claims to be #1 seed late in the season.

First round set to begin MArch 20-21.

Complete Bracket

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I think the final 4 will be between Kentucky, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma.

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oh no man...Kansas is always a threat to anyone at any given time. they are not among the top 5 teams of all times for no reason ya know :)

go phogyy!!!!!

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Damn man! this dumbass Bush gonna ruin the tournament!

If war begins this week, NCAA might postpone games

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March Madness

UCONN in sweet 16..did anyone watch arizona vs. gonzaga? what a game...i think this college basketball tournament is the best

all 4 big east teams can be in super 16

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I was distracted a bit but I did manage to see part of the Arizona game. It was one of the best games ever in NCAA tournament history, a double OT! 96-95. I would say Arizona escaped an upset at the hands of Gonzaga who have in previous years done some serious damage in tourney.

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What a great game between Arizona and Gonzaga, that would have been a huge upset had Gonzaga won.

Are any of you guys taking part in fantasy competition where you predict the winners from the brackets.

Texas faces Purdue today, than they play UCONN, they should make it to the final four atleast, I don't expect them to win it. I think Kentucky and OU will play in the final.

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Let's goooooooo MD!!

top of the 2nd half, umd vs xavier, 54-40 our lead. who's with me now!

let's goooooooooooooooooooo Maryland! clap clap
let's goooooooooooooooooooo Maryland! rinse, repeat

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let's gooooooooo MD!!!

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Xavier is going to go on a run, and a strong one at that, anytime now. They're not one to just wilt away. Survive that and ya just might win. :D

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ewww maryland. I can't stand them. Did anyone se the Gonzaga/Ariz game. The outcome sucked but what a game.

Go Duke

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ve von!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and Marquette advanced to Elite 8

UCONN vs Texas tonight!
its gonna be a great game..hope UCONN wins it..go huskies!!!