NCAA Director of Media Coordination/Statistics. Media Coordinator for March Madness. Henderson State '92
Avon, IN
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Armando Bacot is the first player in NCAA history with six double-doubles in one tournament.
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The four best players who will definitely play in the Western Conference finals went to Washington State, Davidson, Weber State and Lehigh. All played college basketball for at least three years.
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Houston is the first 1 seed since North Carolina in 2017 to take the hardest possible seed path to the Final Four, beating the 16, 8, 4 and 2 seeds to win its regional.
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In the history of the tournament, there has never (I repeat NEVER) been a region that has featured none of the top 4 seeds in the Sweet 16. Until now. The South Region in Atlanta will feature (5) Kentucky, (11) Loyola Chicago, (7) Nevada and either (9) Kansas St. or (16) UMBC.
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Purdue's Carsen Edwards has been named the Most Outstanding Player of the South Regional, becoming the first player to win MOP honors despite not being a member of the winning team since Steph Curry of Davidson in 2008.
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You people who watch college basketball for one month instead of five are insane. This sport is so good.
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Saturday schedule (all times ET).
12:10 (CBS) McNeese-Purdue
2:40 (CBS) Arkansas-St. John's
5:15 (CBS) Michigan-Texas A&M
6:30 (TNT) Drake-Texas Tech/UNCW
7:10 (TBS) Creighton-Auburn
7:45 (CBS) BYU-Wisconsin
8:40 (TNT) Gonzaga-Houston
9:40 (TBS) UCLA-Tennessee
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We define an upset as a team seeded five spots or more lower than their opponent. We've already set the record with 11 such occurrences. We're midway through the second round.
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Saturday's Elite 8 game between Kansas State and Loyola Chicago will be the first 9 versus 11 game in tournament history.
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It's official. The three-point line is being moved back in 2019-20 for Division I men's basketball. Other proposed rules changes also were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. ncaa.com/news/basketball-men…
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BREAKING: The North Carolina-Saint Peter's game will be the first 8 versus 15 game in tournament history. But you all probably knew that.
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Confirmed: We have a lift to ensure that Sister Jean will be able to get up on the raised court at the Final Four.
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Sweet 16 Schedule
Thursday
709 (CBS): Arkansas-Gonzaga
729 (TBS): Michigan-Villanova
G2 (CBS): Texas Tech-Duke
G2 (TBS): Houston-TCU/Arizona
Friday
709 (CBS): Saint Peter's-Texas/Purdue
729 (TBS): Providence-Kansas
G2 (CBS): North Carolina-UCLA
G2 (TBS): Iowa St.-Miami
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Largest deficit overcome in a Final Four game:
22- Duke vs. Maryland, 2001
18- Seton Hall vs. Duke, 1989
16- Kansas vs. UNC, 2022
15- Loyola Chicago vs. Cincinnati, 1963
14- Houston vs. Duke, 2025
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In the past 100 days, we've lost Eddie Sutton, Lou Henson, Lute Olson and John Thompson. Those great men and coaches combined for 2,962 wins and did so much for the great game of college basketball.
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Pictures of the courts that would be hosting first-round games on one of the best days of the year.
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Sweet 16 Schedule:
Thursday
6:30: Michigan St.-Kansas St. (TBS)
7:15: Arkansas-UConn (CBS)
9:00-FAU-Tennessee (TBS)
9:45-Gonzaga/TCU-UCLA (CBS)
Friday
6:30-San Diego St.-Alabama (TBS)
7:15-Miami-Houston (CBS)
9:00-Princeton-Creighton (TBS)
9:45-Xavier-Texas (CBS)
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Saturday's Schedule (times ET):
1245: Arizona-Dayton (CBS)
315: Kansas-Gonzaga (CBS)
530: UNC-Michigan St. (CBS)
610: Iowa St.-Washington St. (TNT)
710: NC State-Oakland (TBS)
8: Tennessee-Texas (CBS)
840: Illinois-Duquesne (TNT)
940: Creighton-Oregon (TBS)
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Been doing this since 2006. It's never been this hard for the committee, not only because of how close so many of these teams are, but because of the abundance of bid thieves which have knocked teams out. Going on midnight but the work continues. That's why they call it Madness.
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We can't do this for everyone who deserves it but we're doing it this year for @JordanSarnoff. He will be joining us in Houston to assist with our media coordination efforts at the Men's Final Four. Appreciative of his work and the resulting attention of the SID profession.
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ICYMI, Texas A&M's rally from 12 down w/less than 1:00 to play is the largest last-minute deficit overcome to win in college hoops history.
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Nearly 23 percent of tournament games (3,400+ games) have either gone to overtime or been decided by one, two or three points. #MarchMadness
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For the first time in history, a MEAC school and a SWAC school have won a game in the same tournament. #HBCUPRIDE #MarchMadness
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Unquestionably this is the saddest day of my professional life. With any luck it stays that way. Be well everyone.
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The security guard who stopped Kevin Hart from climbing on to the podium can work every Final Four from now until eternity. I like Kevin Hart but you don't belong there.
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Whether you are a college sports fan or member of the media, and whether you know it or not, you benefit greatly from the work a sports information director puts in day & night, including weekends & holidays. If you know him or her, be sure to #ThankYourSID for their dedication.
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Tip times for Saturday: LSU-Maryland 12:10 (CBS); Kentucky-Wofford 2:40 (CBS); Michigan-Florida 5:15 (CBS); Michigan St.-Minnesota 7:45 (CBS); Florida St.-Murray St. 6:10 (TNT); Purdue-Villanova 8:40 (TNT); Gonzaga-Baylor 7:10 (TBS); Kansas-Auburn 9:40 (TBS). #MarchMadness
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Saturday's Sweet 16 Schedule (all times Eastern):
2:40- Loyola Chicago vs. Oregon St. (CBS/Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
5:15- Baylor vs. Villanova (CBS/Hinkle Fieldhouse)
7:25- Arkansas vs. Oral Roberts (TBS/Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
9:55- Houston vs. Syracuse (TBS/Hinkle Fieldhouse)
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Sunday schedule (times ET):
Xavier-Pitt (12:10, CBS)
Kentucky-Kansas St. (2:40, CBS)
Marquette-Michigan St. (5:15, CBS)
UConn-St. Mary's (6:10, TNT)
Baylor-Creighton (7:10, TBS)
FAU-FDU (7:45, truTV)
Indiana-Miami (8:40, TNT)
Gonzaga-TCU (9:40, TBS)
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This will be the first time since 2005 that the top two teams on the overall seed list have faced each other in the national championship game.
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I don't know Caitlin Clark but my guess is something like this means a heck of a lot more than NCAA records, AIAW records, Pete Maravich's records, NIL, the WNBA draft, etc. startribune.com/dear-caitlin…
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Once down by 34 points (53-19), Drexel defeated Delaware tonight 85-83. It is the largest comeback in Division I MBB history, breaking a record that stood since 12-30-1950 (Duke beat Tulane after trailing by 32).
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Saturday's schedule (ET): UNC-Baylor (12:10, CBS); Creighton-Kansas (2:40, CBS); Michigan-Tennessee (5:15, CBS); Richmond-Providence (6:10, TNT); St. Mary's-UCLA (7:10, TBS); St. Peter's-Murray St./USF (7:45, CBS); New Mexico St.-Arkansas (8:40, TNT); Memphis-Gonzaga (9:40; TBS)
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Sunday's Schedule (all times ET):
1210 (CBS): Marquette-Colorado
240 (CBS): Purdue-Utah St.
515 (CBS): Duke-James Madison
610 (TNT): Baylor-Clemson
710 (TBS): Alabama-Grand Canyon
745 (tru): UConn-Northwestern
840 (TNT): Houston-Texas A&M
940 (TBS): San Diego St.-Yale
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Florida State has now won THIRTEEN consecutive overtime games, an all-time record in Division I men's basketball. The streak started January 13, 2018. The Seminoles shared the record with five other schools coming into the year, but are 2-0 in OT games this year.
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Sweet 16 schedule: Thursday 7:09 CBS: Florida St.-Gonzaga; 7:29 TBS: Purdue-Tennessee; 9:39 CBS: Texas Tech-Michigan; 9:59 TBS: UC Irvine/Oregon-Virginia. Friday 7:09 CBS: LSU-Michigan St.; 7:29 TBS: Auburn-N. Carolina; 9:39 CBS: Va Tech-Duke; 9:59 TBS: Ohio St./Houston-Kentucky.
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FAU becomes the first 9 seed to advance to the Final Four since Wichita St. in 2013. There's not going to be one condo available in Del Boca Vista.
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Sunday schedule (times ET): Houston vs. Illinois (12:10, CBS); Ohio St.-Villanova (2:40, CBS); Michigan St.-Duke (5:15, CBS); Iowa St.-Colgate/Wisconsin (6:10, TNT); Notre Dame-Texas Tech (7:10, TBS); Miami-Auburn (7:45, truTV); Texas-Purdue (8:40, TNT); TCU-Arizona (9:40, TBS)
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Field was selected (very) late last night. Spent this morning scrubbing the seed list, with contingencies on placement involving scenarios for today's five games. Momentarily, we will start bracketing. We'll have to do several of them, as usual.
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That sets the record. 10 double-digit seeds (15,14,13,12,12,11,11,11,10,10) won 1st rd games, breaking the record of 9 set in 2001 and 2012.
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It’s been a rough 28 days for the “college basketball is a one-month sport” community. We’ll welcome you with open arms in March but you’re missing out on the fun now.
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Saturday schedule (all times ET): SDSU-Furman (12:10, CBS); Duke-Tennessee (2:40, CBS), Kansas-Arkansas (5:15, CBS); Missouri-Princeton (6:10, TNT); Houston-Auburn (7:10, TBS); Texas-Texas A&M/Penn St. (7:45, CBS); UCLA-Northwestern (8:40, TNT); Alabama-Maryland (9:40, TBS).
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According to our records, North Carolina's drop from 1 to 18 is the largest one-week fall from the top spot in the history of the AP poll. The previous biggest fall was from 1 to 15 (Florida, Dec. 9 to Dec. 15, 2003).
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The seed total of the teams in the Elite 8 is 47 (1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15). That's the highest total is tournament history. The previous high was 40 in 1990 and in 2000. The lowest total is 13 in 2007 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3).
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It's Final Four Friday and what I wouldn't give to have some basketball writer complaining about the wireless network being down or the buffet running low on spare ribs right now.
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.@BoilerBall is the 9th team (but fastest ever) to go from preseason unranked to atop the @AP_Sports poll. The others are Virginia (2-12-18), Baylor (1-9-17), Syracuse (3-1-10), Kansas (1-9-90), Indiana St. (2-13-79), Kentucky (2-8-66), UCLA (1-7-64) and San Francisco (2-8-55).
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What’s better than a Final Four? One that I get to share with my son, who’s a ball boy tonight.
To all the fans who have followed and engaged with me this year, thank you for your passion for the best sport in the world. Enjoy the national championship.
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I’ll be in the selection room for the 20th straight year when the meeting begins this afternoon. It’s an honor and a privilege. Embrace the joy that is March Madness.
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UCLA becomes the second team in history to have three overtime games in one tournament, joining the 1975 Syracuse squad.
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Saint Peter's becomes the 10th No. 15 seed to knock off a No. 2 seed. It's also the second year in a row, and the third time in the past six tournaments, that this has occurred.
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Since so many of you are impatient, yes...there have only been four other instances with only one No. 1 seed in the Elite 8: 2000, 2011, 2013 and 2022. There has NEVER been an Elite 8 without a 1 seed.
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Nevada trailed by 22 points and won. It marks the second-biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history, behind BYU's rally from 25 down to beat Iona in the 2012 First Four. (Duke also won when trailing by 22, beating Maryland in the 2001 Final Four.) #MarchMadness
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The Men's Basketball Committee began its selection orientation meeting this morning in Indianapolis, with the primary focus being selecting the top 16 teams as of games through Friday, Feb. 14. Those 16 teams will be revealed at 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday on CBS.
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The season starts today. Think of it as taking a flight. There will be screenings, delays and cancellations. Sometimes it will feel like you’re in the middle seat between 2 large men and behind the person who fully reclines their seat. But eventually we’ll reach our destination.
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Tonight's attendance is 72,062. To all my followers, thank you for your passion and love of college basketball all season long. Here's to an exciting final 20 minutes of the season.
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Creighton went 22 of 22 from the foul line, tying the best free throw percentage (min. 15 attempts) in tournament history. It ties the record set by Fordham March 20, 1971 against South Carolina.
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In case no one picked up on it, UNCG was in the field until late last night. Oregon’s win knocked them out. In order, Alabama, TCU and Indiana were the next ones that missed the field.
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This is the first national championship game in tournament history where both teams have made at least 10 three-pointers.
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The DI MBB Committee has begun the selection process. Step 1: Casting their initial ballots. If a team receives all but 2 eligible votes, they have been selected to the field. If a team receives less than that, but gets at least 3 votes, they are on the under consideration list.
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To help fill the void of not having #MarchMadness this year, CBS is airing these games (1/3):
Saturday, March 21:
12 p.m.: UNC vs. Georgetown (1982 title game)
2 p.m.: NC St. vs Houston (1983 title game)
4 p.m.: Duke vs. Kentucky (1992 regional final)
All times ET
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Since the bracket expanded in 1985, this is the sixth time that the 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds all went undefeated in the first round. The others: 1994, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2017. The '94, '00, '07 and '17 tournaments were won by 1 seeds, while the '04 tournament was won by a 2 seed.
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The Final Four record for most three-pointers in a game is 13 (UNLV vs Indiana in 1987; the first year of three-point shot). Villanova has 10. There are nearly seven minutes left. In the first half.
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Before we tip, a salute to the writers, broadcasters, fans, bracketologists, analytics gurus and everyone else who has taken the time to follow, like or retweet me, comment on a post....even you mean SOBs who I refuse to unfollow. Enjoy the game. 218 days til we start it up again
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More importantly, we are 42 days from Selection Sunday, 44 days from the start of @marchmadness, 46 days from the start of the best four days of the year, 62 days to the Final Four and 64 days from crowning a national champion.
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Since I got 3 questions about this in a 60-second span, I feel the need to clarify that this tweet is, as they say, a crock of shit.
#BREAKING: The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Committee will no longer consider KenPom statistics during the selection process, sources tell me.
This comes after an internal investigation by the NCAA revealed that Pomeroy had used incorrect data when calculating stats, and that his algorithms had failed to consider common/relevant variables.
The report states that these errors worked in favor of certain teams, and that there is some evidence that the data was fabricated.
Community note
This tweet is inaccurate and not factually true, as confirmed by David Worlock who is the NCAA Director of Media Coordination/Statistics.
nitter.app/DavidWorlock/s
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Because of lukewarm demand, I present the four courts that would have been in use tonight through Sunday for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.
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Sunday:
12:10-ILL vs. Loy Chi (CBS/BLF)
2:40-Bay vs. Wisc (CBS/Hinkle)
5:15-W. Virginia vs. Cuse (CBS/BLF)
6:10-Ark vs. TX Tech (TNT/Hinkle)
7:10-Houston vs. Rutgers (TBS/LOS)
7:45-Florida vs. ORU (truTV/IFC)
8:45-Nova vs. N. Texas (TNT/BLF)
9:40-OK St. vs. Ore. St. (TBS/Hinkle)
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Oregon's win over Iowa marked the 12th upset of the tournament, with upset defined as a win by a team seeded five spots lower than their opponent. The most through the round of 32 was 10 (done 8 times) before 2021. The record for the entire tournament is 13 (1985, 2014).
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For clarity, every DI school has been asked, IF you are the OVERALL No. 1 seed, which first/second-round site and which regional site is preferred. If you aren't the overall No. 1, your submission goes in the trash and bracketing principles are used.
Source confirms to @TheAthleticCBB what ESPN's Wright Thompson first reported: Duke has requested to be placed in Midwest Regional (Chicago) instead of East (Philly). Chicago is Coach K's hometown. Higher seed normally goes to closest region but school decides preference.
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Sunday tips (times ET)
1210 (CBS) Florida vs. UConn
240 (CBS) Duke vs. Baylor
515 (CBS) Kentucky vs. Illinois
610 (TNT) Alabama vs. St. Mary’s
710 (TBS) Maryland vs. Colorado St.
745 (truTV) Iowa St. vs. Ole Miss
840 (TNT) Michigan St. vs. New Mexico
940 (TBS) Arizona vs. Oregon
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Kansas and Villanova will play in the national semifinals Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET on TBS. Duke will play either North Carolina or Saint Peter's in the second game.
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The Selection Meeting has begun. This is my 14th year with the best seat in the house to watch this process unfold. I can't overstate how fortunate I am. Thank you all for your passion about what I believe is the greatest event in sports. Enjoy #MarchMadness
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Duncan Robinson just became the first player ever to score in a Division I and a Division III men's basketball semifinal game.
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If you watch DI, II or III college sports on TV or digitally, follow your favorite coaches/players on social media, read game notes, check out stats, or learn information from journalists who cover the team, you should thank the school's Sports Information Director.#ThankYourSID
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In case you were wondering, yes...we had a sticker for UMBC so they can advance their name on the bracket. Otherwise, we would have borrowed a sharpie from @SethDavisHoops
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The 2019 tournament features all 1, 2 and 3 seeds in the Sweet 16 for just the second time ever since the bracket expanded in 1985; 2009 was the other year. Also tied with 2009 for the most top 4 seeds (14) in the Sweet 16.
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We are a week from Selection Sunday. A thread:
For all of you bracketologists out there, here are some principles and procedures, and other little nuggets, to remember as you try and predict what the committee will do (or display what you would do if you were in charge).
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We already have one Final Four first-timer and the winner of this Creighton-SDSU game will give us a second. If Miami wins later today, that will be a third first-timer. The last time we had 3 teams make their debut at the same Final Four was 1970 (Bonnies, NMSU, Jacksonville).
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Excluding several third-place games, the list of Final Four games that featured both teams hitting the 90-point mark now looks like this:
1987: Indiana 97, UNLV 93
2021: Gonzaga 93, UCLA 90
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Saturday schedule: 12:10- Villanova-Alabama; 2:40- Duke-Rhode Island; 5:15- Kentucky-Buffalo; 6:10- Tennessee-Loyola Chicago; 7:10- Kansas-Seton Hall; 7:45- Gonzaga-Ohio St.; 8:40- Texas Tech-Florida; 9:40- Michigan-Houston.
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I'll watch any college basketball game regardless of the teams or venue, and these multi-team events produce several compelling non-conference matchups. But the on-campus games have SO much more energy and are so much better for the game.
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This is the 14th time a school has sent men's/women's teams to the Final 4 in same year. NC St is the 11th school to do it. UConn has done it 4x and is only school to do it more than 1x. If UConn women win tomorrow, it will mark 1st time 2 schools made both Final 4s in same year.
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And that's why advancing the ball into the frontcourt is the dumbest rules in sports. Go March Madness!
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Attempted to clarify this last night but it needs to be said again. Every result is on the committee’s team sheets and is considered when the committee evaluates a team’s resume. Remember kids: just because you saw it on social media, doesn’t mean it’s true.
Does not count for BSU's resume. Does not count towards the NET. But still just a wild thing to see in 2025-26.
Hawai'i Pacific received no votes for the D2 Top 25 released six days ago, yet earns this win.
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By my count today, college basketball broadcasters have placed 174 teams into the tournament.
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If Gonzaga wins, it will mark the largest deficit overcome in championship game history. The record is 15 by Loyola Chicago, which trailed Cincinnati 45-30 with 14 minutes left but won in overtime in the 1963 title game.
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UConn joins UCLA (11), Kentucky (8), North Carolina (6), Duke (5) and Indiana (5) as the only programs to win at least five national championships.
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Gut-wrenching to watch, yet worth two minutes of your time. This is the real story of college sports and what it means to the coaches, players and other members of the support staff who make up a team.
“We end in tears...that’s because we’ve invested so much in each other.
I love you guys. It’s been amazing coaching this group.” -@Coach_Dawkins
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Now that football season is behind us, college basketball can dominate the sports landscape for the next two months. On Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET on CBS), the men's basketball committee will release its top 16 teams (through Friday's games) on the 3rd annual Bracket Preview Show.
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After cutting the nets and handling all of his media obligations, Tony Bennett hopped on a golf cart with me and @gseitz and suggested we take a selfie. Friends ask if he is as nice as he seems. Yes. Yes he is.
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