2023 NCAA D-I Men's Basketball Tournament

[SuperHornet]

All auto-bids have been determined for the women's tournament; we're still waiting on the American and the Big Ten for the men.

[SuperHornet]

Men's Tournament is out. Alabama is overall #1. Yuck.

South Region

1 Alabama (29-5) vs. 16 TX A&M-Corpus Christi (23-10)/SE Missouri State (19-16)
8 Maryland (21-12) vs. 9 West Virginia (19-14)
5 San Diego State (27-6) vs. 12 Charleston (31-3)
4 Virginia (25-7) vs. 13 Furman (27-7)
6 Creighton (21-12) vs. 11 NC State (23-10)
3 Baylor (22-10) vs. 14 CA-Santa Barbara (27-7)
7 Missouri (24-9) vs. 10 UT State (26-8)
2 Arizona (28-6) vs. 15 Princeton (21-8)

East Region

1 Purdue (29-5) vs. 16 TX Southern (14-20)/Fairleigh Dickinson (19-15)
8 Memphis State (26-8) vs. 9 FL Atlantic (31-3)
5 Duke (26-8) vs. 12 Oral Roberts (30-4)
4 Tennessee (23-10) vs. 13 Louisiana (26-7)
6 Kentucky (26-11) vs. 11 Providence (26-11)
3 KS State (23-9) vs. 14 MT State (25-9)
7 MI State (19-12) vs. 10 S. California (22-10)
2 Marquette (28-6) vs. Vermont (23-10)

Midwest Region

1 Houston (31-3) vs. 16 N. Kentucky (22-10)
8 Iowa (19-13) vs. 9 Auburn (20-12)
5 Miami (FL) (25-7) vs. 12 Drake (27-7)
4 Indiana (22-11) vs. 13 Kent State (28-6)
6 IA State (19-13) vs. 11 MS State (21-12)/Pitt (22-11)
3 Xavier (25-9) vs. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8)
7 TX A&M (25-9) vs. 10 Penn State (22-13)
2 Texas (26-8) vs. 15 Colgate (28-6)

West Region

1 Kansas (27-7) vs. 16 Howard (22-12)
8 Arkansas (20-13) vs. 9 Illinois (20-12)
5 Moraga-St. Mary's (26-7) vs. 12 VA Commonwealth (27-7)
4 Connecticut (25-8) vs. 13 Iona (27-7)
6 TX Christian (21-12) vs. 11 AZ State (22-12)/Nevada (22-10)
3 Gonzaga (28-5) vs. 14 Grand Canyon (24-11)
7 Northwestern (21-11) vs. 10 Boise State (24-9)
2 CA-Los Angeles (29-5) vs. 15 NC-Asheville (27-7)

[SuperHornet]

SH's Predictions

Play-In Games

SE Missouri State d. TX A&M-Corpus Christi
Fairleigh Dickinson d. TX Southern
Pitt d. MS State
AZ State d. Nevada

First Round

South Region

1 Alabama d. 16 SE Missouri State
8 Maryland d. 9 West Virginia
5 San Diego State d. 12 Charleston
13 Furman d. 4 Virginia
6 Creighton d. 11 NC State
3 Baylor d. 14 CA-Santa Barbara (JRCC)
7 Missouri d. 10 UT State
2 Arizona d. 15 Princeton

East Region

1 Purdue d. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson
8 Memphis State d. 9 FL Atlantic
12 Oral Roberts d. 5 Duke
4 Tennessee d. 13 Louisiana
5 Kentucky d. 11 Providence
3 KS State d. 14 MT State
7 MI State d. 10 S. California
2 Marquette d. 15 Vermont

Midwest Region

1 Houston d. 16 N. Kentucky
9 Auburn d. 8 Iowa
5 Miami (FL) d. 12 Drake
4 Indiana d. 13 Kent State
11 Pitt d. 6 IA State
3 Xavier d. 14 Kennesaw State
7 TX A&M d. 10 Penn State
2 Texas d. 15 Colgate

West Region

1 Kansas d. 16 Howard
8 Arkansas d. 9 Illinois
12 VA Commonwealth d. 5 Moraga-St. Mary's
4 Connecticut d. 13 Iona
11 AZ State d. 6 TX Christian
3 Gonzaga d. 14 Grand Canyon
10 Boise State d. 7 Northwestern
2 CA-Los Angeles d. 15 NC-Asheville

Second Round

South Region

1 Alabama d. 8 Maryland
5 San Diego State d. 13 Furman
6 Creighton d. 3 Baylor
2 Arizona d. 7 Missouri

East Region

1 Purdue d. 8 Memphis State
4 Tennessee d. 12 Oral Roberts
3 KS State d. 5 Kentucky
2 Marquette d. 7 MI State

Midwest Region

1 Houston d. 9 Auburn
4 Indiana d. 5 Miami (FL)
3 Xavier d. 11 Pitt
7 TX A&M d. 2 Texas

West Region

1 Kansas d. 8 Arkansas
4 Connecticut d. 12 VA Commonwealth
11 AZ State d. 3 Gonzaga
10 Boise State d. 2 CA-Los Angeles

Sweet Sixteen

South Region

1 Alabama d. 5 San Diego State
6 Creighton d. 2 Arizona

East Region

4 Tennessee d. 1 Purdue
2 Marquette d. 3 KS State

Midwest Region

4 Indiana d. 1 Houston
3 Xavier d. 7 TX A&M

West Region

1 Kansas d. 4 Connecticut
11 AZ State d. 10 Boise State

Elite Eight

South Region

1 Alabama d. 6 Creighton

East Region

2 Marquette d. 4 Tennessee

Midwest Region

4 Indiana d. 3 Xavier

West Region

1 Kansas d. 11 AZ State

Final Four

E2 Marquette d. S1 Alabama
W1 Kansas d. MW4 Indiana

Finals

W1 Kansas d. E2 Marquette

Kansas Jayhawks National Champions

[dal4018]

Princeton beat Missouri advanced to Sweet 16 Farleigh Dickinson vs Florida Atlantic tomorrow 7:45 Princeton plays the winner of the Creighton@Baylor game!!!!!!

[dal4018]

I think Princeton is ELITE 8 MATERIAL they can beat Creighton this Friday!!!!

[GannonFan]

I think Princeton is ELITE 8 MATERIAL they can beat Creighton this Friday!!!!

Creighton has all week to get ready for them. I think Arizona just played a bad game and Princeton was hot, and I'm sure Arizona didn't spend a lot of time prepping for them. Even more so for Missouri - if they did any real advance scouting for the second round it was for Arizona. I'm pulling for Princeton, but I'm not sure the magic from the first weekend carries over to the Sweet 16 round. Hope it does.

[SuperHornet]

Play-In Round

16 TX A&M-Corpus Christi d. 16 SE Missouri State 75-71 TUE 14 MAR
11 Pittsburgh d. 11 MS State 60-59 TUE 14 MAR
16 Fairleigh Dickinson d. 16 TX Southern 84-61 WED 15 MAR
11 AZ State d. 11 Nevada 98-73 WED 15 MAR

First Round5

South Region

1 Alabama (30-5) d. 16 TX A&M-Corpus Christi (24-11) 96-75 THU 16 MAR
8 Maryland (22-12) d. 9 West Virginia (19-15) 67-65 THU 16 MAR
5 San Diego State (28-6) d. 12 Coll. of Charleston (31-4) 63-57 THU 16 MAR
13 Furman (28-7) d. 4 Virginia (25-8) 68-67 THU 16 MAR
6 Creighton (22-12) d. 11 NC State (23-11) 72-63 FRI 17 MAR
3 Baylor (23-10) d. 14 CA-Santa Barbara (27-8) 74-56 FRI 17 MAR
7 Missouri (25-9) d. 10 UT State (26-9) 76-65 THU 16 MAR
15 Princeton (22-8) d. 2 Arizona (28-7) 59-55 THU 16 MAR

East Region

16 Fairleigh Dickinson (21-15) d. 1 Purdue (29-6) 63-58 FRI 17 MAR
9 FL Atlantic (32-3) d. 8 Memphis State (26-9) 66-65 FRI 17 MAR
5 Duke (27-8) d. 12 Oral Roberts (30-5) 74-51 THU 16 MAR
4 Tennessee (24-10) d. 13 Louisiana (26-8) 58-55 THU 16 MAR
6 Kentucky (27-11) d. 11 Providence (26-12) 61-53 FRI 17 MAR
3 KS State (24-9) d. 14 MT State (25-10) 77-65 FRI 17 MAR
7 MI State (20-12) d. 10 S. California (22-11) 72-62 FRI 17 MAR
2 Marquette (29-6) d. Vermont (23-11) 78-61 FRI 17 MAR

Midwest Region

1 Houston (32-3) d. 16 N. Kentucky (22-11) 63-52 THU 16 MAR
9 Auburn (21-12) d. 8 Iowa (19-14) 83-75 THU 16 MAR
5 Miami (FL) (26-7) d. 12 Drake (27-8) 63-56 FRI 17 MAR
4 Indiana (23-11) d. 13 Kent State (28-76) 71-60 FRI 17 MAR
11 Pittsburgh (23-11) d. 6 IA State (19-14) 59-41 FRI 17 MAR
3 Xavier (26-9) d. 14 Kennesaw State (26-9) 72-67 FRI 17 MAR
10 Penn State (23-13) d. 7 TX A&M (25-10) 76-59 THU 16 MAR
2 Texas (27-8) d. 15 Colgate (28-7) 81-61 THU 16 MAR

West Region

1 Kansas (28-7) d. 16 Howard (22-13) 96-68 THU 16 MAR
8 Arkansas (21-13) d. 9 Illinois (20-13) 73-63 THU 16 MAR
5 Moraga-St. Mary's (27-7) d. 12 VA Commonwealth (27-8) 63-51 FRI 17 MAR
4 Connecticut (26-8) d. 13 Iona (27-8) 87-63 FRI 17 MAR
6 TX Christian (22-12) d. 11 AZ State (23-13) 72-70 FRI 17 MAR
3 Gonzaga (29-5) d. 14 Grand Canyon (24-12) 82-70 FRI 17 MAR
7 Northwestern (22-11) d. 10 Boise State (24-10) 75-67 THU 16 MAR
2 CA-Los Angeles (30-5) d. 15 NC-Asheville (27-8) 86-53 THU 16 MAR

Second Round

South Region

1 Alabama (31-5) d. 8 Maryland (22-13) 73-51 SAT 18 MAR
5 San Diego State (29-6) d. 13 Furman (28-8) 75-52 SAT 18 MAR
6 Creighton (23-12) d. 3 Baylor (23-11) 85-76 SUN 18 MAR
15 Princeton (23-8) d. 7 Missouri (25-10) 78-63 SAT 18 MAR

East Region

9 FL Atlantic (33-3) d. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (21-16) 78-70 SUN 19 MAR
4 Tennessee (25-10) d. 5 Duke (27-9) 65-52 SAT 18 MAR
3 KS State (25-9) d. 6 Kentucky (27-12) 75-69 SUN 19 MAR
7 MI State (21-12) d. 2 Marquette (29-7) 69-60 SUN 18 MAR

Midwest Region

1 Houston (33-3) d. 9 Auburn (21-13) 81-64 SAT 18 MAR
5 Miami (FL) (27-7) d. 4 Indiana (23-12) 85-69 SUN 19 MAR
3 Xavier (27-9) d. 11 Pittsburgh (23-12) 84-73 SUN 19 MAR
2 Texas (28-8) d. 10 Penn State (23-14) 71-66 SAT 18 MAR

West Region

8 Arkansas (22-13) d. 1 Kansas (28-8) 72-71 SAT 18 MAR
4 Connecticut (27-8) d. 5 Moraga-St. Mary's (27-8) 70-55 SUN 19 MAR
3 Gonzaga (30-5) d. 6 TX Christian (22-13) 84-81 SUN 19 MAR
2 CA-Los Angeles (31-5) d. 7 Northwestern (22-12) 68-63 SAT 18 MAR

Sweet Sixteen

South Region
at KFC-Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

1 Alabama (31-5) vs. 5 San Diego State (29-6) 1530 PDT FRI 24 MAR TBS
6 Creighton (23-12) vs. 15 Princeton (23-8) 1800 PDT FRI 24 MAR TBS

East Region
at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

9 FL Atlantic (33-3) vs. 4 Tennessee (25-10) 1800 PDT THU 23 MAR TBS
3 KS State (25-9) vs. 7 MI State (21-12) 1530 PDT THU 23 MAR TBS

Midwest Region
at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

1 Houston (33-3) vs. 5 Miami (FL) (27-7) 1615 PDT FRI 24 MAR CBS
3 Xavier (27-9) vs. 2 Texas (28-8) 1845 PDT FRI 24 MAR CBS

West Region
at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

8 Arkansas (22-13) vs. 4 Connecticut (27-8) 1615 PDT THU 23 MAR CBS
3 Gonzaga (30-5) vs. 2 CA-Los Angeles (31-5) 1845 PDT THU 23 MAR CBS

Elite Eight

South Region
at KFC-Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

AL-SDSU winner vs. CREI-PRIN winner TBD

East Region
at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

FAU-TEN winner vs. KSU-MSU winner TBD

Midwest Region
at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

HOU-MIA winner vs. XAV-TX winner TBD

West Region

AR-CT winner vs. GONZ-UCLA winner TBD

Final Four
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

South Region winner vs. East Region winner TBD
Midwest Region winner vs. West Region winner TBD

Finals
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Semi 1 winner vs. Semi 2 winner TBD

[dal4018]

I think Princeton is ELITE 8 MATERIAL they can beat Creighton this Friday!!!!

Creighton has all week to get ready for them. I think Arizona just played a bad game and Princeton was hot, and I'm sure Arizona didn't spend a lot of time prepping for them. Even more so for Missouri - if they did any real advance scouting for the second round it was for Arizona. I'm pulling for Princeton, but I'm not sure the magic from the first weekend carries over to the Sweet 16 round. Hope it does.

We will see both teams are evenly matched when it comes to size Creighton has a 7ft'er Princeton has a 6-11 guy!!!!!

[SuperHornet]

Oh, somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Knoxville -- Tennessee has struck out.

[kalm]

Gonzaga vs the whole Pac 12 since 2015

Sweet 16
Gonzaga- 8
Pac-15

Elite 8
Gonzaga- 5
Pac- 6

Final 4
Gonzaga- 2
Pac- 2

Title game
Gonzaga- 2
Pac-0

Gonzaga 16-2 vs the Pac 12 since 2015.

[GannonFan]

Great two games last night - first Mich St/K-State, and then the UCLA/Gonzaga game. I watched parts of the FAU game and credit to them for playing as well as they do (teams that win that many games just think they're going to win all the time) but that game felt dead compared to the Zags game. But then again, I can't imagine there being that many FAU fans in attendance.

Only thing that really annoyed me was the refs at the end of the UCLA/Gonzaga game. The number of times they went to the monitor in the last two minutes was ridiculous, and worse was the amount of time they took to do this. The game, which moved pretty well up to then, just ground to a halt. I get it that you need to be right on the time left and on the possessions, but there wasn't anything controversial like that through the end of that game to warrant so many checks and the time spent doing those checks. I certainly get it that college basketball games slow down tremendously in the last two minutes anyway, but last night felt like an anomaly even in that regard. Hopefully those guys don't grade out to continue on.

[dal4018]

Oh, somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Knoxville -- Tennessee has struck out.

The bigger they are the harder they fall

[SuperHornet]

Holy Cr@p! I think we could be looking at the first Elite Eight EVER in the 64+ team Tournament history with EVERY SINGLE #1 gone!



EDIT: If Xavier wins, you can make that every single 1 AND 2 gone. The three best seeds left would be Gonzaga, Xavier, and KS State at #3....

[dal4018]

Holy Cr@p! I think we could be looking at the first Elite Eight EVER in the 64+ team Tournament history with EVERY SINGLE #1 gone!



EDIT: If Xavier wins, you can make that every single 1 AND 2 gone. The three best seeds left would be Gonzaga, Xavier, and KS State at #3....

No number 1 seeds left in the tournament and I love it I want to see what the small school athletes do.

[SuperHornet]

Holy Cr@p! I think we could be looking at the first Elite Eight EVER in the 64+ team Tournament history with EVERY SINGLE #1 gone!



EDIT: If Xavier wins, you can make that every single 1 AND 2 gone. The three best seeds left would be Gonzaga, Xavier, and KS State at #3....

No number 1 seeds left in the tournament and I love it I want to see what the small school athletes do.

First Elite Eight with NO #1 seeds confirmed. Just missed being first Elite Eight with no #1 OR #2 seeds.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/march-madn ... 46053.html

[SuperHornet]

Holy Cr@p! UCONN just DESTROYED the Zags in the second half. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. I got back from dinner with about 7 or 8 minutes left, and it looked like Gonzaga was literally ice cold. Being affiliated with another WCC team for hoops, while I feel like they deserve it, I still find it hard to believe they got beat down THAT hard....

[SuperHornet]

Sweet Sixteen

South Region
at KFC-Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

5 San Diego State (30-6) d. 1 Alabama (31-6) 71-64
6 Creighton (24-12) d. 15 Princeton (23-9) 86-75

East Region
at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

9 FL Atlantic (34-3) d. 4 Tennessee (25-11) 62-55
3 KS State (26-9) d. 7 MI State (21-13) 98-93 OT

Midwest Region
at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

5 Miami (FL) (28-7) d. 1 Houston (33-4) 89-75
2 Texas (29-8) d. 3 Xavier (27-10) 83-71

West Region
at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

4 Connecticut (28-8) d. 8 Arkansas (22-14) 88-65
3 Gonzaga (31-5) d. 2 CA-Los Angeles (31-6) 79-76

Elite Eight

South Region
at KFC-Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

5 San Diego State (30-6) vs. 6 Creighton (24-12) 1120 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 CBS

East Region
at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

9 FL Atlantic (35-3) d. 3 KS State (26-10) 79-76

Midwest Region
at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

5 Miami (FL) (28-7) vs. 2 Texas (29-8) 1405 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 CBS

West Region

4 Connecticut (29-8) d.3 Gonzaga (31-6) 82-54

Final Four
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

SDSU-CREI winner vs. E9 FL Atlantic (25-3) TBD SAT 01 APR 23 CBS
MIA-TEX winner vs. W4 Connecticut (29-8) TBD SAT 01 APR 23 CBS

Finals
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Semi 1 winner vs. Semi 2 winner TBD 1820 PST MON 03 APR 23 CBS

[SuperHornet]

Elite Eight

South Region
at KFC-Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

5 San Diego State (31-6) d. 6 Creighton (24-13) 57-56

East Region
at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

9 FL Atlantic (35-3) d. 3 KS State (26-10) 79-76

Midwest Region
at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

5 Miami (FL) (29-7) d. 2 Texas (29-9) 88-81

West Region
Las Vegas, NV

4 Connecticut (29-8) d. 3 Gonzaga (31-6) 82-54

Final Four
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

S5 San Diego State (31-6) vs. E9 FL Atlantic (35-3) 1209 PST SAT 01 APR 23 CBS
MW5 Miami (FL) (29-7) vs. W4 Connecticut (29-8) 1449 PSTSAT 01 APR 23 CBS

Finals
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

SDSU-FAU winner vs. MIA-CT winner TBD 1820 PST MON 03 APR 23 CBS

[SuperHornet]

Some weird times for the National Semifinals....

[dal4018]

Some weird times for the National Semifinals....

Again I love it small school athletes gain headlines from the media.David beats Goliath.

[SeattleGriz]

All I know is that if the FAU vs SDSU had Big Sky refs, everyone would have fouled out by now. The Big Sky refs made so many games unwatchable by calling multitudes of phantom fouls. It's nice to see refs that let the teams play.

[SuperHornet]

All I know is that if the FAU vs SDSU had Big Sky refs, everyone would have fouled out by now. The Big Sky refs made so many games unwatchable by calling multitudes of phantom fouls. It's nice to see refs that let the teams play.

The refs stole this one. No doubt about it. They made it clear that they were going to FORCE San Diego State to win when they called a bogus shooting foul on FL Atlantic; the defender got all ball, and didn't even contact skin until after the hand came off the ball. That's a clean block all the way. And the shooter should have been called for hanging on the rim. Disgusting officiating this year....

[SuperHornet]

Final Four
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

S5 San Diego State (32-6) d. E9 FL Atlantic (35-4) 72-71
W4 Connecticut (30-8) d. MW5 Miami (FL) (29-8) 72-59

Finals
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

S5 San Diego State (32-6) vs. W4 Connecticut (30-8) 1820 PST MON 03 APR 23 CBS

[SuperHornet]

Finals
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

W4 Connecticut (31-8) d. S5 San Diego State (32-7) 76-59