2012 Madness before the Madness Thread

[TwinTownBisonFan]

More teams seasons end tonight:

America East:
Binghamton beats UMBC

ASun:
ETSU eliminates North Florida
Florida Gulf Coast upsets South Carolina Upstate

Big South
VMI crushes Winthrop
UNC-Asheville pounds Chuck South

MVC
ISU(blue) beats SIU
Drake beats Bradley

NEC
Monmouth upsets Robert Morris
LIU dispatches Sacred Heart
Wagner over CCSU
Quinnipiac takes out St. Francis (NY)

OVC
Tenn Tech beats SEMO
Morehead St bests Jacksonville St

WCC
San Francisco over Portland
San Diego beats Pepperdine

275 left

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Ivy League
Harvard beats Columbia - eliminating Princeton
Princeton defeats Yale - eliminating the Bulldogs

A-Sun
Belmont beats ETSU
UFGC upsets Mercer

CAA
UNC-Wilmington beats James Madison
Delaware survives Towson
Northeastern tops William and Mary
Georgia State punishes Hofstra

Horizon
Detroit houses Youngstown St
Butler crushes Milwaukee

MAAC
Marist over St. Peter's
Niagara eliminates Canisius

MVC
Wichita St destroys ISU(blue)
ISU(red) over UNI
Creighton survives Drake
Evansville tops Missouri St.

OVC
Murray St rolls over Tennessee Tech
Tennessee St over Morehead St

SoCon
App St upsets Charleston
Furman beats Samford
WCU defeats The Citadel
Ga So downs Chattanooga

WCC
Loyola Marymount is upset by San Francisco

252 Left

[griz37]

I don't see on your list, how or why La. Monroe was eliminated? They are in the Sun Belt, right?

[TwinTownBisonFan]

I don't see on your list, how or why La. Monroe was eliminated? They are in the Sun Belt, right?

They are - however they are ineligible due to academic restrictions - the same ones that have hit Southern and Grambling. They were doomed from the start.

[griz37]

I don't see on your list, how or why La. Monroe was eliminated? They are in the Sun Belt, right?

They are - however they are ineligible due to academic restrictions - the same ones that have hit Southern and Grambling. They were doomed from the start.

Ahhh, like Uconn next year. Thanks for the clarification.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Tomorrow - we put teams in the tournament.

Big South crowns a champion:
Upset minded VMI looks to take the bid from top-seed UNC-Asheville

OVC finals:
Possible bid-theft as ranked Murray State takes on Tennessee State

A-Sun finals:
Belmont takes on UFGC who are looking for their first trip to the dance

Ivy League - Harvard can clinch with a win - a loss means they wait for the Penn-Princeton result.

[Seahawks]

Wagner (25-5) meets Robert Morris on Sunday in the NEC semi finals. Go Seahawks.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

one last result from last night in the WCC

BYU holds off San Diego

251 left

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Three teams in the tournament today
The OVC sends Murray State after they survived a bid theft attempt by Tennessee State
The Big South sends UNC-Asheville as they soundly beat VMI
The A-Sun sends Belmont after the dash UFGC's hopes

A-10 eliminates one more in the regular season
URI loses to UMass and will not make the A-10 Tournament

America East
Albany eliminates New Hampshire
Stony Brook puts Binghamton down
Vermont defeats Maine
Hartford bests Boston U

Big Sky
Eastern Washington beats Idaho State
Portland State ends Montana State's season

CAA
Drexel tops UNC-Wilmington
ODU eliminates Delaware
VCU wins over Northeastern
George Mason edges Georgia State

Horizon
Detroit upsets Cleveland State
top-seed Valpo ensures Butler won't return to the dance

MAAC
Fairfield sends Rider home
Iona over Marist
Loyola (MD) beats Niagara
Siena stuns Manhattan

MVC
Illinois St with a major upset of Wichita St - who will still make the field
Creighton lays the wood to Evansville

Patriot
Lehigh defeats American
Bucknell routs Lafayette

SoCon
UNC-Greensboro eliminates App St.
WCU stuns Wofford
Davidson stops Furman
Elon upsets Georgia Southern

Summit League
Oral Roberts survives a challenge from IPFW
SDSU wallops IUPUI

Sun Belt
South Alabama tops Troy
Arkansas St bests FAU
WKU defeats FIU

WCC
St. Mary's wards off a game challenge from San Francisco
Gonzaga puts a hurting on BYU - who may still qualify

218 left

[dbackjon]

Wichita will still get a bid

[tampajag]

SWAC tourney is set:

At Special Events Center
Garland, Texas

Wednesday
Quarterfinals
Texas Southern (13-17) vs. Alabama A&M (7-20), 12:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley St. (18-12) vs. Jackson St. (7-23), 8 p.m.

Thursday
Quarterfinals
Prairie View A&M (14-17) vs. Alcorn St. (9-21), 12:30 p.m.
Alabama St. (12-18) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-21), 8 p.m.

Friday
Semifinals

Semifinal #1 2:30 p.m.
Semifinal #2 8 p.m.

Saturday
Championship, 7 p.m., ESPNU

[wkuhillhound]

Sun Belt Quarterfinals from Hot Springs, AR

1) Middle Tennessee vs. 9) Arkansas State

4) Louisiana-Lafayette vs. 5) North Texas

2) Arkansas-Little Rock vs. 7) Western Kentucky

3) Denver vs. 6) South Alabama

WKU has won 4 out of 5 including a victory over Middle Tennessee in Diddle Arena just before the tournament began.

[tampajag]

ACC:

Thursday, March 8 - First Round
1 #8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest noon
2 #5 NC State vs. #12 Boston College 2 p.m.
3 #7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech 7 p.m.
4 #6 Miami vs. #11 Georgia Tech 9 p.m.

Friday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
5 #1 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner noon
6 #4 Virginia vs. Game 2 winner 2 p.m.
7 #2 Duke vs. Game 3 winner 7 p.m.
8 #3 Florida State vs. Game 4 winner 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 10 - Semifinals
9 ACC Semifinal 1 1 p.m.
10 ACC Semifinal 2 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 - Championship
11 Championship Game 1 p.m.

[tampajag]

SEC:

Thursday, March 8
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas Game 1 SEC Network 1:00 pm ET
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina Game 2 SEC Network 3:30 pm ET
#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Auburn Game 3 SEC Network 7:30 pm ET
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia Game 4 SEC Network 10:00 pm ET

Friday, March 9
Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Kentucky Game 5 SEC Network 1:00 pm ET
Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Florida Game 6 SEC Network 3:30 pm ET
Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Tennessee Game 7 SEC Network 7:30 pm ET
Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Vanderbilt Game 8 SEC Network 10:00 pm ET

Saturday, March 10
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 Game 9 ABC 1:00 pm ET
Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 Game 10 ABC 3:30 pm ET

Championship Game Game 11 ABC 1:00 pm ET

[tampajag]

Big 10

Thursday, March 8, 2012
Game 1: No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois, 11:30 a.m., BTN
Game 2: No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Penn State, 25 minutes following Game 1 conclusion, BTN
Game 3: No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game 4: No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 11 Nebraska, 25 minutes following Game 3 conclusion, ESPN2

Friday, March 9, 2012
Game 5: No. 1 Michigan State vs. Game 1 Winner, Noon, ESPN
Game 6: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Game 2 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 5 conclusion, ESPN
Game 7: No. 2 Michigan vs. Game 3 Winner, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Game 8: No. 3 Ohio State vs. Game 4 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 7 conclusion, BTN

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 1:40 p.m., CBS Sports
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 9 conclusion, CBS Sports

Sunday, March 11, 2012
Game 11: Tournament Championship, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports

[tampajag]

Big East:

Tuesday, March 6 - First Round
Noon ET No. 16 DePaul vs. No. 9 Connecticut (Game 1) - ESPN2
2:00 PM ET No. 13 Pittsburgh vs. No. 12 St. John's (Game 2) - ESPN2
7:00 PM ET No. 15 Providence vs. No. 10 Seton Hall (Game 3) - ESPNU
9:00 PM ET No. 14 Villanova vs. No. 11 Rutgers (Game 4) - ESPNU

Wednesday, March 7 - Second Round
Noon ET Game 1 Winner vs. No. 8 West Virginia (Game 5) - ESPN
2:00 PM ET Game 2 Winner vs. No. 5 Georgetown (Game 6) - ESPN
7:00 PM ET Game 3 Winner vs. No. 7 Louisville (Game 7) - ESPN
9:00 PM ET Game 4 Winner vs. No. 6 USF (Game 8) - ESPN

Thursday, March 8 - Quarterfinals
Noon ET Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Syracuse (Game 9) - ESPN
2:00 PM ET Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 Cincinnati (Game 10) - ESPN
7:00 PM ET Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 Marquette (Game 11) - ESPN
9:00 PM ET Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (Game 12) - ESPN

Friday, March 9 - Semifinals
7:00 PM ET Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner - ESPN
9:00 PM ET Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner - ESPN

Saturday, March 10 - Championship Game
9:00 PM ET Semifinal Winners - ESPN

[tampajag]

Big 12

Wednesday, March 7
G1 #8 Oklahoma vs. #9 Texas A&M 6:00 p.m.
G2 #7 Oklahoma St. vs. #10 Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8
G3 #4 Baylor vs. #5 Kansas St. 11:30 a.m.
G4 #1 Kansas vs. G1 Winner 2:00 p.m. Live Stats
G5 #2 Missouri vs. G2 Winner 6:00 p.m.
G6 #3 Iowa St. vs. #6 Texas 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 9
G7 G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner 6:30 p.m.
G8 G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 10
G9 G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner 5:00 p.m.

[tampajag]

Pac 12

Wednesday, March 7
Game 01: (8) Washington St. vs. (9) Oregon St. 12:00 p.m.
Game 02: (5) UCLA vs. (12) USC 02:30 p.m.
Game 03: (7) Stanford vs. (10) Arizona St. 06:00 p.m.
Game 04: (6) Colorado vs. (11) Utah 08:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8
Game 05: No. 8/9 vs. (1) Washington 12:00 p.m.
Game 06: No. 5/12 vs. (4) Arizona 02:30 p.m.
Game 07: No. 7/10 vs. (2) California 06:00 p.m.
Game 08: No. 6/11 vs. (3) Oregon 08:30 p.m.

Friday, March 9
Game 09: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner 06:00 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner 08:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 10
Game 11: Pac-12 Championship 03:00 p.m

[bonarae]

Four more conferences already have their autobids:
CAA - Virginia Commonwealth
MAAC - Loyola (MD)
SoCon - Davidson
West Coast - St. Mary's (CA)

[wkuhillhound]

Western Kentucky defeated #2 seed Arkansas-Little Rock 66 - 63 on Sunday and then beat #3 seed Denver 67 - 63 last night and will play for their 8th Sun Belt Tournament Championship and 22nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a victory over #5 seed North Texas tonight in Hot Springs, AR. I'll be watching it over my friend's house on ESPN2.

[Thumper 76]

Absolutely stunned at how the Summit tourney has turned out. SDSU has to be the luckiest team in the nation when it comes to championship tournaments and upsets going their way. Oakland and ORU BOTH getting knocked out by low seeds? Holy shit.

[dbackjon]

Absolutely stunned at how the Summit tourney has turned out. SDSU has to be the luckiest team in the nation when it comes to championship tournaments and upsets going their way. Oakland and ORU BOTH getting knocked out by low seeds? Holy shit.

I noticed that. Now only WIU stands in the way

[Darell1976]

Absolutely stunned at how the Summit tourney has turned out. SDSU has to be the luckiest team in the nation when it comes to championship tournaments and upsets going their way. Oakland and ORU BOTH getting knocked out by low seeds? Holy ****.

I hope SDSU wins!!! Its been a while since a Dakota team was in the dance. GO JACKRABBITS!!!!

[bonarae]

The Ivy race is over. Harvard has won the title and is going to the Big Dance!

[wkuhillhound]

At (15 - 18) WKU is going dancing for the 22nd time in team history with a 74 - 70 win over North Texas to win the Sun Belt Tournament Championship. This is also their 43rd combined championship (regular and tournament) in team history.

This makes 4 Kentucky teams in the tournament (UK, U of L, Murray State, and WKU)