MARCH MADNESS

[CD]

ST. LOUIS
1 Kentucky (1)
16 Lehigh/Florida A&M

8 Washington
9 UAB

5 Providence
12 Pacific

4 Kansas
13 Illinois-Chicago

6 Boston College
11 Utah

3 Georgia Tech
14 Northern Iowa

7 Michigan State
10 Nevada

2 Gonzaga
15 Valparaiso

EAST RUTHERFORD
1 St. Joseph’s (4)
16 Liberty

8 Texas Tech
9 Charlotte

5 Florida
12 Manhattan

4 Wake Forest
13 Virginia Commonwealth

6 Wisconsin
11 Richmond

3 Pittsburgh
14 Central Florida

7 Memphis
10 South Carolina

2 Oklahoma State
15 Eastern Washington

ATLANTA
1 Duke (2)
16 Alabama State

8 Seton Hall
9 Arizona

5 Illinois
12 Murray State

4 Cincinnati
13 East Tennessee State

6 North Carolina
11 Air Force

3 Texas
14 Princeton

7 Xavier
10 Louisville

2 Mississippi State
15 Monmouth

PHOENIX
1 Stanford (3)
16 Texas-San Antonio

8 Alabama
9 Southern Illinois

5 Syracuse
12 BYU

4 Maryland
13 UTEP

6 Vanderbilt
11 Western Michigan

3 N.C. State
14 Louisiana-Lafayette

7 DePaul
10 Dayton

2 Connecticut
15 Vermont

[TTB]

Gonzaga #2 and to think the Tigers took them to OT in Washington not so long ago

:angry:

[lasvegasreb]

it looks like the Turtle is coming out West..5th seed prolly..

[CD]

I hate Pitt's opening weekend draw. We basicly have a road game in round two, at Wisconsin in Milwaukee. I personally believe Pitt is the best team in this region but having what really is a road game like that is going to be very tough.

I think after the first weekend, our 3 ended up being better than UConn's 2. Traveling to East Rutherford will be much, much easier than traveling to Phoenix or Atlanta and will allow a lot of our fans to get to the games, if we can somehow win that Wisconsin game.

[madyaks]

Sucks my boys Ga. Tech got a #3, but are in the same bracket as Kentucky.

[CD]

Oh, another thing: Wisconsin got screwed being only a 6. It makes me think the committee didn't even consider the Big 10 title game.

[lasvegasreb]

Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 14 2004, 05:25 PM
I hate Pitt's opening weekend draw. We basicly have a road game in round two, at Wisconsin in Milwaukee. I personally believe Pitt is the best team in this region but having what really is a road game like that is going to be very tough.

I think after the first weekend, our 3 ended up being better than UConn's 2. Traveling to East Rutherford will be much, much easier than traveling to Phoenix or Atlanta and will allow a lot of our fans to get to the games, if we can somehow win that Wisconsin game.

Devy,

That's messed up. Weren't the pods meant to avoid that scenario?

And why the hell does the ER bracket play in Wisconsin anyway?

[CD]

Reb:

I thought so but I guess not. I always thought the higher seeds were supposed to have more of a hometown edge in the tournament. I guess not.

[madyaks]

GO AIR FORCE!

[CD]

If Air Force is in, I think that officially seals the deal for Mizzou and Notre Dame.

[007]

Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 14 2004, 05:31 PM
If Air Force is in, I think that officially seals the deal for Mizzou and Notre Dame.

When should I start the NIT thread?

[CD]

So UConn is going to be the No. 2 in the Phoenix region. If they had known that, they may have prefered to lose the Big East title game and take the No. 3 in the East Rutherford region that Pitt got, where they would have had a ton of fans (far more than potential opponent Oklahoma State will have) and where they would have faced the weakest of the No. 1 seeds if they got that far.

I'll be rooting for Pitt and UConn all the way through.

[bcruise]

Are the St. Lou and ER Brackets on the same side?

I suppose I could wait until a printable bracket comes out, but........oh well.

[CD]

Originally posted by bcruise@Mar 14 2004, 03:34 PM
Are the St. Lou and ER Brackets on the same side?

Yes.

[007]

How does the re-seeding in the Final Four affect office pools?