***Official 2018 NCAA Tourney Thread***

[HoopsTournament]

Villanova and Michigan will be playing in the tournament for the 2nd time. Villanova defeated Michigan 59-55 in the 1985 Round of 32 en route to the National Championship.

Michigan is in the National Championship game for the first time since 2013 and the 7th time overall. They lost to Louisville 82-76 in the 2013 National Championship game.

Michigan is now 7-1 in National Semifinal games. They have won 7 straight National Semifinal games. The 7 straight Semifinal wins is tied for the 2nd most all-time with Kentucky behind UCLA who won 9 straight.

Michigan is 2-0 vs. Loyola of Chicago. They also defeated Loyola 84-80 in the 1964 Sweet Sixteen.

Michigan is 3-0 vs. the Missouri Valley. They tie Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State with the most wins without a loss vs. the Missouri Valley.

Michigan is 18-4 as a #3 seed. The 18 wins is the most all-time and 4 more than Florida who has the second most.

Michigan is 5-1 vs. #11 seeds. The 5 wins is tied for the 2nd most all-time behind Florida who has 9 wins vs. #11 seeds.

Michigan is 5-1 playing in the state of Texas.

The win by Michigan over Loyola ends a 2-game losing streak by the Big Ten vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament. The Big Ten is 12-7 vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament.

John Beilein is 3-0 vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament. He was 2-0 as the coach of West Virginia.

Michigan has now won 6 straight tournament games played on a Saturday. John Beilein is 6-1 as a Michigan coach on Saturday.

Loyola's loss drops them to 13-5 all-time in the tournament. The .722 winning percentage is now 3rd highest in tournament history behind Duke (.750) and North Carolina (.729).

Loyola is 1-1 in National Semifinal games.

Loyola is 1-2 vs. the Big Ten.

Villanova is in the National Championship game for the first time since 2016 and the 4th time overall. They defeated North Carolina 77-74 in the 2016 National Championship game.

Villanova is 4-2 in National Semifinal games.

Villanova is 2-1 vs. Kansas in the tournament. They also defeated Kansas 64-59 in the 2016 Elite Eight.

Villanova defeats a Big Twelve team for the third straight game in the tournament. It is the 6th time in tournament history that a team has defeated 3 (or more) teams from the same conference in a single tournament. All of the other 5 won the National Championship.

• 1992 Duke vs. Big Ten (Iowa, Indiana, Michigan)
• 2001 Duke vs. Pacific Twelve (UCLA, USC, Arizona)
• 2003 Syracuse vs. Big Twelve (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas)
• 2005 North Carolina vs. Big Ten (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Illinois)
• 2012 Kentucky vs. Big Twelve (Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas)
• 2018 Villanova vs. Big Twelve (West Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas)

Villanova is now 5-1 vs. the Big Twelve. They have won 5 straight vs. the Big Twelve with all 5 wins coming in the 2016 and 2018 tournaments.

Villanova is now 6-9 vs. #1 seeds. The 6 wins is tied for 5th most all-time with Michigan State behind Duke (9), Kansas (8), North Carolina (8) and Arizona (7).

Villanova is 5-1 playing in the state of Texas.

Kansas is 9-6 in National Semifinal games.

Kansas is 4-5 vs. the Big East.

Kansas is 8-9 vs. #1 seeds.

Kansas is 6-8 playing in the state of Texas and 3-3 in San Antonio.

 

[madguy30]

All hail the Big 12 Champion Villanova Wildcats. Long may they reign.

I sense emails about chanhing conference afffiliation being sent right now since Nova couldn't win the regular season Big East.

 

[Doc]

I think we recruited Paschall when he was a transfer from Fordham. Good talent evaluation at least.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Villanova has no senior starters. Not everyone will return, but they will probably be pretty good again next year.

 

[madguy30]

Villanova and Michigan will be playing in the tournament for the 2nd time. Villanova defeated Michigan 59-55 in the 1985 Round of 32 en route to the National Championship.

Michigan is in the National Championship game for the first time since 2013 and the 7th time overall. They lost to Louisville 82-76 in the 2013 National Championship game.

Michigan is now 7-1 in National Semifinal games. They have won 7 straight National Semifinal games. The 7 straight Semifinal wins is tied for the 2nd most all-time with Kentucky behind UCLA who won 9 straight.

Michigan is 2-0 vs. Loyola of Chicago. They also defeated Loyola 84-80 in the 1964 Sweet Sixteen.

Michigan is 3-0 vs. the Missouri Valley. They tie Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State with the most wins without a loss vs. the Missouri Valley.

Michigan is 18-4 as a #3 seed. The 18 wins is the most all-time and 4 more than Florida who has the second most.

Michigan is 5-1 vs. #11 seeds. The 5 wins is tied for the 2nd most all-time behind Florida who has 9 wins vs. #11 seeds.

Michigan is 5-1 playing in the state of Texas.

The win by Michigan over Loyola ends a 2-game losing streak by the Big Ten vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament. The Big Ten is 12-7 vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament.

John Beilein is 3-0 vs. the Missouri Valley in the tournament. He was 2-0 as the coach of West Virginia.

Michigan has now won 6 straight tournament games played on a Saturday. John Beilein is 6-1 as a Michigan coach on Saturday.

Loyola's loss drops them to 13-5 all-time in the tournament. The .722 winning percentage is now 3rd highest in tournament history behind Duke (.750) and North Carolina (.729).

Loyola is 1-1 in National Semifinal games.

Loyola is 1-2 vs. the Big Ten.

Villanova is in the National Championship game for the first time since 2016 and the 4th time overall. They defeated North Carolina 77-74 in the 2016 National Championship game.

Villanova is 4-2 in National Semifinal games.

Villanova is 2-1 vs. Kansas in the tournament. They also defeated Kansas 64-59 in the 2016 Elite Eight.

Villanova defeats a Big Twelve team for the third straight game in the tournament. It is the 6th time in tournament history that a team has defeated 3 (or more) teams from the same conference in a single tournament. All of the other 5 won the National Championship.

• 1992 Duke vs. Big Ten (Iowa, Indiana, Michigan)
• 2001 Duke vs. Pacific Twelve (UCLA, USC, Arizona)
• 2003 Syracuse vs. Big Twelve (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas)
• 2005 North Carolina vs. Big Ten (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Illinois)
• 2012 Kentucky vs. Big Twelve (Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas)
• 2018 Villanova vs. Big Twelve (West Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas)

Villanova is now 5-1 vs. the Big Twelve. They have won 5 straight vs. the Big Twelve with all 5 wins coming in the 2016 and 2018 tournaments.

Villanova is now 6-9 vs. #1 seeds. The 6 wins is tied for 5th most all-time with Michigan State behind Duke (9), Kansas (8), North Carolina (8) and Arizona (7).

Villanova is 5-1 playing in the state of Texas.

Kansas is 9-6 in National Semifinal games.

Kansas is 4-5 vs. the Big East.

Kansas is 8-9 vs. #1 seeds.

Kansas is 6-8 playing in the state of Texas and 3-3 in San Antonio.

Is Michigan considered ever in the Blue Blood conversation?

Or Nova?

Is it even possible to do so if it wasn't considered before?

 

[Doc]

Villanova has no senior starters. Not everyone will return, but they will probably be pretty good again next year.

Booth has to be a senior.

 

[CycloneErik]

Is Michigan considered ever in the Blue Blood conversation?

Or Nova?

Is it even possible to do so if it wasn't considered before?

Nova's in that "blue blood-level right now" territory, like UConn in their glory years, but they aren't a full-fledged blue blood unless the next guy can keep it going and going and going.

A couple more titles would help, too.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

JayHawk Tears Hand sign

 

[HoopsTournament]

Booth has to be a senior.

Booth is a Junior.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[cyclones500]

Does anyone know if anyone has ever looked at whether or not there is an advantage in playing in the first final four game or the second? If anyone has a link that shows how the winner of the first final four game of the night has fared against the winner of the second game in the championship, I would love to see it. Probably isn't significant but I would prefer playing (and winning, obviously) the first game of the final four. I'd be interested to see if one team has been more successful than the other. If I was really driven, I would do it myself but I'm lazy, so...

Impossible to discern if either is an advantage (too many variables depending on matchups), but you have me curious, just for the heck of it.

@HoopsTournament might be of help. I'm not sure how well records are kept for historic games times. I wouldn't know a simple way to search.

 

[cyclones500]

Where's Billy Preston when you need him?

.... maybe that isn't what you meant.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[WalkingCY]

Eat **** KU!


Nova!!!!

 

[CloneGuy8]

Michigan and Nova are blue bloods. Maybe not first tier like Kentucky or Duke, but in that 2nd tier group along with other schools like Michigan State, Syracuse, Louisville, ect.

 

[Gomer80]

'Nova just hit another three....

 

[Cy$]

 

[ISUAlum2002]

This gif will live for a long time. Not even sure what would have caused him to do this when the game went final. It was over long before that.

 

[randomfan44]

Nova was already the best team left standing on the tourney and they had their best game last night. Very impressive. Watching them destroy us was like watching a Mike Tyson fight when he was at his ferocious best. I feel bad for our kids knowing that they feel bad but this loss doesn't take any shine off of the season. We had an amazing season.

Graham will get to see both his jersey, a Final Four banner and the ncaa record 14th straight Big 12 title banner hung in the rafters of AFH forever and know that he led this team beyond their abilities. One of the best leaders we have ever had at KU.

And the players that will return next season will be HUNGRY. They got to see what it took to get to the Final Four. They got to see what a championship level team plays like and I think it will be a key part of next year's run to the national championship.

Rock Chalk!

 

[JP4CY]

Nova was already the best team left standing on the tourney and they had their best game last night. Very impressive. Watching them destroy us was like watching a Mike Tyson fight when he was at his ferocious best. I feel bad for our kids knowing that they feel bad but this loss doesn't take any shine off of the season. We had an amazing season.

Graham will get to see both his jersey, a Final Four banner and the ncaa record 14th straight Big 12 title banner hung in the rafters of AFH forever and know that he led this team beyond their abilities. One of the best leaders we have ever had at KU.

And the players that will return next season will be HUNGRY. They know that driving a car with Florida tags into a curb isn’t a great idea. They got to see what it took to get to the Final Four. They got to see what a championship level team plays like and I think it will be a key part of next year's run to the national championship.

Rock Chalk!

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