*** Official March Madness NCAA Tournament Thread 2023 ***

[cyclones500]

Prior to the upset of Virginia, Furman hadn't won an NCAA tournament game since March 9, 1974. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song that week: “Seasons in the Sun,” by Terry Jacks.

 

[Clonehomer]

This is why I wanted ISU to avoid the Thursday first game slot. Weird things happen and it seems there's always crazy upsets.

 

[jsb]

Prior to the upset of Virginia, Furman hadn't won an NCAA tournament game since March 9, 1974. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song that week: “Seasons in the Sun,” by Terry Jacks.

And they hadn't even been in the tournament since 1980.

 

[ClonerJams]

This is why I wanted ISU to avoid the Thursday first game slot. Weird things happen and it seems there's always crazy upsets.

You cant enjoy the rest of the games if thats your team. At least if we lose tomorrow, I can still enjoy today.

 

[ScottyP]

Been pretty chalk so far today besides Furman. Usually means a lot of upsets tomorrow

 

[cyclones500]

And they hadn't even been in the tournament since 1980.

Yep! Makes it extra fun.

("Crazy Little Thing Called Love" topped Billboard chart that week )

 

[pourcyne]

Furman clearly has a better mascot than Virginia. QED

 

[ScottyP]

Princeton hanging tough with Arizona.

 

[cyclones500]

Charleston's uniform, with "College" (as in College of Charleston, obviously), makes me smile ... keeps reminding me of this.

 

[LeaningCy]

Furman clearly has a better mascot than Virginia. QED

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M109 Paladin

Vs Chevy Cavalier

Seems so obvious in hindsight

 

[enisthemenace]

Sneaky good session right now.

 

[HFCS]

Date	Seed	Team	Seed	Opponent	W/L	Score	Opp Score	Round	Location City	Location State
3/15/2023	11	Nevada	11	Arizona State	L	73	98	First Four	Dayton	Ohio
3/17/2022	8	Boise State	9	Memphis	L	53	64	Round of 64	Portland	Oregon
3/17/2022	6	Colorado State	11	Michigan	L	63	75	Round of 64	Indianapolis	Indiana
3/17/2022	8	San Diego State	9	Creighton	L	69	72	Round of 64	Fort Worth	Texas
3/15/2022	12	Wyoming	12	Indiana	L	58	66	First Four	Dayton	Ohio
3/19/2021	6	San Diego State	11	Syracuse	L	62	78	Round of 64	Indianapolis	Indiana
3/19/2021	11	Utah State	6	Texas Tech	L	53	65	Round of 64	Bloomington	Indiana
3/22/2019	8	Utah State	9	Washington	L	61	78	Round of 64	Columbus	Ohio
3/21/2019	7	Nevada	10	Florida	L	61	70	Round of 64	Des Moines	Iowa
3/22/2018	7	Nevada	11	Loyola Chicago	L	68	69	Sweet Sixteen	Atlanta	Georgia

The two 6 seeds loosing convincingly isn't great but the others aren't really that crazy.

Not any bigger story than the Big Ten getting 9 last year with tons of really high seeds and almost all of them losing to lower seeds early.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

You cant enjoy the rest of the games if thats your team. At least if we lose tomorrow, I can still enjoy today.

Agreed, the UAB loss destroyed the rest of the tournament for me.

 

[simply1]

Charleston in position, SDSU playing for a PAC bid

 

[HFCS]

Been pretty chalk so far today besides Furman. Usually means a lot of upsets tomorrow

I wonder how often 8 seed goes 4-0?

 

[CloniesForLife]

That layup Charleston missed is looming large

 

[CloniesForLife]

Been pretty chalk so far today besides Furman. Usually means a lot of upsets tomorrow

Have there been that many games that could've been? Most 1 and 2s are usually chalk. Upsets are usually 11-14 seeds and there haven't been a lot of those games yet

 

[Die4Cy]

Holy crap that's a dumb foul by the College of Charleston player.

 

[simply1]

Can’t let that call be made

 

[CloniesForLife]

Bad call