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

[HoopsTournament]

Largest Margin of Victory Combined in first five games for teams in championship game:

Year	Team	Total Margin
1999​	Duke	126​
2016​	Villanova	121​
1996​	Kentucky	120​
2009​	North Carolina	104​

Connecticut was at 90 coming into this game. They would have to win by 36 to break the record. Good chance they will have the 4th highest margin. 1999 Duke team lost to UConn in Championship Game.

 

[JP4CY]

OMG that story about Pack's shoes. LOL

 

[isufbcurt]

OMG that story about Pack's shoes. LOL

A bench warmer can't give him their pair?

 

[CYdTracked]

OMG that story about Pack's shoes. LOL

For a guy making 400k a year in NIL would think he could afford to carry a 2nd pair

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I remember when UCONN beat us saying they seemed like a team that was built for a long NCAA tourney run.

 

[madguy30]

Well this would be interesting.

 

[HoopsTournament]

I have already written my blog assuming UConn is going to win this game.

 

[CYdTracked]

I remember when UCONN beat us saying they seemed like a team that was built for a long NCAA tourney run.

I am not surprised, they looked like a contender back when we played them and I picked them to win the championship in my bracket as well.

 

[madguy30]

Maybe not.

Miami is still so quick to score though.

 

[trevn]

Not excited about a UCONN SDSU final.

 

[AlaCyclone]

I have already written my blog assuming UConn is going to win this game.

It could go one way or the other:

"Dewey Defeats Truman"
"Heidi Bowl"
"@HoopsTournament"

OR UConn doesn't blow it.

 

[HoopsTournament]

ACC Teams in National Semifinals

In Texas: 2-3
Outside of Texas: 21-14 (9-game winning streak)

 

[HoopsTournament]

It could go one way or the other:

"Dewey Defeats Truman"
"Heidi Bowl"
"@HoopsTournament"

OR UConn doesn't blow it.

Haven't published yet. Just wrote it.

 

[JP4CY]

Not excited about a UCONN SDSU final.

The line may not be -10 UConn but I'd tease it to that. They are really balanced.

 

[shadow]

I think SDSU matches up a shade better vs UCONN than FAU, but in reality, that means they'll lose by 12 instead of 16 IMO. UCONN is really good.

 

[NWICY]

Welp this one should be over.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I think SDSU matches up a shade better vs UCONN than FAU, but in reality, that means they'll lose by 12 instead of 16 IMO. UCONN is really good.

UConn is gonna be good for the next few years too. Big East is loaded.

 

[madguy30]

Then there were 2.

So much build up and excitement for the tourney and it's all gone in 2 1/2-3 weeks.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I was pretty confident when we played UConn early in that tournament championship game that they had all the pieces to be the best team in the country. Still looking that way. No idea what happened in their midseason skid.

 

[jctisu]

Will be interesting to see how UConn and SDSU match up. UConn plays like they have be and it won’t matter, but the one thing SDSU has is just some straight up athletic and grown-ass dudes.