**2022 NCAA Tourney Thread** (including play-ins)

[cyclones500]

All the more reason to talk about it though. It wasn't some half-court shot or buzzer beater. Yes that is more dramatic to sell and relive, but I remember that game like you mentioned. UMBC beat the crap out of UVA that night.

Other than it being the first 16-over-1, it has similarities to Dunk City 15-over-2, a game that became total dominance. It was wild to see it become that lopsided, but it didn't have intense drama.

Norfolk State and Middle Tennessee wins are memorable upsets because they were high-scoring affairs and down to the wire, in addition to be relatively rare.

ISU-Hampton, considered purely as quality, was a dud*. Richmond led Syracuse the entire game. Coppin State got a significant lead over South Carolina State iirc. Seems like Santa Clara-Arizona and Lehigh-Duke became a formality -- lots of clock-stoppage and free throws down the stretch (more so the Lehigh game than SC). And Duke loss came not long after NFS-Mizzou so the novelty seemed like too close together.

*It did have the late shot for the lead and the missed layup close the buzzer, but ...

 

[WooBadger18]

It’s a play in game

Yeah, it's a play-in game, but it's still part of the tournament. If it wasn't the automatic qualifiers wouldn't be in it.

At least they moved away from calling it the first round.

And go wright st., I really do not like Bryant this year.

 

[stormchaser2014]

If I had known Wright State was in Dayton I would have picked them.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Ope,he just patted his hair after a dunk, better T him up.

 

[JP4CY]

Wright St looks like they could be a dangerous 16 seed.

 

[AlaCyclone]

That's why they stopped calling it a play-in game and gave 60 teams byes into the "2nd" round.

They tried that Round of 64 = 2nd round stuff previously for a few years, and it confused people.

First Four
First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Final Four

Makes sense to me.

 

[cstrunk]

Anyone else having issues with the NCAA March Madness Live app? I installed an update last night when I opened it and it worked fine to watch a game. Tonight I open the app and it pops up that I need to update, but when I do it takes me directly to Google Play Store and there is no update available. The app is currently unusable. I've tried force stopping the app and restarting. Others I've read have tried reinstalling but to no avail.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Hopefully they get this audio issue figured out between games. Audio is way ahead of the video.

 

[cstrunk]

Anyone else having issues with the NCAA March Madness Live app? I installed an update last night when I opened it and it worked fine to watch a game. Tonight I open the app and it pops up that I need to update, but when I do it takes me directly to Google Play Store and there is no update available. The app is currently unusable. I've tried force stopping the app and restarting. Others I've read have tried reinstalling but to no avail.

It finally showed an update available and is working again. Hope that doesn't happen again.

 

[HoopsTournament]

It’s a play in game

It's a play-in game into the first round, just like a first round game is a play-in game to the second round. All of them are still tournament games and all stats are official tournament stats. You don't have to like it. You don't have to agree with it. But that doesn't change the fact that they are official tournament games.

 

[Acylum]

Wright St looks like they could be a dangerous 16 seed.

Watching them made me question how good we really are right now.

 

[Clonehomer]

It's a play-in game into the first round, just like a first round game is a play-in game to the second round. All of them are still tournament games and all stats are official tournament stats. You don't have to like it. You don't have to agree with it. But that doesn't change the fact that they are official tournament games.

More importantly, the conferences earn a payout unit for that first four appearance. So if the NCAA is paying roughly $1.6M for you to play in that game, it certainly is a part of the tournament.

 

[stormchaser2014]

This is only Rick Pitino's second year? I feel like he's been at Iona for 4 years.

 

[Clonehomer]

This is only Rick Pitino's second year? I feel like he's been at Iona for 4 years.

Vampire years are slower than human years

 

[heitclone]

I know it's the B team but this studio crew is rough. Thank god for Candance Parker, she's carrying this broadcast. She knows her stuff, I'd like to see her doing more games in person. She's a bball nerd.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Maldonado's 10 turnovers last night were the most turnovers in a game in the last 7 tournaments. (That is as far back as I have player stats in my database right now. Working on adding more)

 

[HoopsTournament]

If Rutgers wins tonight, it will be the first time in school history that they have won a tournament game in consecutive years.

 

[JP4CY]

Rutgers coach all over the court

 

[HoopsTournament]

The last time that Notre Dame lost to a Big Ten team in the tournament, Magic Johnson was playing for the other team (1979 Michigan State)

 

[Cyclonepride]

Isn't Rutgers supposed to be a good defensive team? Look like Swiss cheese so far.