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Head on over! |
Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
I've been duplicating my posts from www.nittanywhiteout.com to here because there was a small technical problem with the Big 10 feed reader. But thanks to Sean it has been fixed and all is right with the world, so without further ado, everyone head over to
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posted by Nittany White Out @ 10:55 AM |
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Off they go carrying the Big Ten banner! |
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
Any win by a conference member only makes the collective league look stronger as a whole. So suck up your petty differences and see the bigger picture. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 9:08 PM |
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Pryor chooses SEC beatdowns |
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For months we’ve been led to believe that we all had a chance. For months fan bases tried in vain to discover the intricate details for this 18 year old’s mind. Unfortunately, it was never as close as he made it out to be. It had been Ohio State all along.Since the highly anticipated news conference where Pryor famously decided not to decide. He cited his willingness to take trips to State College and Eugene as reasons for his indecision to a national audience. Since that fateful February 6th news conference? A trip on February 24th to Columbus, home of the Buckeyes for yet another trip this time with fellow Jordan Hall who was offered a scholarship on that visit. Props to Jim Tressel and his coaching staff for a great strategic play. So its now official. Pryor is a Buckeye and Nittany Lion fans have the pure joy of welcoming Pryor into the White House for at least a year if not 2 during his collegiate career. If we don’t challenge him, we can be sure the SEC will lay a beating on him consistently in the bowl games. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 9:09 AM |
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Breaking down the Madness Part V |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
Part V of a multi-part series breaking down this year’s Madness. Part I | Part II (East) | Part III (Midwest) | Part IV (West) | Part V (South) SOUTH REGIONAL Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 Memphis | 33-1 | Conference USA | #16 UT Arlington | 21-11 | Southland | #8 Mississippi State | 22-10 | SEC | #9 Oregon | 18-13 | Pac 10 | #5 Michigan State | 25-8 | Big Ten | #12 Temple | 21-12 | Atlantic 10 | #4 Pittsburgh | 26-9 | Big East | #13 Oral Roberts | 24-8 | Summit League | #6 Marquette | 24-9 | Big East | #11 Kentucky | 18-12 | SEC | #3 Stanford | 26-7 | Pac 10 | #14 Cornell | 22-5 | Ivy League | #7 Miami | 22-10 | ACC | #10 St. Mary’s | 25-6 | West Coast | #2 Texas | 28-6 | Big 12 | #15 Austin Peay | 24-10 | Ohio Valley | In the Southern bracket we have the Spartans of Michigan State carrying the Big Ten banner into the tournament. Their opponent? The Temple Owls from the Atlantic 10. Unfortunately for the Spartans, it will be the Temple basketball team and not their hapless football team they will be facing. These two teams have faced each other three times since 1980 with Temple winning twice in 1998 and 1997. The only time they’ve met in the post season was in 2001 at the Georgia Dome with Michigan State prevailing 69-62. Spartan fans shouldn’t get all too excited with this matchup however. The Spartans are only 4-5 against teams in the top 50 and the Owls are sitting at #47 in the RPI. This in addition to the the upset prone nature of this year’s Spartan squad when they tend to play to their opponents level. How else can you explain losing to Penn State and scoring a dismal 36 in a loss to Iowa. They haven’t exactly stepped up to the plate against tough competition either when they fell to both Purdue, Indiana and Wisconsin to end the season when the Big Ten title was still up for grabs. But regardless, the Spartans will prevail over the Owls of Temple setting up a potential grind it out, physical matchup with the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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| | | Record | overall | 25-8 | 21-12 |
| conference | 13-7 | 14-5 |
| against tournament teams | 4-5 | 3-4 | Resume | RPI | 15 | 47 |
| SOS | 43 | 51 |
| Quality Wins | 6 | 8 | Team Stats per game | Points | 71.3 | 72.6 |
| Turnovers | 13.7 | 12.8 |
| Rebounds | 41.1 | 35.5 |
| Free throw % | 0.731 | 0.741 |
| 3pt % | 0.373 | 0.372 |
| Blocks | 4.4 | 4.4 | |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 7:36 PM |
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Breaking down the Madness Part IV |
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Part IV of a multi-part series breaking down this year’s Madness. Part I | Part II (East) | Part III (Midwest) | Part IV (West) WEST REGIONAL Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 UCLA | 31-3 | Pac 10 | #16 Mississippi State | 17-15 | SWAC | #8 BYU | 27-7 | Mountain West | #9 Texas A&M | 24-10 | Big 12 | #5 Drake | 28-4 | Missouri Valley | #12 Western Kentucky | 27-6 | Sun Belt | #4 Connecticut | 24-7 | Big East | #13 San Diego | 21-13 | West Coast | #6 Purdue | 24-8 | Big Ten | #11 Baylor | 21-10 | Big 12 | #3 Xavier | 27-6 | Atlantic 10 | #14 Georgia | 17-16 | SEC | #7 West Virginia | 24-10 | Big East | #10 Arizona | 19-14 | Pac 10 | #2 Duke | 27-5 | ACC | #15 Belmont | 25-8 | Atlantic Sun | Representing the league in the West Regional we have one of the biggest surprises and youngest teams in the Big Ten. The Purdue Boilermakers far exceeded expectations being led by freshman forward sensation Robbie Hummel. Of the starting five, four are underclassmen with forward Nemanja Calasan the only junior exception. The Baylor Bears are led by junior guard Curtis Jerrells who pace the high scoring offense. The Bears have an advantage over the Boilermakers in depth with 3 point-threat guard LaceDarius Dunn and 7-foot shot-blocking center Mamadou Diene on reserve. But both these teams are balanced and able to put together a sweet 16 run. Unfortunately for the Bears, this is their first tournament appearance since 1988.
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| | | Record | overall | 24-8 | 20-10 |
| conference | 15-4 | 9-8 |
| against tournament teams | 4-3 | 5-8 | Resume | RPI | 46 | 43 |
| SOS | 114 | 49 |
| Quality Wins | 5 | 7 | Team Stats per game | Points | 68.7 | 81.4 |
| Turnovers | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| Rebounds | 35.8 | 40.9 |
| Free throw % | 0.706 | 0.742 |
| 3pt % | 0.37 | 0.382 |
| Blocks | 4.3 | 4.4 | Unfortunately for the Bears, they come limping into this contest having lost 6 of their last 10. Their last game prior to Selection Sunday? A loss to last place Colorado in the Big 12 tournament. Not exactly a hot streak to be playing upstart Purdue in their first round matchup. Baylor is one of those teams that literally live and die by the 3. The last team this reliant on the long range shots? Think Illinois the year they lost to North Carolina in the Championship game. So a cold spell could easily doom Baylor and turn their first round game into a nightmare. But this also gives them a good chance at an upset if the 3s begin falling. Look for a close contest between the Boilers and Bears but with Purdue prevailing in the last few minutes. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 5:28 PM |
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Breaking down the Madness Part III |
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Part II of a multi-part series breaking down this year’s Madness. Part I | Part II (East) | Part III (Midwest) MIDWEST REGIONAL Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 Kansas | 31-3 | Big 12 | #16 Portland State | 23-9 | Big Sky | #8 UNLV | 26-7 | MWC | #9 Kent State | 28-6 | MAC | #5 Clemson | 24-9 | ACC | #12 Villanova | 20-12 | Big East | #4 Vanderbilt | 26-7 | SEC | #13 Siena | 22-10 | Metro Atlantic | #6 USC | 21-11 | Pac 10 | #11 Kansas State | 20-11 | Big 12 | #3 Wisconsin | 29-4 | Big Ten | #14 Cal State Fullerton | 25-8 | Big West | #7 Gonzaga | 25-7 | West Coast | #10 Davidson | 26-6 | Southern Conference | #2 Georgetown | 27-2 | Big East | #15 UMBC | 24-8 | America East | One would assume that Wisconsin has the easiest route in the tournament by virtue of their high #3 seed. But while they might not have any trouble dispelling CS-Fullerton, they face a tough USC squad in the second round. If they make it past that, and thats a big IF, they face the winner of the Georgetown/Gonzaga matchup. That’s no easy feat either. While Wisconsin has probably one of the toughest routes to the Final Four, I’d pick them to make it the furthest as long as they execute their well renowned defense cooling down hot shooting teams like USC. A Wisconsin-Georgetown matchup between the Princeton offense and Wisconsin’s defense would be excruciating to watch, but would be a great matchup nonetheless.
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| | | Record | overall | 29-4 | 23-8 |
| conference | 19-2 | 15-4 |
| against tournament teams | 6-4 | 1-2 | Resume | RPI | 11 | 79 |
| SOS | 61 | 199 |
| Quality Wins | 8 | 1 | Team Stats per game | Points | 67.3 | 82.6 |
| Turnovers | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| Rebounds | 38.3 | 39 |
| Free throw % | 0.709 | 0.706 |
| 3pt % | 0.359 | 0.386 |
| Blocks | 3.3 | 1.6 | This is an easy game to predict. Wisconsin has a knack for slowing down fast-paced offenses. The only team this season to penetrate their famous defense was Purdue who beat the Badgers twice. But CS-Fullerton with an RPI of 79 and a strength of schedule of 199 is no match for Wisconsin with an RPI of 11 and a SOS of 61. For CS-Fullerton to even sniff victory in this first round, they must score at least 70. In conference play, Wisconsin has only managed to score more than 70 three times, two of them came in blowout wins against Penn State and the third coming against a dominating effort over Illinois. So, 70 would be a good benchmark for CS-Fullerton to aim for. Unfortunately for them, 70 against Wisconsin’s defense would be like running into a brick wall blindfolded. Mark it down. A blowout unwatchable game for the Badgers in Round 1. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 12:43 PM |
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Breaking down the Madness Part II |
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Duplicate Post of the original version at www.nittanywhiteout.com Check out our current blog here.
Part II of a multi-part series breaking down this year’s Madness. Part I | Part II (East) | Part III (Midwest) EAST REGIONAL Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 North Carolina | 32-2 | ACC | #16 Coppin State / Mt. St. Mary’s | 16-20 / 18-14 | MEAC / Northeast | #8 Indiana | 25-7 | Big Ten | #9 Arkansas | 22-11 | SEC | #5 Notre Dame | 24-7 | Big East | #12 George Mason | 23-10 | Colonial Athletic Association | #4 Washington State | 24-8 | Pac 10 | #13 Winthrop | 22-10 | Big South | #6 Oklahoma | 22-11 | Big 12 | #11 St. Joseph | 21-12 | Atlantic 10 | #3 Louisville | 24-7 | Big East | #14 Boise State | 25-8 | WAC | #7 Butler | 29-3 | Horizon League | #10 South Alabama |
| Sun Belt | #2 Tennessee | 29-4 | SEC | #15 American | 21-11 | Patriot League | Lets start with the region with the top seed, North Carolina. Fortunately for the Tar Heels, they do not have to travel far from home playing only 20 miles from Chapel Hill. This in addition to the fact that the #1 seed has never lost a first round game, it does not bode well for Coppin State/ Mt. St. Mary’s. But here at NittanyWhiteOut we care little about the other conferences, especially the SEC so we’ll focus mainly on Indiana.
| Seed Favorites | Seed Underdogs | ACC | North Carolina |
| BIG 12 | Oklahoma |
| BIG EAST | Notre Dame, Louisville |
| BIG TEN | Indiana |
| PAC 10 | Washington State |
| SEC | Tennessee | Arkansas | mid majors | Butler | Coppin State/Mt. St. Mary’s, George Mason, Winthrop, St. Joseph, Boise State, South Alabama, American | Indiana will struggle just to get past its opening game with Arkansas who reached the SEC tournament final falling to eventual champion Georgia. Indiana lost to Penn State and Minnesota (middle of the pack Big Ten teams) entering the tournament. Though Indiana’s record and RPI are much stronger than Arkansas, don’t let those stats fool you. Since Kelvin Sanctions departure, Indiana posted a 3-3 record losing to Penn State and Minnesota to close out the regular season. Indiana’s record against teams in the RPI top-50? 3-5 which does not bode well for Hoosier fans considering Arkansas is sitting at #32 in the RPI.
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| | | Record | overall | 25-7 | 22-11 |
| conference | 14-5 | 11-8 |
| against tournament teams | 4-5 | 6-6 | Resume | RPI | 23 | 32 |
| SOS | 59 | 25 |
| percent | 75.0 | 73.3 | Team Stats per game | Points | 75.1 | 73.6 |
| Turnovers | 13.7 | 15.5 |
| Rebounds | 40.8 | 39.5 |
| Free throw % | 0.763 | 0.672 |
| 3pt % | 0.346 | 0.399 |
| Blocks | 3.8 | 5.3 | As for predictions for this game? Indiana is favored over the Razorbacks by an average of 1.5 and this will be a great 8-9 seed matchup. This Indiana team is good, very good. But they just haven’t been playing the same since the loss of their head coach. If they can simply get past the fact that he won’t be back and theres nothing they can do to bring him back, they will be able to run this Arkansas team out of town. More detailed breakdown of the matchup at The Hoosier Report for those interested. I will be rooting for the Big Ten teams to reach the Final Four. The committee made it just that much easier since they placed 1 Big Ten team in each region. So here’s to taking the first step and predicting a Hoosier victory over the Razorbacks. We’ll talk about the matchup with the Tar Heels when we cross that bridge. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 11:26 AM |
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Breaking down the Madness Part I |
Monday, March 17, 2008 |
Duplicate Post of the original version at www.nittanywhiteout.com. Check out our current blog here.
Its tough for teams to just get past the first round of the tournament, like them we had to fight our way through groups of small children just to make it into Disneyland’s California Adventure Park. The first round games are always the toughest. Mid majors take advantage of this round where a first round victory can propel a team deep into the tournament. Need proof? It was in the first round last year where #11 Winthrop beat #6 Notre Dame and #11 VCU took down #6 Duke. In 2006, 6 underdogs took advantage of the first round when #12 Texas A&M beat #5 Syracuse, #14 Northwestern State upset #3 Iowa, #10 NC State beat #7 California, #13 Bradley beat #4 Kansas, #11 George Mason upset #6 Michigan State and #11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat #6 Oklahoma. In 2005, #12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat #5 Alabama, #11 UAB upset #6 LSU, #14 Bucknell beat #3 Kansas, #10 NC State upends #7 Charlotte and #13 Vermont beat #4 Syracuse. So there is no doubt that the big players are most vulnerable in the first two rounds especially if they are playing sloppy and looking past their first round opposition. For the mid majors, getting to the second round is a major achievement in itself and that deadly combination have left stunned powers in their wake. With that said, of this year’s first round games, the ACC faces the least opposition to the second round. This is credited more so to the high seeds awarded to the 4 ACC participants like #1 North Carolina, #2 Duke, #5 Clemson and #7 Miami. But they face 1 team from the Big 6 (Villanova) and 3 mid major teams (Play-In, Belmont and St. Mary’s). Not exactly a tough slate of opponents. So chalk up 4 ACC teams in the second round. Of the Big 6 conferences, the Big Ten received the middle finger from the selection committee. - ACC season and tournament winner North Carolina received the top overall #1 seed,
- Big 12 season and tournament winner Kansas received a #1 seed,
- Big East season winner Georgetown received a #2 seed and surprise tournament winner Pittsburgh a #4 seed,
- Pac 10 season and tournament winner received a #1 seed,
- SEC season winner Tennessee received a #2 seed and surprise tournament winner Georgia a #14 seed,
- the Big Ten regular season and tournament winner, Wisconsin? A #3 seed despite having beaten a #2 seed Texas (at Texas) and Georgia (the SEC tournament winner)
I guess winning the Big Ten just isn’t that tough anymore despite Texas the #2 seed having lost to both Michigan State as well as Texas. Tennessee another #2 seed? They lost to that very Texas team. I whole heartedly believe that the regular season champions from the Big 6 conferences should automatically receive a #1 or #2 seed considering there are 8 of them to hand out. But here is a breakdown of the caliber of opponents teams from the Big 6 have to face to get past the first round.
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| Bids | Seed Favorites | Seed Underdogs | ACC | 4 | 4: Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Miami |
| BIG 12 | 6 | 3: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas | 3: Kansas State, Texas A&M, Baylor | BIG EAST | 8 | 7: Georgetown, Notre Dame, Louisville, Connecticut, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Marquette | 1: Villanova | BIG TEN | 4 | 4: Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan State |
| PAC 10 | 6 | 4: USC, Washington State, UCLA, Stanford | 2: Arizona, Oregon | SEC | 6 | 3: Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Mississippi State | 3: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky | mid majors | 30 | 7: UNLV, Gonzaga, Butler, BYU, Drake, Xavier, Memphis | 23: Portland State, Kent State, Siena, Cal State Fullerton, Davidson, UMBC, Coppin State/Mt. St. Mary’s, George Mason, St. Joseph, Boise State, South Alabama, American, Mississippi State, Western Kentucky, San Diego, Winthrop, Belmont, UT Arlington, Temple, Oral Roberts, Ivy League, St. Mary’s, Ohio Valley |
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posted by Nittany White Out @ 10:54 AM |
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‘Hanging Ten’ with March Madness So Cal style |
Sunday, March 16, 2008 |
Back from my much needed vacation to So Cal who would have thought so much could happen within a week. First Penn State upsets then #17 ranked Indiana at home in overtime no less, then loses to the Illini in the Big Ten tournament, then Illinois goes on to make a run to the final of the tournament. If only we could have the first round game back. And now Pryor has stirred up even more chaos by announcing that he is finally ready to announce. Whats more, now banished ‘Michigan Man’, the coach of Stanford was apparently right when they discovered Michigan is as academically challenging as your local community college. And on the day of my return? The NCAA announces their seeds and bracket for this year’s tournament. So without further ado, heres a comparison of the best So Cal’s has to offer (pictures courtesy of Chris W. who was part our our entourage west) and the regional brackets. Midwest Regional Many would assume Wisconsin has the best chance out of the four Big Ten teams to make a deep run into the tournament due to their #3 seed, but like surfing, things are a lot harder than they look from a distance. When you are paddling out into the ocean, minute waves look ten feet tall and catching a good wave takes skill, determination and lots of luck. Wisconsin will need alot of luck just to make it out of this regional. Beating #14 CS-Fullerton will most likely bring a matchup with Pac 10, OJ Mayo led USC. If they even make it past USC, Georgetown will probably loom next and there is always Kansas to look forward to in this regional.
Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 Kansas | 31-3 | Big 12 | #16 Portland State | 23-9 | Big Sky | #8 UNLV | 26-7 | MWC | #9 Kent State | 28-6 | MAC | #5 Clemson | 24-9 | ACC | #12 Villanova | 20-12 | Big East | #4 Vanderbilt | 26-7 | SEC | #13 Siena | 22-10 | Metro Atlantic | #6 USC | 21-11 | Pac 10 | #11 Kansas State | 20-11 | Big 12 | #3 Wisconsin | 29-4 | Big Ten | #14 Cal State Fullerton | 25-8 | Big West | #7 Gonzaga | 25-7 | West Coast | #10 Davidson | 26-6 | Southern Conference | #2 Georgetown | 27-2 | Big East | #15 UMBC | 24-8 | America East | East Regional In our Eastern corner, standing at 25-7, we have Indiana seeded #8 simply because they’ve been struggling since the departure of Coach Sanctions. In my honest opinion, if the Big Ten had its pick of the four teams they would most like to send to the tournament, I would have replaced Indiana with Ohio State. Hear me out before I am banned from the Hoosier state. Ohio State beat #15 Purdue, and #17 Michigan State to end the season before falling to the revenge minded Spartans in the tournament. Indiana on the other hand lost to Penn State (who did not even make the NIT) and Minnesota in the first round of the tournament, not exactly a ‘hot’ streak to walk into the tournament with. They face an Arkansas team that made the SEC final by beating #4 Tennessee and #18 Vanderbilt before falling to eventual tournament champion Georgia. So one teams regressing, the others rising, odds are Indiana will struggle to even make it out of the first round. Like Shamu at SeaWorld, Indiana is a trapped team. Their reward for beating a hot Arkansas team? A second round date with North Carolina the top seed in the entire tournament. At least Shamu gets a break now and again between shows, Indiana faces a non-stop gauntlet of a tournament. Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 North Carolina | 32-2 | ACC | #16 Coppin State / Mt. St. Mary’s | 16-20 / 18-14 | MEAC / Northeast | #8 Indiana | 25-7 | Big Ten | #9 Arkansas | 22-11 | SEC | #5 Notre Dame | 24-7 | Big East | #12 George Mason | 23-10 | Colonial Athletic Association | #4 Washington State | 24-8 | Pac 10 | #13 Winthrop | 22-10 | Big South | #6 Oklahoma | 22-11 | Big 12 | #11 St. Joseph | 21-12 | Atlantic 10 | #3 Louisville | 24-7 | Big East | #14 Boise State | 25-8 | WAC | #7 Butler | 29-3 | Horizon League | #10 South Alabama | | Sun Belt | #2 Tennessee | 29-4 | SEC | #15 American | 21-11 | Patriot League | West Regional Anyone who has ridden the Tower of Terror in Disneyland knows the horror of being dropped repeatedly from a high altitude. The West Regional in our opinion is the toughest region of the tournament. Yes, many of the big hitters are all seeded in other regions, but the West is competitive across the board. The team with the worst record in this region? Georgia at 16 losses from the SEC. The very same Georgia that just won the SEC tournament. Then theres Purdue, surprise conference contenders from the Big Ten, UCLA beast from the West, UConn and everyone’s arch nemeses, Duke. Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 UCLA | 31-3 | Pac 10 | #16 Mississippi State | 17-15 | SWAC | #8 BYU | 27-7 | Mountain West | #9 Texas A&M | 24-10 | Big 12 | #5 Drake | 28-4 | Missouri Valley | #12 Western Kentucky | 27-6 | Sun Belt | #4 Connecticut | 24-7 | Big East | #13 San Diego | 21-13 | West Coast | #6 Purdue | 24-8 | Big Ten | #11 Baylor | 21-10 | Big 12 | #3 Xavier | 27-6 | Atlantic 10 | #14 Georgia | 17-16 | SEC | #7 West Virginia | 24-10 | Big East | #10 Arizona | 19-14 | Pac 10 | #2 Duke | 27-5 | ACC | #15 Belmont | 25-8 | Atlantic Sun | South Regional When the Hollywood sign began to deteriorate in the 1940s, the city of Los Angeles decided it was a landmark and should be repaired with the help of famous donors. The new and current sign was unveiled in 1978 on its 75th anniversary. But like the top seed of the South Regional, Memphis, this Southern California landmark is overrated. When you go 33-1 in Conference USA play, it means exactly as it sounds. Granted their early season victories over Georgetown, Arizona, and USC were nice, it is just so much easier to cruise through a mid major conference than it is to grind it out game in and game out. And whats even more ridiculous is the lack of big hitters to impede Memphis’ way to the Final Four in this conference. Texas as the #2 seed? The same Texas that lost to both Michigan State and Wisconsin was the best the selection committee could come up with to challenge Memphis. You would think after the Hawaii debacle that Memphis should be facing the toughest road to the Final Four by virtue of their ridiculous conference simply to see if they are worthy. More to come on this ridiculous obsession with Cinderella mid majors, but Memphis is simply not that invincible. Team | Record | Conference | Team | Record | Conference | #1 Memphis | 33-1 | Conference USA | #16 UT Arlington | 21-11 | Southland | #8 Mississippi State | 22-10 | SEC | #9 Oregon | 18-13 | Pac 10 | #5 Michigan State | 25-8 | Big Ten | #12 Temple | 21-12 | Atlantic 10 | #4 Pittsburgh | 26-9 | Big East | #13 Oral Roberts | 24-8 | Summit League | #6 Marquette | 24-9 | Big East | #11 Kentucky | 18-12 | SEC | #3 Stanford | 26-7 | Pac 10 | #14 Cornell | 22-5 | Ivy League | #7 Miami | 22-10 | ACC | #10 St. Mary’s | 25-6 | West Coast | #2 Texas | 28-6 | Big 12 | #15 Austin Peay | 24-10 | Ohio Valley |
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posted by Nittany White Out @ 11:02 PM |
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