Conference Tournament Sunday

by awiggo on Mar 16, 2008 10:08 AM CDT in Basketball Comment 2 comments

Just a few games today but the drama level remains high. Will Georgia and / or Illinois steal an at-large bid and complete improbable runs? Are Kansas and Texas playing for a #1 seed? Would an ACC tournament championship earn North Carolina the top overall seed?

Remember, the brackets will be announced on CBS at 5 pm.

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Big 10 Tournament
Wisconsin vs. Illinois 2:30 CBS

The first team to 50 points will probably win. Wisconsin could play its way to a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament with a victory but will more likely be #3 win or lose. The Illini will be playing their fourth game in four days. Does stamina even matter if there are never transition opportunities? Enjoy Jim Nantz and Billy Packer on the call.

ACC Tournament
North Carolina vs. Clemson 12:00 ESPN

This was supposed to be the rubber match of Duke and North Carolina. However, a tough Clemson team got in the way as the Tigers defeated the Blue Devils for the first time in 23 tries. Clemson took North Carolina to overtime and to double overtime during their two regular season meetings but came up short both times. If Clemson can shut down the UNC transition game, this one will be tight as well.

Big XII Tournament
Texas vs. Kansas 2:00 ESPN

This is definitely becoming one of the best rivalries in college basketball. Texas defeated the Jayhawks in Austin in February but Kansas has had the upper hand in the Big XII tournament finals in each of the last two years. For Kansas to win, the Jayhawks must shut down AJ Abrams and possibly get Connor Atchley or Damion James into foul trouble. For Texas to win, the Longhorns must slow down the KU fast break, keep Sherron Collins out of the lane, and limit Darrell Arthur’s ability to grab offensive rebounds.

SEC Tournament
Arkansas vs. Georgia 2:30 ESPN2

Is there anyone in the country not rooting for the Dawgs? Georgia will try to complete a truly improbable run from the worst record in the SEC to a conference tournament championship and trip to the NCAAs. Go Dawgs! A Georgia victory would prove to be a death blow for one bubble team.

Updated Bracketology from Joe Lunardi is up. He still has six teams from the Big XII: Kansas (1), Texas (2), OU (7), Texas A&M (6), Kansas St (9), and Baylor (11).

--AW--

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I love Lunardi's work

But how can Kansas be a 1 over us? I think they are good enough to be a 1, but if you look at profile, body of work, resume, etc., Texas has beat UCLA, Tennessee, Kansas, etc. We have a better RPI, we split the conference title with them, how do they get the 1? I'll settle happily for the 2 in the south, but I just don't get it.

I also wouldn't be surprised if today's game has ZERO impact on the seeding. It might already be done. Watch the loser of our game get the #1 seed. How classic would that be?

by junglerules on Mar 16, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Lundardi probably thinks Kansas wins today

That's the only explanation for having the Jayhawks seeded above Texas at this point because they lost to Texas head to head in the regular season and clearly do not have the resume that Texas has.

What's going to be really interesting is if the brackets are already locked in and multiple #1 seeds lose today. I really hope that happens, just to see the fallout. I wouldn't expect the NCAA to lift a finger to do anything, but maybe it would cause the Big XII to make some changes in the conference tournament schedule.

by bassale47 on Mar 16, 2008 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs