7:30 PM – (4) Washington vs Missouri Given an odd matchup in the first round, Washington avoided any untimely slip-ups, winning 1-0 against MAAC Tournament champs Rider. Their opponents were quite limited when all was said and done, but the Huskies got the job done, making an early McKenzie … [Read more...]

3:00 PM – (3) Texas Tech vs Auburn Texas Tech won’t enjoy near as easy a time as they had against Prairie View A&M in the opening round of the tournament. The Red Raiders probably should have had a tougher first round matchup, even with a national seed, but they benefitted from … [Read more...]

3:00 PM – (3) Kentucky vs Arizona State Iron nerves at the penalty spot separated Kentucky from a scarcely believable fate in first round elimination to minnows SIU Edwardsville. The Wildcats started out jittery against the Cougars but grew into the game, yet were unable to hit the back of … [Read more...]

I’ve decided to re-rank the teams in the NCAA Tournament field after each weekend of play, while also devoting a little attention to the dearly departed. Anyone eliminated in a prior round can’t be ranked higher than someone still in the tournament, hence why West Virginia and DePaul … [Read more...]

So I wanted to try my hand at booking the NCAA Tournament with the current field and a 1-16 seeding system ala NCAA Basketball. I tried to maintain geographic integrity where possible and kept the rule about teams from the same conference not playing until the third round intact, which caused a few … [Read more...]

(All times from NCAA bracket page, Eastern, and subject to change.) Second Round – Friday, November 21 2:30 PM – (4) Wisconsin vs UCF 3:00 PM – (3) Kentucky vs Arizona State 3:00 PM – (3) Texas Tech vs Auburn 4:00 PM – (3) South Carolina vs Seattle 4:00 PM – (4) … [Read more...]

Saturday, 4:00 PM (3) West Virginia (16-2-3; 1st – Big XII; WTSR – 1.46, 1st – Big XII) vs Georgetown (11-4-5; 2nd – Big East; WTSR – 1.28, 3rd – Big East) Yay, It’s A Worthy Rematch! Boo, It’s In The First Round! This would be probably be acceptable … [Read more...]

Saturday, 3:00 PM Colorado (13-6-1; 3rd – Pac-12; WTSR – 1.01, 6th – Pac-12) vs BYU (13-4-3; 1st – WCC; WTSR – 1.63, 1st – WCC) Think BYU Remembers That Second Round NCAA Tournament Loss Last Year? Oh, yeah. Is BYU’s Crazy High WTSR More About Them or The … [Read more...]

Saturday, 3:00 PM Cal (13-5-2; 5th – Pac-12; WTSR – 1.06, 3rd – Pac-12) vs San Diego State (15-4-2; 1st – Mountain West; WTSR – 1.37, 1st – Mountain West) Are The Aztecs A Live Underdog? Very live, but you have to think some faith in them has dissipated after a … [Read more...]