#10 Mountaineers (19-13) vs #7 Bulldogs (25-6)
If you read the piece about the East Region that is posted you will know that I am very bullish on Gonzaga right now.
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#5 Commodores (24-10) vs #12 Crimson (26-4)
It feels like a bit of a setup having two schools better known for academics than hoops meeting in the first round.
#8 Wildcats (21-10) vs #9 Golden Eagles (25-8)
The Big 12 was a very good conference this year. Kansas and Mizzou took #2 seeds with Baylor right behind them with a #3.
#1 Orange (31-2) vs #16 Bulldogs (24-9)
The Syracuse Orange are looking to validate a great season that earned them the top seed in the East Region.
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ACC Final – Seminoles vs Tar Heels
You have to hand it to NC State for pushing the Tar Heels about as far as possible. Sure North Carolina was without John Henson, but that was an inspired effort by the Wolfpack – maybe it earned them a bid.
New Orleans Hornets 9-31 (5-15 V) vs Minnesota T-Wolves 21-20 (12-11 H)
The New Orleans Hornets knew this season would be a write off as soon as they decided to jettison point guard Chris Paul.
ACC Semi-Final – Tar Heels vs Wolfpack
It is no shock to see that the North Carolina Tar Heels advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Conference USA – Tigers vs Thundering Herd
You have to credit Marshall for being the sharper team after playing a triple overtime thriller the day before.
ACC Quarterfinals – Seminoles vs Blue Devils
The Duke Blue Devils don’t need to win the ACC tournament to punch their ticket to the Big Dance but they are headed in that direction anyway.
ACC Quarterfinals – Hurricanes vs Seminoles
It isn’t always pretty but the Miami Hurricanes do play some pretty good basketball.
C-USA – Golden Eagles vs Thundering Herd
Speculation about whether the Southern Miss Golden Eagles really are a tournament team continues as they struggled to beat East Carolina, needing overtime to beat the Pirates in a quarterfinal matchup.
ACC Quarterfinals – Hokies vs Blue Devils
For years the Virginia Tech Hokies have been one of those bubble teams who never gets picked.
Conference USA – Tigers vs Knights
When they stumbled out of the gate it seems we all forgot about Memphis.
New Jersey Nets (13-27) vs Charlotte Bobcats (5-32)
The New Jersey Nets are enjoying another lost season. By the time you read this there could be some trades that have dramatically changed the look of the roster, but assuming that doesn’t happen what you see is a team with one really good player, one better than average player and a host of injured players – and not much else.
ACC Quarterfinals – Wolfpack vs Cavaliers
Just how good is the ACC this season? That is the question you have to ask yourself in evaluating whether NC State should qualify for March Madness or not.
