2021-22 College Basketball Thread

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Stanford defeats Arizona State 71-70 on a buzzer beater in the Pac 12 tournament in Las Vegas.

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Is Lamar University the worst D1 team this season?

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Could Oregon or Wyoming still get an at-large bid with a strong showing?

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Why is IUPUI ranked lower than Lamar? IUPUI beat a D1 team (Robert Morris). Lamar only beat two NAIA teams.

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Long Beach State leads Cal State Bakersfield 34-31 at halftime.

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Arizona wins against Stanford. Long Beach State defeats Cal State Bakersfield.

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It’s good NIghT Oregon.

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Might Colorado get an at-large bid if it upsets Arizona a second time?

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Who has a better chance for an at-large bid: Colorado or St. Louis?

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Long Beach State defeats UC Santa Barbara 67-64 on a buzzer beater by Jadon Jones with one second left.

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Wyoming loses and probably won’t get an at-large bid.

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ER's 2022 Bracketology:

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Baylor
2 Seeds: Kentucky, Auburn, Duke, Tennessee
3 Seeds: Villanova, Texas Tech, Houston, Purdue
4 Seeds: UCLA, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin
5 Seeds: Illinois, UConn, Texas, Ohio State
6 Seeds: San Diego State, Alabama, Saint Mary's, LSU
7 Seeds: Murray State, Boise State, Colorado State, Seton Hall
8 Seeds: Providence, Loyola-Chicago, North Carolina, San Francisco
9 Seeds: Memphis, USC, TCU, Marquette
10 Seeds: Creighton, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Davidson
11 Seeds: Notre Dame, Iowa State, Miami, Indiana
12 Seeds: Michigan/Xavier, Rutgers/Texas A&M, UAB, South Dakota State
13 Seeds: Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State, Princeton
14 Seeds: Colgate, Akron, Longwood, Montana State
15 Seeds: Delaware, Saint Peter's, Norfolk State, Long Beach State
16 Seeds: Jacksonville State, Georgia State, Wright State/Bryant, Texas Southern/Southeastern Louisiana

Last Four Byes: Notre Dame, Iowa State, Miami, Indiana
Last Four In: Michigan, Xavier, Rutgers, Texas A&M
First Four Out: Oklahoma, SMU, Wake Forest, Dayton
Next Four Out: Wyoming, VCU, Florida, BYU


NIT Bracketology:
1 Seeds: Oklahoma, SMU, Wake Forest, Dayton
2 Seeds: Wyoming, VCU, Florida, BYU
3 Seeds: North Texas, Mississippi State, Oregon, Saint Louis
4 Seeds: Belmont, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina
5 Seeds: Saint Bonaventure, Santa Clara, Utah State, Missouri State
6 Seeds: Vanderbilt, Richmond*, Washington State*, Drake*
7 Seeds: Iona, Towson, Toledo, Northern Iowa
8 Seeds: Texas State, Nicholls, Cleveland State, Alcorn State

Last Four In: Vanderbilt, Richmond*, Washington State*, Drake*
First Four Out: Saint John's, Fresno State, UCF, Louisiana Tech

*Subject to potential removal from the projected field should New Mexico State, Long Beach State, and/or Princeton lose their conference championship games and require auto-bids to the NIT.

San Diego State with a higher seed than USC? I find that hard to believe. The highest ranked team San Diego State beat was Colorado State when it was #20. USC also beat San Diego State this season.

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USC beat a P6 team ranked #12 (UCLA) and also beat San Diego State. San Diego State only beat a mid-major ranked #20 (Colorado State). No way San Diego State gets a higher seed than USC.

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Cal State Fullerton beats Long Beach State 72-71 to go to the NCAA tournament.

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Is Loyola Chicago even good enough for an at-large bid?

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All of USC’s losses were to teams that didn’t lose at home to a mid-major. Boise State lost at home to two non-conference mid-majors. St. Louis is good, but Boise State also lost at home to Cal State Bakersfield!

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USC is .500 in Q1 wins. San Diego State is only .385 in Q1 wins and lost to USC.

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USC is .500 in Q1 wins. San Diego State is only .385 in Q1 wins and lost to USC.

Duh, I was thinking of Boise State rather than San Diego State.  But on a quick look I think all three are comparable.

Boise State should be seeded lower than both USC and San Diego State. San Diego State never beat a #12 team.

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Basically, the committee took the whole week off.  A surprise to me that Texas A&M didn't make it after beating #4 Auburn and #14 Arkansas.  And it was clear that Virginia Tech (an 11 seed) wouldn't have made it if they hadn't beaten Duke yesterday.

The message from the committee is: if you're on the bubble, you need to win the conference tournament.  And if you're pretty much guaranteed a spot, take your starting team out of the tournament to avoid injuries and more.

What about Wyoming? Wyoming didn’t win the Mountain West tournament and still got in.

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Basically, the committee took the whole week off.  A surprise to me that Texas A&M didn't make it after beating #4 Auburn and #14 Arkansas.  And it was clear that Virginia Tech (an 11 seed) wouldn't have made it if they hadn't beaten Duke yesterday.

The message from the committee is: if you're on the bubble, you need to win the conference tournament.  And if you're pretty much guaranteed a spot, take your starting team out of the tournament to avoid injuries and more.

What about Wyoming? Wyoming didn’t win the Mountain West tournament and still got in.

There was talk that the Mountain West would have four teams regardless--and that's what happened.   But I would have expected Boise State (which won the conference and the tournament) to be better than an 8 seed.

I can't imagine being better than an 8 seed after not beating a single ranked team and losing at home to Cal State Bakersfield.

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Did you see the MAACtion?

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Gonzaga won't win the national title.

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Gonzaga struggled against Memphis. Arizona, North Carolina, and Duke have a good chance to beat Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga struggled against Memphis. Arizona, North Carolina, and Duke have a good chance to beat Gonzaga. Gonzaga always chokes

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Gonzaga struggled against Memphis. Arizona, North Carolina, and Duke have a good chance to beat Gonzaga. Gonzaga always chokes

Memphis is significantly better than these teams - it's not even close. I think you meant to write Texas Tech, Kansas, and Houston.

Gonzaga beat Memphis.