March Madness 2023

[jimmykc]

With the teams that remain, I may start rooting for Creighton to win it all so that I can savor this again:                                Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays Results, Stats, and Recap - December 4, 2022 Gametracker - CBSSports.com 

[HuskerFever]

2 hours ago, jimmykc said:

With the teams that remain, I may start rooting for Creighton to win it all so that I can savor this again:                                Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays Results, Stats, and Recap - December 4, 2022 Gametracker - CBSSports.com 

 

Just wish we could hold up our end of the bargain in postseason play. Good healthy competition only improves the footprint for the state.

[Handy Johnson]

6 hours ago, jimmykc said:

With the teams that remain, I may start rooting for Creighton to win it all so that I can savor this again:                                Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays Results, Stats, and Recap - December 4, 2022 Gametracker - CBSSports.com 

Brings to mind Beating National Champion Kansas in ‘88, & Final Four Wisconsin in 2014…

[hskr4life]

The Elite 8 bracket looks like a Battle for Atlantis field in November lol

[HuskerFever]

 

[MichHusker]

Barring portal madness, FAU likely is going nowhere after this run. Not a single senior in their starting 5

[jayschool]

32 minutes ago, MichHusker said:

Barring portal madness, FAU likely is going nowhere after this run. Not a single senior in their starting 5

Can we NIL the whole team to Lincoln? Of course, once they get here, they'll go 3-17 in the conference, and get beat by North Dakota or some shit.

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

 

Surprised by Missouri.  Also-- is there any Alaskan school that could make it to the tournament, let alone the Final 4?

[HuskerFever]

 

[HuskerFever]

32 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

 

Surprised by Missouri.  Also-- is there any Alaskan school that could make it to the tournament, let alone the Final 4?

 

No D1 Alaska program. Just D2:

 

Alaska Nanooks

Alaska Anchorage Seawolves

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

No D1 Alaska program. Just D2:

 

Alaska Nanooks

Alaska Anchorage Seawolves

 

So when we win our first NCAA game, I'll just claim we've won more NCAA games than all colleges in Alaska.  Got it.

[HuskerFever]

6 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

 

So when we win our first NCAA game, I'll just claim we've won more NCAA games than all colleges in Alaska.  Got it.

 

Just make sure to put that in your will, just in case it doesn't happen in our lifetime.

[Dead Dog Alley]

2 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

 

The Legislature should decree that we don't claim them.  Give that part of town to Carter Lake.

[HuskerFever]

If this year's tournament has done anything for me, it's reminded me that the regular season (kind of) doesn't matter.

 

You need to do well enough to qualify and get selected. Outside of that it's anybody's game.

 

That said, why do we make it so hard on ourselves in the regular season?

[FredsSlacks]

it's like every game in this tournament is somehow mocking nebrasketball

 

[49r]

I’m not sure anyone will be able to beat UConn right now sheesh

[HuskerFever]

16 minutes ago, 49r said:

I’m not sure anyone will be able to beat UConn right now sheesh

 

If they get past the Final Four, it's their game to lose. The left side of the bracket is suspect at best.

 

FAU: 13 NET, 25 AP ranking

Creighton: 17, not ranked

San Diego State: 14, 18

 

UConn: 8, 10

Texas: 7, 5

Miami: 35, 16

[HuskerFever]

Teams who have never made the NCAA tournament (35):

Army, Bethune-Cookman, Central Arkansas, Chicago State, The Citadel, Denver, Elon, Grambling, High Point, Incarnate Word, Kansas City, Maine, Maryland Eastern Shore, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, North Alabama, NJIT, Omaha, Presbyterian, Purdue Fort Wayne, Quinnipiac, Sacramento State, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, SIUE, South Dakota, Stetson, UC Riverside, USC Upstate, UT Martin, UTRGV, Utah Valley, Western Illinois, William & Mary, Youngstown State

 

Teams not eligible yet (10):

Bellarmine, Lindenwood, Merrimack, Queens, Southern Indiana, Stonehill, St. Thomas, Tarleton State, UC San Diego, Utah Tech

 

It's seemingly not so easy to find how many D1 programs have been to the tournament but have never won an NCAA tournament game.

[Dead Dog Alley]

4 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

Teams who have never made the NCAA tournament (35):

Army, Bethune-Cookman, Central Arkansas, Chicago State, The Citadel, Denver, Elon, Grambling, High Point, Incarnate Word, Kansas City, Maine, Maryland Eastern Shore, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, North Alabama, NJIT, Omaha, Presbyterian, Purdue Fort Wayne, Quinnipiac, Sacramento State, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, SIUE, South Dakota, Stetson, UC Riverside, USC Upstate, UT Martin, UTRGV, Utah Valley, Western Illinois, William & Mary, Youngstown State

 

Teams not eligible yet (10):

Bellarmine, Lindenwood, Merrimack, Queens, Southern Indiana, Stonehill, St. Thomas, Tarleton State, UC San Diego, Utah Tech

 

It's seemingly not so easy to find how many D1 programs have been to the tournament but have never won an NCAA tournament game.

 

The records going into this year of teams with at least one tournament appearance, no wins:

 

Air Force	MWC	4	0	4	.000
Akron	MAC	5	0	5	.000
Alabama A&M	SWAC	1	0	1	.000
Alabama State	SWAC	4	0	4	.000
American	Patriot	3	0	3	.000
Appalachian State	Sun Belt	3	0	3	.000
Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1	0	1	.000
Binghamton	America East	1	0	1	.000
Boise State	MWC	8	0	8	.000
Bryant	NEC	1	0	1	.000
Brown	Ivy	2	0	2	.000
Cal State Bakersfield	WAC	1	0	1	.000
Cal State Los Angeles	D-II	1	0	1	.000
Cal State Northridge	Big West	2	0	2	.000
Campbell	Big South	1	0	1	.000
Catholic	D-III	2	0	2	.000
Central Connecticut State	NEC	3	0	3	.000
Charleston Southern	Big South	1	0	1	.000
Coastal Carolina	Big South	4	0	4	.000
Colgate	Patriot	4	0	4	.000
Delaware	CAA	5	0	5	.000
Delaware State	MEAC	1	0	1	.000
East Carolina	AAC	2	0	2	.000
Eastern Illinois	OVC	2	0	2	.000
Eastern Kentucky	OVC	8	0	8	.000
Eastern Washington	Big Sky	3	0	3	.000
Fairfield	MAAC	3	0	3	.000
Florida International (FIU)	C-USA	1	0	1	.000
Florida Atlantic	C-USA	1	0	1	.000
Gardner–Webb	Big South	1	0	1	.000
Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	3	0	3	.000
Grand Canyon	WAC	1	0	1	.000
Hardin-Simmons	D-III	2	0	2	.000
Hartford	D-III (in 2025)	1	0	1	.000
Hofstra	CAA	4	0	4	.000
Houston Christian	Southland	1	0	1	.000
Howard	MEAC	2	0	2	.000
Illinois-Chicago (UIC)	Horizon	3	0	3	.000
IUPUI	Summit	1	0	1	.000
Jackson State	SWAC	3	0	3	.000
Jacksonville State	OVC	1	0	1	.000
Lafayette	Patriot	5	0	5	.000
Lipscomb	A-Sun	1	0	1	.000
Long Island University (LIU)	NEC	7	0	7	.000
Longwood	Big South	1	0	1	.000
Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	7	0	7	.000
Loyola (LA)	NAIA	3	0	3	.000
Loyola (MD)	Patriot	2	0	2	.000
Marist	MAAC	2	0	2	.000
McNeese State	Southland	2	0	2	.000
Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	5	0	5	.000
Montana State	Big Sky	3	0	3	.000
Morgan State	MEAC	2	0	2	.000
Nebraska	Big Ten	7	0	7	.000
Nicholls State	Southland	2	0	2	.000
North Carolina Central	MEAC	4	0	4	.000
North Carolina Greensboro	SoCon	4	0	4	.000
North Dakota	Summit	1	0	1	.000
North Florida	A-Sun	1	0	1	.000
Northern Arizona	Big Sky	2	0	2	.000
Northern Colorado	Big Sky	1	0	1	.000
Northern Illinois	MAC	3	0	3	.000
Northern Kentucky	Horizon	2	0	2	.000
Portland	WCC	2	0	2	.000
Portland State	Big Sky	2	0	2	.000
Prairie View A&M	SWAC	2	0	2	.000
Rider	MAAC	3	0	3	.000
Sam Houston State	Southland	2	0	2	.000
Samford	SoCon	2	0	2	.000
San Jose State	MWC	3	0	3	.000
South Carolina State	MEAC	5	0	5	.000
South Dakota State	Summit	6	0	6	.000
Southeast Missouri State	OVC	1	0	1	.000
Southeastern Louisiana	Southland	1	0	1	.000
Southern Mississippi	C-USA	3	0	3	.000
Southern Utah	Big Sky	1	0	1	.000
Springfield	D-III	1	0	1	.000
St. Francis (PA)	NEC	1	0	1	.000
Stony Brook	America East	1	0	1	.000
Tennessee State	OVC	2	0	2	.000
Tennessee Tech	OVC	2	0	2	.000
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Southland	2	0	2	.000
UT Arlington	Sun Belt	1	0	1	.000
Texas State	Sun Belt	2	0	2	.000
Towson	CAA	2	0	2	.000
Trinity (TX)	D-III	1	0	1	.000
Troy	Sun Belt	2	0	2	.000
Tufts	D-III	2	0	2	.000
Wagner	NEC	1	0	1	.000
West Texas A&M	D-II	1	0	1	.000
Western Carolina	SoCon	1	0	1	.000
Williams	D-III	1	0	1	.000

 

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by Dead Dog Alley

[HuskerFever]

Interesting. So just 3 teams with the same or more appearances (and with zero wins) than us:

 

Boise State (8)

Eastern Kentucky (8)

Louisiana-Monroe (7)

Nebraska (7)

[roscoe]

11 hours ago, 49r said:

I’m not sure anyone will be able to beat UConn right now sheesh

I decided to go to Sweet 16 games in Kansas City and Texas is going to be tough to beat. (That is very painful to say.) Marcus Carr was free agent add of the off season. Xavier struggled to get shots off and those same defenders can all score. 

 

On a side note, 1st guy we talked to from Houston was a manager on the Phi Slamma Jamma teams. 

Edited March 26, 2023 by roscoe

[Dead Dog Alley]

27 minutes ago, roscoe said:

 

On a side note, 1st guy we talked to from Houston was a manager on the Phi Slamma Jamma teams. 

 

Did you tell him about our own legendary Beta Layupa Missa teams?

[Norm Peterson]

Y'know, I've always kinda been a San Diego State fan. Ever since like Friday. 

 

Go Aztecs! Win this one!

[Norm Peterson]

This has probably been covered somewhere, but the combined total of all the seeds in the Elite 8 were as follows:

 

South regional: 11 (5 vs. 6)

East regional: 12 (3 vs. 9)

Midwest regional: 7 (2 vs. 5)

West regional: 7 (3 vs. 4)

 

We already have a 4 seed and a 9 seed in the Final 4. And, if Miami wins today, the national champion will be no better than a 4 seed.

 

This year shouldn't count. Whoever winds up holding the trophy, it should go down in the record books with an asterisk.

[HuskerFever]

8 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

This year shouldn't count. Whoever winds up holding the trophy, it should go down in the record books with an asterisk.

 

The question going forward is whether this is an exception or the norm?

 

(Realizing now...no pun intended)

 

With nearly free reign transferring and NIL, we might start to see talent spread out a whole lot more than 1990s college basketball.