Championship Week Video Notebook: Wednesday, March 11th

Posted on March 12, 2015 by David Griggs

Chad and David are back with a review of all of Wednesday’s conference tournament action, and a look ahead to all of Thursday’s games.  They also update the NCAA Tournament Survival Board, and show go over the first night of the Mock Selection Committee, and talk about which teams are locks and which teams are under consideration.

-For our updated NCAA Tournament Survival Board – CLICK HERE

-For all other Conference Tournament Info – CLICK HERE

 

 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT VIEWING GUIDE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015

American – First Round
3:30 PM – (8) East Carolina vs (9) Central Florida, ESPNU
6:00 PM – (7) Tulane vs (10) Houston, ESPNEWS
8:30 PM – (6) Connecticut vs (11) South Florida, ESPNEWS

ACC – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (9) Florida State, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Louisville vs (5) North Carolina, ESPN
7:00 PM – (2) Duke vs (7) North Carolina State, ESPN
9:30 PM – (3) Notre Dame vs (6) Miami, ESPN

Atlantic Ten – Second Round
12:00 PM – (8) Massachusetts vs (9) La Salle, NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM – (5) VCU vs (12) Fordham, NBC Sports Network
6:30 PM – (7) St. Bonaventure vs (10) St. Joseph’s, NBC Sports Network
9:00 PM – (6) George Washington vs (11) Duquesne, NBC Sports Network

Big East – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Villanova vs (9) Marquette, FS1
2:30 PM – (4) Providence vs (5) St. John’s, FS1
7:00 PM – (2) Georgetown vs (10) Creighton, FS1
9:30 PM – (3) Butler vs (6) Xavier, FS1

Big Sky – Quarterfinals
1:00 PM – (2) Eastern Washington vs (7) Idaho, watchbigsky.com
3:30 PM – (3) Sacramento State vs (6) Portland State, watchbigsky.com
7:30 PM – (4) Northern Arizona vs (5) Northern Colorado, watchbigsky.com
10:00 PM – (1) Montana vs (8) Weber State, watchbigsky.com

Big Ten – Second Round
12:00 PM – (8) Illinois vs (9) Michigan, BTN
2:30 PM – (5) Iowa vs (13) Penn State, BTN
6:30 PM – (7) Indiana vs (10) Northwestern, ESPN2
9:00 PM – (6) Ohio State vs (11) Minnesota, ESPN2

Big 12 – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – (4) Baylor vs (5) West Virginia, ESPN2
3:00 PM – (1) Kansas vs (9) TCU, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Iowa State vs (7) Texas, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Oklahoma vs (6) Oklahoma State, ESPNU

Big West – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) UC Davis vs (8) Cal State Northridge, Regional TV/Fox College Sports Pacific
5:30 PM – (4) Long Beach State vs (5) Hawai’i, Regional TV/Fox College Sports Pacific
9:00 PM – (3) UC Irvine vs (6) UC Riverside, Regional TV/Fox College Sports Pacific
11:30 PM – (2) UC Santa Barbara vs (7) Cal Poly, Regional TV/Fox College Sports Pacific

Conference USA – Quarterfinals
1:00 PM – (2) UTEP vs (10) Florida International, ASN
3:30 PM – (3) Old Dominion vs (6) Middle Tennessee, ASN
7:00 PM – (4) UAB vs (5) Western Kentucky, ASN
9:30 PM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (9) Rice, ASN

Mid-American – Quarterfinals
6:30 PM – (4) Toledo vs (8) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (3) Kent State vs (7) Akron, Local TV/espn3

MEAC – Quarterfinals
6:00 PM – (3) Maryland-Eastern Shore vs (6) Hampton, espn3
8:30 PM – (4) Howard vs (5) Delaware State, espn3

Mountain West – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) Boise State vs (9) Air Force, CBS Sports Network
5:30 PM – (4) Wyoming vs (5) Utah State, CBS Sports Network
9:00 PM – (2) San Diego State vs (7) UNLV, CBS Sports Network
11:30 PM – (3) Colorado State vs (6) Fresno State, CBS Sports Network

Pac 12 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) Arizona vs (9) California, Pac-12 Networks
5:30 PM – (4) UCLA vs (12) Southern California, Pac-12 Networks
9:00 PM – (2) Oregon vs (10) Colorado, Pac-12 Networks
11:30 PM – (3) Utah vs (6) Stanford, ESPN

SEC – Second Round
1:00 PM – (8) Florida vs (9) Alabama, SEC Network
3:30 PM – (5) Texas A&M vs (13) Auburn, SEC Network
7:00 PM – (7) Vanderbilt vs (10) Tennessee, SEC Network
9:30 PM – (6) Ole Miss vs (11) South Carolina, SEC Network

Southland – Quarterfinals
6:00 PM – (4) Northwestern State vs (5) McNeese State, southland.org
8:30 PM – (3) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs (7) New Orleans, southland.org

SWAC – Quarterfinals
3:30 PM – (3) Southern vs (6) Alabama A&M, No TV or Streaming
9:30 PM – (4) Prairie View vs (5) Jackson State, No TV or Streaming

Sun Belt – First Round
6:00 PM – (5) Texas-Arlington vs (8) Texas State, espn3
8:30 PM – (6) South Alabama vs (7) Arkansas-Little Rock, espn3

WAC – Quarterfinals
5:00 PM – (4) Cal State Bakersfield vs (5) Utah Valley, wacsports.com
7:30 PM – (2) UMKC vs (7) Texas-Pan American, wacsports.com
10:00 PM – (3) Seattle vs (6) Chicago State, wacsports.com

 

And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Tuesday, March 10th

Posted on March 10, 2015 by David Griggs

BRACKET PROJECTIONS UPDATE

–Bracket was updated on Wednesday, March 11th at 12:45am, est.  It has changed from the time the podcast has recorded to include North Dakota State and Robert Morris, who won conference championships on Tuesday night.  To see the article – CLICK HERE

 

Chad and David review all of Tuesday night’s action, including the thrillers in the Summit League and Northeast Conference championships games.  They also preview a busy Wednesday with several of the power conferences getting underway.  All that, an update of the NCAA Tournament Survival Board, and more…

 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT VIEWING GUIDE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

ACC – Second Round
12:00 PM – (8) Clemson vs (9) Florida State, ESPN
2:30 PM – (5) North Carolina vs (12) Boston College, ESPN
7:00 PM – (7) North Carolina State vs (10) Pittsburgh, ESPN2
9:30 PM – (6) Miami vs (14) Virginia Tech, ESPN2

Atlantic Ten – First Round
6:30 PM – (12) Fordham vs (13) George Mason, Regional TV/atlantic10.com
9:00 PM – (11) Duquesne vs (14) Saint Louis, Regional TV/atlantic10.com

Big East – First Round
7:00 PM – (8) Seton Hall vs (9) Marquette, FS1
9:30 PM – (7) DePaul vs (10) Creighton, FS1

Big Ten – First Round
4:30 PM – (12) Nebraska vs (13) Penn State, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (11) Minnesota vs (14) Rutgers, BTN

Big 12 – First Round
7:00 PM – (8) Kansas State vs (9) TCU, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (7) Texas vs (10) Texas Tech, ESPNU

Conference USA – First Round
1:00 PM – (7) Texas-San Antonio vs (10) Florida International, ASN
3:30 PM – (6) Middle Tennessee vs (11) Charlotte, ASN
7:00 PM – (5) Western Kentucky vs (12) Marshall, ASN
9:30 PM – (8) North Texas vs (9) Rice, ASN

Mid-American – Second Round
6:30 PM – (5) Bowling Green vs (8) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (6) Western Michigan vs (7) Akron, Local TV/espn3

MEAC – Quarterfinals
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (9) Coppin State, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Norfolk State vs (7) South Carolina State, espn3

Mountain West – First Round
3:00 PM – (8) New Mexico vs (9) Air Force, themw.com
5:30 PM – (7) UNLV vs (10) Nevada, themw.com

Pac 12 – First Round
3:00 PM – (8) Washington State vs (9) California, Pac-12 Networks
5:30 PM – (5) Arizona State vs (12) Southern California, Pac-12 Networks
9:00 PM – (7) Oregon State vs (10) Colorado, Pac-12 Networks
11:30 PM – (6) Stanford vs (11) Washington, Pac-12 Networks

Patriot League – Championship
7:30 PM – (4) Lafayette vs (6) American, CBS Sports Network

SEC – First Round
7:00 PM – (12) Mississippi State vs (13) Auburn, SEC Network
9:30 PM – (11) South Carolina vs (14) Missouri, SEC Network

Southland – First Round
6:00 PM – (5) McNeese State vs (8) Southeastern Louisiana, southland.org
8:30 PM – (6) Nicholls State vs (7) New Orleans, southland.org

SWAC – Quarterfinals
3:30 PM – (2) Alabama State vs (7) Mississippi Valley State, swac.org
9:30 PM – (1) Texas Southern vs (8) Alcorn State, swac.org

 

And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…

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Bracket Projections: March 10th

Posted on March 10, 2015 by David Griggs

NEWS, NOTES AND LINKS

-For today’s Championship Week Video Notebook, where Chad and David review all of Monday night’s action, preview all of Tuesday night’s action (along with a viewing guide), and update the NCAA Tournament Survival Board – CLICK HERE 

-For Chad Sherwood’s UTR Game of the Day – CLICK HERE

-For all other Conference Tournament Info – CLICK HERE

-And finally, for the most valuable resource that is available to the Selection Committee on this planet that we know of, to see the NCAA Tournament Survival Board – CLICK HERE

 

Bracket Notes

-Below is the consensus, albeit not unanimous, Hoops HD Bracket.  Warren Nolan, David Griggs, Chad Sherwood, John Stalica, Lee Delvecchio and Joby Fortson all submitted seed list rankings, and Chad Sherwood tallied them up.  No one on the show other than Chad knew what the final bracket looked like, so it felt like Selection Sunday as they were seeing it for the first time as it was revealed line by line.

There is quite a bit of consensus for the top seven lines or so, but there is quite a bit of disagreement after that, especially around the bubble when it came down to who the final teams should be.  They debate, discuss and banter about each line as it was revealed.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BRACKET RUNDOWN VIDEO PODCAST, WHERE ALL SIX MEMBERS OF THE MOCK COMMITTEE SAW THE BRACKET AS IT WAS BEING REVEALED.

 

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TEAMS THAT WERE NEXT IN LINE: Miami FL, UCLA, Texas A&M, BYU

 

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Under the Radar Game of the Day – Tuesday, March 10, 2015: Princeton at Penn

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Chad

For our latest Championship Week Video Notebook, CLICK HERE.

For our latest Bracket Rundown Video Podcast, CLICK HERE.

Princeton at Penn, 7:30 PM Eastern, CBS Sports Network

Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM Harvard and Yale will meet at the Palestra in Philadelphia for a one game playoff to determine the Ivy League champion and automatic bid recipient.  Tonight, at the same exact location, Princeton and Penn will renew their rivalry one more time in the final Under the Radar Game of the Day this season.  While neither of these teams have any chance of making the NCAA tournament, Princeton can lock up a winning season with the victory tonight and has a chance to be invited to play in either the CBI or CIT.

Princeton enters tonight’s game at 8-5 in the Ivy League and 15-14 overall.  The Tigers have won three straight games heading into tonight’s contest and will look to end their regular season with their fourth consecutive victory.  Their wins this season include a 78-74 home victory over Penn back on January 10.  The Tigers have a young talented team with all the major contributors being sophomores and juniors.  They are led by Spencer Weisz, Hans Brase and Steven Cook.  Given their youth and talent, even if this is the last game of the season for Princeton, the future looks bright for this team heading into next season.

Penn has struggled all season, and enter the rivalry game tonight at 4-9 in conference and 9-18 overall.  On Sunday, the Quakers announced that tonight’s game will be head coach Jerome Allen’s final game at the helm, finishing a five year tenure that only saw one winning season.  The good news for the Quakers is that most of their team should be back next season, including their top player, Tony Hicks.  Whoever takes over as head coach next season will have their work cut out, however, as Penn, once a perennial NCAA Tournament contender, has not been in the Big Dance since 2007.  At least they can try to end their season on a winning note tonight if they beat their top rivals at home.

I would like to take one final moment to thank everyone who has followed the Under the Radar Game of the Day this season.  Have no fear though — I will be back starting Monday night next week with our CIT Game of the Day feature!

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Bracket Rundown: March 9th

Posted on March 10, 2015 by David Griggs

Chad Sherwood, David Griggs, Lee Delvecchio, Warren Nolan, John Stalica and Joby Fortson all submitted seed lists where they ranked all the teams from 1-thru-68, as well as the next eight teams on the bubble.  Chad compiled the list and built the bracket, but no one else on the panel knew the final results.  It was revealed to them line by line as if it was Selection Sunday.  Not every individual agreed with the consensus, so there was discussion, debate, and banter with each line, including the bubble.  Check it out below…

 

-For our daily Championship Week Video Notebook – CLICK HERE

 

And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Monday, March 9th

Posted on March 10, 2015 by David Griggs

Chad and David review all of Monday night’s action, including an exciting night in the Southern Conference, and an impressive performance by Northeastern in the Colonial Championship.  Rivals Manhattan and Iona also squared off for the automatic bid out of the Metro Atlantic, and the MEAC, Summit and MAC were all in action as well….

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIEWING GUIDE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 10

ACC – First Round
1:00 PM – (12) Boston College vs (13) Georgia Tech, ESPN2
3:30 PM – (11) Wake Forest vs (14) Virginia Tech, ESPN2

Horizon League – Championship
7:00 PM – (1) Valparaiso vs (2) Green Bay, ESPN

MEAC – First Round
6:00 PM – (8) Bethune-Cookman vs (9) Coppin State, espn3
8:30 PM – (7) South Carolina State vs (10) North Carolina A&T, espn3

Northeast – Championship
7:00 PM – (1) St. Francis-Brooklyn vs (2) Robert Morris, ESPN2

SWAC – First Round
9:30 PM – (8) Alcorn State vs (9) Grambling State

Summit League – Championship
9:00 PM – (1) South Dakota State vs (2) North Dakota State, ESPN2

West Coast – Championship
9:00 PM – (1) Gonzaga vs (2) Brigham Young, ESPN

 

And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…

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