The official field is out, which means it is time for us to look at who they picked, where they were seeded, and just how WRONG (or in some cases right), the Committee got things. David and I analyze the selections, particularly the choice to include both Tennessee and North Carolina State to the exclusion of teams like Green Bay. We also look at some strange seeding choices (Louisville a 4? Saint Louis at 5? Kentucky an 8?), and some interesting matchups in the rounds of 64 and 32 (i.e. Ohio State vs Dayton, Connecticut vs Villanova). All that and so much more!
In our final Championship Week Video Notebook, we review all of Saturday’s action, preview Sunday’s games (Viewing Guide below), update our Survival Board (below) and then update everyone on the progress of our Mock Committee. Kyle, David and I take the current 1-68 S Curve and proceed to place all the teams into a bracket, revealing the results of our selection process to date, reviewing the debates over the final at large picks, and taking look at potential first round matchups that result. All that and more!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Sunday, March 16
ACC Championship:
1:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (3) Duke, ESPN
Atlantic Ten Championship:
1:00 PM – (2) VCU vs (4) St. Joseph’s, CBS
Big Ten Championship:
3:30 PM – (1) Michigan vs (3) Michigan State, CBS
One Day left until Selection Sunday! As we move towards the end of Championship Week, Kyle joins David and I again to review exactly where the Committee stands as of tonight. While David has, unfortunately, been banned from the real Committee room, our mock committee has selected 6 more at-large bid winners and preliminarily seeded the first 8 seed lines. We discuss how the committee will deal with results from Saturday and Sunday games, review all of Friday’s action, and preview every game on Saturday (Viewing Guide below). Finally, our Survival Board has been updated (see below as well). All that and more!!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Saturday, March 15
America East Championship:
11:30 AM – (2) Stony Brook vs (4) Albany, ESPN2
American Championship:
6:00 PM – (2) Louisville vs (4) Connecticut, ESPN
ACC Semfinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (5) Pittsburgh, ESPN
3:30 PM – (3) Duke vs (7) North Carolina State, ESPN
Atlantic Ten Semifinal:
1:30 PM – (4) St. Joseph’s vs (9) St. Bonaventure, CBS-SN
4:00 PM – (2) VCU vs (3) George Washington, CBS-SN
Big East Championship:
8:30 PM – (2) Creighton vs (4) Providence, FS1
Big Sky Championship:
8:00 PM – (1) Weber State vs (2) North Dakota, ESPNU
Big Ten Semifinal:
1:30 PM – (1) Michigan vs (5) Ohio State, CBS
4:00 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (3) Michigan State, CBS
Big Twelve Championship:
9:00 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (7) Baylor, ESPN
Big West Championship:
10:30 PM – (5) Cal State-Northridge vs (7) Cal Poly, ESPN2
Conference USA Championship:
11:30 AM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (2) Tulsa, CBS
MAC Championship:
6:30 PM – (1) Western Michigan vs (2) Toledo, ESPN2
MEAC Championship:
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (3) Morgan State, ESPNU
Mountain West Championship:
6:00 PM – (1) San Diego State vs (2) New Mexico, CBS
SEC Semifinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Florida vs (4) Tennessee, ABC
3:30 PM – (2) Kentucky vs (3) Georgia, ABC
Southland Championship:
8:30 PM – (1) Stephen F. Austin vs (3) Sam Houston State, ESPN2
Sun Belt Semifinal:
3:00 PM – (1) Georgia State vs (4) Arkansas State, Local TV/espn3
5:30 PM – (2) Western Kentucky vs (3) Louisiana-Lafayette, Local TV/espn3
On the latest Video Notebook, Kyle Lamb — the internet’s foremost expert on the selection process — joins in once again and begins walking us through exactly what the Selection Committee is doing today and tomorrow, and shows us the results of a first ballot. We also review Thursday’s busy schedule, preview Friday (Viewing Guide below) and update the Survival Board (see below). All that and more!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Friday, March 14
American Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (2) Louisville vs (6) Houston, ESPN2
9:30 PM – (1) Cincinnati vs (4) Connecticut, ESPN2
ACC Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (9) Florida State, ESPN2
2:30 PM – (4) North Carolina vs (5) Pittsburgh, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Syracuse vs (7) North Carolina State, ESPN
9:30 PM – (3) Duke vs (6) Clemson, ESPN
Atlantic Ten Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Saint Louis vs (9) St. Bonaventure, NBCSN
2:30 PM – (4) St. Joseph’s vs (5) Dayton, NBCSN
6:30 PM – (2) VCU vs (7) Richmond, NBCSN
9:00 PM – (3) George Washington vs (6) Massachusetts, NBCSN
Big East Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (4) Providence vs (8) Seton Hall, FS1
9:30 PM – (2) Creighton vs (3) Xavier, FS1
Big Sky Semifinal:
6:30 PM – (2) North Dakota vs (5) Portland State, bigskyconf.com
9:00 PM – (1) Weber State vs (6) Northern Colorado, bigskyconf.com
Big Ten Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Michigan vs (9) Illinois, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Nebraska vs (5) Ohio State, ESPN
6:30 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (7) Minnesota, BTN
9:00 PM – (3) Michigan State vs (11) Northwestern, BTN
Big Twelve Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (1) Kansas vs (4) Iowa State, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Texas vs (7) Baylor, ESPNU
Big West Semifinal:
9:30 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (7) Cal Poly, espn3
12:00 AM – (3) Long Beach State vs (5) Cal State-Northridge, ESPNU
Conference USA Semifinal:
4:00 PM – (2) Tulsa vs (3) Middle Tennessee, CBS-SN
6:30 PM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (4) Southern Miss, CBS-SN
MAC Semifinal:
6:30 PM – (1) Western Michigan vs (4) Akron, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (2) Toledo vs (6) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
MEAC Semifinal:
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (4) Norfolk State, meachoops.com
8:30 PM – (3) Morgan State vs (7) Coppin State, meachoops.com
Mountain West Semifinal:
9:00 PM – (1) San Diego State vs (4) UNLV, CBS-SN
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico vs (6) Boise State, CBS-SN
SEC Quarterfinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Florida vs (8) Missouri, ESPNU
3:30 PM – (4) Tennessee vs (13) South Carolina, ESPNU
7:00 PM – (2) Kentucky vs (7) LSU, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (3) Georgia vs (6) Ole Miss, Local TV/espn3
Southland Semifinal:
6:00 PM – (1) Stephen F. Austin vs (4) Northwestern State, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs (3) Sam Houston State, espn3
Sun Belt Quarterfinal:
7:00 PM – (4) Arkansas State vs (5) Arkansas-Little Rock, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (3) Louisiana-Lafayette vs (6) Texas-Arlington, Local TV/espn3
SWAC Semifinal:
3:30 PM – (2) Texas Southern vs (3) Alabama State, No Coverage
9:30 PM – (5) Alabama A&M vs (8) Prairie View A&M, No Coverage
WAC Semifinal:
9:00 PM – (1) Utah Valley vs (5) Idaho, wacsports.com (PPV)
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (6) Cal State-Bakersfield, wacsports.com (PPV)
HoopsHD Tournament Survival Board
Last Update: Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:45 AM
LEGEND: CHAMPION (BOLD AND ALL CAPS)
Locks (Bold) Under Consideration (Italics) Lose and You’re Screwed (normal text)
In this edition of the Championship Week Conference Tournament Video Notebook, Lee joins us as we run through all the action form Wednesday and preview all remaining conference tournaments, giving our picks for Thursday’s games and for the champions of each tournament. We also discuss #1 seeds, First Four teams, and update our Survival Board (below). Also, check out today’s Viewing Guide right below the video!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Thursday, March 13
American Quarterfinal:
1:00 PM – (3) SMU vs (6) Houston, ESPNU
3:30 PM – (2) Louisville vs (7) Rutgers, ESPNU
7:00 PM – (1) Cincinnati vs (9) Central Florida, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (4) Connecticut vs (5) Memphis, ESPNU
ACC Second Round:
12:00 PM – (8) Maryland vs (9) Florida State, ESPN
2:30 PM – (5) Pittsburgh vs (12) Wake Forest, ESPN
7:00 PM – (7) North Carolina State vs (10) Miami, ESPN
9:30 PM – (6) Clemson vs (11) Georgia Tech, ESPN
Atlantic Ten First Round:
12:00 PM – (8) La Salle vs (9) St. Bonaventure, Local TV/atlantic10.com
2:30 PM – (5) Dayton vs (13) Fordham, NBCSN
6:30 PM – (7) Richmond vs (10) Duquesne, NBCSN
9:00 PM – (6) Massachusetts vs (11) Rhode Island, Local TV/atlantic10.com
Big East Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Villanova vs (8) Seton Hall, FS1
2:30 PM – (4) Providence vs (5) St. John’s, FS1
7:00 PM – (2) Creighton vs (10) DePaul, FS1
9:30 PM – (3) Xavier vs (6) Marquette, FS1
Big Sky Quarterfinal:
4:00 PM – (2) North Dakota vs (7) Sacramento State, bigskyconf.com
6:30 PM – (3) Northern Arizona vs (6) Northern Colorado, bigskyconf.com
9:00 PM – (4) Montana vs (5) Portland State, bigskyconf.com
Big Ten First Round:
12:00 PM – (8) Indiana vs (9) Illinois, BTN
2:30 PM – (5) Ohio State vs (12) Purdue, BTN
6:30 PM – (7) Minnesota vs (10) Penn State, ESPN2
9:00 PM – (6) Iowa vs (11) Northwestern, ESPN2
Big Twelve Quarterfinal:
12:30 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (5) Kansas State, ESPN2
3:00 PM – (1) Kansas vs (8) Oklahoma State, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Oklahoma vs (7) Baylor, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (3) Texas vs (6) West Virginia, Local TV/espn3
Big West Quarterfinal:
3:00 PM – (2) UC-Santa Barbara vs (7) Cal Poly, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
5:30 PM – (3) Long Beach State vs (6) Cal State-Fullerton, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
9:00 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (8) UC-Riverside, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
11:30 PM – (4) Hawai’i vs (5) Cal State-Northridge, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
Conference USA Quarterfinal:
2:00 PM – (2) Tulsa vs (7) Tulane, conferenceusa.com (PPV)
4:30 PM – (3) Middle Tennessee vs (6) Old Dominion, conferenceusa.com (PPV)
8:00 PM – (4) Southern Miss vs (5) UTEP, conferenceusa.com (PPV)
10:30 PM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (9) Charlotte, conferenceusa.com (PPV)
MAC Quarterfinal:
6:30 PM – (4) Akron vs (5) Ohio University, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (3) Buffalo vs (6) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
MEAC Quarterfinal:
6:00 PM – (3) Morgan State vs (6) Florida A&M, meachoops.com
8:30 PM – (4) Norfolk State vs (5) Savannah State, meachoops.com
Mountain West Quarterfinal:
3:00 PM – (1) San Diego State vs (8) Utah State, CBS-SN
5:30 PM – (4) UNLV vs (5) Wyoming, CBS-SN
9:00 PM – (2) New Mexico vs (7) Fresno State, CBS-SN
11:30 PM – (3) Nevada vs (6) Boise State, CBS-SN
Pac Twelve Quarterfinal:
3:00 PM – (1) Arizona vs (8) Utah, Pac-12 Network
5:30 PM – (4) California vs (5) Colorado, Pac-12 Network
9:00 PM – (2) UCLA vs (7) Oregon, Pac-12 Network
11:30 PM – (3) Arizona State vs (6) Stanford, FS1
SEC Second Round:
1:00 PM – (8) Missouri vs (9) Texas A&M, Local TV/espn3
3:30 PM – (5) Arkansas vs (13) South Carolina, Local TV/espn3
7:00 PM – (7) LSU vs (10) Alabama, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (6) Ole Miss vs (14) Mississippi State, Local TV/espn3
Southland Quarterfinal:
6:00 PM – (4) Northwestern State vs (5) Nicholls State, southland.org
8:30 PM – (3) Sam Houston State vs (6) Oral Roberts, southland.org
Sun Belt First Round:
7:00 PM – (5) Arkansas-Little Rock vs (8) Troy, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (6) Texas-Arlington vs (7) Louisiana-Monroe, Local TV/espn3
SWAC Quarterfinal:
1:30 PM – (3) Alabama State vs (6) Alcorn State, No TV or Streaming
9:00 PM – (4) Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs (5) Alabama A&M, No TV or Streaming
WAC Quarterfinal:
3:00 PM – (1) Utah Valley vs (8) Texas-Pan American, wacsports.com (PPV)
5:30 PM – (4) UMKC vs (5) Idaho, wacsports.com (PPV)
9:00 PM – (3) Chicago State vs (6) Cal State-Bakersfield, wacsports.com (PPV)
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (7) Seattle, wacsports.com (PPV)
HoopsHD Tournament Survival Board
Last Update: Friday, March 14, 2014 2:00 AM
LEGEND: CHAMPION (BOLD AND ALL CAPS)
Locks (Bold) Under Consideration (Italics) Lose and You’re Screwed (normal text)
Selection Sunday Review and Recap
The official field is out, which means it is time for us to look at who they picked, where they were seeded, and just how WRONG (or in some cases right), the Committee got things. David and I analyze the selections, particularly the choice to include both Tennessee and North Carolina State to the exclusion of teams like Green Bay. We also look at some strange seeding choices (Louisville a 4? Saint Louis at 5? Kentucky an 8?), and some interesting matchups in the rounds of 64 and 32 (i.e. Ohio State vs Dayton, Connecticut vs Villanova). All that and so much more!