–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…
-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.
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!
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…
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…
–For our most recent Championship Week Video Notebook, where we review all of Sunday’s action and preview all of Monday night’s, as well as give you a complete viewing guide and update our Survival Board – CLICK HERE
-For all other Conference Tournament Information – CLICK HERE
-To see our NCAA Tournament Survival Board, which is the most valued and relied upon resource that is available to the Selection Committee (so says us) – CLICK HERE
-Tonight, we will be doing a Bracket Rundown Video Podcast where we build a consensus bracket involving all of us at Hoops HD, but in the meantime, here is John Stalica’s own personal bracket.
JOHN’S NOTES ON THE BRACKET
–Bracket was updated by John Stalica on Sunday, March 8th, at 11:30pm, est
-The bracket reflects all regular season games
-I did try to keep as many teams as possible closer to home in terms of who is hosting regional sites this time around. I know it’s been pointed out that Kentucky and Wisconsin would be top-heavy, but is permissible as long as there is overall regional balance. (Another note on Wisconsin – since they are more than 350 miles from any of the regional sites, I believe they are flying distance regardless of where they go). The 3 and 4 lines actually weren’t too hard to place here. As for the 4 seeds, Northern Iowa would be ahead of West Virginia on the S-Curve, but since they are flying distance regardless of Columbus or the West Coast, I opted to send them to Portland instead and give West Virginia a chance to play closer to home.
-As much as I wanted a UC-Ohio State matchup to take place, there were too many regular season rematches that had to be sidestepped. I also avoided matching up Kentucky/LSU and Duke/NC State even if they are permissible – I don’t want to schedule those unless I’m fairly certain they won’t face each other in conference tournament play.
-The opening-round matchups were also a little tricky since I didn’t want to send teams on a long flight out of Dayton after a Tuesday/Wednesday night game. I even considered bumping Wofford up to a 11 for procedural reasons, but I couldn’t make it work. As it was, I had to match up the top of the First 4 against the bottom of the First 4 to avoid conference matchups in this round and the round of 64.
-I put Harvard/Yale together on the 12 line because their profiles are almost interchangeable with one another in my view. They would have been a 13 seed if not for Murray State’s loss last night
First Four Out: Texas, BYU, Tulsa, Old Dominion
Next Four Out: Murray State, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Minnesota
Other Teams Considered: Richmond, Pittsburgh, UCLA, Stanford
Championship Week Video Notebook: Tuesday, March 10th
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…