Selection Sunday thread

Damn. N.C. State gave it a great run, but just couldn't overcome the huge deficit.

 

Texas is looking very good early.

 

I didn't think Hansbrough made that much of a difference, aside from his great day at the line. Finished with all of 3 rebounds, according to sportsline stats. In fact, I thought he played a pretty shitty first half ... while Wright was freaking killing State. Admittedly, though, I missed a good chunk of the second half while driving to work.

 

Kind of reminds me of the first half the first time they played at Allen Fieldhouse.

 

Here's my wack-ass attempt at doing the brackets. Three games still going on, but I still have Kansas as a 1 if it loses, Ohio State and Wisconsin winner gets a 1 and loser gets a 2, and Texas A&M CC-Northwestern State is for a 15. If Texas wins, they switch places with Texas A&M. I assume this is how the selection committee handles contingencies like this.

EAST​

1. Ohio State vs. 16. North Texas-Jackson State winner
8. USC vs. 9. Xavier

4. Villanova vs. 13. New Mexico State
5. Maryland vs. 12. Davidson

6. Nevada vs. 11. Old Dominion
3. Texas A&M vs. 14. Holy Cross

7. Duke vs. 10. Purdue
2. Georgetown vs. 15. Eastern Kentucky

SOUTH​

1. Florida vs. 16. Belmont
8. Virginia vs. 9. Syracuse

4. Washington State vs. 13. Albany
5. Southern Illinois vs. 12. George Washington

6. Boston College vs. 11. Winthrop
3. Louisville vs. No. 14 Oral Roberts

7. Tennessee vs. 10. VCU
2. Wisconsin vs. 15. Niagara

MIDWEST​

1. Kansas vs. 16. Jackson State
8. Kentucky vs. 9. Arizona

4. Virginia Tech vs. 13. Wright State
5. Notre Dame vs. 12. Gonzaga

6. Marquette vs. 11. Illinois
3. Texas vs. 14. Penn

7. Creighton vs. 10. Georgia Tech
2. Memphis vs. 15. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

WEST​

1. UCLA vs. Florida A&M
8. Vanderbilt vs. 9. Indiana

4. Pitt vs. 13. Miami (Ohio)
5. UNLV vs. 12. Texas Tech

6. BYU vs. 11. Drexel
3. Oregon vs. 14. Long Beach State

7. Butler vs. 10. Michigan State
2. North Carolina vs. 15. Weber State


FIRST EDIT: Syracuse, Indiana and Xavier swap spots to avoid too-soon conference matchups.
SECOND EDIT: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi officially in. Their logo reminds me of minor-league hockey, but what the fuck, congrats.
THIRD EDIT: Forget what I said before. Texas gets a 3, WSU down to fourth, Texas A&M keeps its 3.
FOURTH EDIT: Crap, forgot that Maryland and Virginia were in the same region. Maryland and So. Illinois switch

 

Did anyone else sort of chuckle when Hansborough appeared to elbow the NC State player in the mouth while shooting? I said "Hansborough hendersoned someone!" The kid was just eyeing Hansborough the rest of the game.

 

What's even funnier is that the first time UNC and State played, Hansbrough threw a punch at a State player, was hit with the technical for it, but not thrown out or suspended, IIRC.

 

I haven't actually watched either of these teams until now and I am pretty impressed with both - at least during their big runs.

 

I'll be curious to hear whether this KU-Texas game factored into the seeding, given how late it's gone.

 

And even if the brackets were done, they would have earned a No. 1 seed with that game.