2024-25 College Basketball Thread

[Chef2]

He will fit in nicely with the rest of the people in Oklahoma who are also missing teeth.

 

[HanSenSE]

What makes UCSD especially neat is this is their first season to be eligible for the dance.

Was about to ask. Recall they won the Big West in baseball a couple of years ago, but it was their first tmyear of transition fron D-II.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

IDK, looks to me as if Vandy has a lot of Q3 and Q4 wins because of a terrible OOC schedule, and nice wins over Tennessee and Kentucky. Other than that, their resume is mighty thin and they are 1-5 in their last six games.

The top of the SEC is very good, no question. But all we heard last season was what an absolute monster the league was, then Auburn, Miss State, Kentucky, Florida and South Carolina all got waxed on opening day of the tournament, with Auburn losing to that noted powerhouse from Yale. Then A&M went out in the round of 32.

... then the few ACC teams that were in field - after getting badmouthed all season by the immortal Joe Lunardi - got the job done. Done with Lunardi.

But none of that has to do with the ACC's poor play this season. And speaking of poor, Wake Forest did itself no favors losing to NCSU in Raleigh.

 

[I Should Coco]

Looking at the B1G standings, Oregon got a nice road win in Madison today, giving the Ducks 20 wins on the season and keeping them above .500 in league play.

Oregon and everyone above them in the standings would give the B1G eight teams in the NCAA tournament. Seems about right.

Haven't seen everyone this season, but there's no way Iowa will make the tourney. Indiana and Nebraska are 6-9 and 7-9 in league play, and Ohio State is right there with them after a recent drubbing by Northwestern (!). Enjoy the NIT, everybody!

 

[tapintoamerica]

Interesting to who?

Probably very few. I'm mainly curious about whether CBS will mention UCSD if they're in that spot b

 

[tapintoamerica]

If you go by Jerry Palm's projections, which are just as good as any, the 10th SEC team in would be No. 10 seed Vanderbilt. The Commodores may yet play their way off the bubble but as of today they absolutely belong. Just above them are Ole Miss and Mississippi State as 5 seeds.

The ACC won't even make it to five teams and might get as low as three. If they have a bid thief, it will mean Wake Forest getting shoved off the bubble for good.

Deacons stole their own bid today. You can't lose to NC State. Can't.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

The Capel Brothers managed to lose to a bum ash Notre Dame team that Micah Shrewsberry couldn't motivate to eat if it hadn't been fed in a week. And since the illustrious former AD extended him through 2030 it's not going to get better. So glad we ran off Jamie Dixon for this thief.

 

[Batman]

LSU finished the first half against Florida on a 22-2 run and still lost by 14.
Not sure if that says more about how good Florida is or how mediocre LSU is.

 

[Chef2]

LSU finished the first half against Florida on a 22-2 run and still lost by 14.
Not sure if that says more about how good Florida is or how mediocre LSU is.

Yes.

 

[dixiehack]

Gonzaga-UNC is going to be a jarring NIT game.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Gonzaga-UNC is going to be a jarring NIT game.

Chapel Hill has been too good for the NIT, remember?

 

[da man]

Arkansas with a big win — for themselves and for Tennessee.