I've been wanting to do a live-thread of the tournament for the college basketball fans around here, but I'm always away from the computer when the games are in progress (as I will be tonight). I thought I would get predictions for what's left, now that we're down to the "Elite Eight", and find out how bad people's brackets are fucked up. Over the past 2 days we've had some great games & terrible officiating.
UConn got a little "help" in beating Washington last night. When the zebras give you 47 free-throw attempts, foul-out most of Washington's starting line, and let you goaltend, you should win the damn game. The Huskies move on to face the "little team that could", George Mason.
Gonzaga's complete collapse to UCLA was one for the history books. They blew a 17 point lead, and had Adam Morrison crying like a baby after the game. UCLA takes on my Memphis Tigers today.
Villanova came back from being down double-digits against Boston College, but there were some questionable no-calls at the end of that game too. Nova moves on to face Florida.
Duke going down to LSU felt good. LSU faces Texas today.
ATLANTA BRACKET
(4)LSU VS (2)Texas
LSU's Path:
80-64 over (13)Iona
58-57 over (12)Texas A&M
62-54 over (1)Duke
Texas' Path:
60-52 over (15)Penn
75-54 over (10)NC State
74-71 over (6)West Virginia
OAKLAND BRACKET
(2)UCLA VS (1)Memphis
UCLA's Path:
78-44 over (15)Belmont
62-59 over (10)Alabama
73-71 over (3)Gonzaga
Memphis' Path:
94-78 over (16)Oral Roberts
72-56 over (9)Bucknell
80-64 over (13)Bradley
D.C. BRACKET
(11)George Mason VS (1)UConn
George Mason's Path:
75-65 over (6)Michigan State
65-60 over (3)North Carolina
63-55 over (7)Wichita ST
UConn's Path:
72-59 over (16)Albany
87-83 over (8)Kentucky
98-92 over (5)Washington
MINNEAPOLIS BRACKET
(3)Florida VS (1)Villanova
Florida's Path:
76-50 over (14)S Alabama
82-60 over (11)Wisconsin-Milwaukee
57-53 over (7)Georgetown
Villanova's Path:
58-45 over (16)Monmouth
82-78 over (8)Arizona
60-59 over (4)Boston College