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collegesportsfanms · 05-15-2018, 08:18 PM

2025 Postseason

Just 6 teams in the postseason this season, down 1 from last season. This ought to be another quick post, but before we get into the postseason recap, we have a feature game to look at:

3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal - (6) Stanford (Rob Nielsen) vs. (2) St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- A shootout to say the least, but the difference was at the free throw line. St. John's had more buckets and three pointers, but Stanford shot 27 more free throws than the Johnnie's, making almost double what Stanford attempted. Ouch! Tough way to go out (I hate that FBCB seems to have such high free throw discrepancies quite often).

Final Score: (6) Stanford- 94, (2) St. John's- 86

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 25-11, 12-4 America East.

3/19/25- NIT South Region Second Round vs. (5) Columbia (W 79-64).
3/24/25- NIT South Region Semifinal at (1) Indiana State (W 106-104, OT).
3/27/25- NIT South Region Final vs. (4) Oklahoma State (L 86-63).

Probably not the way the Hawks wanted their season to end, getting absolutely pasted against a good Oklahoma State team (obviously road/home in the tournaments isn't based on higher seed, as Hartford should have went to Oklahoma State otherwise), but still a fantastic season, and one that should see Coach Ginsberg get some higher profile job offers.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 27-9, 15-3 Big East.

3/20/25- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (15) Alabama State (W 80-54).
3/22/25- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (10) USC Upstate (W 60-49).
3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (6) Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough way for the Red Storm to go out, as they just couldn't stay away from fouls against Stanford. When you send a team to the line that many times, justified or not, you're setting yourself up for trouble. Still another tremendous season though, following up a national championship with a Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 20-14, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/18/25- CIT First Round at (1) Tennessee Tech (W 78-74).
3/24/25- CIT Second Round at (8) Seattle (W 64-62).
3/26/25- CIT Semifinals at (5) UC Riverside (W 71-65).
4/1/25- CIT Championship at (6) Western Carolina (W 75-57).

Congrats to Coach Shocker and the Owls who have to go on the road for every game in the CIT (ok, so the CIT does do home/away by higher seed, why doesn't the NIT? Weird), but they have 3 tough battles before blowing out Western Carolina to win the CIT. Coach Shocker really needs to follow this up by getting into one of the other tournaments and having success next season, but for now, he'll enjoy the moment.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 28-8, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/21/25- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (11) Davidson (W 80-77).
3/23/25- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (3) Florida (W 83-67).
3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (2) St. John's- feature game, highlighted above.
3/30/25- NCAA South Region Final vs. (9) San Diego (W 90-81).
4/5/25- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (1W) Baylor (L 105-99, OT).

Another great run for the Cardinal, who might have been very fortunate to beat St. John's, but they gave Baylor all they wanted and them some. I expect Coach Sanchez to have Stanford in a good position for a long time.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 35-4, 17-1 Pac 12.

3/21/25- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (15) UTSA (W 83-68).
3/23/25- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (7) Wichita State (W 87-75).
3/27/25- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (3) Georgetown (W 110-96).
3/29/25- NCAA Midwest Region Final vs. (1) Michigan State (W 65-54).
4/5/25- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (4E) Virginia (W 70-59).
4/7/25- NCAA National Championship vs. (1W) Baylor (L 68-60).

The Bruins were 1 game away from making it back to back NCAA national championships for our FOFC coached teams. Coach Al Mighty might be a little upset to see Michigan State in the Elite Eight after he chose to leave a couple seasons ago. No shame in losing to Baylor though, as they were by far the best team all season. I think they held that #1 ranking for most of the season, and although UCLA really should have been a #1 seed, they played with a chip on their shoulder and got all the way to the title game.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 19-15, 11-7 SWAC.

3/18/25- CIT First Round vs. (10) Southern Utah (W 65-57).
3/24/25- CIT Second Round at (2) Murray State (W 73-61).
3/26/25- CIT Semifinal at (6) Western Carolina (L 67-55).

Good run for the Golden Lions, coming 1 game short of giving us a feature game in the CIT Championship. Coach Gunn might be disappointed that his team underperformed a little bit and didn't get an NCAA bid by winning the SWAC, but he will be happy to know that Hawaii lost in their first game of the NIT, meaning his new school went farther in the postseason than his old school.

05-15-2018, 08:18 PM	#707
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2025 Postseason Just 6 teams in the postseason this season, down 1 from last season. This ought to be another quick post, but before we get into the postseason recap, we have a feature game to look at: 3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal - (6) Stanford (Rob Nielsen) vs. (2) St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- A shootout to say the least, but the difference was at the free throw line. St. John's had more buckets and three pointers, but Stanford shot 27 more free throws than the Johnnie's, making almost double what Stanford attempted. Ouch! Tough way to go out (I hate that FBCB seems to have such high free throw discrepancies quite often). Final Score: (6) Stanford- 94, (2) St. John's- 86 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 25-11, 12-4 America East. 3/19/25- NIT South Region Second Round vs. (5) Columbia (W 79-64). 3/24/25- NIT South Region Semifinal at (1) Indiana State (W 106-104, OT). 3/27/25- NIT South Region Final vs. (4) Oklahoma State (L 86-63). Probably not the way the Hawks wanted their season to end, getting absolutely pasted against a good Oklahoma State team (obviously road/home in the tournaments isn't based on higher seed, as Hartford should have went to Oklahoma State otherwise), but still a fantastic season, and one that should see Coach Ginsberg get some higher profile job offers. St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 27-9, 15-3 Big East. 3/20/25- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (15) Alabama State (W 80-54). 3/22/25- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (10) USC Upstate (W 60-49). 3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (6) Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. Tough way for the Red Storm to go out, as they just couldn't stay away from fouls against Stanford. When you send a team to the line that many times, justified or not, you're setting yourself up for trouble. Still another tremendous season though, following up a national championship with a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 20-14, 11-7 Conference USA. 3/18/25- CIT First Round at (1) Tennessee Tech (W 78-74). 3/24/25- CIT Second Round at (8) Seattle (W 64-62). 3/26/25- CIT Semifinals at (5) UC Riverside (W 71-65). 4/1/25- CIT Championship at (6) Western Carolina (W 75-57). Congrats to Coach Shocker and the Owls who have to go on the road for every game in the CIT (ok, so the CIT does do home/away by higher seed, why doesn't the NIT? Weird), but they have 3 tough battles before blowing out Western Carolina to win the CIT. Coach Shocker really needs to follow this up by getting into one of the other tournaments and having success next season, but for now, he'll enjoy the moment. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 28-8, 13-5 Pac 12. 3/21/25- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (11) Davidson (W 80-77). 3/23/25- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (3) Florida (W 83-67). 3/28/25- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (2) St. John's- feature game, highlighted above. 3/30/25- NCAA South Region Final vs. (9) San Diego (W 90-81). 4/5/25- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (1W) Baylor (L 105-99, OT). Another great run for the Cardinal, who might have been very fortunate to beat St. John's, but they gave Baylor all they wanted and them some. I expect Coach Sanchez to have Stanford in a good position for a long time. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 35-4, 17-1 Pac 12. 3/21/25- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (15) UTSA (W 83-68). 3/23/25- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (7) Wichita State (W 87-75). 3/27/25- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (3) Georgetown (W 110-96). 3/29/25- NCAA Midwest Region Final vs. (1) Michigan State (W 65-54). 4/5/25- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (4E) Virginia (W 70-59). 4/7/25- NCAA National Championship vs. (1W) Baylor (L 68-60). The Bruins were 1 game away from making it back to back NCAA national championships for our FOFC coached teams. Coach Al Mighty might be a little upset to see Michigan State in the Elite Eight after he chose to leave a couple seasons ago. No shame in losing to Baylor though, as they were by far the best team all season. I think they held that #1 ranking for most of the season, and although UCLA really should have been a #1 seed, they played with a chip on their shoulder and got all the way to the title game. Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 19-15, 11-7 SWAC. 3/18/25- CIT First Round vs. (10) Southern Utah (W 65-57). 3/24/25- CIT Second Round at (2) Murray State (W 73-61). 3/26/25- CIT Semifinal at (6) Western Carolina (L 67-55). Good run for the Golden Lions, coming 1 game short of giving us a feature game in the CIT Championship. Coach Gunn might be disappointed that his team underperformed a little bit and didn't get an NCAA bid by winning the SWAC, but he will be happy to know that Hawaii lost in their first game of the NIT, meaning his new school went farther in the postseason than his old school.