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collegesportsfanms · 10-20-2016, 07:59 AM

March 9-15, 2020

We finish up the conference tournaments this week, and only had 2 feature games, both on the same day, and both early on in the tournaments. Let's take a look.

3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals- (5) TCU (Bee Mighty) vs. (4) Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- A tightly contested contest that seemed to be decided at the free throw line as TCU hit 71% of their free throws and Kansas only hit 43% of theirs. Ouch! Despite having almost double the turnovers Kansas had, the Horned Frogs survive and move to the Big 12 Semifinals.

Final Score: (4) TCU- 69, (5) Kansas- 66

3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals- (5) UCLA (Tim Shepard) vs. (4) Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The Bruins took advantage of rebounding in this one, as they outrebounded Stanford 36-25 and hit 7 more shots from the field. That was enough to move on to the Pac 12 Semifinals.

Final Score: (5) UCLA- 70, (4) Stanford- 60

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 22-9, 12-4 America East.

3/9/20- America East Semifinals vs. (5) Albany (L 74-53).

Ouch! The Hawks didn't fare very well in this one. Maybe the pressure of actually being the best team in the conference got to them. They've been projected in the NCAA Tournament in most of the bubble watches, and I think they'll still get an at-large berth.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 8-23, 1-17 American.

3/12/20- American First Round vs. (6) Tulane (W 73-58).
3/13/20- American Quarterfinals vs. (3) Memphis (L 63-48).

Better effort for the Pirates once they got to the American Conference Tournament, as they got a nice victory, but Memphis was just too tough, so their season will be over.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 18-13, 10-8 American.

3/13/20- American Quarterfinals vs. (4) SMU (L 93-82).

Not a good showing for the Golden Hurricane who forgot to play defense. They won't be in the NCAA Tournament, but I could see them hosting a First Round NIT game.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 21-12, 14-4 Atlantic 10.

3/13/20- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (7) Rhode Island (W 79-48).
3/14/20- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (6) George Washington (W 75-66).
3/15/20- Atlantic 10 Championship vs. (8) Richmond (L 74-57).

Tough championship game for the Wildcats, who never really could get going. No matter though, as just making it to the championship should have been more than enough to get them an At-Large berth. They are a possible contender for a First Four game.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 10-23, 3-15 ACC.

3/10/20- ACC First Round vs. (10) Virginia Tech (W 69-58).
3/11/20- ACC Second Round vs. (7) Virginia (W 74-66).
3/12/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (2) #2 North Carolina (L 85-70).

Nice run for the Tigers, who really picked it up in the postseason and actually had North Carolina on their heels for parts of the Quarterfinal game. Unfortunately, they needed to win the ACC Tournament to keep their season alive, so they are done.

Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 19-16, 6-12 ACC.

3/10/20- ACC First Round vs. (14) Boston College (W 90-85).
3/11/20- ACC Second Round vs. (6) #17 Florida State (W 84-69).
3/12/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (3) #9 Louisville (W 69-66).
3/13/20- ACC Semifinals vs. (2) #2 North Carolina (L 73-57).

The Blue Devils also had a good run, lifting their postseason chances just a bit. Had they played like this all season, they'd be a lock for the NCAA Tournament. With that 6-12 conference record, I think they'll still get passed over, and I wouldn't be surprised if the NIT passes them over as well. I think they may be demoted to the CBI.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 17-14, 9-9 Big 12.

3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) TCU- feature game, highlighted above.

The Jayhawks needed to win this one to feel good about an at-large berth. I think they are on the outside looking in, and they'll be in the NIT.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-14, 9-9 Big 12.

3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (5) Kansas- feature game, highlighted above.
3/13/20- Big 12 Semifinals vs. (8) West Virginia (L 73-64).

The Horned Frogs missed a golden opportunity to get to the Big 12 Championship, falling to West Virginia. I don't think they can feel good about their NCAA chances quite yet. A First Four game maybe, but I think they'll also be in the NIT.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 13-18, 9-9 Big Ten.

3/12/20- Big Ten Second Round vs. (14) Rutgers (L 57-44).

Ouch! The Wolverines put up a pitiful offensive display in losing a game that they should have won. They needed to win the Big Ten Tournament to have postseason chances, so their season is over.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 20-11, 12-6 Big Ten.

3/13/20- Big Ten Quarterfinals vs. (14) Rutgers (L 67-55).

Wow! The Spartans also fall victim to a Cinderella Rutgers team. Bad, bad loss for them, as they will go into the NCAA Tournament with a 3 game losing streak. Yes, I still think they are safely in, but that 3 game losing streak surely knocked them down a couple seed lines.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-17, 7-11 Big Ten.

3/11/20- Big Ten First Round vs. (13) Ohio State (L 69-58).

The Wildcats fell short, another team that needed to win the Big Ten Tournament to see the postseason, so they'll end their season.

For those wondering about Rutgers after they took care of both Michigan and Michigan State, they kept going by winning their semifinal game against 7th seed Purdue, but lost the Big Ten Championship to 4th seed Minnesota. Despite only having a 5-13 conference record and last place in the conference, they actually might make the postseason because their overall record is 19-16. Crazy.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-16, 6-10 Big West.

The Warriors failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament, ending their season at 13-16. Coach Gunn now gets the honor of seeing all those extra hits on firecoachgunn.com, wondering if his days in Hawaii are over.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-17, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/12/20- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (5) UAB (W 80-78).
3/13/20- Conference USA Semifinals vs. (1) UTEP (L 68-60).

Tough luck for the 49ers in the C-USA Semis, as even though they finished 4th in the conference, their record overall was under .500, so they'll end their season with a 14-17 record.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-19, 7-11 Conference USA.

3/10/20- Conference USA First Round vs. (14) Western Kentucky (L 66-55).

The Owls fizzled out late in their C-USA Tournament game and will end their season with a 12-19 record.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 18-15, 13-7 MAAC.

3/9/20- MAAC Championship vs. (4) Quinnipiac (L 56-46).

The Hawks did great by making it to this game, but really needed to win it to assure themselves of a postseason berth. The way FBCB has snubbed our FOFC teams in the past, I have a bad feeling Monmouth is going to get left out completely.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 10-20, 7-9 MEAC.

3/9/20- MEAC First Round vs. (8) Savannah State (L 69-62).

So the Spartans finish off their worst overall season in the young history of Coach Carrano. They did better in conference play, but worse overall. They'll finish with a 10-20 record.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-21, 7-11 Pac 12.

3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (8) Arizona State (L 74-62).

A sad effort to end what has been a sad season for the Buffaloes. They'll finish with a 10-21 record and Coach Nielsen will hope that his job is safe for another season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-14, 10-8 Pac 12.

3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (5) UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cardinal needed a couple wins to feel good about the postseason, now they will have to wait it out, and I don't just mean for the NCAA, I mean all the postseason tournaments. With a 16-14 record and an 87 RPI, I have a feeling they are going to get left out as well.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-11, 9-9 Pac 12.

3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (12) USC (W 66-51).
3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
3/13/20- Pac 12 Semifinals vs. (1) #3 Arizona (L 73-65).

A good run for the Bruins, but they ran into a really, really good Arizona team. 11 losses is way too many in a season for this proud college. They are a borderline NCAA team, and I think they'll sneak in, barely.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 14-18, 5-13 Pac 12.

3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (6) Oregon State (W 83-74).
3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (3) Oregon (L 65-60).

Great effort by the Cougars in the Quarterfinal loss, unfortunately they needed to win it plus 2 more to make a postseason tournament, so they'll end their season with a 14-18 record.

#16 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-8, 13-5 SEC.

3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (11) Ole Miss (L 75-67).

The Crimson Tide ran into a very determined Ole Miss team in the Quarterfinals. Regardless, they'll be dancing, probably as a 3 or 4 seed.

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 16-15, 9-9 SEC.

3/12/20- SEC Second Round vs. (11) Ole Miss (L 73-68).

The Gators can take some solace in knowing they weren't the only team to be upset by Ole Miss, the problem was they needed this game a lot more than Alabama did. At 16-15 and with an RPI of 84, I have to think they have played their last game this season.

#10 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 27-6, 14-4 SEC.

3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (8) Missouri (W 80-74).
3/14/20- SEC Semifinals vs. (4) #15 Arkansas (W 94-88).
3/15/20- SEC Championship vs. (2) #6 Vanderbilt (L 77-72).

The Wildcats can't close the door on another SEC Championship, falling to a very good Vanderbilt team in the championship game. No matter, they'll still be in the NCAA Tournament with ease, probably as a #1 seed, maybe a #2 seed.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-15, 7-13 Sun Belt.

The Trojans failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament, meaning their season will be over with a 14-15 record. This gives both the players and Coach Hawkins a chance to sit down and figure out how they had a monumental collapse at the end of the season, losing 9 of their last 11.

And now for the moment everybody has been waiting for, Selection Sunday!

10-20-2016, 07:59 AM	#294
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	March 9-15, 2020 We finish up the conference tournaments this week, and only had 2 feature games, both on the same day, and both early on in the tournaments. Let's take a look. 3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals- (5) TCU (Bee Mighty) vs. (4) Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- A tightly contested contest that seemed to be decided at the free throw line as TCU hit 71% of their free throws and Kansas only hit 43% of theirs. Ouch! Despite having almost double the turnovers Kansas had, the Horned Frogs survive and move to the Big 12 Semifinals. Final Score: (4) TCU- 69, (5) Kansas- 66 3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals- (5) UCLA (Tim Shepard) vs. (4) Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The Bruins took advantage of rebounding in this one, as they outrebounded Stanford 36-25 and hit 7 more shots from the field. That was enough to move on to the Pac 12 Semifinals. Final Score: (5) UCLA- 70, (4) Stanford- 60 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 22-9, 12-4 America East. 3/9/20- America East Semifinals vs. (5) Albany (L 74-53). Ouch! The Hawks didn't fare very well in this one. Maybe the pressure of actually being the best team in the conference got to them. They've been projected in the NCAA Tournament in most of the bubble watches, and I think they'll still get an at-large berth. ECU (Al Hutt) -- 8-23, 1-17 American. 3/12/20- American First Round vs. (6) Tulane (W 73-58). 3/13/20- American Quarterfinals vs. (3) Memphis (L 63-48). Better effort for the Pirates once they got to the American Conference Tournament, as they got a nice victory, but Memphis was just too tough, so their season will be over. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 18-13, 10-8 American. 3/13/20- American Quarterfinals vs. (4) SMU (L 93-82). Not a good showing for the Golden Hurricane who forgot to play defense. They won't be in the NCAA Tournament, but I could see them hosting a First Round NIT game. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 21-12, 14-4 Atlantic 10. 3/13/20- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (7) Rhode Island (W 79-48). 3/14/20- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (6) George Washington (W 75-66). 3/15/20- Atlantic 10 Championship vs. (8) Richmond (L 74-57). Tough championship game for the Wildcats, who never really could get going. No matter though, as just making it to the championship should have been more than enough to get them an At-Large berth. They are a possible contender for a First Four game. Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 10-23, 3-15 ACC. 3/10/20- ACC First Round vs. (10) Virginia Tech (W 69-58). 3/11/20- ACC Second Round vs. (7) Virginia (W 74-66). 3/12/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (2) #2 North Carolina (L 85-70). Nice run for the Tigers, who really picked it up in the postseason and actually had North Carolina on their heels for parts of the Quarterfinal game. Unfortunately, they needed to win the ACC Tournament to keep their season alive, so they are done. Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 19-16, 6-12 ACC. 3/10/20- ACC First Round vs. (14) Boston College (W 90-85). 3/11/20- ACC Second Round vs. (6) #17 Florida State (W 84-69). 3/12/20- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (3) #9 Louisville (W 69-66). 3/13/20- ACC Semifinals vs. (2) #2 North Carolina (L 73-57). The Blue Devils also had a good run, lifting their postseason chances just a bit. Had they played like this all season, they'd be a lock for the NCAA Tournament. With that 6-12 conference record, I think they'll still get passed over, and I wouldn't be surprised if the NIT passes them over as well. I think they may be demoted to the CBI. Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 17-14, 9-9 Big 12. 3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) TCU- feature game, highlighted above. The Jayhawks needed to win this one to feel good about an at-large berth. I think they are on the outside looking in, and they'll be in the NIT. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-14, 9-9 Big 12. 3/12/20- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (5) Kansas- feature game, highlighted above. 3/13/20- Big 12 Semifinals vs. (8) West Virginia (L 73-64). The Horned Frogs missed a golden opportunity to get to the Big 12 Championship, falling to West Virginia. I don't think they can feel good about their NCAA chances quite yet. A First Four game maybe, but I think they'll also be in the NIT. Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 13-18, 9-9 Big Ten. 3/12/20- Big Ten Second Round vs. (14) Rutgers (L 57-44). Ouch! The Wolverines put up a pitiful offensive display in losing a game that they should have won. They needed to win the Big Ten Tournament to have postseason chances, so their season is over. Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 20-11, 12-6 Big Ten. 3/13/20- Big Ten Quarterfinals vs. (14) Rutgers (L 67-55). Wow! The Spartans also fall victim to a Cinderella Rutgers team. Bad, bad loss for them, as they will go into the NCAA Tournament with a 3 game losing streak. Yes, I still think they are safely in, but that 3 game losing streak surely knocked them down a couple seed lines. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-17, 7-11 Big Ten. 3/11/20- Big Ten First Round vs. (13) Ohio State (L 69-58). The Wildcats fell short, another team that needed to win the Big Ten Tournament to see the postseason, so they'll end their season. For those wondering about Rutgers after they took care of both Michigan and Michigan State, they kept going by winning their semifinal game against 7th seed Purdue, but lost the Big Ten Championship to 4th seed Minnesota. Despite only having a 5-13 conference record and last place in the conference, they actually might make the postseason because their overall record is 19-16. Crazy. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-16, 6-10 Big West. The Warriors failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament, ending their season at 13-16. Coach Gunn now gets the honor of seeing all those extra hits on firecoachgunn.com, wondering if his days in Hawaii are over. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-17, 11-7 Conference USA. 3/12/20- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (5) UAB (W 80-78). 3/13/20- Conference USA Semifinals vs. (1) UTEP (L 68-60). Tough luck for the 49ers in the C-USA Semis, as even though they finished 4th in the conference, their record overall was under .500, so they'll end their season with a 14-17 record. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-19, 7-11 Conference USA. 3/10/20- Conference USA First Round vs. (14) Western Kentucky (L 66-55). The Owls fizzled out late in their C-USA Tournament game and will end their season with a 12-19 record. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 18-15, 13-7 MAAC. 3/9/20- MAAC Championship vs. (4) Quinnipiac (L 56-46). The Hawks did great by making it to this game, but really needed to win it to assure themselves of a postseason berth. The way FBCB has snubbed our FOFC teams in the past, I have a bad feeling Monmouth is going to get left out completely. Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 10-20, 7-9 MEAC. 3/9/20- MEAC First Round vs. (8) Savannah State (L 69-62). So the Spartans finish off their worst overall season in the young history of Coach Carrano. They did better in conference play, but worse overall. They'll finish with a 10-20 record. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-21, 7-11 Pac 12. 3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (8) Arizona State (L 74-62). A sad effort to end what has been a sad season for the Buffaloes. They'll finish with a 10-21 record and Coach Nielsen will hope that his job is safe for another season. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-14, 10-8 Pac 12. 3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (5) UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. The Cardinal needed a couple wins to feel good about the postseason, now they will have to wait it out, and I don't just mean for the NCAA, I mean all the postseason tournaments. With a 16-14 record and an 87 RPI, I have a feeling they are going to get left out as well. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-11, 9-9 Pac 12. 3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (12) USC (W 66-51). 3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 3/13/20- Pac 12 Semifinals vs. (1) #3 Arizona (L 73-65). A good run for the Bruins, but they ran into a really, really good Arizona team. 11 losses is way too many in a season for this proud college. They are a borderline NCAA team, and I think they'll sneak in, barely. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 14-18, 5-13 Pac 12. 3/11/20- Pac 12 First Round vs. (6) Oregon State (W 83-74). 3/12/20- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (3) Oregon (L 65-60). Great effort by the Cougars in the Quarterfinal loss, unfortunately they needed to win it plus 2 more to make a postseason tournament, so they'll end their season with a 14-18 record. #16 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-8, 13-5 SEC. 3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (11) Ole Miss (L 75-67). The Crimson Tide ran into a very determined Ole Miss team in the Quarterfinals. Regardless, they'll be dancing, probably as a 3 or 4 seed. Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 16-15, 9-9 SEC. 3/12/20- SEC Second Round vs. (11) Ole Miss (L 73-68). The Gators can take some solace in knowing they weren't the only team to be upset by Ole Miss, the problem was they needed this game a lot more than Alabama did. At 16-15 and with an RPI of 84, I have to think they have played their last game this season. #10 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 27-6, 14-4 SEC. 3/13/20- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (8) Missouri (W 80-74). 3/14/20- SEC Semifinals vs. (4) #15 Arkansas (W 94-88). 3/15/20- SEC Championship vs. (2) #6 Vanderbilt (L 77-72). The Wildcats can't close the door on another SEC Championship, falling to a very good Vanderbilt team in the championship game. No matter, they'll still be in the NCAA Tournament with ease, probably as a #1 seed, maybe a #2 seed. Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-15, 7-13 Sun Belt. The Trojans failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament, meaning their season will be over with a 14-15 record. This gives both the players and Coach Hawkins a chance to sit down and figure out how they had a monumental collapse at the end of the season, losing 9 of their last 11. And now for the moment everybody has been waiting for, Selection Sunday!