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2019 Postseason
No feature games amongst our 7 postseason teams, so this should be a pretty quick post, as I'm only featuring the 7 teams that are still playing.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 25-9, 14-4 ACC.
3/22/19- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (12) Drexel (W 75-55).
3/24/19- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (4) Northern Iowa (L 72-57).
Not the ending the Blue Devils were looking for, but it is definitely something they can build on for next season.
Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 22-13, 10-8 Big 12.
3/21/19- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (11) UTEP (W 91-85).
3/23/19- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (3) Arizona (W 77-70, OT).
3/29/19- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (10) Butler (L 77-66).
Apparently those first 2 games took it out of the Jayhawks, as they get upset by Butler. Still, despite the subpar season in the Big 12, they are still able to make it to the Sweet Sixteen.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 19-13, 11-9 MAAC.
3/21/19- NIT Midwest Region Second Round at (3) Niagara (L 86-40).
Ouch! Not a good way to end the season at all, the Hawks totally forgot to show up. All in all, a successful season because they actually made the NIT, but room to improve.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 20-14, 9-9 Pac 12.
3/20/19- NIT South Region Second Round vs. (6) Old Dominion (W 73-54).
3/22/19- NIT South Region Semifinal at (2) Utah State (W 69-64, OT).
3/27/19- NIT South Region Final at (4) Illinois (L 61-57).
Another NIT run for the Cardinal, but this time it is cut short before the NIT Final Four. The NIT runs are nice, but Coach Sanchez is ready to dance again.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 30-5, 14-4 Pac 12.
3/21/19- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (15) Mercer (W 92-61).
3/23/19- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (10) North Carolina (L 62-60).
Another early exit for the Bruins, who blew a 7 point halftime lead to North Carolina. Let's be honest though, when's the last time Carolina was seeded that low? They deserved better and so did the Bruins.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 21-12, 11-7 SEC.
3/21/19- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (13) Air Force (L 59-51).
This was one of the bigger upsets of the First Round, unfortunately it just had to happen to the Crimson Tide. Kudos to them for getting to the big dance, but it could have been a lot better season without a kinda sorta late season collapse.
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-9, 14-4 SEC.
3/22/19- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (14) Robert Morris (W 68-59).
3/24/19- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (6) Illinois State (L 84-75).
The Wildcats will not be happy about losing in the Second Round to a mid-major team. They fell short of their goals this season and Coach Hutt will be sure to let them know about it.
So that takes care of the 2019 postseason, quite an uneventful one for our FOFC coaches and teams.
I am going to send out the spreadsheets this time, as soon as I get everything all figured out. We're 4 seasons in, and I'm going to trust that there will be no human errors. As soon as I enter the numbers from this season (which includes awards when I get there), I'll get a link to the spreadsheets, adjust the coaches ratings that wanted the prestige bump to 11, and get the 2019-2020 season going, hopefully by next week.
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