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Old 07-14-2016, 08:48 AM   #208
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2 feature games this week and they are both in the Pac 12.

3/13/19- Pac 12 First Round- (10) Washington State (DeShawn St. John) vs. (7) Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Neither team took care of the ball in this one as there were 36 combined turnovers. The difference was the first half in which Washington State could score only 19 points. Colorado took a 12 point lead into halftime and coasted into the Quarterfinals.

Final Score: (7) Colorado- 63, (10) Washington State- 54

3/14/19- Pac 12 Quarterfinals- (7) Colorado (Rob Nielsen) vs. (2) #5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Despite having 18 turnovers, the Bruins rolled to an easy victory. The reason why? 57.4% shooting from the field, and 48% shooting from three point land. Oh yea, a 42-25 rebounding edge didn't hurt either. All UCLA in this one as they move into the Semis.

Final Score: (2) #5 UCLA- 85, (7) Colorado- 65

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-23, 5-11 America East.

The Hawks lost in their conference tournament last week and their season is over.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-26, 2-16 American.

3/14/19- American First Round vs. (6) Temple (L 74-67).

A good effort for the Pirates, but it was not to be, as they end their season, the worst in Coach Al Hutt's career.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 12-20, 7-11 American.

3/14/19- American First Round vs. (10) UCF (L 77-69).

The rematch games were not kind to our FOFC coaches in this conference, as the Golden Hurricane lost theirs too and will end their season, also the worst in Coach Brown's short tenure.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-15, 11-7 Atlantic 10.

3/14/19- Atlantic 10 Second Round vs. (11) Fordham (W 81-65).
3/15/19- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (3) Rhode Island (L 65-56).

The Wildcats split 2 games in their conference tournament. 17-15 is going to be a tough sell for postseason play, and if they get left out, they can look back at those 2 regular season losses to Mississippi State, as well as a loss to North Carolina A&T.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 8-23, 5-13 ACC.

3/12/19- ACC First Round vs. (11) Florida State (L 94-63).

The Tigers just didn't compete in their First Round game. They had some momentum going into it, but it didn't show. They'll end their season with a major decline from Coach Johnson's first season.

#17 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 24-8, 14-4 ACC.

3/14/19- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Louisville (L 76-61).

Yuck! The Blue Devils will take a 2 game losing streak into the NCAA Tournament. They are still a lock, even after this loss, and the streak of not reaching the postseason stops at 1. Nice turnaround for Coach Hoo.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 20-12, 10-8 Big 12.

3/14/19- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (4) West Virginia (W 102-63).
3/15/19- Big 12 Semifinals vs. (1) #2 Iowa State (L 82-71).

Well the Jayhawks certainly took care of business in their Quarterfinal game, and played Iowa State well, but not well enough. While it wasn't as good as last season, their record should be good enough to get them into the NCAA Tournament, especially since their RPI is 15.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 10-21, 3-15 Big 12.

3/13/19- Big 12 First Round vs. (7) Texas Tech (W 65-54).
3/14/19- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (2) #19 Baylor (L 65-51).

The Horned Frogs have had Texas Tech's number much more than any other team in the Big 12 since Coach Mighty came on, it's just every other team they struggle with. Not a bad effort against Baylor. It's 3 seasons in a row with 10+ wins for TCU, but they are a long ways away from being a postseason tournament team.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 13-18, 7-11 Big Ten.

3/14/19- Big Ten Second Round vs. (7) Illinois (L 84-81, OT).

Good effort by the Wolverines, but they end the season on a 4 game losing streak. The RPI would be good enough to get them a postseason bid, but the record.. not so much. Their season is over.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 15-16, 7-11 Big Ten.

3/14/19- Big Ten Second Round vs. (8) Indiana (W 67-57).
3/15/19- Big Ten Quarterfinals vs. (1) #4 Wisconsin (L 87-71).

The Spartans started to play better ball at the end of the season, and hopefully they can focus on that next season, instead of the disaster it was. By far the worst season in Al Mighty's history, and they'll have to regroup next season.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-23, 6-12 Big Ten.

3/13/19- Big Ten First Round vs. (13) Penn State (L 72-57).

Last year was a dream season for the Wildcats. This season.. a complete disaster. No postseason for them this season, which is Coach Vee's 2nd at the helm.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-16, 7-9 Big West.

3/14/19- Big West Quarterfinals vs. (3) UC Irvine (L 79-65).

Thankfully, this season is over for Coach Gunn, who must now deal with the thousands, maybe even millions of hits on firecoachgunn.com. Going from 25 wins 3 seasons ago to 13 wins this season, I'll be surprised if his seat isn't warm going into next season.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 11-20, 6-12 Conference USA.

3/12/19- Conference USA First Round vs. (14) Florida Atlantic (W 69-48).
3/13/19- Conference USA Second Round vs. (6) Western Kentucky (L 63-61, OT).

A great effort by the 49ers in their Quarterfinal game, but they needed a lot more than that. They'll end their season with an 11-20 record, but it was an improvement over last season.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-16, 7-11 Conference USA.

3/13/19- Conference USA Second Round vs. (8) Marshall (L 72-62).

A far cry from last season for the Owls, who won a career best 21 games last season. This season, they'll be sitting at home during the postseason.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 19-12, 11-9 MAAC.

The Hawks lost in their conference tournament last week, but have had a strong season. They should be going to some postseason tournament, it's just a matter of which one. The 92 RPI leads me to believe it won't be the NIT, but probably the CBI.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 11-19, 5-11 MEAC.

3/11/19- MEAC First Round vs. (6) Savannah State (L 77-69).

The Spartans are glad this season is over, easily the worst in Coach Carrano's young career (see the trend here? This is why I want to bump up coach ratings a bit). Some pretty good talent coming back next season which could help a lot.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-16, 9-9 Pac 12.

3/13/19- Pac 12 First Round vs. (10) Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
3/14/19- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (2) #5 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Buffaloes keep the .500 trend they've had all season, winning one and losing one this week. That's just not going to be good enough for the postseason, as they'll be on the outside looking in again.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 18-13, 9-9 Pac 12.

3/13/19- Pac 12 First Round vs. (11) Arizona State (L 55-50).

Ugh! This win probably would have sealed an NCAA Tournament bid for the Cardinal, but with the loss, it's anybody's guess. An RPI of 54 should be good enough, but we've seen teams with better RPIs get left out. Either way, they should at the very least be making another trip to the NIT.

#5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 29-4, 14-4 Pac 12.

3/14/19- Pac 12 Quarterfinals vs. (7) Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
3/15/19- Pac 12 Semifinals vs. (3) California (W 85-68).
3/16/19- Pac 12 Championship vs. (1) #6 Arizona (W 85-75).

An incredible run for Coach Shepard and the Bruins. This makes their 4th straight Pac 12 Tournament title. They may not be able to always get it done in the regular season, but they get it done in the conference tournament, and had to go through Arizona to do it yet again. They should be a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-17, 6-12 Pac 12.

3/13/19- Pac 12 First Round vs. (7) Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

So frustrating for the Cougars, who seem to be just right there. They seem to be just that key player or 2 away from making a push towards the top of the Pac 12. As it stands, their season will end early yet again.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 21-11, 11-7 SEC.

3/15/19- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (5) LSU (L 89-71).

Well, the regular season didn't end nearly the way the Crimson Tide hoped, but they still had a heck of a season, even improving from last season. Last year they made the NIT, this season, they are going dancing. At least.. I'd be shocked if they aren't.

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 15-17, 7-11 SEC.

3/13/19- SEC First Round vs. (14) Auburn (W 81-70).
3/14/19- SEC Second Round vs. (6) Missouri (L 76-74).

I would like to say that the Gators had a nice effort against Missouri in the Second Round, but considering Missouri had a losing record too, it's a game Florida should have won. Their nightmare season is over, as they finish way below Gator standards and look to figure it out for next season.

#12 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 23-8, 14-4 SEC.

3/15/19- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Arkansas (L 88-76).

Another SEC upset, as the Wildcats go down. This might hurt their seeding a seed or 2, but they are still headed to the NCAA Tournament and should be a 3 seed.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-17, 7-13 Sun Belt.

The Trojans didn't qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament and their season is over. It was a bit better season than last season, but they've had better.

I have decided not to reveal the polls going into Selection Sunday, because really, they are the same as the polls I revealed last week. The new polls don't happen until after Selection Sunday, so this will wrap up this post
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