NCAA Tournament Wrap-Up

The 2010 March Madness Tournament was one that was filled with suspense, excitement, dissapointment, failure, and victory. Due to all the upsets in the first and second rounds of the tournament, many people's brackets were ruined. Even people who pride themselves as college basketball fans (me) struggled with winning bracket pools. Upsets like Northern Iowa over Kansas were so unpredictable that barely anyone knew it was possible.

Below is an article/video of an autistic kid from Chicago who had a perfect bracket through the second round of the tournament despite all the upsets!!!



http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Autistic-Teen-Picks-First-Two-NCAA-Rounds-Perfectly-88916437.html

Below is my horrible picking bracket with all the mistakes I made because of the unpredictable upsets that occurred in the 2010 Tournament!

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/273190

NCAA March Madness Final: Duke vs. Butler

#1 seeded Duke beats #5 seeded Butler by 2 points in the end to become the 2010 NCAA Champions!!!

Final Four Results: Duke beats West Virginia!!

#1 seeded Duke beats #2 seeded West Virginia to make it to the finals of the NCAA March Madness Tournament.

Final Four Results: Butler beats Michigan State!!!

#5 seeded Butler beats Michigan State to be a part of the NCAA March Madness Finals!!!

Final Four Match-Ups

Midwest vs. West

*Michigan State vs. Butler

East vs. South

*West Virginia vs. Duke

Elite 8 Upsets: West Virginia beats Kentucky

#2 seeded West Virginia beats #1 seeded Kentucky in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.

Elite 8 Upsets: Butler beats Kansas State

#5 seeded Butler #2 seeded Kansas State in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.

Elite 8 Match-Ups

Midwest Region-

*Michigan State vs. Tennessee

West Region-

*Butler vs. Kansas State

East Region-

*Kentucky vs. West Virginia

South Region-

*Duke vs. Baylor

Sweet 16 Upsets: Butler beats Syracuse!!!

#5 seeded Butler beats #1 seeded Syracuse in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Sweet 16 Upsets: Tennessee beats Ohio State

#6 seeded Tennessee beats #2 seeded Ohio State in the 3rd round of the NCAA Tournament.

Sweet 16 Match-Ups

Midwest Region-

*Northern Iowa vs. Michigan State
*Tennessee vs. Ohio State

West Region-

*Syracuse vs. Butler
*Xavier vs. Kansas State

East Region-

*Kentucky vs. Cornell
*Washington vs. West Virginia

South Region-

*Duke vs. Purdue
*Baylor vs. St. Mary's

Second Round Upsets: Cornell beats Wisconsin!!!

#12 seeded Cornell beats #4 seeded Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament!!!

Second Round Upsets: Washington beats New Mexico!!!!

#11 seeded Washington beats #3 seeded New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA Tournament!

Second Round Upsets: St. Mary's beats Villanova!!!!

#10 seeded St. Mary's beats #2 seeded Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Second Round Upsets: Northern Iowa beats Tournament favorite Kansas!!

#9 seeded Northern Iowa beats #1 seeded Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Second Round of the NCAA Tournament Match-ups

Mid-West Region:

*Kansas vs. Northern Iowa
*Michigan State vs. Maryland
*Tennessee vs. Ohio
*Georgia Tech vs. Ohio State

West Region:

*Syracuse vs. Gonzaga
*Butler vs. Murray State
*Xavier vs. Pittsburgh
*BYU vs. Kansas State

East Region:

*Kentucky vs. Wake Forest
*Cornell vs. Wisconsin
*Washington vs. New Mexico
*Missouri vs. West Virginia

South Region:

*Duke vs. California
*Texas A&M vs. Purdue
*Old Dominion vs. Baylor
*St Mary's vs. Villanova

First Round Upsets: Murray State beats Vanderbilt with a buzzer beater shot!!!

#13 seeded Murray State beats out #4 seeded Vanderbilt with a buzzer beater shot in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

First Round Upsets: Georgia Tech Beats Oklahoma State!!!

#10 seeded Georgia Tech beats #7 seeded Oklahoma State by 5 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

First Round Upsets: Old Dominion Beats Notre Dame in Final Seconds!!!!

#11 seeded ODU beats #6 seeded Notre Dame in Final Seconds of the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.



LETS GO MONARCHS!!!!!!!

First Round Upsets: Cornell Beats Temple

#12 seeded Cornell beats #5 seeded Temple in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

First Round Upsets: Washington beats Marquette in Final Seconds!!!!

#11 seeded Washington beats #6 seeded Marquette in the end!

First Round Upsets: St. Mary's beats Richmond!

#10 seeded St. Mary's beats #7 seeded Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

First Round Upsets- Ohio beats Georgetown!!!

#14 seeded Ohio University Bobcats beats #3 seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the opening round of March Madness.

March Madness Sites

With the opening round of the NCAA tournament starting on March 16th, I thought it would be vital to know where the games are taking place.

Tuesday, March 16th- Opening Rounds
*UD Arena in Dayton Ohio. Host= University of Dayton

First and Second Rounds (March 18th nd 20th)
*New Orleans Arena. Host= Tulane University
*Dunkin Donuts Arena in Providence, Rhode Island. Host= Providence College/Big East
*HP Pavillion in San Jose, Ca. Host= San Jose State University
*Spokane Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. Host= Washington State University

First and Second Rounds (March 19th and 21st)
*HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. Host= MAAC
*Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Host= Jacksonville University
*Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Host= Marquette
*Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Host= Big 12 Conference

Regionals (March 25th and 27th)
*East: Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. Host= Syracuse University
*West: Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Host= University of Utah

Regionals (March 26th and 28th)
*Midwest: Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. Host= Missouri Valley Conference
*South: Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Host= University of Houston

Final Four (April 3rd and 5th)
*Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Host= Butler University

Week of March 1st Bubble team results/upcoming games

With Selection Sunday happening on March 15th, many teams are in need of huge wins against opponents to be able to claim a bubble spot in the NCAA tournament. Starting with games on Tuesday March 2nd, the results are as followed.

Tuesday Games
Vanderbilt at Florida- Vanderbilt beat Florida 64-60 making the Gators go into Kentucky 9-7 in the tough SEC.

Georgia Tech at Clemson- Clemson beats Georgia Tech 91-80 bringing safety to Clemson's chances at the NCAA tournament, and the Yellow Jackets basically out of it.

Louisville at Marquette- Marquette punishes Louisville 69-48 making them feel real good about their position as Louisville must keep on going through the struggles of the Big East Tournament.

Wednesday Games
Wake Forest at Florida State- Florida State wins 51-47 helping the Seminoles to a chance at the NCAA Tournament.

Connecticut at Notre Dame- The Huskies demolished Notre Dame 76-51. This win could very well be for the spot in the bracket.

Charlotte at Rhode Island- Rhode Island beats Charlotte 80-58 making Charlotte lose a lot of hope for a chance at the NCAA tournament.

Games Still to Come
Thursday- Dayton at Richmond- If Dayton does not win this, they must make it to the A-10 finals to have a shot at getting into the NCAA tournament.

Saturday- UAB at UTEP- must win for both teams.

Saturday- Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech- Since GT lost to Clemson, this is a huge one for both teams!

Saturday- Notre Dame at Marquette- must win for Notre Dame.

Saturday- New Mexico State at Utah State- Utah State needs this one for the WAC crown, and at large hopes at the NCAA tournament.

Best Scorers in every Conference in NCAA

America East Conference- John Holland- 19.9 PPG
ACC- Malcolm Delaney- 20.5 PPG
A-10- Jordan Crawford- 19.6 PPG
Big East- Luke Harangody- 24.1 PPG (Notre Dame)
Big Sky- Damian Lillard- 19.7 PPG (Weber State University)
Big South- A. Parakhouski- 21.7 PPG (Radford University)
Big Ten- E. Turner- 19.5 PPG (Ohio State University)
Big 12- J. Anderson- 22.8 PPG (Oklahoma State University)
Big West- O. Johnson- 18.0 PPG (UC Santa Barbara)
CAA- C. Jenkins- 20.4 PPG (Hofstra)
C-USA- A. Coleman- 25.6 PPG (Houston)
Ivy- Z. Rosen- 17.8 PPG (Penn State)
MAAC- R. Pickett- 17.1 PPG (Manhattan)
MAC- D. Cool- 21.1 PPG (West Michigan)
MEAC- R. Holmes- 22.0 PPG (Morgan State)
MVC- O. Eldridge- 15.9 PPG (Illinois State)
NEC- C. Hassan- 19.2 PPG (Sacred Heart)
OVC- T. Marshall- 17.7 PPG (Jacksonville State)
Pac-10- L. Fields- 22.1 PPG (Stanford)
Patriot- C. Harris- 21.1 PPG (Navy)
SEC- D. Downey- 22.5 PPG (South Carolina)
Southern- D. Sims- 20.4 PPG (Appalachian State)
Southland- M. Haynes- 23.0 PPG (Tex Arlington)
SWAC- G. Johnson- 17.0 PPG (Jackson State)
Sunbelt- T. Johnson- 18.0 PPG (La Lafayette)
WCC- O. Samhan- 21.5 PPG- (St. Mary's)
WAC- A. Oliver- 22.9 PPG- (San Jose State)
Independents- C. Garcia- 19.1 PPG (Seattle University)
MWC- J. Fredette- 20.7 PPG (Brigham Young University)
Horizon- B. Wood- 17.7 PPG (Valpairaso)
A-SUN- A. Hodzic- 22.7 PPG (Lipscomb)
Summit- R. Glenn- 19.3 PPG (IUPUI)
Great West- A. Gonzalez- 17.8 PPG (Houston Baptist)
****Stats official as of 3/4/10

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/statistics?conf=1

LOCAL NEWS: #22 Maryland beats #4 Duke 79-72

On senior night for Maryland's Vasquez, Hayes, and Milbourne, the Terps were able to pull an upset on the Duke Blue Devils. Because of this win by the Terps, they are now tied with Duke for the #1 spot in the ACC. With the ACC struggling this year, it is vital to be one of the top because not that many will enter the NCAA tournament due to conference struggles. Maryland and Duke are shoe-ins for the tournament, but being the ACC champ is just as important to both these teams. Maryland was the underdog in this game, but with Vasquez and Hayes scoring 35 points combined, it is hard for them to lose. Congratulations to University of Maryland on the big win!

NCAA AP Top 10/ESPN-USA Today Top 10/Crack's Top 10

According to the AP Poll, the top 10 teams in the country are as followed:
1. Syracuse
2. Kansas
3. Kentucky
4. Duke
5. Kansas State
6. Ohio State
7. Purdue
8. New Mexico
9. Villanova
10. West Virginia

According to ESPN and USA TOday, the top 10 teams in the country are as followed:
1. Syracuse
2. Kansas
3. Kentucky
4. Duke
5. Kansas State
6. Purdue
7. Ohio State
8. West Virginia
9. Villanova
10. New Mexico

According to me, Crack, the top 10 teams in the country are as followed:
1. Syracuse
2. Kansas
3. Kentucky
4. Kansas State
5. Duke
6. Ohio State
7. Purdue
8. New Mexico
9. Villanova
10. West Virginia

* These rankings are as of 3/2/2010

The Kansas Jayhawks were known as the number 1 team in the nation for about 3-4 weeks before Oklahoma State upset them on February 27th 85-77.

Kentucky #1 in Country for less than a week

South Carolina beats Kentucky, taking them away from being the #1 team in the nation.

Syracuse is currently the #1 team in the Country according to the NCAA Coaches and AP Polls. Aside from Duke, All other teams in the top 4 were once ranked #1 at some point through out this season. Syracuse is the most recent because of its highly effective zone defense.

Kansas has the longest active winning streak at home, and is ranked #2 in the country according to the NCAA coaching and AP Polls.

Kentucky is ranked #3 in the country according to the NCAA Coaching and AP Polls.

Currently, Duke University is ranked #4 in the country in the NCAA Coaches and AP polls.

Flickr Picture

#3 Jawan Carter
Originally uploaded by Wigstruck

Old Dominion University Basketball vs. Delaware- ODU is in a three-way tie for first place in the CAA Conference, and has won 20 straight games at home going as far back as last season!!

Youtube Video

Image Test I

This is me and my mom over christmas break. I am real close to my mother, and always will be.

Image Test II

This is my favorite College basketball team, Louisville!

My Blog Topic

I would like to focus my blog on College basketball as we near March Madness.

To be more specific, I will focus on who the top teams in the whole country are when it comes to College basketball. As a huge fan of the sport of basketball, I think focusing on college basketball will help people learn new facts about the game today, and who is on top throughout the year. I picked college basketball over professional basketball because it appeals to me more since I am in college myself. By viewing this blog, followers will learn more about college basketball around the country, and will stay on track with current news, events, and games.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/ncaa-m-baskbl-body.html

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/

Comm 366 is taking over!

What's up everybody? This is Matt McCracken speaking for the Crack House Blog. I'm sitting in class right now learning how to do this blog stuff. Take it easy.