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Saturday, May 18, 2024
You can collect the votes right now, and probably don’t even need to count them, the choice is so obvious. In a stunning upset, the winner for the breakout performance by a conference (non-NCAA Tournament edition) goes to the Western Athletic Conference.
Through five days, the 2017 NCAA tourney has become marked by its lack of surprises, and Saturday was no different, regardless of what seeds say.
The postseason is just a couple days old, and already it’s been one wild ride for the Pac-12.
Much the same as the NFL season opening on a Thursday night or Major League Baseball beginning on a Sunday night, the NCAA Tournament beginning with play-in games on a Tuesday night-starting with two 16 seeds against each other-will never feel right. That said, as long as the NCAA continues playing its First Four, then Tuesday night was a pretty good start for a tourney.
The NCAA Tournament field is set, and there’s a lot to talk about. Plus the other three tournaments announced their fields, and weather appears likely to impact a number of travel plans in one part of the country.
The 2016 NCAA Tournament needed its signature game, and it got one in no better place-in its final game. And it was much-needed in a tourney that in many ways was slightly below average.
The NIT belonged to George Washington, who got better with every game. We have that and more notes coming from last week’s games in New York
Years from now, perhaps the best compliment one will be able to give one of the most talented senior classes in the history of George Washington basketball is that not only did they go out as champions, but they also went out playing their very best.
The championship game for the 79th annual National Invitation Tournament is set, and it’s a worthy one with two very good teams. How good? Put it this way: if Oklahoma and Syracuse end up playing in the NCAA Tournament final on Monday, their combined win total will be less than that of the two playing in the NIT title game.
The fifth entrant in NCAA Division I’s college basketball postseason debuted on Monday with the first-ever Vegas 16 tournament tipping off. If you’re a history buff, you really should check it out now because…if the event is relying heavily on ticket sales, the odds of there being a second one are not very good.
