I've got 15/16 and my rank is now 6M in the ESPN polls. 65%. The media bias is atrocious. Houston-Duke final.
UH rolls over Ohio State, advances to Sweet 16 By Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle TULSA, Okla. – As the final ticks went off the clock, the large contingent of University of Houston fans could sense something not seen in 35 years for the once proud basketball program. "Sweet 16!" "Sweet 16!" This time around, the Cougars would not be denied. Third-seeded Houston advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since the Phi Slama Jama days with a 74-59 victory over No. 11 seed Ohio State on Sunday night at the BOK Center. A year after falling to Michigan in the second round on a 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Cougars put the game out of reach with a 12-3 run late in the second half to book the school's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1984. "Our program is built on competing and playing with that chip, and never losing that chip," coach Kelvin Sampson said. UH (33-3) will play second-seeded Kentucky (29-6) in the Midwest Region semifinals on Friday in Kansas City, Mo. Top seed North Carolina and fifth-seeded Auburn will meet in the other semifinal. Corey Davis Jr. had 21 points and Galen Robinson Jr. added 13 for the Cougars, who continued a magical season that includes a school-record 33 victories. UH, the American Athletic Conference regular season champion, made its move when Ohio State's 6-9, 270-pound forward Kaleb Wesson picked up his second foul with 5:55 left and sat out the rest of the first half. With Wesson on the bench, the Cougars scored eight consecutive points as part of a 14-3 run. Ohio State (20-15), one of the final teams to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, kept the game close with eight 3-pointers in the first half. Things got chirpy at the end of the first half when UH guard DeJon Jarreau and Ohio State's Keyshawn Woods had to be separated. Davis also got involved and had to be restrained. Jarreau and Woods received technical fouls. Entering the game, the Cougars said a point of emphasis would be preventing Wesson to take control in the paint. Wesson had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a first-round win over Iowa State. On Sunday night, the big man hit two early 3s but was otherwise a non-factor as the Cougars immediately went with a double-team when he got the ball underneath the basket, forcing the Buckeyes to move the ball outside. Wesson finished with 15 points, most coming from the free-throw line. After Ohio State pulled within 52-47 with 9:25 left, the Cougars responded with a 12-3 run to put the game away. Ohio State went more than eight minutes without a field goal down the stretch. Fabian White had 11 points and Armoni Brooks added 10 points and six rebounds. When Davis stepped to the free-throw line with 34.6 seconds left, the large contingent of UH fans began chants of "Houston! Houston!" On this night, the Cougars would not be denied
I missed on Yale and UC-Irvine (and Belmont, but not in my bracket) but didn't have either winning next game.
I got 26 of 32 in Round 1 and 15 of 16 in Round 2. Currently in the 99.8 percentile of brackets. But I went with a contrarian pick in the final, Virginia over Duke, which will blow out my tires at the end if Duke wins it. The people trailing me in my office pool all have Duke.
will be a significant loss for V. Tech if he isn't able to play tomorrow. Duke dodges one http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...6374278/va-tech-outlaw-charged-pot-possession
Ryan Cline isn't even that good. So it sets up well for them in the next round if their opponent tries to game plan for him. Purdue looking real good... but they hate Minnesota and Minnesota hates them.
a 40% 3 pt shooter definitely showed it great game. 2nd best one of the tournament behind ucf/duke so far
The Tenn/Purdue game sucked all the awesome out of the night because this Michigan/Tech game is f**king revolting.
