Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse Selection Sunday 3-17-24

GO UCONN!!!!!

The Boys and their Dogs -

Under the UConn blanket!!

GO UCONN!!!!!

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The brackets are set and UConn is going west after their two games in Storrs. They will be playing on Saturday and Monday. Times and TV are TBD. I'll fill those in as they are published.

They are a 3 seed in the Portland 3 region. The 1 and 2 seeds are USC and Ohio State.

I really like this bracket for the Huskies. For one, they don't play any team they have met this year. The only "revenge" game is from last season against Ohio State. UConn only had Nika to play against the terrific Buckeye press. This year they have three with Nika, Paige and KK. I can see breaking that press for easy baskets. And to get to the final four they would have to beat USC. I like their chances there as well. The Trojans are led by National FOY JuJu Watkins. She dominates the team and Geno does a great job game planning for teams like that. She is a different "animal", but the Huskies will slow her down. Let's just hope UConn gets that chance.

It's gonna be a fun tournament.

GO UCONN!!!

Naismith fan voting has started. You can vote once a day. Paige and Aaliyah are on the ballot.

VOTE HERE

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Date, Time and TV

Play-in Games

16 Sacred Heart vs 16 Presbyterian Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 ESPNU

12 Vanderbilt vs 12 Columbia Tuesday, March 19, 9:00 ESPNU

12 UT Martin vs 12 Holy Cross Thursday, March 21, 7:00 ESPN2

11 Auburn vs 11 Arizona Thursday, March 21, 7:00 ESPN2

Albany 1 Region

Columbia, SC

1 South Carolina v 16 Sacred Heart/Presb Friday, March 22, 2:00 ESPN2

8 North Carolina vs 9 Michigan State Friday, March 22, 11:30 ESPN2

Bloomington, Indiana

4 Indiana vs 13 Fairfield Saturday, March 23, 1:30 ESPN

5 Oklahoma vs 12 Florida Gulf Coast Saturday, March 23, 4:00 ESPNN

Corvallis

3 Oregon State vs 14 E. Washington Friday, March 22, 8:00 ESPNU

6 Nebraska vs 11 Texas A&M Friday, March 22, 10:30 ESPNU

Notre Dame, Indiana

2 Notre Dame 15 Kent State Saturday, March 23, 2:15 ESPN

7 Ole Miss vs 10 Marquette Saturday, March 23, 4:45 ESPNU

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Albany 2 Region

Iowa City, Iowa

1 Iowa vs 16 Holy Cross/UT Martin Saturday, March 23, 3:00 ABC

8 West Virginia vs 9 Princeton Saturday, March 23, 5:30 ESPN2

Manhattan, Kansas

4 Kansas State vs 13 Portland Friday, March 22, 4:30 ESPNN

5 Colorado vs 12 Drake Friday, March 22 7:00 ESPNN

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

3 LSU vs 14 Rice Friday, March 22, 4:00 ESPN

6 Louisville vs 11 Middle Tennessee Friday, March 22, 1:30 ESPN2

Los Angeles, California

2 UCLA vs 15 California Baptist Saturday, March 23, 9:30 ESPN2

7 Creighton vs 10 UNLV Saturday, March 23, 7:00 ESPNN

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Portland 3 Region

Los Angeles, California

1 USC vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday, March 23, 4:30 ESPN

8 Kansas vs 9 Michigan Saturday, March 23, 2:00 ESPNN

Blackburg, VA

4 Virginia Tech vs 13 Marshall Friday, March 22, 3:30 PM ESPN2

5 Baylor vs 12 Vanderbilt/Columbia Friday, March 22, 6:00 ESPNU

Storrs, Connecticut

3 UConn vs 14 Jackson State Saturday, March 23, 1:00 ABC

6 Syracuse vs 11 Auburn/Arizona Saturday, March 23, 3:30 ESPN2

Columbus, Ohio

2 Ohio State vs 15 Maine Friday, March 22, 12:00 ESPN

7 Duke vs 10 Richmond Friday, March 22, 2:30 ESPNN

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Portland 4 Region

Austin, Texas

1 Texas vs 16 Drexel Friday, March 22, 3:00 ESPNU

8 Alabama vs 9 Florida State Friday, March 22, 5:30 ESPN2

Spokane, Washington

4 Gonazaga vs 13 UC Irvine Saturday, March 23, 7:30 ESPN2

5 Utah vs 12 South Dakota State Saturday, March 23, 10:00 ESPNU

Raleigh, North Carolina

3 NC State vs 14 Chattanooga Saturday, March 23, 2:30 ESPNU

6 Tennessee vs 11 Green Bay Saturday, March 23, 12:00 ESPN

Stanford, California

2 Stanford vs 15 Norfolk State Friday, March 22, 10:00 ESPN2

7 Iowa State vs 10 Maryland Friday, March 22, 7:30 ESPN2

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Geno on being a 3 seed

More Geno

Paige on the tournament

Nika on the tournament

Ashland on the tournament

KK on the tournament

Aaliya on the tournament

"The same way I'd be feeling if we were number 1 or number 12 - I don't think it really matters"

Nika Mühl talks with @ChelseaSherrod about UConn being a three seed and having Paige Bueckers back for this year's run pic.twitter.com/IIs9WxH8Rq
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) March 18, 2024

"Given the circumstances that we operated under this year, for us to get a three seed - that's pretty remarkable"

Geno Auriemma evaluates the Huskies ahead of the NCAA Tournament: pic.twitter.com/tCfzXdu6w1
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) March 18, 2024

UCONN's Bracket