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I am leaving all the data for the tournament match ups and times and TV.
I will update with final scores and links when they happen.
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And to help you with your picks, here is Alexa's ESPN Preview.
Time and TV
First Four Games Play-in
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Bridgeport Region
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
No. 8 Washington State vs No. 9 Kansas State Saturday 11:30 AM ESPN2
No. 1 North Carolina State vs Longwood Saturday 2:00 PM ESPN
Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, CT
No. 2 UConn vs No. 15 Mercer Saturday 1:00 PM ABC
No. 7 UCF vs No. 10 Florida Saturday 3:30 PM ESPNN
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
No. 3 Indiana vs No. 14 Charlotte Saturday 1:30 PM ESPN2
No. 6 Kentucky vs No. 11 Princeton Saturday 4:00 PM ESPN
Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, OK
No. 5 Notre Dame vs No. 12 UMASS Saturday 7:30 PM ESPN2
No. 4 Oklahoma vs 13 IUPIU Saturday 10:00 PM ESPNU
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Spokane Region
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
No. 8 Kansas vs No. 9 Georgia Tech Friday 7:30 PM ESPNU
No. 1 Stanford vs No. 16 Montana State Friday 10:00 PM ESPN2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
No. 6 Ohio State vs No. 11 Missouri State Saturday 2:30 PM ESPNU
No. 3 LSU vs No. 14 Jackson State Saturday 5:00 PM ESPNU
Xfinity Center
College Park, MD
No. 5 Viriginia Tech vs No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Friday 2:30 PM ESPNU
No. 4 Maryland vs No. 13 Delaware Friday 5:00 PM ESPNU
Frank Erwin Center
Austin, TX
No. 7 Utah vs No. 10 Arkansas Friday 5:30 PM ESPNN
No. 2 Texas vs No. 15 Fairfield Friday 8:00 PM ESPN2
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Greensboro Region
James H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, IA
No. 6 Georgia vs No. 11 Dayton Friday 7:30 PM ESPNN
No. 3 Iowa State vs No. 14 UT Arlington Friday 10:00 PM ESPNU
McKale Center
Tucson, AZ
No. 5 North Carolina vs No. 12 Stephen F. Austin Saturday 7:30 PM ESPNN
No. 4 Arizona vs No. 13 UNLV Saturday10:00 PM ESPN2
Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, SC
No. 8 Miami vs No. 9 South Florida Friday 11:30 AM ESPN2
No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 16 Howard Friday 2:00 PM ESPN
Carver Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
No. 7 Colorado vs No. 10 Creighton Friday 1:30 PM ESPNN
2 Iowa vs 15 Illinois State Friday 4:00 PM ESPN
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Wichita Region
Crisler Center
Ann Arbor, MI
No. 6 BYU vs No. 11 Villanova Saturday 1:00 PM ESPNN
No. 3 Michigan vs No. 14 American University Saturday 3:30 PM ESPN2
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, TN
No. 4 Tennessee vs 13 Bufalo Saturday 3:00 PM ABC
No. 5 Oregon vs 12 Belmont Saturday 5:30 PM ESPN2
Ferrell Center
Waco, TX
No. 7 Ole Miss vs 10 South Dakota Friday 1:30 PM ESPN2
No. 2 Baylor vs No. 15 Hawai'i Friday 4:00 PM ESPN2
KFC Yum Center
Louisville, KY
No. 8 Nebraska vs 9 Gonzaga Friday 3:30 PM ESPNN
No. 1 Louisville vs No. 16 Albany Friday 5:00 PM ESPNU
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Straight from the Dog
So, what games on Friday will the Dogster be tuning in to?
The 7 vs 10 games are primed for upsets and 10 seed South Dakota has the game to beat 7 seed Ole Miss. The Coyotes will struggle with Shakira Austin, the Rebels 6'5" center, but South Dakota is a much better shooting team. Ole Miss is a typical SEC team, shooting 42% from the field and 27% on threes. The question is always are they a lousy shooting team or is the SEC a great defensive conference? I'll go with the former. South Dakota has a good chance here.
In another 7 vs 10 game, Creighton gets a chance to show that the Big East is not as bad as DePaul played Wednesday night in their play-in game. 7 seed Colorado hasn't seen a team like Creighton before. As UConn fans know, the Bluejays love to shoot that three pointer. Creighton is ranked third nationally in 3-pointers made per game (10.3) and they are 11th in the country in 3-point percentage (36.8) and total field goal percentage (45.8). And while Colorado is ranked 19th in steals per game, Creighton is FIRST in the country in assist/turnover ratio. I like the Bluejay's chances in this game.
This could be a big upset. 5th seed Virginia Tech takes on 12th seed Florida Gulf Coast. This game will be so similar to the one I just described. FGCU is a big three point shooting team, and all it takes is a hot night to take out a higher seed. They bring a distinctive style into this tournament, with nobody taller than 6-foot-1. Every player on the roster is listed as a guard — and only Maddie Antenucci is listed as a “guard/forward” on the team’s website. The Eagles lead the nation in 3-point attempts with 1,120, more than anyone else by 200 shots! This will be a fun game to watch.
Play in team 11 seed Dayton, coming off a blowout win over DePaul, will ssee if they can continue their hot shooting against 6 seeded Georgia. Doubtful. But I'll still be rooting for the Flyers over any SEC team.
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Fox 61 Game Preview
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NCAA Preview
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Does this make Parker an Orange Idiot??
I have to admit, she looks really good. And to know how much it would bother her if UConn won makes me root for the Huksies even harder!!!
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By David in Naples
UConn's first NCAA tournament opponent is Mercer University. The Bears played 29 games this season vs the Huskies 30 games. Their 23-6 record is as misleading as UConn's 25-5 mark. Mercer started the season 3-3 and finished the season on a 12-0 winning streak. Doggy will no doubt review the team more completely, but stats that jump out are as follows:
1. Fouls - 474 fouls vs 407 for UConn.
2. Three players started all 29 games. One started 23 and another 18.
3. Only 18% of their shots were 3 point attempts.
4. Mercer was outrebounded 1,104 vs 1,070.
5. The top 3 players scored 1,146 points or 60.4% of the total.
6. UConn has held 6 of their last 8 opponents to 40 or fewer points.
7. UConn's last 1st round loss in the NCAA tournament was in 1992-93.
Go Huskies..!!
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