2022 NCAA Tournament Open Thread

If this happens, you may get very different results in your “Do you like basketball?” poll

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I felt the same, but I got over that in 1996-7 when I had them in a 5 teams vs 5 teams bet with my boss. Desperately wanting a team to win every night will change your perspective.

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It’s crazy that the ACC is suddenly having an amazing year. Did not see that coming.

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i dunno, I respect UCLA. They’re just the troll blue blood. UNC is the snooty douche.

That’s not at all what I thought Duke’s vibe was that night. I read it as a choke. Then again in the ACC conference tournament championship. I’d have to assume the Final Four would be the brightest lights of them all.

Just read UNC and Duke have never met in the tournament. That’s sort of surprising

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I was kinda rooting for Iowa St. Oh well. They did the thing we really needed them to do, and for that, they have my thanks.

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Yep. Sent Davison and his trash program to the street

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Yeah, they can go into that category where I passively root for them if I happen to ever turn a game on years after I’ve forgotten why I started passively rooting for them.

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Canes Kansas
UNC Saint Peters
Duke Arkansas
Nova Houston

Your champion is in here somewhere

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Houston looking mighty strong

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Gard would’ve called a timeout

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If you’re Kansas, you’ve got no excuse this time to not get it done. (But I don’t think they’ll get it done.)

Honestly wouldn’t be shocked with any outcome at this point- well, Saint Peters would be shocking but amazing

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I keep expecting Larranaga to rip off his sweater and reveal, Scooby Doo style, his Syracuse shirt.

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If not UNC then I hope Houston or Arkansas get it done. I expressed why Houston earlier, but I also like Musselman and would be totally fine if they won it. Even though he takes really bizarre recruiting pictures. I don’t mind Nova, but let’s share the wealth a bit here.

In tourney history:
1 seeds are 6-1 vs. 10 seeds
2 seeds are 4-5 vs. 4 seeds
2 seeds are 1-5 vs. 5 seeds
An 8 seed has never faced a 15 seed.

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NCAA tourney seeding scorigami. Neat!

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In tourney history:
Brad Davison has zero Elite Eight appearances

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Juwan needs to get guards like Rj Davis and Caleb Love.

I’m hoping Christian Anderson will be the first

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