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lastlib

(24,986 posts)
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 09:04 AM Mar 2024

So--how's your all's brackets lookin' today?

Who'd'a thunk 3 11-seeds and a 14-seed would advance? And 4-seed Kansas barely survived a scrappy Samford team. Yeah, March.

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So--how's your all's brackets lookin' today? (Original Post) lastlib Mar 2024 OP
Not terrible flying rabbit Mar 2024 #1
Bracket-buster from day one EYESORE 9001 Mar 2024 #2
I had Duquesne and Oregon but also Kentucky in the final four. I have New Mexico knocking off brewens Mar 2024 #3
I'm 13-3 so far CanonRay Mar 2024 #4
Doing well, considering ... unc70 Mar 2024 #5
Note for future bracket planning... maspaha Mar 2024 #6
Seems like these stars don't know how to play defense.... lastlib Mar 2024 #7
I still have Illinois, Purdue and UCon. Emile Mar 2024 #8

EYESORE 9001

(27,615 posts)
2. Bracket-buster from day one
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 09:16 AM
Mar 2024

I don’t recall a year that started out with so many upsets. March madness indeed.

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
3. I had Duquesne and Oregon but also Kentucky in the final four. I have New Mexico knocking off
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 09:43 AM
Mar 2024

Clemson today. If that comes through, maybe in not too bad of shape. I had Nevada and they melted down and blew a big lead. That one would have been nice.

CanonRay

(14,928 posts)
4. I'm 13-3 so far
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 10:42 AM
Mar 2024

Missed the Kentucky upset, but probably almost everyone did. Two bad upset calls; I had Samford and McNeese winning.

unc70

(6,330 posts)
5. Doing well, considering ...
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 10:57 AM
Mar 2024

My bracket is ok, though not great. Like almost everyone, I missed Oakland over Kentucky. I had Kentucky losing in the round of 32.

I also had Samford upsetting Kansas. The bad foul call at the end was heartbreaking.

I expect my bracket will fall apart today.

maspaha

(403 posts)
6. Note for future bracket planning...
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 04:06 PM
Mar 2024

As long as John Calipari is coaching Kentucky, expect an early elimination. He is past his prime. Kentucky fans are devastated today, but tomorrow, we’ll be ANGRY! It is time for Cal to retire!

Only Cal can bust the first round of the NCAA tournament with two top five draft picks, a consensus all American and at least three other probable NBA picks. WTF

lastlib

(24,986 posts)
7. Seems like these stars don't know how to play defense....
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 04:22 PM
Mar 2024

Yeah, they can shoot the lights out, can handle the ball well, etc., but at the other end of the floor, they're at sea. Just my totally amateur uninformed view of things. When a 14-seed can score 80 points on 'em, something's amiss......
My Jayhawks seem to have the same problem. A 13-seed lit 'em up for 89 points, and burned through a 21-point second-half lead. It was crazy--the only thing that saved them was that Samford couldn't outmuscle Hunter Dickinson.

Emile

(30,780 posts)
8. I still have Illinois, Purdue and UCon.
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 06:56 AM
Mar 2024

I have Illinois beating UCon and Purdue beating the No. 5 Bulldogs, both advancing to the final 4. I have Purdue with their giant Edey winning it all, but my heart is for Illinois.

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