Big Ten goes 6-2 in round one
Not too shabby. Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Maryland win. OSU and Purdue lose.
(There was talk of nine teams being in the tournament but only eight were in the first round. Not sure what happened there.)
well done.
* Michigan gets an assist with the Maryland victory from the fire Juwan lit under Turgeon's ass
March 20th, 2021 at 10:37 PM ^
Not only that but to answer the OP's question "not sure what happened there". I want to say ooh, ooh pick me, I know what happened!
March 21st, 2021 at 12:45 AM ^
I wouldn't be surprised at all for Maryland to give Alabama a tough game. They've had some big wins against good teams when they're not getting crushed by Michigan. When they're on, their all-wing team has everyone contributing on offense and causes problems on D.
Having said that, congrats to Bama. In literally every game of their half of the bracket, the lower seed won. They could play Michigan without having beaten anyone higher than a 10 seed.
I want Maryland to win. After that BS in the BTT, I want to beat them a 4th time this year just to make sure they know.
THE Ohio University!
Even if both teams had won, OH would have been the more impressive win. *uck OSU.
March 20th, 2021 at 10:38 PM ^
I guess the Bobcats' mascot kicks Brutus' ass yet again!
We’ve been dotting the “i” since 1804! Go OU!
Msu? Think they are still in B1g.
Unfortunately they are . But they didnt make the field of 64 .
Ah, was thinking in tourney not last round.
The tournament started Friday this year.
Pretty sure the play-in games are part of the tourney.
March 20th, 2021 at 10:11 PM ^
Pretty sure all brackets were locked in before the tournament started, and mine wasn't locked in until Friday. Also, I'm looking at my CBS bracket right now, which has all of the teams that made the tournament, and Michigan State is not listed anywhere in my bracket.
March 20th, 2021 at 11:01 PM ^
"Play-in"?? What exactly are they playing into if they're already in the tournament?
March 21st, 2021 at 12:18 AM ^
I thought the joke was Michigan State and Izzo.
What part of play-in game is not clear to you?
Not that I care too much, but I don't think those two losses are offset by the three wins against slightly higher seeds.
To put it another way, reverse those five outcomes and imagine 5-3 with decisive wins by OSU and Purdue. The conference would look better with a worse record.
I'll be impressed if Wisconsin, Rutgers, or Maryland can do it again.
Six of the last 32 teams are from our conference. That none of them are called Buckeyes or Spartans is even better.
If Purdue had won it would be perfect.
I don't get all the hate for this comment. Wisconsin, Rutgers and Maryland help restore conference reputation but I think most neutral observers are concluding Big Ten is not as strong as expected. But it's close enough with strong showing Sunday and Monday Big Ten can get back to being considered strongest conference.
Yes - Technically the B1G has outperformed the seeding (as the best conference overall) in round one but both high seeds were expected to make it to/past the sweet 16.
That said both the SEC (by one) and the ACC (by 2) have underperformed in round one and were ranked lower than the B1G to begin with. The Big 12 is chalk at present pending the TX game and the Pac12 is +1 (like the B1G) pending the UCLA game.
It does appear to me -- as many suspected -- that the "lower" conferences were very difficult to rank and/or undervalued with the lack of crossover play. --Just the eye-test but it seems like teams like ORU, GCU, Iona etc. were under-ranked as 15s. (No excuses for Purdue - they looked awful on both sides of the ball.)
An 11, 12, and 13 all also won in the first round outside of the B1G games. Not sure why anything needs to be “offset”. Upsets happen, I don’t think anyone actually thinks North Texas or Oral Roberts would run roughshod over the Big Ten.
March 20th, 2021 at 10:10 PM ^
12s beat 5s fairly often. Same with 6s and 11s.
This is an odd season, but when you get into the 13 range you can start talking upsets. Purdue's loss in isolation isn't that bad, but a 15 beats a 2 very infrequently.
Well a four seed from the ACC and a three seed from the Big 12 just lost so...
March 20th, 2021 at 10:47 PM ^
I don't give a fuck about "the conference". They can go 1-7 and lose to three 16 seeds for all I care, as long as we are The Victors.
March 20th, 2021 at 11:21 PM ^
Congrats, you have the hardest ass.
March 21st, 2021 at 12:50 AM ^
All those deadlifts paid off, thanks
March 20th, 2021 at 11:28 PM ^
bsand2053, Yours is my favorite comment of the day. **Chef’s kiss**
Two very embarrassing losses, but one of them is OSU and I laugh at their misery
Savvy counting.
Texas Southern has more NCAA tournament wins in 2021 than MSU
Than MSU and Ohio State combined! FTFY
Both have zero, but at least Texas Southern was in the tourney.
March 20th, 2021 at 10:00 PM ^
Texas Southern won a play in game which is part of the tourney.
March 20th, 2021 at 10:31 PM ^
It's like you don't get the joke...
March 20th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
It’s not that he doesn’t get it ... it’s that he refuses to acknowledge it
March 20th, 2021 at 11:02 PM ^
and he's wrong.
Does an emergency Mgo Board meeting need to be called?
Point of parliamentary procedure!
Maryland played great defense. Ucon trailing made me smile. Sick of hearing the UCON people brag in New England
March 20th, 2021 at 10:13 PM ^
New England bragging is a tradition extending at least back to the self-promoting writers of transcendentalist literature. In the modern day, Massholes think they're the most competent, bad-ass drivers on earth. Don't get me started on the hospitals. (At least their reputation is somewhat deserved.)
March 20th, 2021 at 11:48 PM ^
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March 20th, 2021 at 10:03 PM ^
So far it appears that the Big12 is the strongest conference overall. The next two days will tell a lot.
March 20th, 2021 at 11:46 PM ^
How do those Longhorns look?
March 21st, 2021 at 12:30 AM ^
yeah, not so fast my friend
March 21st, 2021 at 12:30 AM ^
Very sad.
Fools gold. Since 1950 a Big 12 school has won the NC 3 times-all by Kansas...about once every 25 years. Kansas won in 2008-maybe in ten years from now. There is a reason this is so.
Every year is a new year...but, there is a reason this is so???