Big East Tournament Championship Game Live Blog

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Big East Tournament Semifinals Live Blog

We have already started and are watching much more than the Big East. For the whitest basketball game you've ever seen, Patriot League final is today at 4:45.

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Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Schedule

2 years ago in the Big East quarterfinals, six overtimes happened. Here is the schedule for this year's Big East Quarterfinals, and who knows, maybe history can repeat itself!

#9 Connecticut vs. #1 Pittsburgh 12:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke, SR: Beth Mowins)
#5 Saint John's vs. #4 Syracuse approx. 2:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke, SR: Beth Mowins)
#7 Cincinnati vs. #2 Notre Dame 7:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery, SR: Beth Mowins)
#11 Marquette vs. #3 Louisville approx. 9:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery, SR: Beth Mowins)

Big East Tournament 2nd Round Schedule

No, I will not be linking to or posting video of Villanova's embarrassing last second defeat at the hands of South Florida. Search YouTube, if you wish, I am sure it is there. But as embarrassing as that was, despite my initial over-reactions claiming otherwise, Villanova will get into the NCAA Tournament. Sure no team has ever gotten in before after losing 5 in a row, but given Villanova's full body of work and combine that with the expanded field and the weak bubble this year, and they should make it. Villanova may be gone, but the live blogs will continue. Here is your schedule for Wednesday's 2nd round games in the Big East Tournament!

#9 Connecticut vs. #8 Georgetown 12:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke, SR: Beth Mowins)
#13 Rutgers vs. #5 Saint John's approx. 2:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke, SR: Beth Mowins)
#15 South Florida vs. #7 Cincinnati 7:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery, SR: Beth Mowins)
#11 Marquette vs. #6 West Virginia approx. 9:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery, SR: Beth Mowins)

Big East Tournament 1st Round Schedule

The start of the Big East Tournament and 15 games of basketball in 5 days at Madison Square Garden in New York City is almost here! Yes, I will watch and live blog every game this year, including the 1st round, something I have never done before. I'm such a hack. The sad part here is this was the plan before Villanova free fell from competing for the double bye to competing in the first round. So without further ado here is the schedule for the first round to be played on Tuesday, March 8. (note: all games, including Tuesday night's ESPNU games, will also be available on ESPN3.com)

#16 DePaul vs. #9 Connecticut 12:00 (ESPN2 - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke)
#13 Rutgers vs. #12 Seton Hall approx. 2:00 (ESPN2 - Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla, and Doris Burke)
#15 South Florida vs. #10 Villanova 7:00 (ESPNU - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery)
#14 Providence vs. #11 Marquette approx. 9:00 (ESPNU - Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, and Bill Raftery)

Conference Championship And Selection Sunday Live Blog

SEC Championship Game: Mississippi State vs. Kentucky 1:00 (ABC - Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes, SR: Jeannine Edwards)

ACC Championship Game: Georgia Tech vs. Duke 1:00 (ESPN - Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale, SR: Erin Andrews) (Raycom - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski, SR: Scott Pryzwansky)

A-10 Championship Game: Richmond vs. Temple 1:00 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)

Big 10 Championship Game: Minnesota vs. Ohio State 3:30 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg)

NCAA Tournament Selection Show: 6:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, and Seth Davis)

As far as the #1 seed goes, frankly, I don't think these games today will change a thing. Therefore, I will lock in my final predictions below for what team will end up in what regional.

Midwest: Kansas
East: Kentucky
South: Syracuse
West: West Virginia

2010 Conference Tournament Week Live Blog: Saturday

Several more tickets to The Big Dance will be punched today in addition to the ACC, Big 10, A-10, and SEC semifinals also on today. Click here for the announcing schuedule courtesy of the506.

Conference Championship Live Blog: Friday

I'll be focusing mainly on the Big East, ACC, and Atlantic 10 today, but feel free to comment and talk about whatever games that you get in your area. For an announcing schedule of all the day's games, check out this post at the506.

Selection Sunday Live Blog!

It's finally Selection Sunday! And what a fun day this should be. I'll be live blogging the games and commenting on several live blogs (including my own) during the actual Selection Show. Anyway, here's my live blog for the day! Enjoy!

1 More Day....

....Until Selection Sunday! With that being said, we had a whole plethora of champions determined today and here's the updated list.

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State
Atlantic 10: Temple
Big East: Louisville
Big Sky: Portland State
Big South: Radford
Big 10:
Big 12: Missouri
Big West: Cal State Northridge
Colonial Athletic: Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA: Memphis
Horizon League: Cleveland State
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC: Siena
MAC: Akron
MEAC: Morgan State
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Mountain West: Utah
Northeast: Robert Morris
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac 10: USC
Patriot League: American
SEC:
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland:
Summit League: North Dakota State
SWAC: Alabama State
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky
West Coast: Gonzaga
WAC: Utah State

To be determined by the end of Sunday: ACC, Big 10, SEC, Southland

Finally, the Cuse-UConn video I was initially looking for. Here is the conclusion of regulation and every overtime period. Enjoy! Please ignore the drunk guy at the end.

Big East Semifinals Live Blog

I'm not sure if there is any topping what we saw last night/earlier this morning, but we'll try. And if you're watching ACC action or something else, feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on those games too. It should be a fun night (although I could do without the whole 6 OTs tonight; I have to get up real early tomorrow)!

The Update Du Jour

The Big East action lacked today, but man, the conference title games were on fire. Two thrilling finishes. Robert Morris and Portland St. have advanced to the tourney and here is your updated list.

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State
Atlantic 10:
Big East:
Big Sky: Portland State
Big South: Radford
Big 10:
Big 12:
Big West:
Colonial Athletic: Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA:
Horizon League: Cleveland State
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC: Siena
MAC:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Mountain West:
Northeast: Robert Morris
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac 10:
Patriot League:
SEC:
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland:
Summit League: North Dakota State
SWAC:
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky
West Coast: Gonzaga
WAC:

Tomorrow I will be live blogging all 4 Big East quarterfinal games, although I will start a wee bit late (around 12:20 EDT). If 49er16 is around then, I will add him as a producer so he can kicke things off in Louisville-Providence. And here is your slate of games for tomorrow. (all times EDT)

12:00 PM: #8 Providence vs. #1 Louisville
Approx. 2:30: #5 Marquette vs. #4 Villanova
7:00 PM: #7 West Virginia vs. #2 Pittsburgh
Approx. 9:30 PM: #6 Syracuse vs. #3 UConn

Looks like a good slate of games. I'll see you guys tomorrow! (actually for me, it's later today...)

More Champions!

It was somewhat of a surprising night as Cleveland State, Western Kentucky, and North Dakota State (no folks, that is not a typo, they actually have buildings in North Dakota) have all qualified for the NCAA tournament. Of course, the surprises are that Cleveland State beat Butler and North Dakota State has a basketball team North Dakota State won the Summit League.

So what does this mean for the NCAAs? Well, Butler is now an unexpected at-large team, and perhaps more importantly, someone's bubble just burst, and there's a good chance that may have been St. Mary's bubble. Also, maybe South Carolina or one of the many Big 10 teams. Here is the updated list of teams who qualified.

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State
Atlantic 10:
Big East:
Big Sky:
Big South: Radford
Big 10:
Big 12:
Big West:
Colonial Athletic: Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA:
Horizon League: Cleveland State
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC: Siena
MAC:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Mountain West:
Northeast:
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac 10:
Patriot League:
SEC:
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland:
Summit League: North Dakota State
SWAC:
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky
West Coast: Gonzaga
WAC:


To be determined by the end of Wednesday: Northeastern Conference

Video: Cleveland State takes the Horizon League championship.

4 More Are Dancing!

It was a night of little drama as 4 more teams advanced to NCAA Tournament. So congrats to Chattanooga, Virginia Commonwealth, Gonzaga, and Siena!

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State
Atlantic 10:
Big East:
Big Sky:
Big South: Radford
Big 10:
Big 12:
Big West:
Colonial Athletic: Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA:
Horizon League:
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC: Siena
MAC:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Mountain West:
Northeast:
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac 10:
Patriot League:
SEC:
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland:
Summit League:
SWAC:
Sun Belt:
West Coast: Gonzaga
WAC:

To be determined by the end of Tuesday: Summit League, Horizon League, Sun Belt

FYI, I will have up an open thread tomorrow for the first round of Big East action in case you decide to watch them online. Me, I'll probably check the scores every now and then and that's it, but I'll post the updates in a new thread. And for those curious, here is your slate of games tomorrow.

12:00 PM: #9 Cincinnati vs. #16 DePaul (winner meets Providence)
Approx. 2:00 PM: #12 Georgetown vs. #13 St. John's (winner meets Marquette)
7:00 PM: #10 Notre Dame vs. # 15 Rutgers (winner meets West Virginia)
Approx 9:00 PM: #11 Seton Hall vs. #14 South Florida (winner meets Syracuse)

Updating The Road To March Madness (UPDATED!)

Seeing as it is useless to create a whole another post for updating the entrants to the tournament, I figured I'd just update this one with Northern Iowa as the kings of Arch Madness.

And just to update on the big breaking story from the mid-major tournaments. Davidson lost in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament to College of Charleston. They were a great story last year, but they should not be in the tournament this year. They've had a few bad losses (College of Charleston twice, including today) and their only signature win was against an Alex Ruoff-less West Virginia. As much as I hate to pimp the Big 10 (aside from Penn State), if it comes down to it, one of the numerous Big 10 teams hovering around a .500 conference record should make the tournament before Davidson.

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State
Atlantic 10:
Big East:
Big Sky:
Big South: Radford
Big 10:
Big 12:
Big West:
Colonial Athletic:
Conference USA:
Horizon League:
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC:
MAC:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Mountain West:
Northeast:
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac 10:
Patriot League:
SEC:
Southern:
Southland:
Summit League:
SWAC:
Sun Belt:
West Coast:
WAC:

To be determined by the end of Monday Night: CAA, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (a.k.a. MAAC - if any expert on the conference out there knows why its called the Metro Atlantic please tell me), SoCon (minus Davidson), and WCC (49er16 and I will be live blogging that one over at his site.

Update:I was not sure if I would be able to find this, but with the luck of the draw, I did the search 8 minutes after the video was posted on YouTube. The quality is not great, it's a SportsCenter recap and not the live-action, however, it has everything on it that is worthy of being embeded on this blog and it's all I can find at this hour.. The highlights of the OVC Title game. It's these types of whacky endings to conference tourney games that lets you know that MARCH MADNESS IS HERE, BABY! (Sorry for that channeling of Dickie V).



Update: Here's the best that I can find of the Alabama buzzer beater. This is the best non-highlight package I could find (I only turn to those in last resort, as I did with the OVC game). If I find better, I'll post it up. FYI, right after the buzzer beater the people who made this video scream really loud, so if you turn it up to hear Harlan, you will jump out of your seat at the buzzer beater. Yes, the camera picked them up 300,000x better than it did the game. If I ever come across better, I'll post this one with that.

The Road to March Madness

It's official, we are on the road to March Madness. We already have one team, Cornell of the Ivy League, guaranteed a spot in the field of 65. After every day from here on until the tournament, I will update a list of all of our conference champions. And don't worry about scrolling down to find updates, I will create a new post each day with the new conference champions filled in.

America East:
ACC:
Atlantic Sun:
Atlantic 10:
Big East:
Big Sky:
Big South:
Big 10:
Big 12:
Big West:
Colonial Athletic:
Conference USA:
Horizon League:
Ivy League: Cornell
MAAC:
MAC:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley:
Mountain West:
Northeast:
Ohio Valley:
Pac 10:
Patriot League:
SEC:
Southern:
Southland:
Summit League:
SWAC:
Sun Belt:
West Coast:
WAC:


To be determined by the end of the night: Big South, Atlantic Sun, Ohio Valley