Tag: second round

  • NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 Scores, Day 2

    NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 Scores, Day 2

    A bad day for brackets and for higher seeds, as a number 1 (Xavier) and two number 2’s (Cincinnati and North Carolina) lost, while Syracuse (number 11), Kansas State (number 9) and Florida State (number 9 too) made an impressive case for lower seeds heading into the Sweet Sixteen.

  • NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 Scores, Day 1

    NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 Scores, Day 1

    The first day in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 was filled with blowouts, but also some nail-biting drama, mostly coming in the form of clutch shots – One that propelled Michigan over Houston, and the other sending Cinderella Loyola-Chicago over Tennessee into the Sweet Sixteen. #9 Alabama 58  #1 Villanova 81: A dominant performance by the […]

  • NCAA Tournament Round of 32 (Day 4) Predictions

    NCAA Tournament Round of 32 (Day 4) Predictions

    The second day of the round of 32 will complete the Sweet Sixteen picture in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Oregon, Syracuse and Oklahoma seem like the safest teams among the higher seeded ones on this day. Xavier, Maryland, Villanova and Texas A&M should be worried about an upset, just like Notre Dame.

  • NCAA Tournament Day 3 Second Round Scores

    NCAA Tournament Day 3 Second Round Scores

    The trend of lower seeds winning didn’t stop on the third day of the NCAA Tournament, but the round of 32 was less about shock. Number one seeds kept on moving with Kansas, North Carolina and Virginia all winning by double digits. Indiana upset Kentucky with some excellent defense, Duke beat Yale while Gonzaga crushed […]

  • NCAA Tournament – Big 12 Collapses, Upsets Everywhere & Favorites Advance

    NCAA Tournament – Big 12 Collapses, Upsets Everywhere & Favorites Advance

    How to describe the first day of the 2015 NCAA Tournament? All five Texas teams are out, three Big 12 teams lost, two #14 seeds (Georgia State and UAB) advanced while the favorites to reach the Final Four like Kentucky and Villanova, unlike other high ranked programs, didn’t run into too much trouble.

  • NCAA Tournament – Day 1 Predictions (Second Round)

    NCAA Tournament – Day 1 Predictions (Second Round)

    The start of the second round (or round of 64) is the actual beginning of the real NCAA tournament, with the first day presenting us, as the number one seeds in the East region (Villanova) and Midwest (Kentucky) kick off their road towards the national championship. Notre Dame, Iowa State, Arizona and North Carolina also begin.

  • Upsets in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

    Upsets in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

    The second day of the NCAA tournament was an even bigger stage of some incredible upsets, including the shocking win by Florida Gulf Coast, appearing in the tournament for the first time ever, beating a number 2 seed and Big East champions, Georgetown, stealing most of the spotlight from others like Ole Miss and La Salle.

  • NCAA Tournament Upsets in Second Round

    NCAA Tournament Upsets in Second Round

    Four upsets, meaning lower seeds being higher ranked teams, occurred on the opening day of the real NCAA tournament, as Harvard pulled off the biggest one with a win over New Mexico, followed by California upsetting UNLV, Wichita State destroying rather easily the Pittsburgh Panthers while Oregon beating Oklahoma State was a shocker considering the seeding, but most people weren’t that surprised.

  • March Madness Coffee Break Planner

    March Madness Coffee Break Planner

    As we speak, the NCAA tournament is on its way, with 8 games already completed. By the time you read this, the lineup of Thursday games will probably be over, with at least one number 1 seed, Gonzaga, showing everyone how tough it’s going to be, barely beating Southern. More important than the actual score, is planning how to work watching the games on Friday into your schedule.

  • 2013 NCAA Tournament – Day 1 Predictions

    The real first day of the NCAA tournament kicks off with the second round and two number one seeds, Gonzaga and Louisville, beginning their way, hopefully to the Final Four in Atlanta, with games against Southern and North Carolina A&T respectively, hoping not to make 2013 the year in which a 16th seed finally pulled off the biggest upset of them all.