Selection Sunday!!!

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Love this: https://twitter.com/evan_flood/status/1635047990451929090?s=46&t=HLoNtkTVfvSoDEzJafqc2g

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Don't see Duke getting past Tennessee

Zeigler injury last week is a killer for Tennessee. Would almost be like us losing Kolek

[MuggsyB]

Zeigler injury last week is a killer for Tennessee. Would almost be like us losing Kolek

Not to mention the fact that the Ragin' Cajuns are not exactly pushovers.

[warriorchick]

Why are you attacking me Tower?

C'mon, Muggsy.  Even you have acknowledged in the past that you are not shy about expressing yourself on this site.

He was laughing with you, not at you.

[MuggsyB]

C'mon, Muggsy.  Even you have acknowledged in the past that you are not shy about expressing yourself on this site.

He was laughing with you, not at you.

I was just joking.  Tower knows that. 

[MuggsyB]

Upset specials?  How good is Kent State?

[Skatastrophy]

Based on a quick google search, this 2 seed is the highest MU has ever been seeded in the tourney. We've been a 3 seed a few times - 1979, 2003, 2012 and 2013

Anyone that can prove that wrong?

[wadesworld]

Based on a quick google search, this 2 seed is the highest MU has ever been seeded in the tourney. We've been a 3 seed a few times - 1979, 2003, 2012 and 2013

Anyone that can prove that wrong?

3 seed was our previous high. I don't believe they seeded for much of the 70s and would've been a 1 numerous times in that decade if they did.

[panda]

Upset specials?  How good is Kent State?

Dangerous Muggsy. I said months ago how dangerous they are when they took Houston to the wire.

[panda]

Upset specials?  How good is Kent State?

Boise state has sweet 16 written all over them too

[MuggsyB]

Wisky got a 3 seed????

Oh....nm. 

[MuggsyB]

I think one #3 is going down but the question is which one?  I also think Furman and Kent St. have a decent shot for the upset. 

[Ardmore Mug]

Wisky plays Brian Wardle's Bradley on 3-14 on ESPN at 9:30pm  ! ! !   

[Scoop Snoop]

Wisky plays Brian Wardle's Bradley on 3-14 on ESPN at 9:30pm  ! ! !   

And Michigan plays Toledo. Wow! At least they did not chicken out like UNC. Their excuse? They need to "focus moving ahead." From #1 preseason to this. They're too good for the NIT. Right.

[mugrad_89]

Wisky plays Brian Wardle's Bradley on 3-14 on ESPN at 9:30pm  ! ! !   

Brian's audition for the Bucky job?

[PointWarrior]

Brian's audition for the Bucky job?

Nah- beating Bucky in the NIT will cement him as Shaka's successor.

[PointWarrior]

Seems like badgers fans really liked having their NIT game revealed by Crean and Wojo

[mugrad_89]

The more I watch these preview shows, the more I dislike Duke.  😳

[MuggsyB]

I've got to be honest....I think this is the most wide open tournament I've ever seen. 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

UNC still sucks.

[MuggsyB]

Who ya got Miiami or Drake?

[forgetful]

Who ya got Miiami or Drake?

My guess is Norchad is out with an injured ankle, and without their big man, Drake takes it.

[PointWarrior]

Wasn't Marquette supposed to afraid of Drake?

[oldwarrior81]

3 seed was our previous high. I don't believe they seeded for much of the 70s and would've been a 1 numerous times in that decade if they did.

The first time the teams were seeded was in 1979.  Along with the expansion of the tournament from 32 to 40 teams.
Marquette has been seeded 3rd four previous times;  1979 (ranked #10), 2003 (#9), 2012 (#11) & 2013 (#15).

Prior to 1975 (when a second team from a conference was allowed/invited) the tournament had been 23 teams for several years.

The six team MidEast bracket gave byes through to the round of 16 to the winners of the Big Ten and the SEC.
The winners of the MAC and Ohio Valley received bids to the first round.
The final teams given invites to the MidEast were two at-large, or independents, who played the OVC and MAC champions.

In part this was a reason Al blew up in 1970 when the two independents in the MidEast were Jacksonville (#4) and Notre Dame (#9).
Al felt his #7 Warriors were snubbed when they received the bid to the Midwest in Fort Worth.  And instead of MU, it was the Irish matching up with Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team in the second round.  Al felt Rupp had the Warriors moved out of the Dayton/Columbus bracket to avoid a repeat of 1969 when MU knocked off Kentucky.

[Dish]

UHHHHHH FAU?

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