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[Panthers128]

Starting a little early but wanted to give the shout outs to UNC and Duke for making it out of Charlotte. Close games but need we be reminded by Charlie Sheen that you're either winning or your not.
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Bracket

EAST

1 Ohio State
4 Kentucky

11 Marquette
2 North Carolina

WEST

1 Duke
5 Arizona

3 Connecticut
2 San Diego St.

SOUTHWEST

1 Kansas
12 Richmond

11 VCU
10 Florida State

SOUTHEAST

8 Butler
4 Wisconsin

3 BYU
2 Florida
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Resources

http://www.cbssports...ts/viewable_men
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Notes

Conference breakdown of teams left

ACC - 3 (UNC, Duke, FSU)
Big Ten - 2 (OHIO ST, Wisconsin)
Big East - 2 (UCONN, Marquette)
MWC - 2 (San Diego St, BYU)
SEC - 2 (Kentucky, Florida)
Horizon - 1 (Butler)
A10 - 1 (Richmond)
Big 12 - 1 (Kansas)
CAA - 1 (VCU)
Pac-10 - 1 (Arizona)
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TV Schedule

Thursday, March 24

West Region
(CBS, Anaheim, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery)
7:00 San Diego State vs Connecticut
9:45 Duke vs Arizona

Southeast Region
(TBS, New Orleans, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
7:20 Florida vs BYU
9:55 Wisconsin vs Butler

Friday, March 25

East Region
(CBS, Newark, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg)
7:00 North Carolina vs Marquette
9:45 Ohio State vs Kentucky

Southwest Region
(TBS, San Antonio, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr)
7:20 Kansas vs Richmond
9:55 Florida State vs VCU

Edited by sylvianlight, 24 March 2011 - 05:39 PM.
added boltergeist posted tv schedule

[God]

Syracuse/Marquette is gonna be a good one. Marquette is a really good team and was my sleeper pick. I picked them to make the E8.

[GritsRgreat]

Elite 8

Kentucky
North Carolina

Duke
Uconn

Kansas
Flor St

Butler
BYU

Edited by GritsRgreat, 20 March 2011 - 10:47 PM.

[Matt Foley]

Everyone was talking about how the talent was more spread out than ever this year and this was the perfect year for another Villanova or Danny Manning Kansas team to win it all. And yet, three of the ones, at least three of the twos, at least two (and possibly all four) of the threes, and two of the fours (with another still alive) have made it.

[Panthers128]

Everyone was talking about how the talent was more spread out than ever this year and this was the perfect year for another Villanova or Danny Manning Kansas team to win it all. And yet, three of the ones, at least three of the twos, at least two (and possibly all four) of the threes, and two of the fours (with another still alive) have made it.

If it makes you feel any better Purdue is down three.

[God]

I think OSU, Kansas, and ND roll pretty easily. The rest will be very good IMO.

[Boltergeist]

I'll take the 9-10-11-12 combo in the Southwest please

[tarheelpride]

I want none of Ohio State. I know that much

[GritsRgreat]

I want none of Ohio State. I know that much

The Devils want some, we ain't scared.

[Tensor]

31.5% of this year's sweet sixteen participants are from non-power conferences.

The talent gap continues to narrow.

I doubt more than 1 makes the final four and none make the final, but this is the largest number of non-power conference teams in the sweet sixteen that I can ever remember.

[Panthers128]

hmm, UNC vs. Marquette. Should be interesting...

[GritsRgreat]

hmm, UNC vs. Marquette. Should be interesting...

I think the Carolina bigs will beat the snot out of Marquette. Duke played them earlier this season and Mason Plumlee had 25 points 12 bounds.

[God]

Syracuse/Marquette is gonna be a good one. Marquette is a really good team and was my sleeper pick. I picked them to make the E8.

So far, so good. I'm scared of Marquette next round. One of the best "teams" I have seen this year. DJO and Jimmy Butler are probably the most underrated players in the NCAA.

[GritsRgreat]

ACC with 3 teams in the sweet sixteen.

[Panthers128]

Kansas will have to beat a combination of Richmond and Florida State or VCU to get to the Final Four...

Here's hoping they underestimate one of them and get upset.