Championship Week! March 12

Five games, five wins...no problem. Hell of a tournament, Connecticut.

ACC: (1) North Carolina def. (4) Clemson, 92-87, OT.
(2) Duke def. (6) Virginia Tech, 77-63
**I think Clemson and Virginia Tech both need to be IN.**

America East: (2) Boston def. (5) Stony Brook, 56-54.
**Poor Seawolves. Still looking for their first NCAA. Congrats to the Terriers, though!**

A-10: (3) Richmond def. (2) Temple, 58-54.
**Richmond is now a LOCK.**
(9) Dayton def. (12) Saint Joseph's, 64-61.
**Dayton is really looking to burst someone's bubble in today's A-10 Final.**

Big 12: (1) Kansas def. (2) Texas, 85-73.
**Kansas can LOCK up their #1 seed.**

Big East: (9) Connecticut def. (3) Louisville, 69-66.
**Kemba Walker's 130 points in a conference tournament is the record for any player in a conference tournament in the past 15 seasons. Congrats to the Huskies on the revival of their season!**

Big 10: (1) Ohio State def. (4) Michigan, 68-61.
**Michigan is IN.**
(6) Penn St. def (7) Michigan St, 61-48.
*Both teams are IN as well.**

Big West: (7) California-Santa Barbara def. (1) Long Beach St., 64-56.
**The Gauchos are going dancing for the second year in a row, with long odds! Congrats guys.**

C-USA: (4) Memphis def. (3) Texas-El Paso, 67-66.
**And my Tigers get the auto bid! Sorry UTEP, but you're OUT.**

Great West: (3) North Dakota def. (4) South Dakota, 77-76, 2OT.
**No auto bid here; sorry, ND. You are going to the CIT, though.**

Ivy: Princeton def. Harvard, 63-62.
*My heart goes out to the Crimson...Douglas Davis hit a THAT-DID-NOT-JUST-HAPPEN buzzer-beater to down the Crimson, yet again. The Crimson have not been to the tournament since 1946, and unfortunately, they'll keep waiting, as they are OUT, despite a good case for a bid.*

MAC: (6) Akron def. (1) Kent St., 66-65, OT.
**Unfortunately, there was a little squabble after the game that required security to come out and hold back the two teams. The Zips get their ticket punched!**

MEAC: (2) Hampton def. (4) Morgan St., 60-55.
*Congrats, Pirates!*

MWC: (2) San Diego St. def. (1) Brigham Young, 72-54.
*What a convincing defeat for the Aztecs, who I think are a high 2 now. BYU may fall to a 3.*

Pac-10: (3) Washington def. (1) Arizona, 77-75, OT.
**Isaiah Thomas hit a buzzer-beating fadeaway in OT to get the win for the Huskies, who were picked to win the league early on before falling during the season.**

SEC: (1E) Florida def. (3E) Vanderbilt, 77-66.
(2E) Kentucky def. (1W) Alabama, 72-58.
*The Roll Tide are really going to sweat it out today. I can't even make a call on these guys.*

Southland: (7) Texas-San Antonio def. (1) McNeese St., 75-72.
*The Roadrunners are in, besting the Cowboys in a close, hard-fought game!*

SWAC: (4) Alabama St. def. (6) Grambling St., 65-48.
**Acting just like the 8 ball we call Grambling St. in pool in the Gallagher Student Center, the Tigers just can't get it done in the end. Again.**

WAC: (1) Utah St. def. (2) Boise St., 77-69.
*The highly touted Aggies looked pretty weak during this whole tournament, but they lock up the auto-bid, and Georgia, Alabama, and Co. are thanking them profusely.*