Championship Week! March 9

Yet another few tickets were punched tonight! But the travesty of the day is this game. God, what officiating.

Big 12: (5) Colorado def. (12) Iowa State, 77-75.
*If Colorado loses to K. State, I can't put Colorado in this tournament. I still have Colorado OUT.*
(6) Missouri def. (11) Texas Tech, 88-84.
(10) Oklahoma def. (7) Baylor, 84-67.
**This convincing defeat of Baylor definitely knocks them out of the NCAA, and they are OUT.**
(9) Oklahoma St. def. (8) Nebraska, 53-52.
*Nebraska can also be trashed from the NCAA consideration: OUT.*

Big East: (5) St. John's def. (13) Rutgers, 65-63.
*This game was just a load of crap. Rutgers got hosed in the end. The video's above.*
(11) Marquette def. (6) West Virginia, 67-61.
**I already did this, but now there's no debate. Marquette moves into LOCK status.**
(7) Cincinnati def. (15) South Florida, 87-61.
**Well UC did something Nova couldn't: defeat USF. Convincingly, I might add.**
(9) Connecticut def. (8) Georgetown, 79-62.
*Georgetown is in major danger of receiving a very low seed; this team is not the same without Chris Wright, who distributes the ball for all of Georgetown.*

Big Sky: (1) Northern Colorado def. (2) Montana, 65-60.
*Northern Colorado's first NCAA appereance. CONGRATS GUYS!*

Conference USA: (5) Southern Miss def. (12) Tulane, 63-47.
(6) Marshall def. (11) Houston, 97-87.
(10) Rice def. (7) Southern Methodist, 58-57.
(8) Eastern Carolina def. (9) Central Florida, 75-60.

MEAC: (1) Bethune-Cookman def. (9) South Carolina St., 66-50.
(2) Hampton def. (10) Maryland-Eastern Shore, 77-55.
(6) Norfolk St. def. (11) Howard, 68-53.

MWC: (9) Texas Christian def. (8) Wyoming, 70-61.

NEC: (1) Long Island def. (3) Robert Morris, 85-82, OT.
*A thriller of a game, as a trey by RMU clanged off the front iron as time expired.*

Pac-10: (7) Oregon def. (10) Arizona St., 76-69.
(9) Oregon St. def. (8) Stanford, 69-67.

Southland: (1) McNeese St. def. (8) Nicholls St., 61-54.
(7) Texas-San Antonio def. (2) Northwestern St., 97-96.
(3) Sam Houston St. def. (6) Stephen F. Austin, 61-45.
(4) Texas State def. (5) Southeastern Louisiana, 72-68.

SWAC: (1) Texas Southern def. (8) Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 50-45.
(2) Jackson St. def. (7) Prairie View, 50-38.

WAC: (8) San Jose St. def. (5) Hawaii, 75-74.
(6) Nevada def. (7) Fresno St., 90-80.