Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Fake CBK Update

Here are the 48 teams who have automatically qualified for my fake NCAA men's basketball tournament (*-denotes a conference regular-season and tournament champion):
  • Vermont*
  • Villanova* 
  • Montana*
  • Michigan State* 
  • UC Irvine* 
  • Old Dominion* 
  • Iona*
  • Buffalo*
  • Colgate* 
  • Wofford*
  • Prairie View A&M*
  • Georgia State*
  • New Mexico State*
  • Houston
  • Cincinnati
  • Virginia Commonwealth
  • Saint Louis
  • Lipscomb
  • Liberty
  • Kansas State
  • Iowa State
  • Campbell
  • Gardner-Webb
  • Hofstra
  • Northeastern
  • Wright State
  • Northern Kentucky
  • Harvard
  • Yale
  • Norfolk State
  • North Carolina Central
  • Loyola (Illinois)
  • Bradley
  • Nevada
  • Utah State
  • Saint Francis
  • Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Belmont
  • Murray State
  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • Louisiana State
  • Auburn
  • Sam Houston State
  • Abilene Christian
  • South Dakota State
  • North Dakota State
  • Saint Mary’s

Here are the teams the real committee would consider for the 20 at-large berths:

  • Arizona State
  • Baylor
  • Duke
  • Florida
  • Florida State
  • Gonzaga
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisville
  • Marquette
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi State
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Ole Miss
  • Purdue
  • Seton Hall
  • St. John's
  • Syracuse
  • Temple
  • Tennessee
  • Texas Tech
  • UCF
  • Virginia
  • Virginia Tech
  • Wisconsin

Sports is so much fun.

35 comments:

  1. East Regional first weekend

    At Columbia
    Gonzaga 91, Lipscomb 66
    Virginia Tech 71, Wofford 67
    Gonzaga vs. Virginia Tech

    At San Jose
    Auburn 107, Saint Francis 90
    Oregon 75, Old Dominion 62
    Auburn vs. Oregon

    At Jacksonville
    Northeastern 91, Yale 75
    Kansas State 69, Bradley 44
    Northeastern vs. Kansas State

    At Des Moines
    Texas Tech vs. Belmont
    Virginia Commonwealth vs. Northern Kentucky

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    1. At Columbia
      Gonzaga 91, Lipscomb 66
      Virginia Tech 71, Wofford 67

      Gonzaga 30 49 79
      Virginia Tech 30 29 59

      At San Jose
      Auburn 107, Saint Francis 90
      Oregon 75, Old Dominion 62

      Auburn 38 58 96
      Oregon 51 39 90

      A 72 posession game. After 20 posessions the two teams were tied but then Oregon went on a big run over the next 16 posessions to take the lead. Then Auburn came out hot and by posession 60 had a 78 to 74 lead with 12 posessions left.


      At Jacksonville
      Northeastern 91, Yale 75
      Kansas State 69, Bradley 44

      Northeastern 42 27 69
      Kansas State 38 50 88

      At Des Moines
      Texas Tech 39 49 88
      Belmont 33 43 76

      Virginia Commonwealth 43 47 90
      Northern Kentucky 48 31 79


      So coming out of the East Region first weekend is Gonzaga, Auburn, Kansas State, and Texas Tech


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  2. West Regional first weekend

    At Salt Lake
    Harvard vs. Virginia
    Saint Louis vs. Wisconsin

    At Hartford
    North Carolina vs. Villanova*
    Louisiana State vs. North Dakota State

    At Tulsa
    Florida State vs. Marquette
    Gardner-Webb vs. Murray State

    At Des Moines
    Colgate vs. Hofstra
    Kentucky 93, Georgia State 82
    Winner vs. Kentucky

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    1. West Regional first weekend

      At Salt Lake
      Harvard 34 41 75
      Virginia 35 25 60

      Saint Louis 25 40 65
      Wisconsin 32 48 80

      Harvard 46 31 77
      Wisconsin 48 44 92

      After 60 posessions in a 69 posession game Wisconsin is winning 77-75. They go on a 10-0 run.


      At Hartford
      North Carolina 32 47 79
      Villanova* 50 46 96

      Louisiana State 50 37 87
      North Dakota State 47 42 89

      After 60 posessions NDS is up 82-79 with only 7 posessions left. LSU hits a three and NDS gets a single free throw so it is 83-82 NDS. LSU hits another three but NDS answers with a 2 point bucket, now the game is tied. LSU goes up 2 with 4 posessions left. NDS comes back to tie it with 3 posessions left. With 1 posession left it is tied at 87. NDS hits a 2 as time runs out for the win 89-87.

      Villanova 31 48 79
      North Dakota State 42 30 72


      At Tulsa
      Florida State 29 28 57
      Marquette 44 40 84

      Gardner-Webb 34 32 66
      Murray State 38 44 82

      Marquette 32 52 84
      Murray State 43 40 83

      With 10 posessions to go Marquette is up 76-74. With 1 posession to go Marquette is up 84-83 and that is our final score.

      At Des Moines
      Colgate 44 53 97
      Hofstra 39 43 82

      Kentucky 93, Georgia State 82

      Colgate 33 37 70
      Kentucky 48 43 91

      Coming our of the West Region first weekend is Wisconsin, Villanova, Marquette, and Kentucky

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    2. I'm surprised how little I'm bothered by the fall-from-ahead Murray State loss. I really am a Kentucky fan far and away.

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  3. South Regional first weekend

    At Columbia
    Abilene Christian vs. Michigan
    Kansas vs. Michigan State*

    At San Jose
    Sam Houston State vs. Purdue
    Washington vs. Wright State

    At Hartford
    Montana vs. South Dakota State
    New Mexico State vs. North Carolina Central

    At Columbus
    Vermont vs. Maryland
    Houston vs. UC Irvine

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    1. South Regional first weekend

      At Columbia
      Abilene Christian 29 33 62
      Michigan 49 31 80

      Kansas 27 39 66
      Michigan State* 45 29 74

      Kansas made a big comeback and with 10 posessions left hold a 60-59 lead. With 5 posessions left MSU is up 63-62. MSU wins it 74-66.

      Michigan 28 42 70
      Michigan State 46 30 76


      At San Jose
      Sam Houston State 40 22 62
      Purdue 29 32 61

      Purdue has been slowly coming back the second half and with 2 posessions left SHS is up 60-59. Purdue takes the lead 61-60 with 1 posession left, but SHS scores and Purdue does not so SHS wins it 62-61.


      Washington 39 39 78
      Wright State 36 35 71

      Sam Houston State 26 24 50
      Washington 44 33 77



      At Hartford
      Montana 42 23 6 71
      South Dakota State 39 26 11 76

      With 10 posessions left Montana is up 55-54. With 5 posessions left SDS is up 63-59. With 1 posession left is is all tied at 65. We have our first overtime of the tournament. Each team will get 8 posessions.

      New Mexico State 56 44 100
      North Carolina Central 32 51 83

      South Dakota State 37 47 84
      New Mexico State 43 46 89

      With 10 posessions left SDS is leading 76-74. With 5 posessions left SDS is up 84-80. With 2 posessions left the game is tied at 84. NMS hits a 3 to go up 87-84 with 1 posession left.


      At Columbus
      Vermont 34 43 77
      Maryland 24 25 49

      Houston 41 27 68
      UC Irvine 41 35 76

      With 7 posessions left Houston and UC-Irvine are tied at 62. With 2 posessions left UCI is up 72-68.

      Vermont 39 39 78
      UC Irvine 32 36 68


      Coming out of the South Region first weekend is Michigan State, Washington, New Mexico State, and Vermont

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    2. See! Sam Houston State Nation should really rally to the HP.

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  4. Midwest Regional

    At Columbus
    Norfolk State vs. Buffalo*
    Mississippi State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

    At Salt Lake City
    Iona vs. Liberty
    Prairie View A&M vs. Duke

    At Tulsa
    Utah State vs. Campbell
    Cincinnati vs. Tennessee

    At Jacksonville
    Nevada vs. Loyola (Illinois)
    Iowa State vs. Saint Mary’s

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  5. Midwest Regional

    At Columbus
    Norfolk State 39 37 76
    Buffalo* 45 40 85

    Mississippi State 37 49 86
    Fairleigh Dickinson 51 42 93

    At the 20 posession mark FD is up 32-19.

    Buffalo 46 58 104
    Fairleigh Dickinson 48 25 73


    At Salt Lake City
    Iona 33 35 68
    Liberty 39 38 77

    Prairie View A&M 29 27 56
    Duke 44 42 86

    Liberty 29 27 14 70
    Duke 37 19 12 68

    With 10 posessions left it's Liberty 51, Duke 52. With 5 posessions left it's Duke up 3 56-53. With 2 posessions left it is tied at 56. We have our second overtime game. We will have a 9 posession overtime. Duke immediately gets a 3 point play with a foul. After 5 posessions Liberty is up 64 to 63. A 3 for Liberty puts them up 67-63 with 2 posessions left. In overtime Liberty was 3 of 4 from 3 point range.


    At Tulsa
    Utah State 39 40 79
    Campbell 46 48 94

    Cincinnati 37 38 75
    Tennessee 42 38 80

    Campbell 45 35 80
    Tennessee 36 37 73

    At Jacksonville
    Nevada 50 34 84
    Loyola (Illinois) 37 39 76

    Iowa State 51 39 90
    Saint Mary’s 51 42 93

    With 5 posessions left Iowa St is up 88-86. With 3 posessions left it's tied at 90.

    Nevada 57 42 99
    Saint Mary's 45 47 92

    Out of the Midwest Region first weekend is Buffalo, Liberty, Campbell, and Nevada

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  6. OK, I suggest we play out the rest of the tournament during next week's episode.

    East Regional at Washington
    Nevada vs. Campbell
    Kentucky vs. Marquette
    Winner vs. winner

    West Regional at Anaheim, California
    Michigan State vs. Gonzaga
    Buffalo vs. Villanova
    Winner vs. winner

    South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky
    New Mexico State vs. Wisconsin
    Kansas State vs. Liberty
    Winner vs. winner

    Midwest Regional at Kansas City Missouri
    Washington vs. Vermont
    Texas Tech vs. Auburn
    Winner vs. winner

    Blind draw again before Final Four at Minneapolis



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  7. Campbell 104, Nevada 78 ... 16 of 33 from three-point range for the Camels.

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  8. Gonzaga, down seven points at the half, comes back to beat Michigan State, 83-80.

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  9. New Mexico State leads from the start and blasts Wisconsin, 92-74.

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  10. Tight after one half in Kansas City (55-54), Vermont pulls away from Washington, 90-86.

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  11. Kentucky comes out smoking against Marquette and leads, 35-19, and then 52-33 at the half. Marquette closes late but falls, 85-80.

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  12. Defending-champion Villanova against Buffalo ... it's nip and tuck early ... despite poor three-point showing, Villanova pulls out to a 39-32 lead at half ... Wildcats move on, 77-74.

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  13. Kansas State vs. one of the tournament Cinderellas, Liberty ... Liberty up at the half, 48-44, but then the lead pingpongs in the second half ... Liberty prevails, 81-75.

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  14. Texas Tech vs. Auburn ... 41-29 at the half ... hot-and-cold Auburn is cold so far (two-of-10 on threes) ... Texas Tech wins going away, 92-63.

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  15. Final eight: Campbell vs. Kentucky, Gonzaga vs. Villanova, New Mexico State vs Liberty and Vermont vs. Texas Tech.

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  16. Kentucky leads Campbell, 52-31, at the half ... 'Cats have shot 21 of 28 from the field, so Reid Travis and P.J. Washington must have 15 apiece or so ... UK IS GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR! 95-61 is the final.

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  17. Liberty's Cinderella runs appears over, as New Mexico State takes an 11-point lead. But Liberty pulls back to tie at the half. AND THEN LIBERTY RUNS AWAY WITH IT, 85-75, HITTING 16 OF 30 THREES!

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  18. Texas Tech moves out to a seven-point lead early on Vermont and maintains that margin to the half. Vermont briefly leads in the second half, but Texas Tech ends up winning, 80-68. TEXAS TECH IS ON TO THE FINAL FOUR!

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  19. It's high-scoring and close early between Gonzaga and Villanova ... 48-48 at the half ... late, the defending champions surge and RETURN TO THE FINAL FOUR, 98-86!

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  20. After the blind draw for the Final Four, our national-semifinal matchups are Kentucky vs. Villanova and Texas Tech vs. Liberty.

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  21. Villanova spurts to a nine-point lead early ... Kentucky closes the gap to 49-44 by half ... COME ON, KENTUCKY! ... YES, YES, YES! ... Wildcats take 77-66 lead ... Villanova closes to 82-77 ... KENTUCKY WINS IT! KENTUCKY WINS IT! 92-81! KENTUCKY IS GOING TO THE NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

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  22. Liberty takes a solid, 12-point lead on Texas Tech at the half and really never looks back, 102-77. LIBERTY ADVANCES TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

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  23. Kentucky leads the Cinderella Flames by four early ... lead is 10 at the half! ... "BUT WE ALL KNOW LIBERTY," warns Matthew, and he's right ... THE WILDCATS MAINTAIN THEIR ADVANTAGE AND LEAD, 66-55, LATE ... KENTUCKY WINS, 78-63!!!

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  24. Seriously, every episode of the podcast should be illustrations of how to actually have fun as a 50-year-old.

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    1. Of course we would have had just as much fun doing this at 16.

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    2. True, but it's easier when you're 16. Having genuine fun seems to be harder for most people at 50.

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