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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 15, 2018 21:33:15 GMT -8
The 2018 Pac-12 is a perfect 5-0 in the NIT, including Washington's upset of Boise State. This Pac-12 is not great in 2018, but it has been worse. Remember 2012? The Pac-12 Champion, Colorado, got an 11-seed. The Buffaloes upset UNLV but lost to Baylor in Albuquerque. California was the only at large and was out in the play-in, losing by 11 to South Florida. Four Pac-12 teams received NIT berths. Arizona received a one-seed in the NIT and was one-and-done with a loss in Tucson. UCLA turned down a CBI invite, but both Oregon State and Washington State accepted invites. The 17-16 Cougars beat the 21-14 Beavers in the semifinals of the CBI but lost both games in Pittsburgh to lose the CBI Championship Game. The Pac-12 is out of the Tournament. This is the first time that the Pac-10/12 will not have a team in the Round of 32 since 1986. Utah also was one-and-done in 1986. The Pac-10 qualified two teams to the NIT and both lost in the first round. 0-3 is the worst showing for the Pac-10/12 since 1985, the first 64-team tournament. In 1985, the four Pac-10 teams--Arizona, Oregon State, USC, and Washington--combined to go 0-4. Neither Colorado nor Utah qualified for the 1985 Tournament. UCLA qualified for and won the NIT.
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Post by ag87 on Mar 15, 2018 23:01:50 GMT -8
AC Green's year. We played Notre Dame on their home court. I think that was the last year the NCAA allowed the "host" to actually play there.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 16, 2018 14:24:28 GMT -8
AC Green's year. We played Notre Dame on their home court. I think that was the last year the NCAA allowed the "host" to actually play there. The last year was 1987. Arizona, DePaul, Syracuse, and UAB each started on their home courts. Arizona and UAB each lost in the first round (Arizona in overtime). DePaul won the two games on its home court but lost to LSU in the Sweet 16 in Cincinnati. Syracuse won both game on its home court and then won two games in East Rutherford to go to the Final Four, eventually losing to Indiana by a point in New Orleans. In 1986, LSU and Syracuse each started on their home courts. Syracuse lost to David Robinson and Navy in the Second Round. The Midshipmen lost to eventual runner-up Jay Bilas and Johnny Dawkins' Duke in the Elite 8. 11-seed LSU won both games on their home court to reach the Sweet 16. The Tigers then beat #2 Georgia Tech and #1 Kentucky in Atlanta to reach the Final Four, the first 11-seed to do so. The Tigers remain the only team to have ever defeated the #1, #2, and #3-seeds in their region. LSU lost to eventual champion Louisville in Dallas. The Tigers' success in 1986 is largely regarded as the reason for the rule change for the 1988 Tournament. 1985 was the first 64-team Tournament. Dayton and Notre Dame played on their home courts. Dayton lost to eventual national champion Villanova in the first round. Notre Dame beat Oregon State but lost to North Carolina by two in the second round. North Carolina lost to eventual national champion Villanova in the Elite Eight. Notre Dame (7), Louisiana Tech (5), Temple (8), Virginia Tech (9), and Southern Methodist (5) all had worse RPIs in 1985 than Oregon State and each were given a better seed.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 16, 2018 22:33:22 GMT -8
ASU tied for 8th place in the Pac-12 and should have never even received a bid. Check out how many eight-place teams from other conferences advance. 8th-place teams in the Tournament: Florida State and Texas A&M. 9th-place teams: Alabama and Oklahoma. 11th-place teams: Syracuse. Texas A&M was an 8-seed in the SEC Tournament but is a 7-seed in the Bracket. Alabama was a 9-seed in the SEC Tournament and is a 9-seed in the bracket. Syracuse was an 11-seed in the ACC Tournament and is an 11-seed in the bracket. Syracuse won. Oklahoma lost. After looking at the full field again, I realize that this whole thread is just stupid infighting. The Pac-12 should be getting in at least four teams and none should be the in the First Four. The worst ACC, Big 12, and SEC teams can play in. There was a post the other day about how Bill Walton is a Pac-12 homer, and that is great, because of the bias against the Pac-12. After looking at the field again, I agree with that. Alabama, Florida State, Syracuse, and Texas A&M all won. Oklahoma lost to Rhode Island, the Atlantic 10 regular season champion.
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