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ACC:
Maryland dominates Georgia Tech to join Wake Forest, Miami and Virginia in the ACC quarterfinals.
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Miami 66, No. 9 Clemson 63
Game 2: No. 12 Wake Forest 78, No. 5 Florida State 66
Game 3: No. 7 Virginia 60, No. 10 Virginia Tech 56
Game 4: No. 6 Maryland 82, No. 11 Georgia Tech 64
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Miami, noon (ESPN2)
Game 6: No. 4 N.C. State vs. No. 12 Wake Forest, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 7: No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 7 Virginia, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 8: No. 3 Boston College vs. No. 6 Maryland, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 11
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 12
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Atlantic Ten:
The top four seeds all lose in the quarterfinals as Temple, St. Joseph's, Xavier and Fordham all advance to the conference semifinals.
At U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 9 Temple 74, No. 8 Rhode Island 45
Game 2: No. 5 Saint Joseph's 67, No. 12 Dayton 55
Game 3: No. 10 Xavier 75, No. 7 Massachusetts 66
Game 4: No. 6 Fordham 45, No. 11 Richmond 37
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 9 Temple 68, No. 1 George Washington 53
Game 6: No. 5 Saint Joseph's 56, No. 4 Saint Louis 37
Game 7: No. 10 Xavier 59, No. 2 Charlotte 55
Game 8: No. 6 Fordham 64, No. 3 La Salle 62
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 9: No. 9 Temple vs. No. 5 Saint Joseph's, 6:30 p.m.
Game 10: No. 6 Fordham vs. No. 10 Xavier, 9 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Big East:
Villanova joins upset winners Syracuse and Georgetown in the Big East semifinals.
At Madison Square Garden
New York City
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 9 Syracuse 74, No. 8 Cincinnati 73
Game 2: No. 5 Georgetown 67, No. 12 Notre Dame 63
Game 3: No. 10 Rutgers 61, No. 7 Seton Hall 48
Game 4: No. 6 Pittsburgh 61, No. 11 Louisville 56
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 9 Syracuse 86, No. 1 Connecticut 84, OT
Game 6: No. 5 Georgetown 62, No. 4 Marquette 59
Game 7: No. 2 Villanova 87, No. 10 Rutgers 55
Game 8: No. 6 Pittsburgh 68, No. 3 West Virginia 57
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 9: No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Georgetown, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 10: No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Big Ten:
Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan State each advance to the quarterfinals.
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Penn State 60, No. 9 Northwestern 42
Game 2: No. 10 Minnesota 59, No. 7 Michigan 55
Game 3: No. 6 Michigan State 70, No. 11 Purdue 58
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 4: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Penn State, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 5: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Indiana, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 6: No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Minnesota, 6:40 p.m.
Game 7: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 6 Michigan State, 9:10 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 11
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1:40 p.m.
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4:05 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 12
Game 10: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12:
Top seeds Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Colorado and Nebraska all advance to the Big 12 quarterfinals.
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Texas Tech 73, No. 9 Kansas State, 65
Game 2: No. 5 Colorado 65, No. 12 Baylor 61
Game 3: No. 7 Oklahoma State 79, No. 10 Iowa State 70
Game 4: No. 6 Nebraska 71, No. 11 Missouri 64
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Texas Tech, 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 6: No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Colorado, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 7: No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 8: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Nebraska, 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 11
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4:20 p.m. (ESPN2)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 12
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Big West:
Long Beach State nips UC Irvine to join Cal Poly in the Big West semifinals.
At Anaheim Convention Center Arena
Anaheim, Calif.
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 76, No. 8 UC Riverside 44
Game 2: No. 6 Cal State Fullerton 73, No. 7 Cal State Northridge 63
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 3: No. 3 Long Beach State 94, No. 6 Cal State Fullerton 91
Game 4: No. 4 Cal Poly 57, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 50
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Pacific vs. No. 4 Cal Poly, 9 p.m.
Game 6: No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 3 Long Beach State, 11:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, midnight (ESPN)
Conference USA:
The top four seeds, Houston, UAB, UTEP and Memphis easily advance to advance to the semifinals.
At the FedExForum
Memphis, Tenn.
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 10 SMU 61, No. 7 Rice 59
Game 2: No. 11 Southern Miss 66, vs. No. 6 Tulsa 61
Game 3: No. 8 Tulane 64, No. 9 Marshall 58
Game 4: No. 5 Central Florida 65, No. 12 East Carolina 52
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 2 UAB 69, No. 10 SMU 55
Game 6: No. 3 UTEP 66, No. 11 Southern Miss 47
Game 7: No. 1 Memphis 75, Tulane 56
Game 8: No. 4 Houston 71, No. 5 Central Florida 52
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 9: No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 4 Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Game 10: No. 2 UAB vs. No. 3 UTEP, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 11:35 a.m.
Mid-American:
Toledo, Akron, Ohio and Kent State all advance to the MAC semifinals.
FIRST ROUND
At higher seeds
Monday, March 6
Game 1: No. 7 Toledo 77, No. 10 Bowling Green 52
Game 2: No. 6 Western Michigan 60, No. 11 Eastern Michigan 55
Game 3: No. 8 Buffalo 80, No. 9 Ball State 72
Game 4: No. 5 Ohio 82, No. 12 Central Michigan 53
QUARTERFINALS
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 7 Toledo 78, No. 2 Northern Illinois 77
Game 6: No. 3 Akron 72, No. 6 Western Michigan 57
Game 7: No. 1 Kent State 76, No. 8 Buffalo 67
Game 8: No. 5 Ohio 73, No. 4 Miami 58
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 9: No. 7 Toledo vs. No. 3 Akron, 7 p.m.
Game 10: No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 5 Ohio, 9:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
MEAC:
Hampton and South Carolina State advance to the conference semifinals.
At the RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 7
Game 1: No. 7 Norfolk State 73, No. 10 Maryland-Eastern Shore 71
Game 2: No. 9 Howard 62, No. 8 North Carolina A&T 52
Wednesday, March 8
Game 3: No. 6 Hampton 63, No. 11 Morgan State 51
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, March 8
Game 4: No. 1 Delaware State 59, No. 9 Howard 47
Game 5: No. 7 Norfolk State 79, No. 2 Coppin State 67
Thursday, March 9
Game 6: No. 6 Hampton 57, No. 3 Bethune-Cookman 55
Game 7: No. 4 South Carolina State 60, No. 5 Florida A&M 52
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 8: No. 1 Delaware State vs. No. 4 South Carolina State, 6 p.m.
Game 9: No. 6 Hampton vs. No. 7 Norfolk State, 8:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN Classic)
Mountain West:
UNLV plays San Diego State and Wyoming faces Utah in the Mountain West semifinals.
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 7
Game 1: No. 8 Colorado State 64, No. 9 TCU 60
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 2: No. 1 San Diego State 64, No. 8 Colorado State 52
Game 3: No. 4 UNLV 65, No. 5 New Mexico 64
Game 4: No. 7 Wyoming 57, No. 2 Air Force 55
Game 5: No. 6 Utah 74, No. 3 BYU 70
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 6: No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 4 UNLV 9 p.m. (ESPN Full Court)
Game 7: No. 6 Utah vs. No. 7 Wyoming, Midnight (ESPN)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Pac Ten:
California and Oregon join UCLA and Arizona in the semifinals of the Pac Ten Tournament.
At Staples Center
Los Angeles
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 9 Oregon State 71, No. 8 Arizona State 68
Game 2: No. 7 Oregon 66, No. 10 Washington State 55
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 3: No. 4 Arizona 73, No. 5 Stanford 68
Game 4: No. 1 UCLA 79, No. 9 Oregon State 47
Game 5: No. 3 California 82, No. 6 USC 67
Game 6: No. 7 Oregon 84, No. 2 Washington 73
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 7: No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Arizona, 9 p.m.
Game 8: No. 3 California vs. No. 7 Oregon, 11:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6:15 p.m.
SEC:
Arkansas joins Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Kentucky as each advance to the quarterfinals.
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: E5 South Carolina 59 W4 Mississippi State 44
Game 2: E3 Kentucky 71, W6 Ole Miss 57
Game 3: E4 Vanderbilt 76, W5 Auburn 71
Game 4: W3 Arkansas 80, E6 Georgia 67
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: E1 Tennessee vs. E5 South Carolina, 1 p.m.
Game 6: W2 Alabama vs. E3 Kentucky, 3:15 p.m.
Game 7: W1 LSU vs. E4 Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.
Game 8: E2 Florida vs. W3 Arkansas, 9:45 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 11
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:15 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 12
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m.
Southland:
Northwestern State will host their second straight championship game against 2 seed Sam Houson State.
At higher seeds
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 7
Game 1: No. 1 Northwestern State 75, No. 8 Texas-San Antonio 61
Game 2: No. 4 Stephen F. Austin 72, No. 5 McNeese State 70
Game 3: No. 2 Sam Houston State 86, No. 7 Texas-Arlington 84, 2OT
Game 4: No. 6 Lamar 68, No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 65
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 1 Northwestern State 80, No. 6 Lamar 66
Game 6: No. 2 Sam Houston State 78, No. 4 Stephen F. Austin 72
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 12
Game 7: No. 1 Northwestern State vs. No. 2 Sam Houston State, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
SWAC:
Upsets abound in the SWAC Tournament as lower seeds Jackson State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff advance to the semifinals where they will join 3 seed Grambling and 1 seed Southern.
At Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center Arena
Birmingham, Ala.
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 5 Jackson State 83, No. 4 Alabama State 65
Game 2: No. 3 Grambling 50, No. 6 Mississippi Valley State 49
Game 3: No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64, No. 2 Alabama A&M 54
Game 4: No. 1 Southern 73 No. 8 Alcorn State 52
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Southern vs. No. 5 Jackson State, 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Grambling vs. No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 11
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
WAC:
Host Nevada wins to face New Mexico State while Utah State and Louisiana Tech both advance to play each other in the semifinals.
At Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nev.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 3 Louisiana Tech 75 No. 6 Boise State 64
Game 2: No. 2 Utah State 76, No. 7 San Jose State 67
Game 3: No. 1 Nevada 68, No. 8 Idaho 55
Game 4: No. 5 New Mexico State 58, No. 4 Hawaii 57
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 3 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 2 Utah State, 9 p.m.
Game 6: No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 5 New Mexico St., 11:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 12
Game 7: Semifinal winners, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Bubble Wrap 3/09/06
This is one of the most active days for bubble teams. We will continue to update results for every bubble team from every conference tournament as the day progresses. Be sure to check Bubbleteams.com for updated scores, conference tournament brackets and NCAA Tournament bracket projections.
Syracuse: What does an upset of the number 1 team in the country and the top seed in the Big East Tournament get you ?? How about an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Orangemen played their last two games like they want to be invited to the Big Dance and despite a lackluster finish to their regular season; two solid wins in the Big East Tournament should propel them into the NCAA Tournament. The bigger question is.... who do the Orangemen replace ???
George Washington: No, GW is NOT a bubble team, but their loss to Temple in the Atlantic Ten quarterfinals means two teams will be going to the NCAA Tournament from the A-10 and that means one less at-large bid out there for all those hopeful bubble teams. The sense of urgency must be immediate for many at-large teams and now is NOT the time to come out in your conference tournament and play flat.
UAB: The Blazers did what they needed to do today, beat SMU. Now UAB needs to take down the UTEP Miners and make the Conference USA finals. Given the happenings across the college basketball world, UAB needs to take care of business and not give the NCAA Selection Committee a reason to dent them a bid.
Florida State: The Seminoles do not appear to want to make the NCAA Tournament. How else do you explain an opening round loss to the last place team in the ACC after knowing so many other teams have made inroads towards an at-large bid. Florida State might still make it, but only because so many other teams have failed to seal the deal and win the games they needed to make the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan: Add Michigan to the ever-expanding list of bubble teams who have come out and played like an at-large bid is not in their interest. The Wolverines dropped their opening round game of the Big Ten Tournament to a Minnesota squad that the Wolverines dominated in two meetings this year. Michigan is in greater trouble than many other bubble teams because they have lost seven of their last nine games and finished just 8-8 in the Big ten and 18-10 overall.
Colorado: The Buffaloes almost became another bubble casualty, narrowly avoiding an upset to Baylor. Colorado now faces Texas A&M in what might be an elimination game for an at-large bid.
Kentucky: No one will be impressed by the Wildcats win against Mississippi, but at least Kentucky did not lose (like so many other bubble teams). Now Kentucky faces Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Both teams are felt to be safe for an at-large bid, but with all the happenings across the country, a victory would certainly make either team feel a little safer.
Arizona: The Wildcats won their opening round game without the services of Hassan Adams. Arizona is a safe bet to make the NCAA Tournament, even if they should lose their semifinal game.
Air Force: The Falcons lose in the Mountain West quarterfinals..... again. Air Force entered the Mountain West Championship looking for their first ever tournament win. They exited, yet again, with another loss. This loss will cost the Falcons any further consideration for an at-large bid. A 24-6 record and a second place finish in the Mountain West is a nice season for Air Force, but not enough for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
California: The Bears did not solidify an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with their win against USC. They did avoid taking a bad loss, which would have probably dropped them from consideration for a bid. California would likely lock up a bid with one more win in the semifinals.
Arkansas: We can finally drop the Razorbacks from the list of "bubble" teams. Arkansas has done everything it can to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks can even afford to lose tomorrow and not affect their seeding.
Maryland: The Terrapins are trying to make a late season surge towards the at-large spot Florida State gave away. Maryland needs more than just a win against Boston College to grab an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. If the Terrapins win their next two games, then they would deserve a position in the NCAA Tournament; otherwise, Maryland is just teasing their fans with a few late season wins.
Syracuse: What does an upset of the number 1 team in the country and the top seed in the Big East Tournament get you ?? How about an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Orangemen played their last two games like they want to be invited to the Big Dance and despite a lackluster finish to their regular season; two solid wins in the Big East Tournament should propel them into the NCAA Tournament. The bigger question is.... who do the Orangemen replace ???
George Washington: No, GW is NOT a bubble team, but their loss to Temple in the Atlantic Ten quarterfinals means two teams will be going to the NCAA Tournament from the A-10 and that means one less at-large bid out there for all those hopeful bubble teams. The sense of urgency must be immediate for many at-large teams and now is NOT the time to come out in your conference tournament and play flat.
UAB: The Blazers did what they needed to do today, beat SMU. Now UAB needs to take down the UTEP Miners and make the Conference USA finals. Given the happenings across the college basketball world, UAB needs to take care of business and not give the NCAA Selection Committee a reason to dent them a bid.
Florida State: The Seminoles do not appear to want to make the NCAA Tournament. How else do you explain an opening round loss to the last place team in the ACC after knowing so many other teams have made inroads towards an at-large bid. Florida State might still make it, but only because so many other teams have failed to seal the deal and win the games they needed to make the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan: Add Michigan to the ever-expanding list of bubble teams who have come out and played like an at-large bid is not in their interest. The Wolverines dropped their opening round game of the Big Ten Tournament to a Minnesota squad that the Wolverines dominated in two meetings this year. Michigan is in greater trouble than many other bubble teams because they have lost seven of their last nine games and finished just 8-8 in the Big ten and 18-10 overall.
Colorado: The Buffaloes almost became another bubble casualty, narrowly avoiding an upset to Baylor. Colorado now faces Texas A&M in what might be an elimination game for an at-large bid.
Kentucky: No one will be impressed by the Wildcats win against Mississippi, but at least Kentucky did not lose (like so many other bubble teams). Now Kentucky faces Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Both teams are felt to be safe for an at-large bid, but with all the happenings across the country, a victory would certainly make either team feel a little safer.
Arizona: The Wildcats won their opening round game without the services of Hassan Adams. Arizona is a safe bet to make the NCAA Tournament, even if they should lose their semifinal game.
Air Force: The Falcons lose in the Mountain West quarterfinals..... again. Air Force entered the Mountain West Championship looking for their first ever tournament win. They exited, yet again, with another loss. This loss will cost the Falcons any further consideration for an at-large bid. A 24-6 record and a second place finish in the Mountain West is a nice season for Air Force, but not enough for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
California: The Bears did not solidify an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with their win against USC. They did avoid taking a bad loss, which would have probably dropped them from consideration for a bid. California would likely lock up a bid with one more win in the semifinals.
Arkansas: We can finally drop the Razorbacks from the list of "bubble" teams. Arkansas has done everything it can to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks can even afford to lose tomorrow and not affect their seeding.
Maryland: The Terrapins are trying to make a late season surge towards the at-large spot Florida State gave away. Maryland needs more than just a win against Boston College to grab an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. If the Terrapins win their next two games, then they would deserve a position in the NCAA Tournament; otherwise, Maryland is just teasing their fans with a few late season wins.
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