Surprising no one else has started an official thread. So far it's looking pretty bleh since pretty much all the higher seeds have won. (watch out duke) At least my bracket is looking swell.

duke didn't watch out

Hahah! Yea VCU (happy Virginian here)!

GT is out. What can I say--freshmen mistakes by a young squad. =/

This tournament is garbage this year. All the higher seeds are winning by double digits and the only exciting victory was Winthrop over Notre Dame. VCU over Duke didn't surprise me considering this is the youngest Duke team in 60 years.

My bracket's looking sweet right now. 25/28 correct! The Duke loss hurt though, as I had them in the Elite 8. Everything else seems to be going good. If anyone caught the WI game today (I go to Madison), wow. Down by 18. Nobody here was feeling real good going into halftime. I told everyone though that we were going to change the pace and we came back and stomped them.

That Tenessee game though - I've never seen such a ridiculously high scoring game before (121-86)

-Spenser

Looks like Jackson St. is putting up a good fight against Florida. Lets see if they can keep it interesting.

So Illinois played like crap and then got screwed on a late no-foul call. Other than that, my bracket isn't looking so swell.

Little sidenote: Big Ten 5-1 in the tournament so far.

112-69. 71 pts in the second half for the gators alone.

Ouch.

****. Anyone watching Ohio State/Xavier? This is my kind of college bball game.

Go RAMS!!! I graduated from VCU and I am really happy with VCU performance this year. Hopefully, they will perform even better today against Pittsburgh.

!!! WOW. 3 seconds left--3pter goes in! OT!

Eh, another average day of the tournament with closer matches. This will probably end up with all the #1 seeds reaching the final four.

Today was friggin great. 3 OT games with one double OT. I had picked BC to upset and it almost happened. All these games were on the line. I can't wait til tomorrow.

-Spenser

That will NEVER happen.


First round was pretty boring, but this round has been pretty good. How bout them Runnin' Rebels?!!

Memphis..... bank on it.

I guess the bank wasn't open, but I had wanted Memphis to win as well. UCLA is putting up quite a game against Kansas, but the Jayhawks will be in the Final Four.

Hope everyone realizes that O$U has, in the past two games, 76 free throws. That is absurd. The refs are absolutely awful and sure love them bucknuts.

I think Florida's is worst, one little bump on noah and its a foul

Afflalo knows how to play.

show me video proof of these "bad" calls and then i'll say you have an argument. Let me guess, you think lofton should have gone to the foul line, well for one you dont get to shoot free throws every time you get fouled, and secondly is it really ohio states fault that almost all of his shots were 3's. Are you going to tell me the refs cheated Tennessee by blowing a 20 point lead and forced them to shoot over 30 3's. How about the great lofton learn to give up the damn ball instead of shooting every time he touches it, and instead of shooting a stupid 3 that he wasnt going to make, try to actually drive to the basket, and then he will get a foul called. Look at ramar smith, he shot the most freethrows on their team, and guess how many of his shots were inside the arc, ALL OF THEM. Conely shot the most freethrows for ohio state, and guess how many of his shots were inside the arc, ALL OF THEM. Do you see were im going with this. You are not even going to see the foul line if you sit outside all day.

Im guessing you think that Oden's 3rd and 4th fouls were good calls too, or how about when ron lewis clearly got all ball near the end of the game and they called a foul. Or maybe when conley was breaking away after a steal and their was clearly a blocking foul on Tennessee and it caused it him to loose the ball with no call and Tennessee hit a three off of that steal, and then AFTER that play the ref stopped the game to see if conley was ok. Its a two way street here, you should probably stick to the ESPN message boards, because its not going to work here.

Oh yeah, lets try to ignore the fact that ohio states last 17 foul shots were with three minutes to go in the memphis game.

Just remember, OSU wouldn't be in the tournament right now if that flagrant foul would have been called on Oden. You know, the one he admitted to do committing after the game. Ya, that one. Thought that would put your high and mighty attitude in check.

Just remember you are talking to a UF fan, who you are not above, so don't talk to me like you are.

i'm 1 in my 2000$ pool... im good.

plus i picked all of the final 4

"It's great to be a Florida Gator!"

Its so sad that I had to see Noah's ugly ass dancing again after the championship game...

...just wait for the Illini next year!

I just don't like Noah because you can hear him scream every time he makes a basket. I didn't have much preference for the final game, though if I had too choose, it woulda been OSU, just because they're Big Ten (I go to UW-Madison). What I was really ****ed about was that Alando Tucker didn't get the Naismith award. Kinda sucks, but oh well.

-Spenser

I can't stand Noah. He is a little girl when he attacks the basket and sounds like Serena when she's hitting a tennis ball as he goes for a dunk.

Having said that, Donovan is better off leaving because after this year, Florida won't be seeing Final Four daylight for years after all their players leave.

Blah blah blah... you guys are mad because Noah screams when he makes dunks? That's pretty sad on your part actually.

Noah owns all of you. His emotion is something to be embraced in a game that is controlled by refs most of the time. I hope you all look back and enjoyed watching one of, if not THE, best teams of all time this March.

Where is my bucknut fan? How does it feel to be owned.

In the words of Spurrier, "Runner-Up U."

LOLOLOLOLOL

That's the most ridiculous comment I've ever been a witness to. What makes Florida of this year so better than last year? Its the same exact team and they are definitely not the best team of all time, not even top 5.

Hmm, well let's analyze this, shall we?

They are automatically in the top 7 teams of all time, as that is the number of teams that have repeated. They propel themselves higher than just the bottom rung of the top 7 because they are the ONLY team to return all 5 of the starting 5 in their repeat season. This feat should not be overlooked as other teams who have repeated have done so with different people while this UF team uses the same members, making it a true repeat. You can also throw in that they are one of only 2 schools to repeat while under the modern era where you have to win 6 games in the tourny instead of teams like UK back in the 40s who had to beat a whole 3. Couple all of that with the allure of the NBA and the 1-year wonders who are so quick to leave the NCAA and you can see how high this UF team ranks.

Top 7: Guarantee
Top 5: Guarantee
Top 2 or 1: well, you look at the stats and decide:

- Longest winning streak in school history - 17 games (3 times) (2005/6, 2006/7)
- Consecutive 20 + win seasons - 9 years in a row (1998/9-2006/7)
- The most wins in school history prior to NCAA tournament - 29 (2006/7)
- The most wins in a season in school history - 35 (2006/7)
- Combined 68-11 record over two years (2005/6 - 2006/7)

- Led nation in field goal percentage (2005/6, 2006/7)
- All 5 starters with positive assists/turnover ratio (2005/6, 2006/7)
- All 5 starters with 1,000 + career points scored (2006/7)

- 2nd out-right SEC regular season championship (2006/7)
- Consecutive SEC tournament championships – 3 years in a row (2004/5–2006/7)
- Consecutive SEC tournament title games – 4 years in a row (2003/4–2006/7)
- SEC record 6 consecutive wins over Kentucky Wildcats (2004/5-2006/7)

- Consecutive appearances in NCAA tournament - 9 years in a row (1998/9–2006/7)
- Two consecutive appearances in NCAA Final Four (2005/6, 2006/7)
- First NCAA national championship (2005/6)
- Second NCAA national championship (2006/7)
- Highest seed (#1) ever in NCAA tournament (2006/7)
- One of 3 teams (UF, Duke, Kansas ) to be #6 seed or higher 9 years in a row

- Champs of Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tournament in Madison Sq. Garden (2005/6)
- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic MVP – Green (2005/6)

- SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year - Brewer (2005/6)
- SEC 6th Man of the Year - Richard (2006/7)

- SEC tournament MVP – Green (2005/6)
- SEC tournament team – Green, Brewer (2005/6)

- SEC tournament MVP – Horford (2006/7)
- SEC tournament team – Horford, Noah, Brewer, Green (2006/7)
- Never trailed in all 3 tournament games

- 3 SEC Players of the Week - Green and Noah (twice) (2005/6)
- 1 SEC Player of the Week - Humphrey (1/15) (2006/7)

- SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year - Humphrey (twice)
- ESPN First Team Academic All-American - Humphrey

- NCAA Minneapolis Regional MVP - Noah (2005/6)
- NCAA Minneapolis Regional All-Regional Team - Noah, Green, Horford (2005/6)

- NCAA Final Four MOP - Noah (2005/6)
- First player with 4 or more blocks in all 6 NCAA Tournament games - Noah (2005/6)
- NCAA tournament individual record 29 blocks - Noah (2005/6)
- NCAA Final Four individual record 10 blocks - Noah (2005/6)
- NCAA Championship Game individual record 6 blocks - Noah (2005/6)
- NCAA tournament 2nd place team record 44 blocks (2005/6)
- 3rd youngest coach to win NCAA title - Coach Donovan (2005/6)
- First team since UCLA in 1968 to win both Final Four games by 15+ points (2005/6)

- NCAA Midwest Regional MVP - Green (2006/7)
- NCAA Midwest Regional All-Regional Team - Green, Humphrey (2006/7)
- NCAA Tournament record + 43 (62-19) rebound margin vs Jackson St (2006/6)

- NCAA Final Four MOP - Brewer (2006/7)
- NCAA Final Four record 17 rebounds vs. UCLA - Horford (2006/7)
- 84.6% shooting percentage in NCAA tournament - Richard (2006/7)
(better than Laettner's 78.8% in 1989, but not enough shots to hold record)

- NCAA Tournament career record 47 3-point shots - Humphrey (2003/4-2006/7)
- NCAA Tournament career 4th place 41 blocked shots - Noah (2004/5-2006/7)

- First team since Duke (91-92) to win back-to-back NCAA titles (2005/6-2006/7)
- First group of 5 starters to win back-to-back NCAA titles (2005/6-2006/7)
- 2nd most consecutive NCAA tournament wins (12) since expansion (2005/6-2006/7)
- Never trailed in second half of 4 Final Four games (2005/6-2006/7)
- Average scoring margin of +12.5 points in 4 Final Four games (2005/6-2006/7)
- Average scoring margin of +15.1 points in 12 NCAA T games (2005/6-2006/7)

- School record 37 consecutive foul shots - Green (2005/6)
- School record 113 3-point shots in a season - Humphrey (2005/6, 2006/7)
- School record 288 career 3-point shots - Humphrey (2003/4-2006/7)
- School record 39 consecutive games with 3-point shot - Humphrey (2006/7)
- School record __ points allowed in the first half (2005/6)

- School record 112 points scored in a tournament game - UF vs Jackson St. (2006/7)
- School record 71 points scored in a half - UF vs Jackson St., 2nd half (2006/7)
- School record 9 assists in a half - Green, UF vs Jackson St., 2nd half (2006/7)
- School record 62-19 rebounding margin - UF vs Jackson St. (2006/7)
- School record most points in NCAA tournament career - Brewer (2006/7)

-18 post-season wins in a row (2005/6-2006/7)
-22-1 post-season record in the last three years (2004/5-2006/7)