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ELITE 8 GAME BALLS
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ROUND OF 32 RECAP
ROUND OF 32 GAMEBALLS
CHARLIE'S POWER RANKING - ROUND of 32
ROUND of 64 GAME BALLS
Welcome to March Madness 2023
Day 1 Recap
Paladins Send Virginia Home in Thriller
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Oh Virginia, you did it again - making history for all the wrong reasons. Up two, with just seconds remaining and their best ball player with the ball... well, video will show you the rest. Furman made 10 three pointers, none bigger than the final one.
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CPI (Charlie's Power Index Rating: College Basketball) - FINAL 2023
Official Voting Projectionist of BracketMatrix.com since 2011
PROJECTED SEEDS - FINAL
SCORING (PPG):
1. Brandon Miller, Alabama - 19.6 2. KJ Williams, LSU - 17.3 3. Ricky Council, Arkansas - 16.6 4. Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky - 16.5 5. Colin Castleton, Florida - 16.0 BLOCKS:
1. Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt - 82 2. Colin Castleton, Florida - 78 3. Johni Broome, Auburn - 67 4. Charlie Bediako, Alabama - 48 5. Makhel Mitchell, Arkansas - 43 |
REBOUNDS:
1. Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky - 366 2. Tolu Smith, Mississippi State - 247 3. Johni Broome, Auburn - 245 4. Brandon Miller, Alabama - 239 5. Noah Clowney, Alabama - 238 STEALS:
1. D'Moi Hodge, Missouri - 78 2. Myles Burnes, Ole Miss - 68 3. Anthony Black, Arkansas - 60 4. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee - 59 5. Cason Wallace, Kentucky - 56 |
ASSISTS:
1. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee - 161 2. Anthony Black, Arkansas - 125 2. Wade Taylor, Texas A&M - 125 2. Wendell Green, Auburn - 125 5. Cason Wallace, Kentucky - 122 |
Coach & Crew Show Honors - 2022
Rudy Williams' buzzer beater 3 pointer sends Chants to The Classic Championship
Rudy Williams led all scorers with 17, but it was his final 3 points that he will remember. With just seconds remaining the The Classic Tournament's first semi-final game, and the Chanticleers down 2 points, the Senior guard nailed a game winning 3 pointer with just 0:01 remaining. Thus giving Coastal Carolina a 69-68 OT victory at South Alabama.
It was a 3-point shot by Vince Cole, down 3 with just seconds remaining in regulation that sent the game into overtime. Cole ended up with 16 points on the night. The Chanticleers' big man, Essam Mostafa added 12 points and 7 rebounds. As a group, Coastal made nine three pointers. None bigger than the game winner. Coastal Carolina now faces Fresno State for the The Classic Tournament Championship. |
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UNC Makes It All Blue-Blood Final 4 |
47-15 2nd Half Puts Kansas in Final Four |
Duke Routes Way to Final Four |
Samuels Leads Villanova to Final Four |
SWEET 16 TOP PERFORMERS
JD Notae, Arkansas 21 points; 6 rebounds; 6 assists; 3 steals Jaylin Williams, Arkansas 15 points; 12 rebounds; 3 assists; 1 block Drew Timme, Gonzaga 25 points; 7 rebounds; 3 assists Jermaine Samuels, Villanova 22 points; 7 rebounds; 1 assist; 2 blocks; 2 steals Hunter Dickinson, Michigan 15 points; 15 rebounds; 3 assists; 2 blocks Paolo Banchero, Duke 22 points; 4 rebounds; 4 assists Jeremy Roach, Duke 15 points; 4 rebounds; 5 assists; 1 steal Bryson Williams, Texas Tech 21 points; 5 rebounds; 2 assist; 1 block Jamal Shead, Houston 21 points; 4 rebounds; 6 assists; 2 steals Kyler Edwards, Houston 19 points; 5 rebounds; 3 assists; 1 steal Daryl Banks III, St. Peter's 14 points; 3 rebounds; 1 block Remy Martin, Kansas 23 points; 7 rebounds; 3 assists; 1 block Jalen Wilson, Kansas 16 points; 11 rebounds; 1 block; 1 steal Al Durham, Providence 21 points; 7 rebounds; 4 assists; 1 steal Kameron McGusty, Miami 27 points; 6 rebounds; 1 assist; 4 steals Caleb Love, North Carolina 30 points; 3 rebounds; 4 assists Armando Bacot, North Carolina 14 points; 15 rebounds; 2 assists; 1 block Tyger Campbell, UCLA 15 points; 2 rebounds; 6 assists; 1 steal; 1 block |
UNC Knocks Out Baylor |
Rocky-Topped! |
Truly March Madness: Day 1 Recap

For the first time in two years we are experiencing a real March Madness. And Day 1 gave us 100% just that. Seed numbers 2, 5, 5, 6 and 8 all were "upset" in the first round. Simply causing chaos and havoc to everyone's brackets. Here are some interesting stats for you from our brackets:
- After both the Michigan and Providence wins, only 35 out of 154 brackets went 2-0
- No one in our brackets remains perfect
- 87 out of 154 (56%) of all our brackets have at least one team in our projected Final Four OUT
- 17 out of 154 (11%) of us have a projected champion eliminated (Kentucky, Connecticut, Iowa or Colorado St)
- Our pool streak now officially continues. Every year since 1994 (Old Dominion def. Villanova) we have had at least one projected champion eliminated opening weekend (and something like 19 years in a row, opening round!)
- Mountain West Conference = 0-4, fully eliminated
- Seeded underdogs (not Vegas) went 7-9 yesterday
- After both the Michigan and Providence wins, only 35 out of 154 brackets went 2-0
- No one in our brackets remains perfect
- 87 out of 154 (56%) of all our brackets have at least one team in our projected Final Four OUT
- 17 out of 154 (11%) of us have a projected champion eliminated (Kentucky, Connecticut, Iowa or Colorado St)
- Our pool streak now officially continues. Every year since 1994 (Old Dominion def. Villanova) we have had at least one projected champion eliminated opening weekend (and something like 19 years in a row, opening round!)
- Mountain West Conference = 0-4, fully eliminated
- Seeded underdogs (not Vegas) went 7-9 yesterday