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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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After Elite 8 Leaderboard:
Duke Champions:
1. Kiam Layne 2. Jared L. 3. Michelle Levy 4. Blake Self |
Villanova Champions:
1. Leslie Maples 2. Nolan Niese 3. Katie W. 4. Will Freshwater |
Kansas Champions:
1. Latonya Glowinski 2. Ryan Krausse 3. Big Daddy Krausse 4. Andrew Depcrynski |
North Carolina Champions:
1. No One!!! |
In Route, 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 |
Cat-5 Hurricane Just Blew Out Auburn
A Cat-5 just blew out Auburn from the get-go. Not only that, Auburn's two All-American's, Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler combined for 3 of 22 shooting. On the other hand, Miami showed up ready to play. Outscoring the Tigers on fast break points 30-1 alone, not to mention routing Auburn by almost 20 to advance to the Sweet 16. Isaiah Wong, 21, and Kameron McGusty, 20, led the Hurricanes in scoring. Miami now travels to Chicago to play the 10-seeded Iowa State Cyclones. So, yes, let me be the first to make the joke Hurricanes vs. Cyclones!
UNC Knocks Out Baylor |
Rocky-Topped! |
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Results:
Kentucky v St Peters = 63% Illinois v Chattanooga = 0% Murray St v San Francisco = 25% Michigan State v Davidson = 13% Iowa v Richmond = 0% |
TOURNAMENT PAYOUTS:
1st Place = $775 2nd Place = $385 3rd Place = $230 4th Place = $150 2nd to Last = $10 Last Place = Toilet Trophy |
Power Rankings After Round 1
1. Arizona Wildcats
2. Kansas Jayhawks 3. North Carolina Tarheels 4. Baylor Bears |
5. Tennessee Volunteers
6. Texas Tech Red Raiders 7. Auburn Tigers 8. Gonzaga Bulldogs |
9. Murray State Racers
10. Villanova Wildcats 11. Michigan St. Spartans 12. Duke Blue Devils |
13. Purdue Boilermakers
14. St. Mary's Gaels 15. Arkansas Razorbacks 16. Houston Cougars |
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
Welcome to NCAA-32
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Previous Pool and Tournament Champions
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Happy St. Peter's Day!

"I'm a peacock, you gotta let me fly," once said NYC Police Detective, Terry Hoitz. And flying the Peacocks of St. Peter's did just that. Over SEC Blue-Blood and potential Final Four contenders, Kentucky Wildcats. Needing OT, St. Peter's won 85-79. March 17th might now become officially St. Peter's Day! The two-man show of Darryl Banks and Doug Edert led the Peacock scoring with 27 and 20 points respectively. While Kentucky big man and SEC Player of the Year, Oscar Tshiebwe led all scorers with 30. St. Peter's moves on to the round of 32, where they face the Murray State Racers. Yes, another Kentucky team.
Arachnophobia!

The 5-seed Iowa Hawkeyes were the first "headline" team to fall. Along came a spider, the Richmond Spiders, more say. The Atlantic 10 tournament champions, with some of the oldest players in the country took down the Big 10 tournament champions, 67-63. The Spiders were led by senior steals leader, Jacob Gilyard 24 points, with four 3-pointers.
PROJECTING THE RANKINGS - FINAL
CPI: Charlie's Power Index
1. Gonzaga Bulldogs
2. Purdue Boilermakers 3. Tennessee Volunteers 4. UCLA Bruins 5. Iowa Hawkeyes 6. Texas Longhorns 7. USC Trojans 8. San Diego State Aztecs 9. Creighton Bluejays 10. San Francisco Dons 11. Miami, FL Hurricanes 12. Texas A&M/VCU 13. N. Mexico St Aggies 14. Montana St Bobcats 15. St Peter's Peacocks 16. Tx Southern/CorpCh |
1. Arizona Wildcats
2. Auburn Tigers 3. Texas Tech Red Raiders 4. Illinois Fightin' Illini 5. LSU Tigers 6. St. Mary's Gaels 7. Michigan St Spartans 8. TCU Horned Frogs 9. Marquette Eagles 10. Loyola Ramblers 11. Indiana Hoosiers 12. S Dakota St Jackrabbit 13. Akron Zips 14. Yale Bulldogs 15. Jacksonville St GCs 16. CS-Fullerton Titans |
1. Kansas Jayhawks
2. Kentucky Wildcats 3. Wisconsin Badgers 4. Providence Fryers 5. Houston Cougars 6. Boise St Broncos 7. Murray St Racers 8. North Carolina Tarheels 9. Iowa State Cyclones 10. Davidson Wildcats 11. Memphis Tigers 12. UAB Blazers 13. Chattanoogs Mocs 14. Delaware Blue Hens 15. Georgia St Panthers 16. Wright St Raiders |
1. Baylor Bears
2. Villanova Wildcats 3. Duke Blue Devils 4. Arkansas Razorbacks 5. Connecticut Huskies 6. Alabama Crimson Tide 7. Ohio State Buckeyes 8. Colorado State Rams 9. Seton Hall Pirates 10. Virginia Tech Hokies 11. Xavier/Michigan 12. Richmond Spiders 13. Vermont Catamounts 14. Colgate Raiders 15. Longwood Lancers 16. Bryant/Norfolk St |
NCAA POWER SCORE RANKINGS
Formula = Road Wins + [Neutral Wins x 0.5] + [Quad 1 Wins x 3] + [Quad 1 Losses] + [Quad 2 Wins x 2] + [Quad 2 Losses] - [Quad 3 Losses] - [Quad 4 Losses x 2]
MARCH 8, 2022