2005-2006 NCAA Basketball Thread
 

Yeah, it's not even December yet, but college football season is starting to wind down. I LOVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL!!!!

My loyalty lies with my Cyclones, who much like their football counterparts are already having an up and down season. They lost to Iona on Saturday night. (Not a good day for Cyclone sports.) However, tonight they beat the University of Northern Iowa.

They'll have a chance to beat Texas A&M, Mizzou, Nebraska, Colorado and Baylor of the Big XII. I wouldn't expect them to do any better than 6th in the conference.

The husband hates to watch any Cyclone sports with me because I get so involved in the game (which almost always involves me yelling at the tv, throwing something at the tv or switching the channel chanting 'I can't watch this anymore!').

I don't know, it seems we always manage to pull off at least one huge upset a year. Last year it was Texas in OT.

As a long shot, watch for the Ohio University Bobcats.

Believe it or not.

I'm excited that Texas is starting out at #2!! Let's see how long it lasts.
In the last couple of years, I've discovered that I really like college hoops!

UConn is off to a good start. Hopefully Marcus Williams quits his laptop-stealing ways and is able to come back in January. With a good point guard, this could be a championship team.

In other news, the BU Terriers are 0-4, and scored less than 40 points in their last game.

It helps when your team doesn't suck.

Can we talk about division 2 womens basketball in here? My school was kick ass when I was in school! Back to Back champions baby! Too bad no one cared.

hahaha

My school kicks ass in the NAIA -- it's considering moving up to D-I so it can be fodder for state schools.

You must be joking. Iowa State is EXTREMELY overrated, they started the season ranked on name recognition only. They will not win vs. Texas, @ Tech, @ Neb, @ Mizzou, @ KU, @OU, vs. OSU, or @ Baylor. That's 8 losses right there. Add in the fact that I think KU and A&M will win at Ames and that puts them at 6-10 and in no better than 7th or 8th place. This is a team that has lost home games to EA Sports (exhib. but still) and freakin' Iona by 12. They also squeaked by Bemidji State (an average D2 school) by 7 and UNI by another 7.

The Big XII will finish

1. Texas
2. OU
3. OSU
4. KU
5. Tech
6. Texas A&M
7. ISU
8. Nebraska
9. Baylor
10. Mizzou
11. K State
12. Colorado

I honestly think 6th place is a little more accurate for them. Yeah, they've had those losses and I'm not going to make excuses for losing to Iona. UNI is actually a pretty good team, that should do fairly well overall. I imagine they (UNI) will probably be going back to the NCAA tourney again this year.
I think a lot of the ISU preseason ranking started out with Stinson being a preseason All-American and preseason All-Big 12. He's good, and I love to watch him play, but I know he can't carry the whole team. The team doesn't have a strong person at center and that really sucks.

Go Spartans!

Bring on the Green and the White. The season has had some interesting games with my boys, but I think that they might be getting back their swagger.

The Maui Tourney was a test and I took some crap from my friend who is a fan of Gonzaga, but I took it politely. :) :) But 3OT's, that was a great game. Towards the end, it was kind of anyone's game.





Note-that I haven't seen many of their games so far since I am not living in MI and they aren't regional for me, but I have seen the scores. So my opinion right now is from what I hear, not what I have seen...

Milwaukee Panthers baby. Watch out for the boys across the way at Marquette as well.

Too true - I think if I were exposed to good college football when I was younger, I would be a bigger fan. I started following college basketball just as UConn got bigger regionally/nationally (the Cliff Robinson days, and then the Scott Burell and Chris Smith days), and that's why I became such a big college hoops fan.

NAIA to Div. 1??? that is a big jump...are you sure it isnt Div II or III?

Positive. They were D-1 once, and they do have D-1 money. The school has won and always contends for the NAIA NC. I don't think they'd be ultra-competitive in D-1, but could probably be competitive with some mid-majors.

Did anyone see the shot by that Duke player to beat Va Tech!?!?!?!?


HOLEY COW!

I have been raised on Duke basketball, so I know just how rare it is for a visiting school to come in Cameron and win a game. I had just called a friend to console her about Tech losing the football game last night, and tell her that Va. Tech was doing something considered near impossible unless a miracle happened.

THANK GOODNESS Dockery hit that last shot. Definitely one for the highlight's reel! We are still in shock over here....

Hey I think I remember you! You are the crazy Duke girl fan. Hello :)

Anyways that was such am amazing shot. It was really funny when they put 16 seconds on the clock lol. But I think that might be the shot of the year. Definately espy material.

there is no such thing as a crazy Duke fan...UNC fans on the other hand...well lets just say there has to be something wrong with you to be a UNC fan.

I have the chance to go to the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader tomorrow night. It's Kansas VS Saint Joseph’s & Michigan State VS Boston College. But I'm undecided if I should go or not. Sigh. The charity cause is worth going but I'd like to enjoy a good game if possible to. Or am I gonna be disappointed?

Kansas-St. Joes should be a pretty good game...Kansas hasnt done a lot this season...loss to Nevada last week and only won one game in Maui I believe against Div II Chaminade so they arent the typical Kansas powerhouse. St. Joes lost their best player off of a team that finished 2nd in the NIT (to my Gamecocks)...dont know a whole lot about either team but it should be a competitive game. The MSU-BC game looks one sided comparing the histories of the two schools but I dont know enough about either to say whether that will hold up this year or not.

Yeah yeah. What other city has two good basketball teams? Um, none.

Go - it's always a good tournament, and those are both good games.

If I was in your situation, I would definitely be going. But then again, I am a little biased to one of those teams and love to see them play ;)

Games for Jimmy V Classic were fun. First time ever seeing college basketball!
Caught the last 5minutes (which felt like an hour) of the Kansas- St Joe's game & the first half of the MSU - BC game. Good times.


GO GREEN!

They got lucky winning the Horizon League last year. They might repeat but I doubt it. Until then, It's Butler / Detroit. and I know CSU may not make it in the Horizon League tournament this year.
not enough talent. :(

YAY! My Iowa State Cyclones beat #12 Iowa tonight. :D

http://www.law.duke.edu/student/act/selaw/duke_logo.jpg

Always and forever.....

Iowa has been overrated in all things this year.

How's the wrestling team?

They got lucky going to the sweet 16 too I bet? Come on man, the team has a lot of talent and they'll be just fine this year. I'm hardly worried about a Butler or a Detroit. The only other team I'm worried about this time is Loyola.

Then again, conference play just started so we have a long season to go!

We (The U of Memphis) are currently ranked 7th. We going to beat Providence and then get through Ole Miss.

We kicked the Bearcats butts last week. We haven't won at their arena in years.

Iowa almost always is.

Iowa beat Iowa State in their first duel for wrestling. It's been a disappointing start to the season after recently losing to Minnesota as well. It's fairly young squad so hopefully once they get some experience they'll be better.

I really wish I got all the UConn games here in Boston. It's not fun having to keep track of them through ESPN and the UConn website.

Luckily I get to see the awful season that my alma mater is having this year. Glad they could handle the powerhouse Harvard basketball team for their first win.

IU not only beats, but OWNS Kentucky today, 79-53. :D :D :D

Duke (#1) blew Texas (#2) away today!! 97 - 66. JJ Redick scored 41 points and had 9 three pointers. WOW!

And to think after the game against VA Tech, I was concerned that Texas was going to blow them away!

I will never argue with that statement.

I'd say IU finally got lucky, but unfortunately, that just wasn't the case :( I was so looking forward to Mike Davis' annual meltdown during the Kentucky game, and instead I got a complete Kentucky meltdown.

It could have been worse though. This could have happened NEXT Saturday.

True. We shall see. :)