2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

UConns last 25 years are insane.  Multiple coaches, multiple conferences, some dominant teams, and some random national champions.  If this holds, they will pass Duke, Indiana and Kansas, move into a tie with UNC for the 3rd most national titles ever, with 6.  They won their first in 1999, but theyve also missed the tournament 9 times in that span, including 4 consecutive years

[MarqHusker]

liken it to Miami (fl) football.

[MarqHusker]

so weird seeing Bama and Clemson get to Elite 8.

will this inspire UConn and Duke for CFP spots?

[NickSmith4Three]

My brother in law is getting married on Saturday.  Illinois is playing in the elite 8 on Saturday. I already told my wife if Illinois won tonight there was no chance I won't be watching the game somehow on Saturday.  Was hoping for a later tip than 6 pm.

[847badgerfan]

My brother in law is getting married on Saturday.  Illinois is playing in the elite 8 on Saturday. I already told my wife if Illinois won tonight there was no chance I won't be watching the game somehow on Saturday.  Was hoping for a later tip than 6 pm.

Do you like him?

[NickSmith4Three]

Yeah I do.  He also understands me.  I know for a fact he couldn't care less.  I can put in a solid 5 hours and that's plenty.  If I miss the chicken dance or the cha cha slide I think everyone else will be ok.

[medinabuckeye1]

so weird seeing Bama and Clemson get to Elite 8.

will this inspire UConn and Duke for CFP spots?

Yeah, weird to see Bama and Clemson facing off in a high-level post-season game . . . in basketball.  

[medinabuckeye1]

UConns last 25 years are insane.  Multiple coaches, multiple conferences, some dominant teams, and some random national champions.  If this holds, they will pass Duke, Indiana and Kansas, move into a tie with UNC for the 3rd most national titles ever, with 6.  They won their first in 1999, but theyve also missed the tournament 9 times in that span, including 4 consecutive years

It is weird because it is hard not to call them a Blue Blood based on their NC's but it is hard to call them a Blue Blood based on the rest of their seasons.  I think this sums it up:

liken it to Miami (fl) football.

Strange program.  

[medinabuckeye1]

Congratulations Illinois, good luck with UCONN.  

FWIW:
As a league we have now approximately met our expectation based on the teams that we placed into the Tournament.  Any win from here out is extra.  

[CatsbyAZ]

Washington State loses to Iowa State to give the Pac 12 its first loss of the tournament after the conference started 6-0. 4 1st round wins by the four qualifiers, a First Four win by Colorado, and Arizona’s 2nd round win over Dayton earlier today. A much better showing for the Pac 12 than is usually the case.

Wouldn't you know I tout this wishful crap and the PAC 12 goes on to promptly lose the rest of its games. Along with WSU losing to ISU, Oregon lost to Creighton, Colorado lost to Marquette, and last night Arizona loses to Clemson in the Sweet Sixteen.

Arizona hasn't advanced to a Final Four in over 20 years. During that time Arizona has achieved a number of  Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eights. That pretty much makes Arizona what Purdue and Creighton are. Conference championships and numerous appearances into the Tournament's 2nd weekend only to fall steps short of a Final Four.

I've scaled back my hopes from rooting for Final Fours to contenting myself with making the Sweet Sixteen.


https://twitter.com/AZATHLETICS/status/1771630077865840732

[medinabuckeye1]

In the 38 prior Tournaments since expansion there have been 304 E8 teams (8*38=304).  They were:

• 101 #1 seeds, 102 with UCONN, PU and Houston playing tonight
• 68 #2 seeds, Marquette and Tennessee playing tonight
• 39 #3 seeds, 40 with Illinois, Creighton playing tonight
• 23 #4 seeds, 24 with Bama, Dook playing tonight
• 12 #5 seeds, Gonzaga playing tonight
• 16 #6 seeds, 17 with Clemson
• 10 #7 seeds
• 9 #8 seeds
• 5 #9 seeds
• 9 #10 seeds
• 9 #11 seeds, NCST playing tonight
• 2 #12 seeds
• 0 #13 seeds
• 0 #14 seeds
• 1 #15 seed
• 0 #16 seeds

[medinabuckeye1]

Who makes the F4?
In the previous 38 tournaments since expansion there have been 152 F4 teams (38*4=152).  They have been:

• 61 #1 seeds
• 31 #2 seeds
• 17 #3 seeds
• 14 #4 seeds
• 9 #5 seeds
• 3 #6 seeds
• 3 #7 seeds
• 6 #8 seeds
• 2 #9 seeds
• 1 #10 seed
• 5 #11 seeds
• 0 #12 or below

[rolltidefan]

It is weird because it is hard not to call them a Blue Blood based on their NC's but it is hard to call them a Blue Blood based on the rest of their seasons.

blue blood, to me, has always been old money. teams that have been good since basically the beginning, or as long as most alive can remember. uconn aint that. uf, fsu, and miami ain't in football.

not to say they aren't one of the top programs. obviously over last 25 years they at or near top. no reason, right now, to think that won't continue. but they, like those football teams above, still have a while to go to be blue bloods.

[847badgerfan]

Indiana has lost its status as a blue blood. Took a while, but it happened.

UCLA is on the verge. Really, outside of the Wooden years, they haven't done all that much. Last title was in 1995, and before that was in 1975 (Wooden's last season).

Wooden had a great payroll.