NCAA Basketball Thread 2024-2025
Quick OP here just to get us up and running
Things to watch for this year:
1. Can UConn 3-peat? Hurley won back to back championships with Clingan, Tristen Newton, and company. Can he make it a third with only one returning starter?
2. Who will be this years national player of the year? Zach Edey was the best player I've seen play college basketball in my lifetime. People throw the term generational talent around alot and Edey was truly a generational talent winning back to back national player of the year awards. But, now he's gone. So who can win the award?
- the 5th year guards in Mark Sears(Alabama) and RJ Davis(UNC) are a good spot to start. Both elite shooters and engines of an offense, they should lead two really good teams.
- the 5th year centers in Hunter Dickinson(Kansas) and Ryan Kallbrenner(Creighton) are also viable options. They'll be the anchors to what should be two really good teams.
- The phenoms: Cooper Flagg(Duke), Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper(Rutgers), VJ Edgecombe(Baylor), and Tre Johnson(Texas) lead a loaded freshman class.
3. Who are the contenders?
Spoiler
Lettuce college basketball
quit wasting ppl's time
this game is ova
Bubble teams rejoice. VCU holds on.
"bring the guys w the ropes out"
damn i love Dan Bonner
Michigan are the best basketball team in all of the land
Betting markets think it's Indiana and Xavier, bracket matrix thinks Indiana and Texas but it's very close between Texas unc and Xavier.
I think it will be Indiana and UNC.
T minus
RIP Greg Gumble
I actually have no tv if people can post the last 4 when they happen. Thanks
Auburn just got ****ed! Theyre in Michigan's bracket.
UNC last 4 in. Congrats
Aubs/MSU/Iowa St
Tough region
We did it!
Well sort of, lol. Hopefully we win Wed and get an official game.
I don't know a lot about NCAA BB this year, but the East bracket looks lit as ****.
tOSU at #39, the highest ranked kenpom team left out
Damn no West Virginia! Or Indiana.
Purdue 350th in 2pt defense. High Point 15th in 2 point offense.
All 111 brackets on bracket matrix had WV in. Can't remember a team ever being left out who every single bracketologist had in.
😂 You guys are in IMO.
On the Aztec board people were arguing after the pitiful loss yesterday on whether SDSU should accept an NIT bid. I couldn't believe some people were saying the Aztecs are too good for the NIT and they would be embarrassed to hang an NIT banner. WTF? 1st of all, SDSU is not Duke, NC, Kansas or Kentucky. One Finals appearance and a few Sweet 16's doesn't make you a Blue Blood. 2nd, this a young Aztec team that would benefit from extra practices and games. Easy decis
Haha, funny that our schools are matched up for the play in. Good luck!
Congrats ligastar and heels on making the dance.
Guess I'm going to Wichita. 11 Drake v 6 Mizzou. Clark Kellogg likes Drake to win.
Spoiler
Last year, Drake was his darling, "make a run to the sweet 16" team, so there's that.
thx golddog
GL to your Bulldogs in their 1st Round matchup
btw the game opened at Drake +6.5 (w early pressure which may push it to +6)
Maximum Grunch:
Who’s going to win the Men’s NCAA tourney!?
