Opponents' scoreboard

[chef]

Davidson and Valpo will have very simliar RPI's if both win their conference tournaments. Better safe than sorry, If I'm a Valpo fan, I'm rooting against Davidson. Trying to project the difference between a 13 seed and 14 seed is really a crapshoot. Davidson, Valpo, SF Austin and even Bucknell could go either way. Everybody's rooting for Murray St. tomorrow....unless you're a bubble team.

[bbtds]

3/9/13 Saturday

Georgia Southern       59
Davidson                    86
LaSalle                       54
Saint Louis                 78
Northern Illinois         51
Ball State                   53
Nebraska                   60
Iowa                          74
New Mexico                88
Air Force                     89
Wright State               56
Detroit                        54
IUPUI                          49
South Dakota State    66
Murray State               68
Belmont                      70
Chicago State             71
Houston Baptist          58
Green Bay                   69-69-69-69-69   just in case you missed it    69
Valpo                           70-70-70-70-70                                              70


3/10/13 Sunday - all times EDT

Fort Wayne vs Oakland (at Sioux Falls, SD) 7:00 p.m.



Teams to root against

3/9/13 Saturday

Georgia Southern               59
Davidson                            86
Army                                   70
Bucknell                             78
Murray State                      68
Belmont                             70
Louisiana Tech                   54
Denver                                78
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi   49
Stephen F Austin                58
Louisiana-Lafayette            66
Middle Tennessee State    81

[agibson]

Kent                           68
Akron                         64

And here I'm all excited.  Of course, Akron's first tournament game isn't until _next_ Friday.

[historyman]

Kent                           68
Akron                         64

And here I'm all excited.  Of course, Akron's first tournament game isn't until _next_ Friday.

Yes, but a win for Kent and a loss for Akron are good things for Valpo as far as the selection committee is concerned. Of course, a MAC tourney loss for Akron would be even better.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

I on the Relevant Conference Tournaments
Skipping the 1st round and/or play-in games
Saturday, March 9
Team in bold is the team to root for

OVC
#1 Belmont
#2 Murray State SCREW YOU MURRAY STATE YOU MANAGE A GAME LIKE RAY MCCALLUM

WCC
#1 Gonzaga
#9 Loyola Marymount

#6 San Diego
#2 St. Mary's

MVC
#1 Creighton
#5 Indiana State

#6 Illinois State
#2 Wichita State

Patriot
#1 Bucknell
#4 Army

#3 Lehigh
#2 Lafayette HUZZAH!  NOW BEAT BUCKNELL!!!

Sun Belt
#1 Middle Tenn St
#8 UL-Lafayette

SoCon
#1 Davidson
#9 Ga Southern

America East
#1 Stony Brook
#8 Binghamton

Summit
#1 S Dak St
#8 IUPUI

#3 Western Ill
#6 S Dak

[bbtds]

3/10/13 Sunday

Fort Wayne      91                     at Sioux Falls, SD
Oakland           72


3/11/13 Monday - all times EDT

Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan 7:00 p.m.


Teams to root against

3/10/13 Sunday

Appalachian State            62             at Asheville, NC
Davidson                         65
Florida International         61            at Hot Springs, AR
Middle Tennessee State  57

[bbtds]

Appalachian St leads Davidson by 2 at half in a SoCon semifinal game from Asheville, NC

EDIT: Appy St loses by three to Davidson


2nd EDIT: This game looks a lot better for Valpo,
                 FL Intn'l leads Mid Tenn by 9 at half in the Sun Belt semifinal at Hot Springs, AR

[ValpoHoops]

Big one giong on in the Sun Belt...six minutes left and Middle Tennessee State is down nine! They are RPI #21 (probably an at-large), but if they lose, that will shift us up a spot on the S-Curve....GO FIU!

(Edit: Sorry bbtds...didn't see your edit first...)

[chef]

Watching on the Sun Belt Network. Would move Valpo up to a 13 in most projections in FIU hangs on.

[ValpoHoops]

Watching on the Sun Belt Network. Would move Valpo up to a 13 in most projections in FIU hangs on.

For any interested:

http://www.sunbeltondemand.com/#!/view/video/ca403fbd-cc02-4620-97d6-709c7f38bc50/Middle-Tennessee-vs-FIU

[ValpoHoops]

FIU 61
MTSU 57


Thank you for playing!

[valpo4life]

Caught the end of that one on espn3 actually. And man did the refs miss a terrible travel by FIU with about 25 seconds left! Good to see this upset, not so good for teams sitting on the bubble.

[agibson]

Nice!  I think Lunardi has MTSU on the Bubble.  But, whoever gets the auto-bid should definitely be below us.

Let's get another one or two, for some breathing room!

[truth219]

Something tells me by the time the majors get done with their tournaments, middle tenn will be off the bubble

[LaPorteAveApostle]

http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?id=330692619

stony brook goes down.  another competitor bites the homeric dust...

[ValpoHoops]

Love it when the teams wearing the dark unis win this time of year 

[agibson]

stony brook goes down.  another competitor bites the homeric dust...

Nice!  We were _probably_ past them anyway, I'd think.  But, it doesn't hurt to remove a little competition.

[ValpoHoops]

At the half in Sioux Falls, SD:

UMKC (8-23, 5-11, RPI #283)		22
N. Dakota State (22-8, 12-4, RPI #77)		19

Would be another team "close" to us in RPI that we would "get rid of" having to worry about. SDSU is #76 and plays IPFW in the semis tomorrow.

[valpo4life]

Love it when the teams wearing the dark unis win this time of year 

And in this case, Albany was playing AT HOME against the #1 seed in the semifinals. This makes zero sense to me. 

[ValpoHoops]

Love it when the teams wearing the dark unis win this time of year 

And in this case, Albany was playing AT HOME against the #1 seed in the semifinals. This makes zero sense to me. 

Predetermined site. Albany plays at the Pepsi Center (I think that's what its called). A large arena...they've hosted NCAA first/second rounds in the past there. It's a home game, but a single site tournament.

[valpo4life]

But the final for that conference is hosted by the highest seed remaining. I don't know, I just don't like having all the pre-finals rounds at one site and then move to wherever. If you are going to pick a single site then stay there throughout the whole tournament.

[ValpoHoops]

But the final for that conference is hosted by the highest seed remaining. I don't know, I just don't like having all the pre-finals rounds at one site and then move to wherever. If you are going to pick a single site then stay there throughout the whole tournament.

Agree 1000%. They move in case someone other than the host is playing so they can get the best crowd possible. Think if WSU/UWGB would be playing on Tuesday at the ARC how bad the crowd might be...so they move on.

[SadersofthelostArc]

But the final for that conference is hosted by the highest seed remaining. I don't know, I just don't like having all the pre-finals rounds at one site and then move to wherever. If you are going to pick a single site then stay there throughout the whole tournament.

Agree 1000%. They move in case someone other than the host is playing so they can get the best crowd possible. Think if WSU/UWGB would be playing on Tuesday at the ARC how bad the crowd might be...so they move on.

Great point...a WSU/GB final at the ARC would have been horrible for the HL on ESPN.

[bbtds]

3/11/13 Monday

Northern Illinois          44
Eastern Michigan        45
Fort Wayne                 56       Summit League Tourney played at Sioux Falls Arena, SD
South Dakota State    72       (will include South Dakota State in "Teams to root against" section)

3/12/13 Tuesday - all times EDT

Coppin State vs Bethune-Cookman (at Norfolk) 4:00 p.m.
*Wright State at Valpo 9:00 p.m. #1 seed host of HL championship game


Teams to root against

3/11/13 Monday

Charleston      55                      at Asheville, NC
Davidson        74


Outside of their NCAA tournament games, one of the biggest games St. Mary's will ever play is against Gonzaga tonight for the WCC championship at 9:00 p.m. EDT at Las Vegas. Obviously win or lose Gonzaga is in but St. Mary's chance at the Big Dance at 27-5 could ride on this game.

When a new trucking company opened up on the east coast they were asked by one of their new shippers if they could deliver from the east coast to the west coast in 24 hours. The new trucking company's response was the same as their name: Norfolk and Way

[bbtds]

3/12/13 Tuesday

Coppin State             78  (MEAC 1st round at Norfolk)
Bethune-Cookman     89
Wright State               54    (HL championship at Valpo)
Valpo                 62


3/13/13 Wednesday - all times EDT

Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk State(16-0 in MEAC) 6:00 p.m. (MEAC 2nd round at Norfolk)



Teams to root against     

3/12/13 Tuesday

North Dakota State          67     (Summit League championship at Sioux Falls Arena, SD)
South Dakota State         73


3/13/13 Wednesday - all times EDT

Lafayette at Bucknell (Patriot League championship at #1 seed) 7:30 p.m.