I dodged a few bullets with this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Not only did BYU (25-9) and Boise State (25-8) make the playoff field, but they avoid playing each-other, despite being in one of two play-in games involving the exact same seed (#11). And did I mention that #11 is a lucky number in Boise?
This marks the first time since 2013 that the teams have made the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to a win at Gonzaga, Collinsworth's triple double record and Tyler Haws's all time scoring record, BYU fans should remember this year for a long time. Derrick Marks, who shoots almost 50% from the field, was key in guiding this year's squad from Boise, which had a pretty strong start and finish to the season (in the middle of the season they lost 4 games in a row due to the injury of Anthony Drmic).
This week BYU will face Ole Miss (22-12) on Tuesday (March 17th @9:10 PM EDT), and Boise State will face Dayton (25-8) on Wednesday (March 18th, also @9:10 PM EDT). BYU faces Xavier with a win, and Boise plays Providence with a win. I think both have a great chance to at least win the play-in games.
None of the teams were guaranteed they would get in, mostly since neither one comes from a power conference. In my opinion it wouldn't have been bad for either to go to the NIT, since both would get plenty of home games. But teams got to take any opportunity they get to be in the Big Dance.
Kentucky (34-0) is the last undefeated team, and is a big favorite to win the entire tournament
This week BYU will face Ole Miss (22-12) on Tuesday (March 17th @9:10 PM EDT), and Boise State will face Dayton (25-8) on Wednesday (March 18th, also @9:10 PM EDT). BYU faces Xavier with a win, and Boise plays Providence with a win. I think both have a great chance to at least win the play-in games.
None of the teams were guaranteed they would get in, mostly since neither one comes from a power conference. In my opinion it wouldn't have been bad for either to go to the NIT, since both would get plenty of home games. But teams got to take any opportunity they get to be in the Big Dance.
Kentucky (34-0) is the last undefeated team, and is a big favorite to win the entire tournament
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