The Official 2025 March Madness Discussion Thread

[Voltopia]

Alabama would be in a dogfight were it not for the pitiful officiating. Calling a foul on Dickerson when Nelson was draped OVER his back was complete BS.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I can’t tell if Bobby Morris looks good or if Bama is jsut making them look good

They shot 42% FG, 25% 3PT & 56% FT

Bama just didn't shoot the 3 ball very well and Robert Morris did a great job at slowing them down and not giving up a lot of fast buckets.

Bama has 57 attempts to 72 for Robert Morris.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

4-3

Texas in the first four...I never count those games (because the brackets don't close until they are played anyway).

But yeah 4-3 with that one counted.

 

[ZZ13]

4-3

5-4 (assuming Bama wins). Texas, Georgia, Missouri, MSU all lost.

 

[HeuperDrive]

4-2 so far

One of those is a 1>16 seed win. That doesn’t move the needle very much. The middle of the SEC has been performing pretty poorly meanwhile, minus Arky and A&M. But I think A&M loses to Michigan tomorrow.

Arkansas….. I think they match up well with the Johnnies. Feel like that one goes either way.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

Glad we didn’t get the Robert Morris match-up. Bama may barely hang on to win.

Bama doesn’t play D. We would have beaten RMU too.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

5-4 (assuming Bama wins). Texas, Georgia, Missouri, MSU all lost.

Correct. Forgot UGA.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

One of those is a 1>16 seed win. That doesn’t move the needle very much. The middle of the SEC has been performing pretty poorly meanwhile, minus Arky and A&M. But I think A&M loses to Michigan tomorrow.

Arkansas….. I think they match up well with the Johnnies. Feel like that one goes either way.

Arkansas can win that game if they can push the ball a lot (which they do) before St. John can get set on D.
I had Arkansas getting to the sweet 16 in my bracket. That might happen.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Yeah Mizzou losing is the only surprising one for me.

I figured Missouri would be slowed down...but they shot awful 33.3% FG and 25% from deep.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

5-4 (assuming Bama wins). Texas, Georgia, Missouri, MSU all lost.

Still 10 SEC teams alive. That's still 2 more than any other conference had to even start the tournament.

 

[HeuperDrive]

Yeah Mizzou losing is the only surprising one for me.

I figured Missouri would be slowed down...but they shot awful 33.3% FG and 25% from deep.

I’m not surprised. Drake was badly underseeded. Should’ve been a 10 seed at worse, they definitely deserved it far more than Utah State.

I think if Mizzou played any other 11 seed they’d have made it to the R32. Dennis Gates is a solid coach and Mizzou was pretty good all season. They just got very unlucky with their draw.

 

[miket4god]

lol....Mark Sears with his patented jump into the defenders body to get a foul.
The refs should really start calling that on Sears

Refs are matching the NBA. Just watch James Harden for 5 minutes.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Also, I'm so glad Candace isn't working with Charles, Kenny, & Shaq this year.

Her up there with actual college minds is way more enjoyable to watch than the nonsense of those other guys who clearly don't follow college basketball much at all and wanna clown the whole time.

 

[99gator]

Only surprise loss (SEC) for me at this point is Missouri. I picked Miss State, but I made that pick with a coin flip. Georgia had no chance against Gonzaga.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Missed two so far in my “best” bracket.

Welp, try again next year

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Yeah Drake & Gonzaga are the 2 teams I think are the most underseeded of anyone.

Drake has only lost 3 games all year...them at 11 is dumb
Gonzaga at 8 is also crazy, they're a top 10 team in Kenpom & NET.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Refs are matching the NBA. Just watch James Harden for 5 minutes.

Yeah, but Sears will sometimes literally run down and ram a guy like a bull in a China shop. Best case that happens for the defense is a no call.
He should have some of those called on him instead of just a no call on the defense.

Would cut back on him doing it as much.
They've been rewarding him for or it. It's like giving a whiny child candy for being a crybaby.

 

[HeuperDrive]

Missed two so far in my “best” bracket.

Welp, try again next year

I feel like the older I get the worse I am at picking brackets.

Back when I was in college I always killed the bracket challenge. Nowadays I’m usually knocked out by 5 PM on day one lmao

 

[TrippieRedd]

I feel like the older I get the worse I am at picking brackets.

Back when I was in college I always killed the bracket challenge. Nowadays I’m usually knocked out by 5 PM on day one lmao

I think it’s because we’re a little more “knowledgeable” about the players and we kinda “knew” them if that makes sense.

Or that’s how I feel anyways lol

 

[Stoked]

Yeah Drake & Gonzaga are the 2 teams I think are the most underseeded of anyone.

Drake has only lost 3 games all year...them at 11 is dumb
Gonzaga at 8 is also crazy, they're a top 10 team in Kenpom & NET.

Yeah they should have been a 5 or 6 seed imo. This might be a bold take, but I have them beating Houston in my bracket...

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Yeah they should have been a 5 or 6 seed imo. This might be a bold take, but I have them beating Houston in my bracket...

Me too!

Also COME ON COLORADO STATE!!!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Lol Memphis. Overrated as hell all year long.

 

[UTK]

Bye bye Fist Clenchers

 

[UTK]

Only surprise loss (SEC) for me at this point is Missouri. I picked Miss State, but I made that pick with a coin flip. Georgia had no chance against Gonzaga.

Drake beating Midzou was in the air

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Memphis gets upset loses by 8!

Love that for Penny