NCAA Tournament Thread

[NCCubFan]

Any time a mid-major reaches the Sweet 16, it's a great accomplishment.

Like 1990, when a certain MAC school in Indiana made the Sweet 16 and almost beat eventual champion UNLV to advance to the Elite 8.

:D I hear about that all the time. Wish I'd been here for it, sounds like it was amazing to see.

It was a great two-year period. The year before, with Majerus still the coach, they beat two or three Big 10 teams in nonconference play (I remember beating Purdue and Minnesota, and I was thinking they may have beaten Northwestern as well), then dominated the MAC and was nationally ranked, for the first time in history, at the end of the season. They were seeded 8th for the NCAA tourney and beat #9 Pittsburgh (first NCAA tournament win in school history) before losing to #1 Illinois. They played in Indianapolis that year, and I went to the first and second round games (at that time I was at UK in graduate school). In 1990, with Majerus having left for Utah and Dick Hunsaker taking over, they had a few more losses (not surprising since they weren't sneaking up on people anymore) but still easily won the MAC regular season and tournament championships. They were seeded lower than the previous year (12th), which is actually a much more favorable seeding. They reached the Sweet 16 by beating #5 Oregon State and #4 Louisville before losing to UNLV by two (I believe UNLV won every other game in the tournament by double-digit margins; they were truly dominant that year).

[Derwood]

Indiana St. should be a #3 seed every year because they were in the finals 25 years ago

[CuseCubFan69]

Indiana St. should be a #3 seed every year because they were in the finals 25 years ago

 

If they were consistantly good they would be. Gonzaga gets that nod because every year they are a good team over time. Tell me this, do you think Gonzaga would have been a 3 seed this year if they averaged 4 wins for the past 4 years?

[Derwood]

Indiana St. should be a #3 seed every year because they were in the finals 25 years ago

 

If they were consistantly good they would be. Gonzaga gets that nod because every year they are a good team over time. Tell me this, do you think Gonzaga would have been a 3 seed this year if they averaged 4 wins for the past 4 years?

 

They certainly got the #3 based on the past as they didn't beat anyone good this year besides Michigan St. They lost to Washington, UConn and Memphis and then ran the table in a pathetic conference.

[CuseCubFan69]

Indiana St. should be a #3 seed every year because they were in the finals 25 years ago

 

If they were consistantly good they would be. Gonzaga gets that nod because every year they are a good team over time. Tell me this, do you think Gonzaga would have been a 3 seed this year if they averaged 4 wins for the past 4 years?

 

They certainly got the #3 based on the past as they didn't beat anyone good this year besides Michigan St. They lost to Washington, UConn and Memphis and then ran the table in a pathetic conference.

 

I agree but the past is what got them that 3 seed. It all evens out in the end.