Well, since we are approaching March 1st, it's getting to be around the time of the NCAA March Madness Tournament, which a 64-team College Basketball Tourney. So, I decided to replay last year's Tournament on Whatifsports.com. Here is the first round of the tournament, including the "play-in" between Florida A&M, and Niagara, plus the boxscores.
Play-in (March 13th, 2007):
Niagara over Florida A&M 85-83
The 22-11 Niagara Purple Eagles took the final spot in the 2007 NCAA March Madness tournament with a 2-point win over the Florida A&M Rattlers, despite being down by 5 at the half. Power Forward, Brian Greene, scored 17, and grabbed 12 boards for the double-double for A&M, but Charron Fisher's 22 points, and 5 rebounds was too much for the Rattlers. A&M goes home, while the Purple Eagles move onto a first round matchup against number 1 Kansas. This is where the fun begins. http://whatifsports.com/ncaab/boxscore.asp?GameID=109495&nomenu=1
Charron Fisher led Niagara to the Tourney with a win over Florida A&M, but wasn't able to lead the Purple Eagles to a big upset win against Kansas, as the Eagles lost by 33.
March 15, 17- first and second round sites: Buffalo, Lexington, Winston-Salem, and Sacramento
March 16, 18- first and second round sites: Chicago, Columbus, New Orleans, and Spokane
March 22, 24- Regional sites: San Antonio, and San Jose
March 23, 25- Regional sites: East Rutherford, and St. Louis
Round 1 Games:
Note: All games played on Whatifsports.com. I played all games at a neutral court.
Midwest:
1 Florida over 16 Jackson St. 83-52
12 Old Dominion over 5 Butler 70-65
4 Maryland over 13 Davidson 80-69
6 Notre Dame over 11 Winthrop 104-101 (OT)
3 Oregon over 14 Miami (OH) 69-46
10 Georgie Tech over 7 UNLV 70-67
2 Wisconsin over 15 Texas A&M CC 75-52
West:
1 Kansas over 16 Niagara 90-57
8 Kentucky over 9 Villanova 87-75
5 Virginia Tech over 12 Illinois 72-63
13 Holy Cross over 4 Southern Illinois 74-66
3 Pittsburgh over 14 Wright State 71-42
7 Indiana over 10 Gonzaga 74-65
2 UCLA over 15 Weber State 64-57
Number 14 seeded Oral Roberts survived round 1, but will now have to take on number 6 Vanderbilt in round two.
East:
1 North Carolina over Eastern Kentucky 76-60
8 Marquette over 9 Michigan State 75-72
4 Texas over 13 New Mexico State 73-72
6 Vanderbilt over 11 George Washington 68-66
14 Oral Roberts over 3 Washington State 69-65
7 Boston College over Texas Tech 86-61
2 Georgetown over 15 Belmont 71-58
South:
1 Ohio State over 16 Central Connecticut State 67-56
5 Tennessee over 12 Long Beach State 88-83
13 Albany over 4 Virginia 66-59
6 Louisville over 11 Stanford 78-51
3 Texas A&M over 14 Pennsylvania 80-56
7 Nevada over 10 Creighton 78-76 (OT)
2 Memphis over 15 North Texas 74-52
- Seven teams with a 10 or above seed won in the first round of play.
- Only two games went to OT.
Round 2 coming soon!!! Possibly later on tonight, so stay tuned for more hoops action.
Round 2 Match-ups:
Midwest:
9 Purdue vs 1 Florida
12 Old Dominion vs 4 Maryland
6 Notre Dame vs 3 Oregon
10 Georgia Tech vs 2 Wisconsin
West:
8 Kentucky vs 1 Kansas
13 Holy Cross vs 5 Virginia Tech
11 VCU vs 3 Pittsburgh
7 Indiana vs 2 UCLA
East:
8 Marquette vs 1 North Carolina
12 Arkansas vs 4 Texas
14 Oral Roberts vs 6 Vanderbilt
7 Boston College vs 2 Georgetown
South:
9 Xavier vs 1 Ohio State
13 Albany vs 5 Tennessee
6 Louisville vs 3 Texas A&M
7 Nevada vs 2 Memphis