Let’s get it going again this year..

Who’s going to win it all? Who are you pulling for? Any Cinderella’s in your brackets?

Hoping my Raiders can make another strong run at least to the final 4. I have a wishful bracket with them winning it against Tenn, but my real bracket has duke vs Tenn with Tenn taking it home.

Lots of tough 8-9 and 7-10 games early on.

*like last year, no need for negativity.. if you don’t like college basketball, move along..

Go Cougars. Go Red Raiders. Good luck on getting replies.

Tech got a good bracket for a final 4 run!

Thanks Bill. We had 13 pages of replies last year, so hopefully a few will chime in.

I think so.. a Michigan matchup could be tricky, but I’d love a rematch with Duke.

New Mexico St is going to surprise people this year.

Lots of folks thinking the same. 30 win season is nothing to ignore. I don’t care who’s on your schedule.

Duke & UNC...Duke wins 77-75.

High probability

You’re waiting on the games to start too huh?

You can watch the Warriors @ Spurs on ESPN tonight if you don't understand the rules. March madness will be all over the news for the next couple of weeks.

The latest odds:

RD OF 64 Pick ZERO #1 or #2 seeds to lose #16 seeds 1 for 136 #15 seeds 8 for 136 ;Pick at least one #13 or #14 upset #13/#14 seeds win 18% of first rd games &;Many upsets w/#12 through #9 seeds #12 seeds have won a game 26 of 30 years #9 seeds won HALF the time vs #8 seeds

ROUND of 32 ;Advance all #1 seeds into Sweet 16 unless very good reason (86% make it) ;Advance at least one DOUBLE DIGIT seed into Sweet 16 (at least one has made it 32 of 34 years) ;No seed worse than #12 into Sweet Sixteen! (only 1.6% that advance are seeded #13 or worse)

SWEET 16 ROUND ;Exactly THREE #1 seeds into the Elite 8. 71% of #1 seeds make the Elite 8 ;No team worse than a #11 seed into the Elite 8 26 seeds worse than #11 have made the Sweet 16 but only ONE Elite 8 team (out of a total of 280) has been seeded worse than #11!

ELITE 8 round ; Advance exactly ONE or TWO #1 seeds to the Final Four. The Final Four has included exactly one or two #1 seeds 27 of 34 years ; Advance NO Double Digit seeds to the Final Four. Only 5 of 160 Final Four teams (since 1979) have been seeded worse than #9

FINAL FOUR round; Advance NO team worse than a #6 seed to the Championship game. Only TWO Championship games have had any team worse than a #6 seed (in last 33 years) ; Do NOT advance TWO #1 seeds to Championship game (#1 vs. #1 in Finals only 8 times in 40 years)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; Pick a #4 seed or better to win it all 29 of last 30 years the NCAA Champion has been a #4 seed or better!

Anyone watching these first couple of games?

Why is no one setting up a THF tournament bracket?

Yes. The first one was very good.

I’m watching Texas and S Dakota State.

Open to anyone who’d like to participate

http://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2019/en/group?redirect=tcmen%3A%2F%2Fx-callback-url%2FshowGroup%3FgroupID%3D3422458&ex_cid=tcmen2019_email&groupID=3422458&inviteuser=ezc3NDc5MkJGLTkzRTEtNDYzMy04NUFCLUQ4RUJCQTBDQjg1OH0%3D&invitesource=email

If the link doesn’t work, it’s THF 2019. I can also email anyone if needed

Time is running out to register for the bracket. Get on it

just created my bracket in the THF 2019 area ... Attempted Link

I see you in there

There’s still time to join the THF Bracket if you’d like to play for bragging rights.

Guns Up!

Yep tomorrow will be a 2.5 hour lunch.

how many are signed up now?

Last I checked, only 4.. I’ll be sure to set up next year sooner than later.

....and ..... my bracket already busted.. should have went with my gut on the minn vs Louisville game.

Murray state looking to pull off an upset..kudos to anyone without a loss after today.

Tonight's schedule?

Thank Abilene Christian can comeback against Kentucky.

Gonna be tough for them to pull that off

Here you go Bill.

I doesn’t look good for ACU, but not for lack of effort.

They played their hearts out, but ACU 44, UK 79

Baylor's on now. Tru channel

Good win for Baylor last night.. I’d love to see them take out the zags Saturday. Hey, it could happen

Friday’s schedule for Mr Oxner..

Today we got Texas Tech, OU and K State.

I predict Tech makes final 4.

Time and network?

TNT, TBS, CBS and TruTV, starting soon for about 12 hours.

Texas Tech at 1230 on TNT.

Up

I'd love to catch this but I'm watching reruns of As The World Turns..

On it. Tied at ten.

Northern KY played well in the first half. Tech has been a second half team all season. Let’s hope they run away with it

Being 1-8 from the stripe is pretty pathetic.

Reminds me of last years team. Couldn’t hit a free throw to save our lives

Another W for the good guys

Greatness. Go Cougars.

UC Irvine about to upset KState.

Looks like UVA is still having first round troubles.

They just did
They just did

Houston is favored by 12.5.. I’d like to see them play ISU next

Cougars off to a 21/10 start.

Go Coogs!

Its halftime now. Catch the start of the Spurs @ Rockets game.

Naw too much meaningful basketball being played on the other channels.

Duke game started off close and now Zion is just putting on a show.

Coogs up by 25 with 4 minutes left. Gonna sneak a peek at Spurs.

Miss st liberty game is close.

The last min of a college basketball game can last for ever. I think they’re on their 4th possession with less than 10 seconds.

Liberty pulled off the upset

Again, kudos to anyone with a perfect bracket, even a 1 loss bracket through day 2

I'm 19/28 but I love it!!! Great basketball.

Heck yeah.. looking forward to a lot of good games this weekend

Nc trying to hang with Iona?

Yep Watching that too.

Taco Fall for UCF doesn’t even have to jump to dunk the ball.

Well hell he is only 7' 6

Killing me that I have to work and miss all the games......The first four days are my favorite.....

UCF won

3x 12 seeds and a 13 seed made it through..

Saturday’s lineup.

Only 16 perfect brackets left. Out of millions submitted.

Which is why I love this tournament so much....

Fingers crossed for LSU. Great three pointer.

Wow. Right back at them, then LSU drives to the basket for a trip to the sweet 16. Grown men cried.

Looks like Kentucky will survive

Just did. Pulling for Baylor tonight.

I’d love to see Baylor win as I’m not a big believer in the Gonzaga hype. 1-2 against ranked teams..

Kansas Auburn and Purdue Villanova should be good games.

What a waste of time

it's just a 3 point contest, whoever is hot with three's wins

You and Payne.

Someone tell Kansas they’re in a basketball game

Auburn could beat anyone tonight. They sure peaked and got hot at the right time.

Iowa vs Tenn is unwatchable.

Yup..

Iowa just made a little run.

This is getting good.

Three pointer to beat all three pointers.

Iowa within 1.

Went to wash my truck. Came back and it’s tied.
Come on Iowa.

Bad OT for Iowa.

Only 2 perfect brackets left.

Wowzers.

Tech / Buffalo has been a good one so far. Hope we can stay on top the second half

Red Raiders followed by the Cougars tonight. Hope at least one of them can make it to the sweet 16. TNT

Duke is in a fight right now

Duke got LuCKY!

What channel on direct tv?

Found it, 245

Houston plays on TnT

Red Raiders looks as if they might be heading to the sweet 16. They are on channel 245 on direct TV.

Watching spurs-Celtics til coogs tip off

Flipping for me. Rockets lead a pelicans 68/51.

Damn lucky indeed. That was a great game

Defensive clinic by TTU. They made a really, really good Buffalo team look pretty awful at times.

They really looked good tonight. I was impressed and have them going far for a reason

Guns Up! Real test on Thursday.

Coogs up by 15 with 21 seconds left

Winners! They dominated the game

Sweet 16 schedule..

13 out 16 in Sweet 16...

Not bad.. I only have 12 right in the sweet 16..still have 7 of 8 in the elite 8 and all 4 in the final 4

Red Raiders start too late.

It will begin 8:39, those times are eastern.

There is still one perfect bracket out there. 1 in 281 quintillion odds on that.

Neither fan base is happy about it..

A lot of talk about Texas Tech coach going to Alabama for big money next year.

there’s a lot of talk of Alabama making an offer along with many other schools, but he won’t leave in the near term.

Beard makes about 3mm with bonus and has over 12mm buyout..

That's a lot to spend on a buyout for a basketball coach.