Showing posts with label NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Show all posts
Friday, March 28, 2014
Sweet 16: Local Preview
The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men's basketball "Sweet 16" kicks off tonight for two schools from the state of Michigan. Compare that to the state of North Carolina which qualified zero teams for the final four rounds of this years tournament. University of Michigan, and Michigan State University will both play tonight, and both schools are favored by about a point in their respective matchups.
The University of Michigan men's basketball team is in Indianapolis, and they are preparing for a 7:15 p.m. tip off against University of Tennessee. The Wolverines are the #2 seed in the Midwest Region, and are the highest seed in their Region still playing in the tournament. The Volunteers are the 11th seed in the Midwest, but have impressive tournament wins over University of Massachusetts 86-67, and Mercer University 83-63. Tennessee also won a NCAA tournament play in game over University of Iowa 78-65. The Volunteers have size, and length, and are a very good rebounding team. Tennessee finished the season with an overall record of 24-12, and an 11-7 record in the SEC (Southeastern Conference). Tonight's game is televised, and can be seen on CBS with the pregame show beginning at 7:00 p.m. If the Wolverines can get by Tennessee, they'll play an "Elite 8" game against the winner of #4 University of Louisville vs. #8 University of Kentucky.
The Michigan State University men's basketball team is in New York (Madison Square Garden), and they are preparing for a 9:57 p.m. tip off against University of Virginia. The Spartans are the #4 seed in the East Region, and they will attempt to knock off the top seeded #1 Virginia Cavaliers in tonight's nightcap. The Cavaliers finished the season with an overall record of 30-6, and a 16-2 record in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia won the ACC Tournament, and the Cavaliers were also the ACC regular season Champions. Tonight's game is televised, and can be seen on TBS at 10:00 p.m. If the Spartans get get past Virginia, they'll play an "Elite 8" game against the winner of #3 Iowa State University vs. #7 University of Connecticut.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
March Madness: Local Preview
March Madness is officially underway, and this years NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament features three schools from the state of Michigan. Compare that to the state of Indiana, which currently has 10 Division 1 schools competing in the NCAA, but zero teams qualifying for the 68 team tournament. The University of Michigan Wolverines, and the Michigan State Spartans were expecting to be playing for a National Championship; but the Western Michigan Broncos have also made the tournament, and could be the "Cinderella Story" if they manage to win a couple of games, and make it to the "Sweet 16".
The Michigan Wolverines won the regular season Big 10 Championship, have earned themselves a #2 seed in the Midwest Region. The Wolverines have an overall record of 25-8, and will face #15 Wofford College, tonight (7:10 p.m.), on CBS. Wofford competes in the Southern Conference, and they have an overall record of 20-12. If the Wolverines advance tonight, they'll face the winner of #7 Texas vs. #10 Arizona State, on Saturday.
The Michigan State University basketball team won the Big 10 Tournament, and have earned themselves a #4 seed in the East Region. The Spartans have an overall record of 26-8, and will face #13 University of Delaware, later this afternoon (4:40 p.m.), on TNT. Delaware competes in the Colonial Athletic Conference, and they have an overall record of 25-9. If the Spartans advance, they'll face the winner of #5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Harvard, on Saturday.
The Western Michigan Broncos won the MAC (Mid-American Conference) Tournament Championship, and have earned themselves a #14 seed in the South Region. The Broncos have an overall record of 23-9, and will face #3 Syracuse University, this afternoon (2:45 p.m.), on CBS. Syracuse competes in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), and they have an overall record of 27-5. If the Broncos advance, they'll face the winner of #6 Ohio State vs. #11 Dayton, on Saturday.
Click on the links below to follow this years NCAA Tournament. You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report directly at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com Click on past months to check out all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material!
Follow the NCAA Tournament! Click on http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket
or
Click on http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/viewable_men
Leave a comment! Email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com
Scroll down and vote in the monthly Poll Question! UofM or MSU? A&W or Barq's?
Click on past months to access all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Local Wrestling Virtual Tournament!
The Mitten State Sports Report is a proud supporter, and fan of local independent wrestling. It has always been somewhat of a dream of mine to organize, or be a part of a successful independent local wrestling promotion. The cost along with the headaches make this seem almost unobtainable, but the Mitten State Sports Report has found another option. The Mitten State Sports Report is in the process of constructing a 64 man "Local Wrestling Virtual Tournament" where your votes will decide who advances. The tournament will be set up like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. There will be 4 Regions, along with 4 play in matches where the winners will be decided by your votes.
I will be revealing the four #1 seeds tomorrow, along with the four Regions for the 64 man tournament. On Saturday, I will reveal the four play in matches, and sometime next week I will unveil the 64 man tournament. Only one day will be allotted to vote for each match in the first round. The number of days allotted to vote on each match will increase as the tournament progresses. It may take all summer to decide a winner, but the Mitten State Sports Report with the help of your votes will decide one winner who will be crowned as the undisputed Mitten State Sports Report Virtual Heavyweight Champion!
Just like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Mitten State Sports Report's Local Wrestling Virtual Tournament is sure to raise controversy from the seeding all the way down to the wrestlers that were "on the bubble", and did not make the tournament. Some people may have a problem with the draws, or which region somebody was placed in, the bottom line is I don't care! This is the Mitten State Sports Report's tournament on the Mitten State Sports Report. Upsets are bound to happen, hearts will be broken, and in the end there will be only one!
Vote for who you think should advance!
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