2024 NCAA basketball (updated March 15)

[flexmaster33]

Thanks, something to consider.

Hi all...I'm considering a slight switch for next season.

Expanding the regular season from a 3-map game to a 5-map game.

That would represent the five starters on a team, and I find that I prefer a five-game series.

I use that 5-game showdown for my NFL and MLS leagues and am thinking about bringing it here for 2025-26. Thoughts?

As much as my game count enjoys only 3 games, 5 games does make sense.
Just a thought, you could do 2 Home Team Map, 1 Away Team Map, 1 Region Map and 1 Random Map. Not sure how much of a headache that would be for you though. I know you put a lot into your tournaments.

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Just a handful of active games still going.

Welcome reptile's Nebraska Cornhuskers to the list of conference tourney champs.

So for now, we have automatic bids for Portland, Nebraska and Georgia.

We may be able to have Selection Sunday this coming weekend. We'll see how the results keep coming in.

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Just a reminder 36 teams will be chosen for the March Madness championship tournament, and 16 teams will make up the NIT consolation bracket.

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We now have champions in half of our 10 league tourneys.

congrats to Memphis (anonymus) for winning the Mid-Atlantic, and to Niagara (ukey) for winning the Midwest on a buzzer beater in overtime!!!

I'll update bracket postings and such tonight, and I think it's safe to say we'll have our Selection Sunday show at 9 a.m. (PST) Sunday.

Watch the thread for that as the brackets are revealed and broken down!!! My favorite sports time of the year!!!

[flexmaster33]

Hi all, anyone interested in another of my season tourneys...I'm still taking signups for a Major League Baseball tourney...here's the link...

viewtopic.php?t=242091

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Hi all...quick adjustment.

My son had a high school playoff game tonight (they won!!!!), and I'm finding myself needing a little more time to get the bracket finished off.

We'll make it Selection Monday with brackets to be revealed here in this thread at 9 a.m. (PST) on Monday.

thanks all

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All right all, first off thanks to everyone for playing the season, and I hope to see you back next year.

I will unveil the regional bracket breakdowns here in the thread, and the full brackets for the NCAA and the NIT will be posted in the top of the thread where they will be updated with scoreboards as we've done all year.

good luck in the postseason!!!

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And first we reveal the South Bracket and our overall #1 seed for the tournament…

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url=https://flic.kr/p/2qR3Qbm][/url]SelectionSouth1 by David Ball, on Flickr

The Georgia Bulldogs. And they are one of six teams who earned all four power ups.

The Bulldogs share the honors for most wins with 27.

The first of the play-in game matches Sacramento State and Washington for the 16 seed.

This region also boast James Madison, which finished with the best league record in the nation.

Overall, the South features five 20-win teams.

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On the other half of this bracket, we have the Midwest Region which features three regular season league champions….

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SelectionMidwest2 by David Ball, on Flickr

The Midwest Region headed up by Michigan State – the Great Lakes regular season and tournament champion.


The play-in game features Vermont and Idaho, which have a combined 37 wins – the most for any of the four play-in matchups. The winner gets the 15 seed.

Nebraska earned the No. 3 seed and is the only team in this region with all four power-ups. The Cornhuskers reached the Final Four last season.

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Switching over to the other side of the bracket, we have the team that finish atop the final RPI rankings…

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SelectionEast3 by David Ball, on Flickr

The Syracuse Orange come in as the Big-East regular season and tournament champions and an impressive 27 wins. They are the only team in this region that holds all four power ups.

The play-in game for the 16 seed sees San Jose State squaring off with Colorado.

South Carolina is a dangerous No. 4 seed after winning the regular season title in the SEC – which rated out as the toughest league in the nation. The Gamecocks came in second in last year’s tournament.

This region also includes reigning champion Arizona State, which opens as a 13 seed. The Sun Devils won last year’s title as a #15 seed.

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And the final region to reveal is the West, and yes it is a West Coast team heading it up as the No. 2 seed….

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SelectionWest4 by David Ball, on Flickr

The CS East Bay Pioneers have taken down top-25 foes all season and have all four power-ups at their disposal, as does No. 3 seed Kansas in what could be a blockbuster Elite Eight showdown on the horizon.

The play-in for this region sees Colorado State taking on Texas for the No. 15 seed.

Watch out for No. 7 seed Niagara which has been on fire since a coaching change about a month into the season.

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And here's a league breakdown of the tourney berths.

The Pacific and Mid-America leagues each landed five teams in the bracket.
The SEC, Big East, Great Plains and Rocky Mountain leagues each landed four teams.
The Northwest and Mid-Atlantic each put three teams into the mix.
And the Midwest and the Great Lakes each put two into the bracket.

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If you don't see yourself in the breakdown, check the NIT bracket, you may be one of the 16 in that, which also rewards a prize to the winner this year.

NIT games will be sent momentarily, along with the March Madness play-in games.

I'll send out the first round matchups on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, so you have time to get some practice in

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Ugh...site is giving me this dimensions error message that I don't understand, so posting the brackets here for now.

NCAAFullBracket by David Ball, on Flickr

NITBracket by David Ball, on Flickr

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NCAAPlayInScoreboard by David Ball, on Flickr

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Having to post as we go in the thread, so the Play-In scoreboard is just above this.

Note the power-ups for each team are listed in the black bars that go down the side of the scoring.

Star = Star player
Ball in Basket = Sharp-shooter
Stop Sign = Defensive stopper (applies to all starter maps)
6 = 6th man bonus

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For the star player...I will apply that to your home map for the matchup (PG or SG) unless you request it to be used on one of the other starter maps.

[Lo Pan]

Are all the conference tourney's finished except mid-america? How exactly does the star and 6th man bonuses work? Thanks for all the hard work flex and congrats to your son with the playoff win!

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Are all the conference tourney's finished except mid-america? How exactly does the star and 6th man bonuses work? Thanks for all the hard work flex and congrats to your son with the playoff win!

We still have active maps in the Pacific, Rocky Mountain and Mid-America finals.

The star bonus offers a points bonus if you win your Home Settings starter map ... either PG or SG.

The 6th man does the same thing for the B1 map.

Toward the bottom of the initial tournament post there is a box with the scoring for March Madness and a closer look at the Power-Ups as well for reference.

[reptile]

That was a fun read through, thank you flex

[flexmaster33]

That was a fun read through, thank you flex

Glad you enjoyed it