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Uconn and Butler to the 2011 NCAA Championship game
This will be the first time since 1989 that a No. 1 or 2 seed will not play in the NCAA Championship game. That year, a pair of No. 3 seeds, Michigan and Seton Hall, earned their way to the title game with the Wolverines beating the Pirates, 80-79, in overtime. Check the NCAA Championship Game Odds as 2011 March Madness comes to an end with the NCAA Basketball Championships Final.
Connecticut beats Kentucky 56-55
Kentucky came in as favorite to win the National Championship, but when the options boil down to winning or heading home, nobody’s better than Kemba and Connecticut. Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift UConn to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 Big East regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies a victory away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title. Check Kentucky Odds to win the National Championship.
Butler beats VCU 70 to 62
The Butler Bulldogs, who are headed back to the title game, not as lovable underdogs but as a team trying to make up for last year’s heartbreak. Shelvin Mack scored 24 points, Hahn scored all eight of his points during a 90-second span in the second half that gave Butler control of the game for good and the Bulldogs shut down hot-shooting VCU with their trademark unforgiving defense. The eighth-seeded Bulldogs (28-9) will face Connecticut on Monday night as the lowest-seeded team to play for the NCAA national title since Villanova won it as a No. 8 seed in 1985.
Butler-UConn preview
Kemba Walker and the UConn Huskies will face Shelvin Mack and the Butler Bulldogs in Monday night’s NCAA championship game.
National Championship Game time is 6:20 PM ET on CBS with a crowd of 76,000+ expected at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The UConn Huskies, a two-time national champion, opened as -4 point favorites but the number was quickly bet down to -3.5. The total is at 129.5 with the sportsbooks figuring on a defensive battle. Check Uconn Odds
Butler returns to the title game for the second straight year not as lovable underdogs but as a team intent on making up for last year’s heartbreak. The Bulldogs were defeated by Duke 61-59 last year for the championship but covered easily as 7-point dogs. Connecticut, which will be after its third national title, claimed the championship in 1999 and 2004.
The Butler Bulldogs came within a bounce of winning it all last year only to see Gordon Hayward’s last-ditch, half-court heave carom off the rim as Duke held on for the win. That Butler is playing for the title again is maybe even more impressive than the first trip, having lost Hayward, their leading scorer and rebounder, to the NBA lottery.Check Butler Odds
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NCAA Sweet Sixteen games start to determine NCAA Elite Eight
NCAA Sweet Sixteen games started to determine NCAA Elite Eight finalists in route to the NCAA March Madness National Championship title.
UCONN (3) beats San Diego State SDSU (2) 74 to 67 for NCAA March Madness Elite Eight spot.
Florida (2) beats BYU (3) in OT 83-74 for another NCAA March Madness Elite Eight spot
Duke (1) got squashed by Arizona (5) 93-77 in NCAA March Madness 2011 for the third Elite Eight team spot
Butler (8) upsets Wisconsin (4) 61 to 54 in the NCAA March Madness 2011 Sweet sixteen match for the fourth and last Elite Eight team spot of the day
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NCAA Sweet Sixteen with some surprises
NCAA Sweet Sixteen Bracket is ready. The teams are ready, or are they not? The first four days of March Madness have been … well madness!! Teams that were supposed not to be there at all are now in the Sweet Sixteen Bracket, top ranked teams have been left behind. Now with only sixteen teams left to battle for the NCAA Basketball Championship from 68, a new story begins Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25 in route to the Elite Eight.
Thursday 24 games
1 Duke vs 5 Arizona
3 Connecticut vs 2 San Diego State
8 Butler vs 4 Wisconsin
3 Brigham Young BYU vs 2 Florida
Friday 25 games
1 Ohio State vs 4 Kentucky
11 Marquette vs 2 North Carolina
1 Kansas vs 12 Richmond
11 Virginia Commonwealth VCU vs 10 Florida State
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Day four in March Madness scores three major upsets as three +10 position teams beat number 3 postion teams, 2011 March Madness scores left Syracuse, Purdue and Notre Dame wanting more, as we move into the Sweet Sixteen bracket. March Madness scores for today:
Noth Carolina (2) barely beats Washinton (7) total score 86-83
Duke (1) survives past Michigan (8) 73 to 71
Ohio State (1) breezes past George Mason (8) 98 to 66
Arizona (5) beats Texas (4) in March Madness final seconds 70-69
Major upset as VCU (11) beats Purdue (3) in March Madness upset 84-76
Second major March Madness upset as Marquette (11) beats Syracuse (3) 66-62
Kansas (1) beats Illiniois (9) easily 73-59 to move into the Sweet Sixteen
Third upset of the day as Florida State (10) smashes Notre Dame 71-57 completing the Sweet Sixteen Bracket.
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Day three in March Madness scores one major upset as number 1 Pittsburgh was eliminated by Butler, 2011 March Madness scores continue to be close in the wins, as we move into the Sweet Sixteen bracket.
Kentucky (4) beats West Virginia (5) 71-63
Florida Gators (2) bearly passes by UCLA (7) 73-65
Richmond (12) sends Morehead (13) home. Final Score 65-48 Richmond into Sweet Sixteen
Temple (7) almost pulls upset against San Diego State (2) Final score 71-64 San Diego State moves to Sweet Sixteen
Butler (8) kills Pittsburgh (1) in major March Madness upset with an unnecessary foul with one second to go. Final score was 71-70 and Butler goes to the Sweet Sixteen
BYU (3) takes out Gonzaga (11) 89 to 67
Wisconsin (4) beats Kansas State (5) 70-65
Connecticut (3) takes care of Cincinnati (6)
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March Madness Scores for Second Day
Second day in March Madness scores have three major upsets, just like day one, March Madness scores of underdogs beating the favorites was a common denominator today too.
These are the March Madness Scores for day 2:
Texas Longhorns (4) beats Oakland (13). Final Score 85-81
Michigan (8) wipes out Tennessee (9). Final Score 75-45
Notre Dame (2) beats Akron (15). Final Score 69-56
George Mason (8) beats Villanova (9) in another March Madness thriller with a Final Score 61-57
Duke (1) smashes Hampton (16) 87 to 45
With last second miss Arizona (5) wins over Memphis (12) 75-74
A&M Aggies (7) lose to Florida State (10) with a final score of 50 to 57
Ohio State (1) crushes UT San Antonio (16) 75 to 46
Kansas (1) breezes past Boston (16) 72 to 53
Purdue (3) took care of St Peter’s (14) 65 to 43
North Carolina (2) got the first three digit score beating Long Island (15) 102 to 87
Second upset of the day comes from Marquette (11) defeating Xavier (6) 66-55
Illinois (9) gets rid of UNLV (8) 73-62
Third upset today as VCU (11) stuns Georgetown (6) 74 to 56
Washington (7) beats Georgia (10) 68 to 65
Syracuse (3) beats Indiana State (14) 77-60
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March Madness Scores Begin with Upsets and Buzzer Beaters
March Madness scores and results for March 17th show upsets, buzzer beaters and thrilling last second wins. March Madness is not dissapointing at all. Yesterday some of the top ranked teams in NCAA Basketball were sent home. These are yesterday’s results March Madness scores:
West Virginia (5) crushes Clemson (12) 98-86 in last two minutes of game.
Butler (8) beats Old Dominion (9) 60-58 at the buzzer in a a dramatic game from the beginning.
First upset Morehead (13) beats Louisville (4) 62-61.
Temple (7) beats PennSt (10) in another thriller 66-64.
Kentucky (4) bearly beats Princeton (13) 59-57.
Pittsburgh (1) smashes UNC Asheville (16) 74-55
Richmond (12) defeats Vanderbilt (5) 69-66
San Diego State beats Northern Colorado (15) 68-50 in an expected result game
Florida (2) wipes out UC Santa Barbara (15) 79-51
Connecticut (3) wipes out Bucknell (14) with a 81-52 final score
BYU eliminates Wofford from next round, as expected. Final score 74-66
UCLA (7) bearly goes pass Michigan State (10) 78-76 after leading by 21
Cincinnati (6) beats Missouri (11) with final score of 78-63
Gonzaga (11) takes care of St Johns (6) 86-71
Wisconsin(4) beats Belmont (13) with final score 72-58
Kansas State (5) eliminates Utah State (12) winning 73-68
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Buckeyes earn top overall seed in 2011 NCAA March Madness tournament
OSU, KU, Pitt and Duke get top seeds.
In 2011, the number of teams participating in NCAA March Madness jumps from 64 to 68. The national championship will now be determined during a month-long battle of skill, determination, and dazzling performances by top competing college teams leading up to the Final Four games played April 2 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
With the tournament expanding to 68 teams, the final four at-large teams and final four automatic qualifiers will play in the “First Four” round in order to advance into the traditional 64 team bracket.
Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh and defending champion Duke have been awarded the top seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament, an expanded version of March Madness that will include 68 teams.
The Buckeyes defeated Penn State 71-60 in the Big Ten tournament final on Sunday and were named the top seed in the entire field. They’ll play in the East region.
Kansas is the Big 12 champion and will play in the Southwest, while Pitt earned a top seed despite losing in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament and will play in the Southeast.
Duke beat North Carolina to win the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and edge out Notre Dame for the last No. 1 seed. The Blue Devils, seeking to become the first repeat champion since Florida in 2006-07, will have to travel West to make the Final Four. That regional is set for Anaheim, Calif.
No. 2 North Carolina will play No. 15 Long Island and No. 7 Washington will play No. 10 Georgia, a bubble team. No. 3 Syracuse will play Larry Bird’s alma mater, No. 14 Indiana State and No. 6 Xavier will play No. 11 Marquette, one of four Big East teams in the East region.
In the Southwest, No. 1 Kansas will open play against No. 16 Boston University and Lon Kruger will lead No. 8 UNLV against a team he used to coach, No. 9 Illinois. No. 5 Vanderbilt will play No. 12 Richmond and No. 4 Louisville will play No. 13 Morehead State.
In the Southeast, No. 1 Pittsburgh plays the winner of 16th-seeded UNC-Ashville and Arkansas-Little Rock and last year’s runner-up, No. 8 Butler, plays No. 9 Old Dominion. No. 5 Kansas State plays No. 12 Utah State and No. 4 Wisconsin plays No. 13 Belmont.
The Big Ten was next with seven teams, while the Big 12 and SEC had five each. There were seven at-large teams from the so-called mid-majors – one fewer than last year, even though there were three more spots to dole out.
The 6 schools who have the history of more wins in NCAA Division I Men’s basketball are:
* UCLA with 11 championships;
* Kentucky who won the March Madness games 7 times;
* Indiana with 5 Big Dance victories;
* North Carolina outlasted all the other teams 4 times, including their championship win in 2005, and
* Duke with 4 titles, the most recent in a nail biter over Butler in 2010.
March Madness Schedule 2011
The March Madness schedule for 2011 is as follows:
First Four – Opening Round Games:
March 15-16, 2011
UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Date Time (ET) Game TV
March 15 6:30 p.m. UNC Asheville vs. Arkansas Little Rock truTV
9 p.m. UAB vs. Clemson truTV
March 16 6:30 p.m. UTSA vs. Alabama State truTV
9 p.m. USC vs. VCU truTV
Second & Third Rounds:
March 17-19, 2011
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Hosted by Georgetown University)
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ (Hosted by University of Arizona)
Pepsi Center, Denver, CO (Hosted by Mountain West Conference)
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL (Hosted by University of South Florida)
March 18-20, 2011
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH (Hosted by Cleveland State University)
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC (Hosted by University of NC at Charlotte)
United Center, Chicago, IL (Hosted by Big Ten Conference)
BOK Center, Tulsa, OK (Hosted by University of Tulsa)
Regionals
March 24-26, 2011
West Regional: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA (Hosted by Big West Conference)
Southeast Regional: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA (Hosted by Tulane University)
March 25-27, 2011
Southwest Regional: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX (Hosted by University of TX San Antonio) East Regional: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ (Hosted by Seton Hall University)
Final Four: April 2, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX
National Championship: April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX
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