★ 2020 NCAA MARCH MADNESS ★ Selection Sunday —March 15, 2020 to the final game Monday, April 6.

[mjp28]

★ 2020 NCAA MARCH MADNESS ★ Selection Sunday —March 15, 2020 to the 2020 NCAA championship game — Monday, April 6, 2020

Conference Championships begin soon.  Be sure to get in The BROWNS BOARD March Madness Tournament when it's posted.

Here is the March Madness schedule for the 2020 NCAA tournament, including the Final Four and NCAA championship game in Atlanta.

First, the TL/DR version:

• Selection Sunday —March 15, 2020
• First Four — Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18, 2020
• NCAA Tournament Round 1 — Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2020
• NCAA Tournament Round 2 — Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, 2020
• Sweet 16 — Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27, 2020
• Elite 8 — Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, 2020
• Final Four — Saturday, April 4, 2020
• 2020 NCAA championship game — Monday, April 6, 2020

The 2020 tournament field will be revealed on Selection Sunday — when the full field of 68, seeding, and bracket are released — on March 15, 2020.

[mjp28]

For something a bit different this year here are the odds on the likely teams before the conference championship games as of February 17, 2017.

Just a TIP for you bracket gurus out there watch the teams before and after those games.. https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/futures

ODDS TO WIN 2020 NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT (4/6/20)

Team	Odds
Baylor Bears	7/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs	7/1
Kansas Jayhawks	7/1
Duke Blue Devils	8/1
Dayton Flyers	12/1. Dayton ?  Really ?
Maryland Terrapins	14/1
Seton Hall Pirates	16/1
Auburn Tigers	20/1
Louisville Cardinals	20/1.
Michigan State Spartans	20/1. better hoops than pigskin
San Diego State Aztecs	20/1
Kentucky Wildcats	25/1
Arizona Wildcats	30/1
Oregon Ducks	30/1
Penn State Nittany Lions	30/1
West Virginia Mountaineers	30/1
Creighton Bluejays	40/1
Florida State Seminoles	40/1
Ohio State Buckeyes	40/1. our BUCKS started hot
Texas Tech Red Raiders	40/1
Villanova Wildcats	40/1
Michigan Wolverines	50/1. the B10 not ranked too high
Colorado Buffaloes	60/1
Iowa Hawkeyes	60/1
Marquette Golden Eagles	60/1
BYU Cougars	80/1
LSU Tigers	80/1 amazing how the big football schools are eh in hoops
Alabama Crimson Tide	100/1
Arizona State Sun Devils	100/1
Butler Bulldogs	100/1
Cincinnati Bearcats	100/1
Florida Gators	100/1
Houston Cougars	100/1
Illinois Fighting Illini	100/1
Mississippi State Bulldogs	100/1
North Carolina State Wolfpack	100/1
Oklahoma Sooners	100/1
Purdue Boilermakers	100/1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	100/1
USC Trojans	100/1
Virginia Cavaliers	100/1
Wichita State Shockers	100/1
Wisconsin Badgers	100/1. whoa Wisconsin !
Xavier Musketeers	100/1

[The Gipper]

Baylor Bears	7/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs	7/1
Dayton Flyers	12/1. Dayton ?  Really ?
Maryland Terrapins	14/1
Seton Hall Pirates	16/1
Auburn Tigers	20/1
Louisville Cardinals	20/1.
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San Diego State Aztecs	20/1
Oregon Ducks	30/1
Penn State Nittany Lions	30/1
West Virginia Mountaineers	30/1
Creighton Bluejays	40/1
Florida State Seminoles	40/1
Ohio State Buckeyes	40/1. our BUCKS started hot
Texas Tech Red Raiders

 

Sure, why not, any of these.

[mjp28]

So how many of you get into backetology?  The popularity and TV viewership is growing every year.

March Madness has become one of the most popular sporting events in the United States. Because of the length of the tournament and the number of teams involved it is one of the most popular sporting events in terms of television ratings. One event associated with March Madness is filling out the brackets. It has become extremely common in popular culture, even among non-sports fans; it is estimated that tens of millions of Americans participate in the contest every year. Mainstream media outlets such as ESPN, CBS Sports and Fox Sports host tournaments online where contestants can enter for free.

Also, there are many sites that cater to corporate marketing and public relations to get in on the excitement such as BigTourney.com. Employers have also noticed a change in the behavior of employees during this time: they have seen an increase in the number of sick days  used, extended lunch breaks and even the rescheduling of conference calls to allow for more tournament watching. There are also many handicappers and pundits which offer advice for winning your bracket.

ESPN already has sample 2020 brackets out for you bracket gurus.   http://m.espn.com/ncb/bracketology?src=desktop&rand=ref~{"ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F"}

CBS has theirs out. http://m.espn.com/ncb/bracketology?src=desktop&rand=ref~{"ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F"}

It will not be long until the biggest tournament in sports is here.  

[mjp28]

Are any of you planning to go to any games?  Dayton #5 in the AP rankings and Cleveland are both hosting tournament games.

2020 NCAA tournament schedule and locations:

DATES	ROUND	CITY, STATE	HOST(S)	FACILITY
March 15	Selection Sunday	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 17-18	First Four	Dayton, OH	University of Dayton	UD Arena
March 19/21	1st/2nd Rounds	Albany, NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Times Union Center
March 19/21	1st/2nd Rounds	Spokane, WA	University of Idaho	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
March 19/21	1st/2nd Rounds	St. Louis, MO	Missouri Valley Conference	Enterprise Center
March 19/21	1st/2nd Rounds	Tampa, FL	University of South Florida	Amalie Arena
March 20/22	1st/2nd Rounds	Greensboro, NC	Atlantic Coast Conference	Greensboro Coliseum
March 20/22	1st/2nd Rounds	Omaha, NE	Creighton University	CenturyLink Center Omaha
March 20/22	1st/2nd Rounds	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento State University	Golden 1 Center
March 20/22	1st/2nd Rounds	Cleveland, OH	Mid-American Conference/Cleveland State	Quicken Loans Arena
March 26/28	Midwest Regional	Indianapolis, IN	Horizon League/IUPUI	Lucas Oil Stadium
March 26/28	West Regional	Los Angeles, CA	Pepperdine University	STAPLES Center
March 27/29	South Regional	Houston, TX	University of Houston	Toyota Center
March 27/29	East Regional	New York, NY	St. John’s University/Big East Conference	Madison Square Garden
April 4/6	Final Four	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Institute of Technology

[mjp28]

Here are the Net rankings for the top 20 of 353 NCAA teams so you can see where your local or favorite team is located.  As you can see it's not like football with the best of the P5 teams on top.  Also I'm no hoops guru except for March Madness time.  

NOTE: The Net and AP rankings do differ quite a bit for example SDS 1 or 5? See the link for both.

  https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings?utm_campaign=inline-article

Through Games Feb. 17 2020 - the last 4 columns are ROAD NEUTRAL HOME NON D1

RANK	PREVIOUS	SCHOOL	CONFERENCE	RECORD	ROAD	NEUTRAL	HOME	NON DIV I
RANK	PREVIOUS	SCHOOL	CONFERENCE	RECORD	ROAD	RNEUTRAL	HOME	NON DIV I
1	1	San Diego St.	Mountain West	25-0	10-0	3-0	12-0	1-0
2	2	Baylor	Big 12	23-1	8-0	3-1	12-0	0-0
3	3	Gonzaga	WCC	26-1	10-0	2-1	14-0	0-0
4	4	Kansas	Big 12	22-3	7-1	2-1	13-1	1-0
5	5	Dayton	Atlantic 10	23-2	6-0	3-2	14-0	0-0
6	6	Duke	ACC	22-3	7-1	3-0	12-2	0-0
7	7	Maryland	Big Ten	21-4	4-4	3-0	14-0	0-0
8	8	Arizona	Pac-12	18-7	4-4	3-1	11-2	0-0
9	9	Louisville	ACC	21-5	6-3	1-1	14-1	0-0
10	10	West Virginia	Big 12	18-7	3-6	3-0	12-1	0-0
11	11	Colorado	Pac-12	20-6	4-4	4-0	12-2	0-0
12	13	Creighton	Big East	19-6	5-4	1-1	13-1	1-0
13	12	Michigan St.	Big Ten	17-9	4-4	3-2	10-3	0-0
14	14	Seton Hall	Big East	18-7	7-3	2-1	9-3	0-0
15	15	Florida St.	ACC	21-4	5-4	3-0	13-0	0-0
16	16	Villanova	Big East	19-6	5-3	3-1	11-2	0-0
17	17	Penn St.	Big Ten	20-5	5-3	2-1	13-1	0-0
18	18	Ohio St.	Big Ten	17-8	3-5	1-1	13-2	0-0
19	19	Marquette	Big East	17-7	3-5	2-1	12-1	0-0
20	20	Butler	Big East	19-7	4-4	3-0	12-3	0-0

[ATOM]

22 hours ago, mjp28 said:

For something a bit different this year here are the odds on the likely teams before the conference championship games as of February 17, 2017.

Just a TIP for you bracket gurus out there watch the teams before and after those games.. https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/futures

ODDS TO WIN 2020 NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT (4/6/20)

Team	Odds
Baylor Bears	7/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs	7/1
Kansas Jayhawks	7/1
Duke Blue Devils	8/1
Dayton Flyers	12/1. Dayton ?  Really ?
Maryland Terrapins	14/1
Seton Hall Pirates	16/1
Auburn Tigers	20/1
Louisville Cardinals	20/1.
Michigan State Spartans	20/1. better hoops than pigskin
San Diego State Aztecs	20/1
Kentucky Wildcats	25/1
Arizona Wildcats	30/1
Oregon Ducks	30/1
Penn State Nittany Lions	30/1
West Virginia Mountaineers	30/1
Creighton Bluejays	40/1
Florida State Seminoles	40/1
Ohio State Buckeyes	40/1. our BUCKS started hot
Texas Tech Red Raiders	40/1
Villanova Wildcats	40/1
Michigan Wolverines	50/1. the B10 not ranked too high
Colorado Buffaloes	60/1
Iowa Hawkeyes	60/1
Marquette Golden Eagles	60/1
BYU Cougars	80/1
LSU Tigers	80/1 amazing how the big football schools are eh in hoops
Alabama Crimson Tide	100/1
Arizona State Sun Devils	100/1
Butler Bulldogs	100/1
Cincinnati Bearcats	100/1
Florida Gators	100/1
Houston Cougars	100/1
Illinois Fighting Illini	100/1
Mississippi State Bulldogs	100/1
North Carolina State Wolfpack	100/1
Oklahoma Sooners	100/1
Purdue Boilermakers	100/1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	100/1
USC Trojans	100/1
Virginia Cavaliers	100/1
Wichita State Shockers	100/1
Wisconsin Badgers	100/1. whoa Wisconsin !
Xavier Musketeers	100/1

I agree about  The Flyers  another bet i like would be the ducks at 30-1

[ATOM]

9 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Baylor Bears	7/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs	7/1
Dayton Flyers	12/1. Dayton ?  Really ?
Maryland Terrapins	14/1
Seton Hall Pirates	16/1
Auburn Tigers	20/1
Louisville Cardinals	20/1.
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San Diego State Aztecs	20/1
Oregon Ducks	30/1
Penn State Nittany Lions	30/1
West Virginia Mountaineers	30/1
Creighton Bluejays	40/1
Florida State Seminoles	40/1
Ohio State Buckeyes	40/1. our BUCKS started hot
Texas Tech Red Raiders

 

Sure, why not, any of these.

dude what about Nova at 40-1

Edited February 19, 2020 by ATOM
bet

[ATOM]

never bet zaga to win

[mjp28]

1 hour ago, ATOM said:

never bet zaga to win

Great seeds but can't win it all.  

[The Gipper]

2 hours ago, ATOM said:

dude what about Nova at 40-1

You don't understand the purpose of my post...so I will spell it out:   Fuck the "Blue Bloods".    Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, NC, and Villanova fits in there.

[ATOM]

21 hours ago, The Gipper said:

You don't understand the purpose of my post...so I will spell it out:   Fuck the "Blue Bloods".    Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, NC, and Villanova fits in there.

well then i guess thats what you should have said

[The Gipper]

3 hours ago, ATOM said:

well then i guess thats what you should have said

I just reposted the teams that I would not mind seeing win the title.   That was evident from the post when I said "any of these". 

[ATOM]

2 hours ago, The Gipper said:

I just reposted the teams that I would not mind seeing win the title.   That was evident from the post when I said "any of these". 

are you on some kind of pharmaceutical drugs ?

[The Gipper]

10 hours ago, ATOM said:

are you on some kind of pharmaceutical drugs ?

What is it about what I have said that you don't understand?  

I listed various teams, and said:  "Sure,  why not.  Any of these."   

And I deleted the teams I don't want to win.  

I mean, OK, maybe that was  a subtle way of saying "Fuck the Blue Bloods"....but do you always have to be beat over the head with something to comprehend it? 

[ATOM]

On 2/18/2020 at 7:14 AM, The Gipper said:

Baylor Bears	7/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs	7/1
Dayton Flyers	12/1. Dayton ?  Really ?
Maryland Terrapins	14/1
Seton Hall Pirates	16/1
Auburn Tigers	20/1
Louisville Cardinals	20/1.
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San Diego State Aztecs	20/1
Oregon Ducks	30/1
Penn State Nittany Lions	30/1
West Virginia Mountaineers	30/1
Creighton Bluejays	40/1
Florida State Seminoles	40/1
Ohio State Buckeyes	40/1. our BUCKS started hot
Texas Tech Red Raiders

 

Sure, why not, any of these.

a subtle way of saying fuck the blue bloods huh ? who in the hell is gonna make any kind of sense outta that ?

first off the tigers the ducks the nittany lions the seminoles the raiders and even ohio state are not blue bloods when it comes to basketball 

so you either do not follow collage b ball or on drugs 

[The Gipper]

16 hours ago, ATOM said:

a subtle way of saying fuck the blue bloods huh ? who in the hell is gonna make any kind of sense outta that ?

Anyone with a brain

first off the tigers the ducks the nittany lions the seminoles the raiders and even ohio state are not blue bloods when it comes to basketball 

so you either do not follow collage b ball or on drugs 

Uh....no shit Sherlock.  It is why I left those teams on the list of   Why not, any of these.

Hello! McFly!....there really isn't anybody home, now is there. 

[mjp28]

2020 March Madness is beginning with the smaller conferences starting March 3rd and the big ones to follow before Selection Sunday March 15.

For all of the conferences and dates and more information see link:.  https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-03/2020-ncaa-conference-tournaments-schedules-brackets-scores

Big Ten

• Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
  • First Round — Wednesday, March 11
  • Second Round — Thursday, March 12
  • Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
  • Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
  • Championship — Sunday, March 15
  • Bracket.  <---- see bracket for dates and times

[jbluhm86]

CBS Sports: 2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic

For the first time in its history, the NCAA is canceling March Madness competition

[mjp28]

11 hours ago, jbluhm86 said:

CBS Sports: 2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic

For the first time in its history, the NCAA is canceling March Madness competition

Yes sports and almost everything else is in uncharted waters until all of this blows over.

I'm watching the markets on CNBC  now, the closest thing to contact sports going on for the present time.  

[mjp28]

Well I guess that the 2020 March Madness is almost officially over, tomorrow would have been the Final Four.

• Sweet 16 — Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27, 2020
• Elite 8 — Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, 2020
• Final Four — Saturday, April 4, 2020.    
• 2020 NCAA championship game — Monday, April 6, 2020

The 2020 tournament field will be revealed on Selection Sunday — when the full field of 68, seeding, and bracket are released — on March 15, 2020.

[The Gipper]

Well then.....with no  Tournament,   a National Championship can still be declared the old Fashioned way  (the way they did in football for most of its history).......via   a Poll.       There is nothing prohibiting them from declaring a National Champ, is there?  Here is the last   AP  poll, and maybe this is it:

1     Kansas (63)	28-3	1,623	1
2	Gonzaga (1)	31-2	1,547	2
3	Dayton (1)	29-2	1,505	3
4	Florida State	26-5	1,381	4
5	Baylor	26-4	1,337	5
6	San Diego State	30-2	1,279	6
7	Creighton	24-7	1,154	7
8	Kentucky	25-6	1,118	8
9	Michigan State	22-9	1,023	9
10	Villanova	24-7	1,011	11
11	Duke	25-6	990	10
12	Maryland	24-7	924	12
13	Oregon	24-7	892	13
14	Louisville	24-7	768	15
15	Seton Hall	21-9	727	16
16	Virginia	23-7	586	17
17	Wisconsin	21-10	539	18
18	BYU	24-8	537	14
19	Ohio State	21-10	459	19
20	Auburn	25-6	453	20
21	Illinois	21-10	263	21
22	Houston	23-8	179	22
23	Butler	22-9	165	24
24	West Virginia	21-10	159	22
25	Iowa	20-11	109	25

 

So, Kansas would be champ. 

[mjp28]

1 hour ago, The Gipper said:

Well then.....with no  Tournament,   a National Championship can still be declared the old Fashioned way  (the way they did in football for most of its history).......via   a Poll.       There is nothing prohibiting them from declaring a National Champ, is there?  Here is the last   AP  poll, and maybe this is it:

1     Kansas (63)	28-3	1,623	1
2	Gonzaga (1)	31-2	1,547	2
3	Dayton (1)	29-2	1,505	3
4	Florida State	26-5	1,381	4
5	Baylor	26-4	1,337	5
6	San Diego State	30-2	1,279	6
7	Creighton	24-7	1,154	7
8	Kentucky	25-6	1,118	8
9	Michigan State	22-9	1,023	9
10	Villanova	24-7	1,011	11
11	Duke	25-6	990	10
12	Maryland	24-7	924	12
13	Oregon	24-7	892	13
14	Louisville	24-7	768	15
15	Seton Hall	21-9	727	16
16	Virginia	23-7	586	17
17	Wisconsin	21-10	539	18
18	BYU	24-8	537	14
19	Ohio State	21-10	459	19
20	Auburn	25-6	453	20
21	Illinois	21-10	263	21
22	Houston	23-8	179	22
23	Butler	22-9	165	24
24	West Virginia	21-10	159	22
25	Iowa	20-11	109	25

 

So, Kansas would be champ. 

This might have been a big longshot and underdog year sure Kansas is a blue blood but some interesting names in the top 10 and beyond.

Zags who always chokes, UD Dayton, SDST and even Ohio State in the top 20.

Oh well we'll never know for sure.........

[The Gipper]

2 hours ago, mjp28 said:

This might have been a big longshot and underdog year sure Kansas is a blue blood but some interesting names in the top 10 and beyond.

Zags who always chokes, UD Dayton, SDST and even Ohio State in the top 20.

Oh well we'll never know for sure.........

Sure we can know for sure just name a champion from the poll

[mjp28]

I'm no big hoops guy but have always liked the March Madness tournament.  Last undefeated NCAA team?  Well Bobby Knight of course.

Undefeated national champions since 1939:

YEAR	SCHOOL	RECORD
1975-76	Indiana	32-0
1972-73	UCLA	30-0
1971-72	UCLA	30-0
1966-67	UCLA	30-0
1963-64	UCLA	30-0
1956-57	North Carolina	32-0
1955-56	San Francisco	29-0