Post your tournament upsets for first round action!...at least an 11 seed or higher

[Da Manster!]

Traditional way...straight up winners, no point spreads!......and by upsets, I mean at least an 11 seed or higher winning...I'll start with mine:

#13 SDSU over #4 Michigan

#11 St. Mary's over #6 Memphis

#11 Belmont over #6 Arizona

#12 Oregon over #5 OK ST

#11 Bucknell over #6 Butler

#14 Valpo over #3 Mich St

[EliteZags]

Michigan by all means has the talent to win it all, I think you're trying to get too cute there putting money on a team that has zero major conf wins and nearly double digit losses, yea they have a star gaurd but Michigan has 3 plus far suprerior talent across the board

[2daBank]

Michigan by all means has the talent to win it all, I think you're trying to get too cute there putting money on a team that has zero major conf wins and nearly double digit losses, yea they have a star gaurd but Michigan has 3 plus far suprerior talent across the board

maybe if they wernt playing a home gm but i agree not losing in mich..

[2daBank]

fla gulf coast

bucknell

davidson

whoever playing mem

minny

ole piss

cal

[HOT WINGS]

Fla gulf coast

Davidson

Akron

Minnesota

Cal

[2daBank]

Fla gulf coast

Davidson

Akron

Minnesota

Cal

good looking list! akron huh? i dont hate it, it usually the 5 no one thinks will lose that falls hard..

[HOT WINGS]

good looking list! akron huh? i dont hate it, it usually the 5 no one thinks will lose that falls hard..

Yeah from betting standpoint ill take the points, but VCU is getting WAY too muchlove for a team that cacan't score in the half court. Haha yeah I noticed I have a lot of the same as you

[2daBank]

Yeah from betting standpoint ill take the points, but VCU is getting WAY too muchlove for a team that cacan't score in the half court. Haha yeah I noticed I have a lot of the same as you

every1 was against akron in their conf champ gm as well,,of coarse they failed to realize ohio sux balls.. a smart man would prob look for upsets in the top of the south and the midwest cause that only place im pretty much chalked out (ha)..

[convick]

Cal & Minn

[Hotlanta Steam]

Michigan by all means has the talent to win it all, I think you're trying to get too cute there putting money on a team that has zero major conf wins and nearly double digit losses, yea they have a star gaurd but Michigan has 3 plus far suprerior talent across the board

If you are not counting the Mountain West as a major conference, you have been asleep all season... SDSU beat New Mexico in The Pit... plus a few of those losses came when Wolters was out with an injury or not 100%... the guy can flat out play... He is Steve Nash circa Santa Clara good... Michigan makes too many mental errors.

[WMtribe17]

15 - Iona over Ohio St.
14 - Davidson over Marquette
11 - Minny over UCLA (even though Minny is favored)
11 - Belmont over Zona
12 - Cal over UNLV
11 - St. Mary's over Memphis

[PaperTrail07]

valpo LOL....come on....Zona will win easy...ohio state should win by 20...davidson wont beat marq,,,LOL


come on fellas

[PaperTrail07]

UCLA/MINNY is a toss up game IMO

[OneTouch00]

ucla scrapes minny all day

[2daBank]

valpo LOL....come on....Zona will win easy...ohio state should win by 20...davidson wont beat marq,,,LOL


come on fellas

just dont think marq is a 3,,pretty much how i pick my bracket, if i see a team that i feel is over seeded i generally go against..hope you right bout zona, i have them making a run.

[WMtribe17]

valpo LOL....come on....Zona will win easy...ohio state should win by 20...davidson wont beat marq,,,LOL


come on fellas

So it sounds like you think every favorite will win. That will work out well...

[PaperTrail07]

2da...i agree 3 is high but they are a tough team...Im very very down on Valpo....and Ohio State is playing their best ball of the season at the right time....Upsets I could see are Iowa St over ND...Natti over creighton, Marys Over Mem....Oregon over Oak St....Oak over SD....Cal Over UNLV......just saying.....

[PaperTrail07]

WM its new every year..nothing is guranteed....team are different...thats the magic of the tourney......ANYTHING can happen

[NjSunDvlSal]

Saint Marys LOCK (Most confident) (picked in my bracket)
Oregon (picked in my bracket)
Minnesota (picked in my bracket)
Belmont
Davidson
FGCU (Least confident)

[2daBank]

2da...i agree 3 is high but they are a tough team...Im very very down on Valpo....and Ohio State is playing their best ball of the season at the right time....Upsets I could see are Iowa St over ND...Natti over creighton, Marys Over Mem....Oregon over Oak St....Oak over SD....Cal Over UNLV......just saying.....

4sure, im not betting it just a bracket pick which will prob be totally fukked by 3 o clock thu anyways .. i agree i dont think osu or msu lose in 1st round although i have doubts about osu going much further than that..im sure Georgetown prob win but stranger things have happened, guess im a hater of teams that struggle to score..def like fla gulf coast with the points so figured might as well put them in the bracket, lol..

[Da Manster!]

2da...i agree 3 is high but they are a tough team...Im very very down on Valpo....and Ohio State is playing their best ball of the season at the right time....Upsets I could see are Iowa St over ND...Natti over creighton, Marys Over Mem....Oregon over Oak St....Oak over SD....Cal Over UNLV......just saying.....

PaperTrail,
I really don't consider 7's and 10's as upsets....there really isn't that much separation between the teams.....that is why I mentioned at least #11's or higher...and this is just for fun....most of us degenerates on this forum with the exception of Brock Landers are pretty decent cappers and I just wanted to see how many people were thinking like me....as it turns out, Belmont, Davidson, Minny and St.Marys seem to be pretty popular choices...I guess it all comes down to which team(s) and/or conference you think is overrated.

[PaperTrail07]

For sure....I agree with 7,10's not being huge upsets......

Lotta people are thinking, not many are pulling the trigger on a bet.....I know what your saying....


2da..i agree....I cant believe people like valpo really...they will be deer in headlights...

2dabank...plus like you said...youll need a few of those to take a bracket down anyways...

I dunno why but i think Miami will show up big time

[PaperTrail07]

good thread MAnnn

[Da Manster!]

good thread MAnnn

Thanks man!.......yes, I also like Valpo and here is why...they played a great OOC schedule and held their own relatively well...they are red hot having won six in a row including their conference tournament and 10 out of 11...and I'll be quite frank about it...I think the Big 10 is a tad overrated...I think ESPN over hypes them ad nauseam because of the TV contract...Valpo can also shoot the ball well and they are extremely well coached rarely beating themselves...I love Tom Izzo as much as the next guy, and definitely a top three coach in division I and what not, I just think the Crusaders can match up with them...not saying they will, but remember a few years ago with Bryce and Homer Drew against #2 seed Ole Miss....Everybody said the same thing back then...we shall see!..

[2daBank]

Thanks man!.......yes, I also like Valpo and here is why...they played a great OOC schedule and held their own relatively well...they are red hot having won six in a row including their conference tournament and 10 out of 11...and I'll be quite frank about it...I think the Big 10 is a tad overrated...I think ESPN over hypes them ad nauseam because of the TV contract...Valpo can also shoot the ball well and they are extremely well coached rarely beating themselves...I love Tom Izzo as much as the next guy, and definitely a top three coach in division I and what not, I just think the Crusaders can match up with them...not saying they will, but remember a few years ago with Bryce and Homer Drew against #2 seed Ole Miss....Everybody said the same thing back then...we shall see!..

betting wise i really like the over in that valpo/msu gm.. so hoping you right and valpo makes enough of a gm of it where i shouldnt have to sweat much..

[Da Manster!]

Another major upset in my bracket...If, and that is a big if, NC ST can beat Temple in the first round and advance, I think the Wolfpack have a legit shot at upsetting the Hoosiers!...Especially if Scott Wood is hitting the 3 ball!...when he drips, NC ST is more than capable of beating anybody in the country...and the Wolfpack have a solid inside game with Richard Howell and CJ Leslie and not to mention a very solid point guard in Lorenzo Brown!...You heard it here first!...NC ST takes down Indiana!...

[2daBank]

For sure....I agree with 7,10's not being huge upsets......

Lotta people are thinking, not many are pulling the trigger on a bet.....I know what your saying....


2da..i agree....I cant believe people like valpo really...they will be deer in headlights...

2dabank...plus like you said...youll need a few of those to take a bracket down anyways...

I dunno why but i think Miami will show up big time

canes got a really good draw imo...i have them winning it all, half cause i like them half cause i think lou got a much tougher path..

[2daBank]

Another major upset in my bracket...If, and that is a big if, NC ST can beat Temple in the first round and advance, I think the Wolfpack have a legit shot at upsetting the Hoosiers!...Especially if Scott Wood is hitting the 3 ball!...when he drips, NC ST is more than capable of beating anybody in the country...and the Wolfpack have a solid inside game with Richard Howell and CJ Leslie and not to mention a very solid point guard in Lorenzo Brown!...You heard it here first!...NC ST takes down Indiana!...

that the hardest thing about this yr,, i think a lot of teams could do some things but they gotta get past that damn 1st round gm..i have unc beating ku but would i be surprised if nova bounced them? not really..

[2daBank]

took from somewhere else but interesting stuff..

The B10 has only produced 1 of the last 23 Champions.

One time in the past 16 years, has every #2 seed made Sweet 16.

10 double-digit seeds have made Sweet 16 in last 3 years.

Only 2 #1 seeds have reached Final Four in last 3 years.

[WMtribe17]

Another major upset in my bracket...If, and that is a big if, NC ST can beat Temple in the first round and advance, I think the Wolfpack have a legit shot at upsetting the Hoosiers!...Especially if Scott Wood is hitting the 3 ball!...when he drips, NC ST is more than capable of beating anybody in the country...and the Wolfpack have a solid inside game with Richard Howell and CJ Leslie and not to mention a very solid point guard in Lorenzo Brown!...You heard it here first!...NC ST takes down Indiana!...

NC St.'s success depends on IF they stay out of foul trouble. If Leslie & Howell get in foul trouble (like they often have), they will lose because they have no depth at big man. If they stay out of foul trouble, then I wouldn't be surprised if they won.

[Da Manster!]

took from somewhere else but interesting stuff..

The B10 has only produced 1 of the last 23 Champions.

One time in the past 16 years, has every #2 seed made Sweet 16.

10 double-digit seeds have made Sweet 16 in last 3 years.

Only 2 #1 seeds have reached Final Four in last 3 years.

Some good stuff there, 2da!.........Basically making my point for me!...Three certainties in life: Death, Taxes, and upsets in the NCAA Tournament!...

[mdunlap3]

I only agree w Belmont and possibly St. Mary's the others are big reaches

[Da Manster!]

NC St.'s success depends on IF they stay out of foul trouble. If Leslie & Howell get in foul trouble (like they often have), they will lose because they have no depth at big man. If they stay out of foul trouble, then I wouldn't be surprised if they won.

Very valid point and I echo those sentiments....however, having said all that, I still think that Scott Wood definitely needs to be nailing his 3 ball shot if the Pack are going to make any kind of serious noise in this tournament.

[Da Manster!]

I only agree w Belmont and possibly St. Mary's the others are big reaches

That's why they are called UPSETS!........which is the purpose of this thread......PS...Nobody is actually betting any money on these games (well maybe with the point spread) just giving people some games to watch out for as potential bracket busters.

[homerbush]

Thanks man!.......yes, I also like Valpo and here is why...they played a great OOC schedule and held their own relatively well...they are red hot having won six in a row including their conference tournament and 10 out of 11...and I'll be quite frank about it...I think the Big 10 is a tad overrated...I think ESPN over hypes them ad nauseam because of the TV contract...Valpo can also shoot the ball well and they are extremely well coached rarely beating themselves...I love Tom Izzo as much as the next guy, and definitely a top three coach in division I and what not, I just think the Crusaders can match up with them...not saying they will, but remember a few years ago with Bryce and Homer Drew against #2 seed Ole Miss....Everybody said the same thing back then...we shall see!..

Before acting all smart ole miss was not a #2 seed that year but nice try. Hard to take your advice without checking simple facts.