Season 1 (2004-05)
Epilogue
With the notable exception of our friends in the Ivy League, very few choose to be mid-major people.
Kyle, Bally and The Official Wife say goodbye to the 2004-05 season.
Game 100: (5) Michigan State 72, (13) Vermont 61
NCAA Tournament, Second Round (Austin Bracket)
Sunday, March 20, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 099: (10) North Carolina State 65, (2) Connecticut 62
NCAA Tournament, Second Round (Syracuse Bracket)
Sunday, March 20, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 098: (5) Michigan State 89, (12) Old Dominion 81
NCAA Tournament, First Round (Austin Bracket)
Friday, March 18, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 097: (13) Vermont 60, (4) Syracuse 57 (OT)
NCAA Tournament, First Round (Austin Bracket)
Friday, March 18, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 096: (2) Connecticut 77, (15) Central Florida 71
NCAA Tournament, First Round (Syracuse Bracket)
Friday, March 18, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 095: (10) North Carolina State 75, (7) Charlotte 63
NCAA Tournament, First Round (Syracuse Bracket)
Friday, March 18, 2005
DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Game 094: at St. Joseph's 53, Hofstra 44
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse - Philadelphia, PA
Oakland
Seed: 16
1st Round Opponent: North Carolina
Record: 13-18 (9-9 Mid-Continent)
Delaware State
Seed: 16
1st Round Opponent: Duke
Why trust those Johnny-come-latelies? We've been covering these guys all season. Here, then, is the first of four capsule sets of the mid-major teams who will appear on your television screens starting on Thursday, along with a few clips of their TMM appearances.
Montana
Seed: 16
Fairleigh Dickinson
Seed: 16
1st Round Opponent: Illinois
Game 093: (4) Ohio 80, (7) Buffalo 79 (OT)
Mid-American Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
MAC, Knifed: A lot of watercooler talk this morning is and will be centered around the Mid-American Conference, more specifically the lack of at-large teams from such. Even Dickie V, who was born on Exit 16W but made his coaching hay in the MAC's geographical sphere of influence, was all over the cablewaves last night talking about how those poor kids got robbed, jobbed and maybe even Bobbed. Buffalo has emerged as the conference's tragic figure, this year's patron saints of getting screwed.
But having seen all of the league's elite eight with my own eyes this past week, I can understand this. When they're not rewarding prominent members' hometown schools, the Committee is planning a three-week TV extravaganza. While the three-bid Missouri Valley Conference, a/k/a the toughest mid-major league in all the land, spent the year beating each other up, they did it on regional and national television. As the MAC ate its own tail all year (Marshall over Miami (Oh.), etc.), most faraway observers were left to gasp at the box scores and shake their heads. Me, I'm wondering if Bowlsby & Co. had a hard time finding MAC footage to review.
In the heat of the postseason, it's easy for people to quickly sweep their preseason conference picks under the rug. What? Huh? I picked Princeton? Look over there, a birdie!
But not this one; I face my failures head-on. For your amusement, here are my picks from late December. Note that I had an extra month and a half to scout the teams. Appended to each selection is what really ended up transpiring in each of the Mid-Majority's fine basketball conferences.
Game 092: (7) Buffalo 75, (3) Western Michigan 68
Mid-American Semifinals
Friday, March 11, 2005
Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
Bullet Points
- Six more teams are in: Vermont (America East), Ohio (MAC), UTEP (WAC), Delaware State (MEAC), George Washington (A-10), and Utah State (Big West).
- Championship Week concludes today with a pair of games: the SWAC and Southland finals.
T1. Southern Illinois, Missouri Valley (23-10, 13-7 MWC, 18 RPI) Chicago 7
T1. Nevada, Western Athletic (24-6, 16-3 WAC, 33) Chicago 9
3. Pacific, Big West (26-3, 19-1 BWC, 22) Albuquerque 8
4. Miami (Oh.), Mid-American (19-10, 13-7 MAC, 43)
Game 091: (4) Ohio 63, (1) Miami (Oh.) 56
Mid-American Semifinals
Friday, March 11, 2005
Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
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