I agree
Middle Tennessee St. is as good as Syracuse,Oklahoma,UCLA and a few more
Middle Tennessee St. is as good as Syracuse,Oklahoma,UCLA and a few more
| Virginia | +600 | BET | Villanova | +500 | BET |
| Kansas | +1,200 | BET | Xavier | +1,500 | BET |
| Duke | +900 | BET | Cincinnati | +2,200 | BET |
| North Carolina | +1,500 | BET | Purdue | +2,000 | BET |
| Michigan St | +700 | BET | Michigan | +1,200 | BET |
| Texas Tech | +3,500 | BET | Tennessee | +3,000 | BET |
| Arizona | +1,200 | BET | Wichita St | +2,500 | BET |
| Gonzaga | +2,600 | BET | Auburn | +4,000 | BET |
| Kentucky | +2,500 | BET | West Virginia | +3,000 | BET |
| Clemson | +8,000 | BET | Ohio St. | +5,500 | BET |
| Houston | +6,000 | BET | TCU | +8,000 | BET |
| Florida | +4,500 | BET | Miami | +10,000 | BET |
| Nevada | +15,000 | BET | Arkansas | +15,000 | BET |
| Rhode Island | +10,000 | BET | Texas A&M | +10,000 | BET |
| Missouri | +4,000 | BET | Seton Hall | +12,000 | BET |
| Virginia Tech | +12,000 | BET | Creighton | +15,000 | BET |
| Kansas State | +15,000 | BET | Alabama | +10,000 | BET |
| NC State | +10,000 | BET | Florida State | +12,000 | BET |
| Providence | +12,000 | BET | Oklahoma | +15,000 | BET |
| Butler | +10,000 | BET | Texas | +15,000 | BET |
| Loyola Chicago | +20,000 | BET | San Diego St. | +8,000 | BET |
| Arizona St. | +12,000 | BET | Syracuse | +20,000 | BET |
| St Bonaventure | +20,000 | BET | UCLA | +15,000 | BET |
| Davidson | +20,000 | BET | Murray State | +50,000 | BET |
| New Mexico | +50,000 | BET | South Dakota | +50,000 | BET |
| UNC Greensboro | +50,000 | BET | Charleston | +50,000 | BET |
| Marshall | +50,000 | BET | Buffalo | +50,000 | BET |
| Wright St. | +50,000 | BET | Stephen F Austin | +30,000 | BET |
| Bucknell | +50,000 | BET | Montana | +50,000 | BET |
| Lipscomb | +100,000 | BET | Iona | +100,000 | BET |
| CS Fullerton | +100,000 | BET | Georgia St. | +100,000 | BET |
| UMBC | +100,000 | BET | Penn | +100,000 | BET |
| North Carolina Central | +100,000 | BET | Texas Southern | +100,000 | BET |
| LIU Brooklyn | +100,000 | BET | Radford | +100,000 | BET |
<tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: transparent;">
</tbody>
All those lines above are from TOPBET
Purdue +2000
Cincinnati +2200
Arizona +1200
Give me some of those
Cincinnati +2200
Arizona +1200
Give me some of those
Md Baltimore Co at Virginia2018-03-16 03:00
Kansas State at Creighton2018-03-16 03:00
Providence at Texas A&m2018-03-16 03:00
Lipscomb at North Carolina2018-03-16 03:00
Butler at Arkansas2018-03-16 03:00
Cs Fullerton at Purdue2018-03-16 03:00
Bucknell at Michigan State2018-03-16 03:00
Texas at Nevada2018-03-16 03:00
Georgia State at Cincinnati2018-03-16 03:00
Florida State at Missouri2018-03-16 03:00
Murray State at West Virginia2018-03-16 03:00
Marshall at Wichita State2018-03-16 03:00
New Mexico State at Clemson2018-03-16 03:00
Coll Of Charleston at Auburn2018-03-16 03:00
Kansas State at Creighton2018-03-16 03:00
Providence at Texas A&m2018-03-16 03:00
Lipscomb at North Carolina2018-03-16 03:00
Butler at Arkansas2018-03-16 03:00
Cs Fullerton at Purdue2018-03-16 03:00
Bucknell at Michigan State2018-03-16 03:00
Texas at Nevada2018-03-16 03:00
Georgia State at Cincinnati2018-03-16 03:00
Florida State at Missouri2018-03-16 03:00
Murray State at West Virginia2018-03-16 03:00
Marshall at Wichita State2018-03-16 03:00
New Mexico State at Clemson2018-03-16 03:00
Coll Of Charleston at Auburn2018-03-16 03:00
Clemson only -4.5 to New Mexico St.
Kind of short
Michigan St. only -13.5 to little ole Bucknell
Kind of short
Michigan St. only -13.5 to little ole Bucknell
That should be all the lines
Good luck!
Good luck!
Few videos on teams waiting......Syracuse.
First Four
March 13
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
6:40 p.m. ET: (16) LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (22-12) vs. (16) Radford Highlanders (18-16)
9:10 p.m. ET: (11) St. Bonaventure Bonnies (25-7) vs. (11) UCLA Bruins (21-11)
March 14
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
6:40 p.m. ET: (16) North Carolina Central Eagles (19-15) vs. (16) Texas Southern Tigers (15-19)
9:10 p.m. ET: (11) Arizona State Sun Devils (20-11) vs. (11) Syracuse Orange(20-13)
March 13
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
6:40 p.m. ET: (16) LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (22-12) vs. (16) Radford Highlanders (18-16)
9:10 p.m. ET: (11) St. Bonaventure Bonnies (25-7) vs. (11) UCLA Bruins (21-11)
March 14
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
6:40 p.m. ET: (16) North Carolina Central Eagles (19-15) vs. (16) Texas Southern Tigers (15-19)
9:10 p.m. ET: (11) Arizona State Sun Devils (20-11) vs. (11) Syracuse Orange(20-13)
First Round
Thursday Afternoon Window
12:15, CBS: No. 7 Rhode Island vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson)
12:40, truTV: No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
1:30, TNT: No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC Greensboro (Brian Anderson/Chris Webber/Lisa Byington)
2:00, TBS: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Penn (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn)
Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Iona (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
Approx. 3:10, truTV: No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Loyola (IL) (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 5 vs. No. 12 South Dakota State (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
Approx. 4:20, TBS: No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 NC State (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
Thursday Afternoon Window
12:15, CBS: No. 7 Rhode Island vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson)
12:40, truTV: No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
1:30, TNT: No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC Greensboro (Brian Anderson/Chris Webber/Lisa Byington)
2:00, TBS: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Penn (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn)
Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Iona (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
Approx. 3:10, truTV: No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Loyola (IL) (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 5 vs. No. 12 South Dakota State (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
Approx. 4:20, TBS: No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 NC State (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
Thursday Evening Window
6:50, TNT, No. 1 Villanova vs. LIU Brooklyn or Radford (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
7:10, CBS: No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
7:20, TBS: No. 6 Houston vs. No. 11 San Diego State (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
7:27, truTV: No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Alabama (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
Approx. 9:40, CBS: No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
Approx. 9:57, truTV: No. 6 Florida vs. UCLA or St. Bonaventure (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
6:50, TNT, No. 1 Villanova vs. LIU Brooklyn or Radford (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
7:10, CBS: No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
7:20, TBS: No. 6 Houston vs. No. 11 San Diego State (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
7:27, truTV: No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Alabama (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson)
Approx. 9:40, CBS: No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo (Anderson/Webber/Byington)
Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana (Nessler/Lavin/Washburn)
Approx. 9:57, truTV: No. 6 Florida vs. UCLA or St. Bonaventure (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude)
Friday Afternoon Window
12:15, CBS: No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)
12:40, truTV: No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
1:30, TNT: No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 13 Marshall (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, John Schriffen)
2:00, TBS: No. Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
Approx. 3:10, truTV: No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Butler (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Murray State (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
Approx. 4:30, TBS: No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
12:15, CBS: No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)
12:40, truTV: No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
1:30, TNT: No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 13 Marshall (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, John Schriffen)
2:00, TBS: No. Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
Approx. 3:10, truTV: No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Butler (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Murray State (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
Approx. 4:30, TBS: No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
Friday Evening Window
6:50, TNT, No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
7:10, CBS: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Bucknell (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
7:20, TBS: No. 1 Xavier vs. North Carolina Central or Texas Southern (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
7:27, truTV: No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 13 Charleston (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 UMBC (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
Approx. 9:40, CBS: No. 6 TCU vs. Arizona State or Syracuse (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
Approx. 9:57, truTV: No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 New Mexico State (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
6:50, TNT, No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
7:10, CBS: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Bucknell (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
7:20, TBS: No. 1 Xavier vs. North Carolina Central or Texas Southern (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
7:27, truTV: No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 13 Charleston (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 UMBC (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson)
Approx. 9:40, CBS: No. 6 TCU vs. Arizona State or Syracuse (Eagle/Spanarkel/LaForce)
Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl)
Approx. 9:57, truTV: No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 New Mexico State (Blackburn/Antonelli/Schrriffen)
That`s the full schedule
Good luck!
Good luck!
Andy Katz
Teams by Conference
9 - ACC
8 - SEC
7 - Big 12
6 - Big East
4 - Big Ten
3 - American
3 - Atlantic 10
3 - Pac-12
2 - Mountain West
9 - ACC
8 - SEC
7 - Big 12
6 - Big East
4 - Big Ten
3 - American
3 - Atlantic 10
3 - Pac-12
2 - Mountain West
Coaches: New quadrant system hurts mid-majors' tourney chances.
Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis and Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett, whose mid-major teams were snubbed on Sunday, told ESPN that the new quadrant system makes it more difficult for mid-majors to make the NCAA tournament.
"The committee sent a message to me that it's going to get tougher for everybody at our level to get an at-large with this new system," Davis said. "You've got to be perfect. We only have a few chances, and they are usually either on the road or on a neutral court, where the Power 5 schools have six to eight opportunities at home in front of their crowd."
"Look at the season that Saint Mary's had," he added. "They were in the top 20 a week ago. I think people would rather watch both of us in Dayton than two Power 5 teams that finished seventh or eighth in their leagues."
"One hundred percent," Bennett said about the quadrant system hurting mid-majors. "Explain to me how the quadrant system is scored? There's the problem. I don't know why they do anything. I will tell you that they won't tell you how they keep score."
USC coach Andy Enfield was baffled after hearing that the Trojans were left out of the equation. USC finished second in the Pac-12 in the regular season and lost in the league tournament championship to Arizona.
"We had an RPI of 23 and a strength of schedule of 37," he told ESPN. "It says we played a tough schedule and won a lot of games. We also won 11 games away from home -- six on the road. They were supposed to value that."
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton, whose team didn't make the 68-team field despite beating Kansas twice and West Virginia in Morgantown, wouldn't comment on whether he thought the committee penalized three teams involved in the FBI probe by keeping them out of the tournament: Oklahoma State, USC and Louisville.
"I don't know anything about that," Boynton said. "But I'm disappointed for my kids. I think they proved in Big 12 play that they could compete and beat anyone. The fact that we weren't even in the first four out was surprising."
"It meant that we had to beat Kansas for a third time just to get in the conversation," he added.
Asked whether he believed that the FBI probe had anything to do with his team's omission from the bracket, Enfield told ESPN, "I certainly hope not because none of our players were involved."
NCAA tournament selection committee chair Bruce Rasmussen said the FBI investigation never came up in the room.
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, whose Fighting Irish lost their spot when Davidson upset Rhode Islandto win the Atlantic 10 tournament on Sunday and steal an NCAA bid, told ESPN, "After all we have been through, we are honored to be in the NIT."
Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose Bears were also kept out of the NCAA tournament, said that his team lost to only one non-NCAA tournament team all season and finished sixth in the Big 12, considered by many to be the best league in the country.
But Drew's suggestion was to expand the field to 96 teams.
"Almost 50 percent of the teams go to a bowl game in football," Drew said. "We always talk about the kids. If you increase the number of teams, it allows more kids to experience the tournament. Add one more game for everyone, and now you've got to win seven. If you're truly about the kids, that's a reason to do it."
Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis and Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett, whose mid-major teams were snubbed on Sunday, told ESPN that the new quadrant system makes it more difficult for mid-majors to make the NCAA tournament.
"The committee sent a message to me that it's going to get tougher for everybody at our level to get an at-large with this new system," Davis said. "You've got to be perfect. We only have a few chances, and they are usually either on the road or on a neutral court, where the Power 5 schools have six to eight opportunities at home in front of their crowd."
"Look at the season that Saint Mary's had," he added. "They were in the top 20 a week ago. I think people would rather watch both of us in Dayton than two Power 5 teams that finished seventh or eighth in their leagues."
"One hundred percent," Bennett said about the quadrant system hurting mid-majors. "Explain to me how the quadrant system is scored? There's the problem. I don't know why they do anything. I will tell you that they won't tell you how they keep score."
USC coach Andy Enfield was baffled after hearing that the Trojans were left out of the equation. USC finished second in the Pac-12 in the regular season and lost in the league tournament championship to Arizona.
"We had an RPI of 23 and a strength of schedule of 37," he told ESPN. "It says we played a tough schedule and won a lot of games. We also won 11 games away from home -- six on the road. They were supposed to value that."
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton, whose team didn't make the 68-team field despite beating Kansas twice and West Virginia in Morgantown, wouldn't comment on whether he thought the committee penalized three teams involved in the FBI probe by keeping them out of the tournament: Oklahoma State, USC and Louisville.
"I don't know anything about that," Boynton said. "But I'm disappointed for my kids. I think they proved in Big 12 play that they could compete and beat anyone. The fact that we weren't even in the first four out was surprising."
"It meant that we had to beat Kansas for a third time just to get in the conversation," he added.
Asked whether he believed that the FBI probe had anything to do with his team's omission from the bracket, Enfield told ESPN, "I certainly hope not because none of our players were involved."
NCAA tournament selection committee chair Bruce Rasmussen said the FBI investigation never came up in the room.
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, whose Fighting Irish lost their spot when Davidson upset Rhode Islandto win the Atlantic 10 tournament on Sunday and steal an NCAA bid, told ESPN, "After all we have been through, we are honored to be in the NIT."
Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose Bears were also kept out of the NCAA tournament, said that his team lost to only one non-NCAA tournament team all season and finished sixth in the Big 12, considered by many to be the best league in the country.
But Drew's suggestion was to expand the field to 96 teams.
"Almost 50 percent of the teams go to a bowl game in football," Drew said. "We always talk about the kids. If you increase the number of teams, it allows more kids to experience the tournament. Add one more game for everyone, and now you've got to win seven. If you're truly about the kids, that's a reason to do it."
[h=1]Bracket facts for the 2018 NCAA tournament.[/h]
[h=2]Is it a big deal to be the No. 1 overall seed?[/h]Virginia is the overall No. 1 seed in this year's tourney. In the 14 years since the selection committee began specifying the overall No. 1, that team has reached the Final Four half the time (the other three No. 1s have combined to reach the Final Four just 33 percent of the time).
What might surprise you is that the overall No. 1 has won the title as often as it has been eliminated in the round of 32 (three times each). Last year, Villanova joined the "eliminated" when the Wildcats saw their hopes of a repeat come to an end at the hands of Wisconsin.
[h=2]Is it a big deal to be the No. 1 overall seed?[/h]Virginia is the overall No. 1 seed in this year's tourney. In the 14 years since the selection committee began specifying the overall No. 1, that team has reached the Final Four half the time (the other three No. 1s have combined to reach the Final Four just 33 percent of the time).
What might surprise you is that the overall No. 1 has won the title as often as it has been eliminated in the round of 32 (three times each). Last year, Villanova joined the "eliminated" when the Wildcats saw their hopes of a repeat come to an end at the hands of Wisconsin.
[h=2]At-large teams with 14-plus losses[/h]For the second straight year, multiple teams with 14 or more losses received an at-large bid (Alabama and Texas this year). It's only the second time it has ever happened in consecutive NCAA tournaments (also 1990-91).
In the past 60 years, only 15 teams with that many losses got the benefit of the doubt, but 60 percent of those (nine) have come since 2011. Last year, Vanderbilt became the first at-large with 15 losses in this span, and now is joined by SEC rival Alabama from this year's field with that distinction.
Of those previous 13 teams, nine lost their first tourney game. However, of the four that won a game, two reached the second weekend of play: 2001 Marquette (Sweet 16 as an 11-seed) and 1987 LSU (Elite Eight as a 10-seed).
In the past 60 years, only 15 teams with that many losses got the benefit of the doubt, but 60 percent of those (nine) have come since 2011. Last year, Vanderbilt became the first at-large with 15 losses in this span, and now is joined by SEC rival Alabama from this year's field with that distinction.
Of those previous 13 teams, nine lost their first tourney game. However, of the four that won a game, two reached the second weekend of play: 2001 Marquette (Sweet 16 as an 11-seed) and 1987 LSU (Elite Eight as a 10-seed).
