AAC tournament bracket

[skyscraper]

If the season ended today, this is how the bracket would look. (I'll update as we go through the rest of the week).

First round – Thursday, March 9
2:30 PM #9 ECU vs. #8 Temple ESPNU
5:00 PM #10 Tulane vs. #7 Tulsa ESPNews
7:00 PM #11 USF vs. #6 Memphis ESPNews

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
11 a.m. #8 Temple/#9 ECU vs #1 SMU ESPN2
1:00 PM #5 UCONN vs #4 UCF ESPN2
6:00 PM #7 Tulsa/#10 Tulane vs #2 Cincinnati ESPNU
8:00 PM #6 Memphis/#11 USF vs #3 Houston ESPNU

[PonyTime]

Lunch at Barley House next Friday will be packed.

[Fresno Mustang]

Why does the 1 seed play the earliest time slot on Friday and not prime time? Is the idea that it provides more down time b/w the quarter and semi final games?

[Stallion]

yep more rest which is important in a 3 day/4 day tournament

[Dukie]

I'm really hoping UConn overlooks ECU tomorrow. If UConn loses that one, then a few other games all go to the higher-rated team (Memphis over Tulane, Cincy over UConn, and SMU over Tulsa and Memphis), then I believe that will put Cincy (#2), Houston (#3), and UConn (#6) all on the other half of the bracket.

[SMUstangs22]

I am more concerned about UCF than UCONN. Hell the way Tulane played us...

[Harry0569]

Let's make this thread the official tourney thread

[gostangs]

agree on UConn being a better draw than UCF. UConn is mentally done for the season and wants to hit the door. UCF is fired up at their play and wants more. Give me the beaten over the revived any day.

[ALEX LIFESON]

yep more rest which is important in a 3 day/4 day tournament

First thing I thought too!

[mrydel]

agree on UConn being a better draw than UCF. UConn is mentally done for the season and wants to hit the door. UCF is fired up at their play and wants more. Give me the beaten over the revived any day.

But the UConn guy guaranteed we could not beat them again. Pretty scary.

[SMUstangs22]

agree on UConn being a better draw than UCF. UConn is mentally done for the season and wants to hit the door. UCF is fired up at their play and wants more. Give me the beaten over the revived any day.

But the UConn guy guaranteed we could not beat them again. Pretty scary.

Maybe he should have tried that one of the two previous games. Hell maybe before they got to the 14-14 point in their season. Could have helped against Wagner ?

[Stallion]

I kinda of disagree with this thought pattern. UCONN still would be playing at Home with their backs to the wall. That's about a 4-5 point swing than playing team on neutral court.

[SMUstangs22]

I kinda of disagree with this thought pattern. UCONN still would be playing at Home with their backs to the wall. That's about a 4-5 point swing than playing team on neutral court.

How much of a point swing is the fact that UCONN is our b!itch

[Stallion]

everybody is our [deleted]. We didn't run them out of the gym plus they had some poor performances from players that can light it up. No thanks to playing the Home Team. Only way I'd want to play UCONN is if they get in at #6 and are playing 4th game in 4 days

[LA_Mustang]

I cannot allow myself to think about the tourney (AAC or NCAA) until we win the regular season conference title. That's priority #1 IMO. On Thursday, if UH beats Cincy and we beat Tulsa, I'll celebrate another AAC title and start looking forward to the tourneys. Until then, just beat Tulsa.