SB Nation Boston - Selection Sunday 2011: Ohio State, Kansas, Pitt And Duke Are The Four No. 1 Seeds
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2011-03-13T19:07:23-04:00
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Selection Sunday 2011: Boston University Earns No. 16 Seed, Will Face No. 1 Kansas
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<p>Boston University earned a No. 16 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and will head to Tulsa, Okla., where the Terriers will meet the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks in the Southwest Regional on Friday, March 18. Boston U. qualified for the big dance on Saturday, then they downed Stony Brook in the America East Championship game. It will be Boston U.'s first trip to tournament since 2002. </p>
<p>In Kanas, the second overall No. 1 seed, behind Ohio State, BU will be facing a team that finished 32-2 and won the Big 12 Championship game.</p>
<p>We probably don't need to remind you, but a No. 16 seed has never defeated a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. </p>
<h3>Southwest Region</h3>
<p>1 Kansas vs. 16 Boston University<br>8 UNLV vs. 9 Illinois<br>5 Vanderbilt vs. 12 Richmond<br>4 Louisville vs. 13 Morehead State<br>6 Georgetown vs. 11 Southern Cal/Virginia Commonwealth<br>3 Purdue vs. 14 Saint Peter's<br>7 Texas A&M vs. 10 Florida State<br>2 Notre Dame vs. 15 Akron</p>
<p><i>Visit SB Nation for a complete look at the the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2011/3/13/2047328/ncaa-selection-show-2011-time-tv-information-bracket-projections" target="_blank">2011 NCAA Tournament field</a>, including a downloadable and printable <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2011/3/11/2044866/ncaa-bracket-2011" target="_blank">bracket</a>. </i></p>
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2011-03-13T18:16:18-04:00
2011-03-13T18:16:18-04:00
Selection Sunday 2011: Ohio State, Kansas, Pitt And Duke Four No. 1 Seeds In Tournament
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<p>The four No. 1 seeds in the 2011 NCAA Tournament are Ohio State (East), Kansas (Southwest), Pittsburgh (Southeast) and Duke (West) The announcement was made during the Selection Sunday show on CBS. The Buckeyes are the overall No. 1 in the NCAA bracket. </p>
<p>Ohio St. ran through Penn State on Sunday to claim the Big Ten title. Additionally, Kansas and Duke won their conferences, the Big 12 and ACC, respectively. Pittsburgh was eliminated in the Big East tournament by the eventual champion, Connecticut. </p>
<p>The 2011 NCAA TOurnament begins with a pair of games Tuesday and Wednesday night, in Dayton, before the second round officially begins Thursday afternoon. This year, the Final Four is held Houston, TX, April 2-4. </p>
<p><i>For a complete bracket (one it's finalized, of course), visit SB Nation's <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2011/3/11/2044866/ncaa-bracket-2011" target="_blank">NCAA Bracket for 2011</a>. </i></p>
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Ryan Hudson
2011-03-13T17:31:28-04:00
2011-03-13T17:31:28-04:00
Selection Sunday 2011: Boston College Remains On Outside Looking In
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<p>We're less than an hour away from the<a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-college-eagles/2011/3/13/2047810/ncaa-selection-show-2011-time-tv-cbs-bracket" target="_blank"> 2011 Selection Sunday Show</a>, and the bracket is beginning to take its final shape. Ohio State just won the Big Ten Conference title, easily beating Penn State, which should give them the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes are expected to be joined by Kansas, Pittsburgh and Duke, which routed North Carolina in the ACC title game on Sunday. Though, Chris Dobbertean's newest and final <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2011/3/13/2047709/bracketology-2011-bubble-watch-ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday" target="_blank">Bracketology</a> says don't be surprised if Notre Dame replaces their Big East rival Panthers for a No. 1 seed. </p>
<p>Unfortunately for Boston College fans, the Eagles are still among First Six Out, along with Clemson, Harvard, Alabama, VCU and UAB. </p>
<p>Boston's lone representative in Dobbertean's projection is Boston University, slated to face Duke as a No. 16 seed in Charlotte, NC, on Friday. <a href="http://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/3/13/2047966/selection-sunday-ncaa-tournament-boston-college-basketball-resume-thread" target="_blank">BC Interruption</a> takes a look at the group of "tremendously weak" at-large teams the selection committee has to pick from: </p>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">8-8</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">1-8</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">7-10</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">60</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">Virginia Tech</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">21-11</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">9-7</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">74</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">10-8</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2-5</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">8-8</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">65</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">Colorado</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">20-13</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">8-8</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">49</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">6-11</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">6-7</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">8-10</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">69</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">USC</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">19-14</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">10-8</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">39</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">7-10</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">5-5</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">8-8</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">80</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">Alabama</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">21-11</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">12-4</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">114</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">5-11</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">4-4</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; text-align: right; padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">5-8</td>
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<p>The 2011 NCAA Selection show airs on CBS at 6 p.m. Check back with SB Nation Boston for a complete bracket. In the meantime, be sure to stop by SB Nation's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloggingthebracket.com/">Blogging the Bracket</a> and our BC blog, <a href="http://www.bcinterruption.com/" target="_blank">BC Interruption</a>. </p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-college-eagles/2011/3/13/2048444/ncaa-selection-show-2011-bracket-bubble-teams-boston-college
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2011-03-13T11:40:45-04:00
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Selection Sunday 2011: Time And TV Information For Tournament Fate Boston College And Harvard
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<p>After weeks of predictions, forecasts, conference tournaments, Bracketology and bubbles, Selection Sunday is finally here. Sunday evening, at 6 p.m. EST, CBS will unveil the 2011 NCAA Tournament bracket. We'll soon know where the 31 conference champions that earned auto-bids are headed, and perhaps more importantly, which teams are selected for the 37 at-large spots. </p>
<p>Boston University, the 2011 America East Champions, is one of those teams that already has its dance ticket punched, although, maybe that's where its good news ends: SB Nation's latest <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2011/3/13/2047709/bracketology-2011-bubble-watch-ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday" target="_blank">Bracketology</a> has the Terriers as a No. 16 seed, squaring off against No. 1 seed Duke in the first round. </p>
<p>Also according to that new Bracketology: BU is the only Boston team getting in. Both Boston College (20-12) and Harvard (21-6) are among the First Six Out. The Ivy League has never received two bids, and the Crimson certainly need help to make history: </p>
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<p>Despite a good position in the RPI, two losses in Yale's Lee Amphitheater may cost the Crimson a place in the field of 68. The first was a February 26th loss to the Bulldogs, and the second was yesterday's Ivy tiebreaker loss to Princeton. Wins over Boston College and Colorado, two other bubble residents, should provide a boost, but I'm just not sure the committee will give an at-large bid to an Ivy member, even if the Crimson's profile compares favorably (and is even better than) some of their other competitors'.</p>
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<p>2011 NCAA Selection show airs on CBS at 6 p.m. Check back with SB Nation Boston for a complete bracket. In the meantime, be sure to stop by SB Nation's <a href="http://www.bloggingthebracket.com/" target="_blank">Blogging the Bracket</a>.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/3/13/2331428/selection-sunday-2011-time-and-tv-information-for-tournament-fate
Ryan Hudson