NCAA Selection Sunday: Open Thread

by jc25 on Mar 11, 2026 4:14 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Basketball

A wild Sunday of college basketball has already resulted in Kentucky losing the SEC Championship Game to Vanderbilt, North Carolina losing the ACC Championship Game to Florida State, and St. Bonaventure sneaking into the NCAA Tournament with a upset of Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game. As I type this, Ohio St. and Michigan St. are going down to the wire in the Big 10 Championship Game.

As for the Texas Longhorns, they appear to be in the field of 68, either as one of the "Last Four In" or a straight seed that will start play on Thursday/Friday. Fingers crossed for a favorable match-up and a chance to play on.

Your thoughts, ruminations, qualms, etc., in the comments.

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The Fighting Izzos are taking down Ohio State

and anytime any Ohio State is taken down by a team from Michigan it is a good thing.

Makes for a little more drama in filling out all four #1 seeds.

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

Current bracketology

Has us as a 11 seed playing Memphis in Columbus.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:38 PM CDT reply actions

Why is Missouri not be discussed more seriously as a 1 seed?

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:40 PM CDT reply actions

Seems like Mizzou fell out of favor

with their fourth conference loss . . . since then, no buzz at all.

However, they are playing like a No. 1 seed.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep.

And they really tried to play excellent out of conference opponents - some of them just didn’t pan out. They hammered Villanova, Notre Dame and Cal convincingly. I’m absolutely convinced that Mizzou would have won the Big East.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Agree . . . I'm on the Tigers bandwagon

I love the way they play offense.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Mizzou

Rumored to be 2 seed in STL. If that’s the case I don’t think they mind not being a 1.

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by jc25 on Mar 11, 2026 4:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

A huge coup

That’s like pulling a #1. A UNC-Mizzou matchup would be great fun.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

A Kentucky-Mizzou final in St. Louis is so perfect

that it probably won’t happen . .. Seems like those ‘perfect matchup’ never happen.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Would love to see Mizzou-Cuse

Am convinced they’d kick the shit out of that zone.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Misery pretty much trashing the Big 12 and Neinas on their post game celebration thread.

"Statistics are for losers, I like winning games!" Will Muschamp

by Snide Aside on Mar 11, 2026 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions

CBS has us playing San Diego State in Greensboro

and a win earns a neutrally officiated game against Duke.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I love Selection Sunday

I’m just fired up that we’re a part of it. However briefly.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 4:51 PM CDT reply actions

My favorite part is . . .

Going from 64 teams at noon Thursday to 16 teams by 6 p.m. Sunday . . . 48 seasons end in 78 hours.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

UK overall #1 as expected.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:01 PM CDT reply actions

1s

UK
Syracuse
UNC
Michigan State

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

I am assuming that both Kansas and Missouri

are #2 seeds

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:04 PM CDT reply actions

Yep.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

If Mizzou goes to Midwest, Tigers will give Heels problems

I don’t think UNC does not defend the perimeter particularly well

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 5:06 PM CDT reply actions

It will be a highly entertaining scoring fest.

Played in the 80s and 90s.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Wichita State vs VCU

that should be fun

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

Duke as a #2 seed is weak IMO

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:12 PM CDT reply actions

I like ISU's draw against UCONN for them.

Not so much Kentucky.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

Don't know when I've seen a team as excited as Memphis

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 5:19 PM CDT reply actions

Michigan State sent to Columbus Ohio?

That’s like sending Texas to Fayetteville

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:19 PM CDT reply actions

I like Missouri's draw

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:24 PM CDT reply actions

FSU earned that 3 in the conf tourney

Were a 5 one week ago.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

Texas vs Cincy

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:30 PM CDT reply actions

About as good as we could have hoped for

getting in as an #11 seed without a play-in game.

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:31 PM CDT reply actions

3/4 of the way through the brackets and Iona

so far is the only pick that even comes close to a WTF? choice.

by srr50 on Mar 11, 2026 5:32 PM CDT reply actions

Any thoughts on how we match up against Cincy?

Hopefully they are not the heady veteran team we fear or the big tall front court like Baylor.

by ShameAndFailure on Mar 11, 2026 5:35 PM CDT reply actions

Guard oriented.

With one large, very physical big man. They’re more athletic than we are, but not great shooters. Expect an ugly game.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 11, 2026 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Ugly?

If you equate low-scoring with “ugly,” then very much so. .. . Bearcats played 34 games . . in 7 games, the winner scored in the 50s . . .in 7 others, the winning team scored in the 60s . . . The Big East final against Louisville was 50-44.

by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 11, 2026 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions