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Title: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: Marshal Dillon on March 18, 2014, 08:16:03 PM
Game on TruTV, 241 on Direct TV.



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Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: Marshal Dillon on March 18, 2014, 08:19:49 PM
Apparently, then is a "play in game" in order to make the round of 64, even though they are both 12th seeds. I have never seen this before, what have I missed?



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Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: 2Stater on March 18, 2014, 08:30:08 PM
I don't think they've ever done it with 12 seeds before. It's always been for what amounted to the 16th seed. I thought this change was kind of interesting.


Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: pmull on March 18, 2014, 08:50:15 PM
This is the second year they have used other seeds than 16th for the play in games. I don't like it. It amounts to the last few at large teams to get in the tourney.


Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: Marshal Dillon on March 18, 2014, 09:02:32 PM
This is the second year they have used other seeds than 16th for the play in games. I don't like it. It amounts to the last few at large teams to get in the tourney.



I totally missed that last year. I guess having two 12 seeds playing is better than watching Alabama A&M playing Kennesaw State for a 16th seed.




Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: roll tide roll on March 18, 2014, 09:17:59 PM
Apparently, then is a "play in game" in order to make the round of 64, even though they are both 12th seeds. I have never seen this before, what have I missed?



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tenrsee and Iowa are doing the same thing as 11's.



Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: Marshal Dillon on March 18, 2014, 09:19:16 PM
Apparently, then is a "play in game" in order to make the round of 64, even though they are both 12th seeds. I have never seen this before, what have I missed?



 ???




tenrsee and Iowa are doing the same thing as 11's.





Crap, I need to pay more attention. Did they do this last year, too?


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Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: roll tide roll on March 18, 2014, 09:24:56 PM
Apparently, then is a "play in game" in order to make the round of 64, even though they are both 12th seeds. I have never seen this before, what have I missed?



 ???




tenrsee and Iowa are doing the same thing as 11's.





Crap, I need to pay more attention. Did they do this last year, too?


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Yes, but I do not remember the teams or their seedings.  I do not think they were all 16's.


Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: Catch Prothro on March 19, 2014, 07:57:49 AM
NC State wins.  3 years in a row for Gottfried in the NCAA Tournament.


Title: Re: Xavier & NC State Are Playing Now in the NCAA Tournament
Post by: pmull on March 19, 2014, 08:01:51 AM
Apparently, then is a "play in game" in order to make the round of 64, even though they are both 12th seeds. I have never seen this before, what have I missed?



 ???




tenrsee and Iowa are doing the same thing as 11's.





Crap, I need to pay more attention. Did they do this last year, too?


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Yes, but I do not remember the teams or their seedings.  I do not think they were all 16's.

I think last year and this year they have two games that pair 16 seed's and two games that pair the last at-large bids or "last four in". It happens to be 12 seed and 11 seed this year.

CBS and the NCAA does a poor job marketing the play-in games. I looked for them last night. I found NIT games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. I checked TBS but never thought of TRUTV until I saw this thread at halftime of the second game. NIT got better exposure than the NCAA last night.