Official Championship Week Thread

[catsfan20012002]

Tonight is the West Coast Conference Championship Game and the MAAC Championship Game. You want to be for Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Championship Game and Niagara in the MAAC Championship Game. I'm a little worried about the fact that Marist can't win the MAAC Championship Game.

[michigancat]

Has anyone else noticed that "Championship Week" is March 1-11?

[mjrod]

Those should be holidays.

[catsfan20012002]

Explain this to me.....

I'm listening to "Crunch Time" and they said that if you're a K-State fan you want to be for George Mason tonight. Why would we want to be for George Mason when they're the #6 seed playing the #1 seed VCU. Wouldn't we want to be for VCU?

[catsfan20012002]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/16835013.htm

This seems more like it. From Blair Kerkhoff's column in today's KC Star:

The bubble madness continues for teams like Kansas State. The Wildcats not only have to win at least one game at the Big 12 tournament, but they need to keep an eye on other developments this week as well.

Cheer for Virginia Commonwealth to beat George Mason in tonight’s Colonial final. If the Patriots win, they’ll knock out an at-large team.

Two other tournaments are big for the fence-sitters, who need Butler to win the Horizon, Nevada to win the Western Athletic Conference and Gonzaga to win the West Coast Conference.

[catsfan20012002]

Our favorite Bracketologist was on Cold Pizza this morning and this is what he had to say:

Here are some late week games that we should watch (team that we want to win in bold):

Iowa vs. Purdue
Penn State vs. Illinois

Old Dominion (24-8) and Missouri State (22-10) have already lost and should be out of the way come "Selection Sunday". He has the Cats in the "Last Four Out" category with West Virginia, Massachusetts and Drexel. He said that West Virginia needs to at least beat Providence. He also mentioned Clemson saying that they MUST beat Florida State.

[catsfan20012002]

Just so we're clear.....

Who do we want to win the CAA Championship Game? I would think VCU but I've heard some people say George Mason.

[CatMission]

Just so we're clear.....

Who do we want to win the CAA Championship Game? I would think VCU but I've heard some people say George Mason.

We need VCU to win...GMU is not in w/o winning tonight and would eliminate an at-large berth.

[WildCatzPhreak]

I'm not saying VCU wouldn't deserve an at large bid, but I would be seriously pissed off if a colonial conference team got an at large bid and we didn't.

[CatMission]

Actually, it is likely that the Colonial will get an at-large.  Old Dominion won at Georgetown and beat Drexel (both top 40 RPI according to Real Time). It's likely that 2 CAA teams get in VCU and ODU, if GMU wins tonight that puts a third team in the mix.

[catsfan20012002]

VCU wins!!!!! It'll be interesting to see how many teams that conference gets though!

[michigancat]

VCU wins!!!!! It'll be interesting to see how many teams that conference gets though!

http://www.ksufans.com/forums/index.php?topic=8980.0

[fatty fat fat]

don't be mean.

[catsfan20012002]

VCU wins!!!!! It'll be interesting to see how many teams that conference gets though!

http://www.ksufans.com/forums/index.php?topic=8980.0

Yes but this is the OFFICIAL Championship Week Thread

[catsfan20012002]

don't be mean.

He's not. He's just being stupid and immature because that's all he knows how to be. I'm used to it.

[catsfan20012002]

Tonight is the West Coast Conference Championship Game and the MAAC Championship Game. You want to be for Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Championship Game and Niagara in the MAAC Championship Game. I'm a little worried about the fact that Marist can't win the MAAC Championship Game.

Wrapping up the day's action.....

Good Things That Happened Today:

Virginia Commonwealth wins the CAA
Niagara wins MAAC (probably good)
Gonzaga wins WCC

So far so good for the Bubble Bound Cats!!!!!

[catsfan20012002]

Tonight we've got the Horizon League Championship Game, the Mid-Con Championship Game and the Sun Belt Championship Game.

Teams to root for:

Horizon - Wright State
Mid Con - Oral Roberts
Sun Belt - Arkansas State

Should we be worried that Arkansas State is the #2 seed and that the #1 seed South Alabama(?) lost earlier in the tournament?

[michigancat]

Uh, I think we want Butler to win.

[ksu_FAN]

Butler could get an at large, Wright State has no shot.  Go for Butler.

Mid-Con shouldn't matter, even though ORU beat ku.  ORU has no real shot at an at large with a loss.

Sun Belt is a one team league as well, winner doesn't matter.

[Houstoncat93]

Uh, I think we want Butler to win.

I think so to.....the OFFICIAL thread kinda sucks.  

[catsfan20012002]

Uh, I think we want Butler to win.

Ok but Wright State is the #1 seed.

[chum1]

LOL @ the guy who insists on maintaining all of the "OFFICIAL" threads no one cares about not knowing what he's talking about

[ksu_FAN]

Obviously you haven't followed Butler this year.  They have a Top 30 RPI and a 7-2 record vs Top 100 RPI teams, 4-1 vs the top 50, and have been ranked in the Top 25 most of the year.  They are a slam dunk at large if they lose tonight.  Wright State has an RPI in the 90s and their only quality win is over Butler.

[catsfan20012002]

So obviously this is the exception to the rule. Go Butler!

[catsfan20012002]

Everybody's favorite Bracketologist was on "Cold Pizza" this morning and made that exact point. Butler is getting in no matter what so you better hope they win their conference tournament if you're on the bubble. Clearly.....They are the exception to the rule.

[catsfan20012002]

So to review.....We want Butler, Oral Roberts and Arkansas State to win tonight?

[plaincat]

So to review.....We want Butler, Oral Roberts and Arkansas State to win tonight?

Ark St. is 18-14 so if anything you would root for N. Texas.  Neither will get an at large so it doesn't matter.

Butler is the only one that matters.  ORU won't get in if they lose.

[CatMission]

While it has been enjoyable to watch scrappy teams with 5-10 guards and 6-6 centers, I am ready for the big boy tournaments to start tomorrow.
 

[catsfan20012002]

Oral Roberts is in

[catsfan20012002]

Wright State 31
Butler 29
HALF