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-43 posts tagged "March Madness"
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 1, 2020
In order to help cope with the loss of the most important month of college basketball, the Observer Sports Department put together a full bracket of games based on the latest available Bracketology. All results were voted on within the department, and all of the actual gameplay was simulated within the brain of sports writer
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 16, 2020
And we are into the Final Four and Championship. A 1-seed, 2-seed, and a pair of 3-seeds survived their regions to make it to the semifinals. But who’s taking home the prestigious Observer-voted National Championship? Let’s find out. No. 1 Kansas def. No. 2 Florida State 83-72 Florida State was named the ACC champion based
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Well into the Elite Eight, we are just one day away from crowning the prestigious Observer Sports Department-Voted National Champion of the college basketball world. Only a pair of 1-seeds have survived this far… would they both forge on to the Final Four? No. 1 Kansas def. No. 2 Kentucky 81-75 Kentucky jumped out to
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Yesterday, we saw the top two seeds in the Midwest Region advance, as Kansas and Kentucky set up a potentially thrilling battle in the Elite Eight. Fourth-seeded Maryland swung an upset over Dayton to earn a match-up with Florida State. In today’s half of the Sweet Sixteen, we have some intriguing contests that stirred up
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
The first half of our Sweet 16 featured two No. 6 seeds that pulled out surprises in the Round of 32, but advancing to the Elite Eight would require another upset. Will it be chalk, or will we see some underdog magic No. 1 Kansas def. No. 4 Wisconsin 80-72 Wisconsin boasts a lot of
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 6, 2020
We are one region away from moving into the Sweet 16. Two regions thus far boasted surprising upsets, with a pair of six-seeds advancing, but our last region was nothing but chalk. Any surprises coming today? Not a single game here was unanimous with our voters, so these decisions are getting tougher, but let’s see
Aidan Thomas | Friday, April 3, 2020
Two upsets have headlined our first two Round of 32 articles, but will any more upsets happen in Gonzaga’s region? Read on to find out. No. 1 Gonzaga def. No. 8 LSU, 84-81 (Double Overtime) An absolute thriller to start us off. We got to double overtime by virtue of us being dead tied after
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 2, 2020
Yesterday, we produced our first predictions, meaning that by the end of this article, half of our Sweet 16 field will be filled out. The first region saw sixth-seeded Iowa pull a second-round stunner over Duke, so let’s see if the East region produces any similar surprises. No. 1 Dayton def. No. 8 Colorado 73-66
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 1, 2020
We are into the Round of 32, and there are some very interesting match-ups we will be exploring in the coming days. Be sure to check out these picks and all the upcoming regions to see who is moving on to the Sweet 16! No. 1 Kansas def. No. 9 Marquette 82-77 Why is this
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
We wrap up the Round of 64 with Baylor’s region. There are a few intriguing double-digit seeds in this region — let’s see who is advancing to the Round of 32. No. 1 Baylor def. No. 16 Winthrop 80-76 Winthrop is a little under-seeded at No. 16 and gives Baylor some serious difficulty in round