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44 posts tagged "March Madness"

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Adams: A call to arms for sports fans like you

Hayden Adams | Tuesday, August 4, 2020

If you’re reading this column, you probably fall into at least one of the following groups: 1) You are a first-year during Welcome Week checking out the student newspaper for the first time (thank you very much and keep up the support!), or 2) You’re a Notre Dame sports fan wondering what in the hell

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The Complete Observer Sports March Madness Bracket

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket: Final Four and National Championship

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket: Elite Eight narrows to the final four

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Sweet Sixteen, West and South Regions

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Sweet Sixteen, Midwest and East Regions

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Round of 32, South Region

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Round of 32, West Region

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Round of 32, East Region

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

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Observer Sports March Madness Bracket — Round of 32, Midwest Region

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

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