A statement read: “We go through great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early and the NCAA took its usual measures to protect this from happening”.
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The bracket was being shared on Twitter about 20 minutes after the start of the two-hour broadcast, generating thousands of retweets as Charles Barkley fumbled around with a touch screen monitor making picks.
The original posting of the bracket and the entire account that sent it out disappeared from Twitter late Sunday evening. That’s pretty good, but Calipari wasn’t happy that it was one spot lower than the Aggies got. “We won the game”.
Whether the seeding puts a chip on the Wildcats shoulders remains to be seen, but being a target for everybody to knock off is nothing new for Kentucky. “They’ll probably say, ‘I don’t care”. Here were some of the best Selection Sunday reactions. I got so sick of it I flipped over to an MLS game, and even the most feverish, knuckle-dragging soccer hater in America would have to admit it was infinitely more entertaining than anything CBS was putting on. And by that, we mean that it’s time for the NCAA to reveal the official tournament bracket for the big basketball event.
The team is 7-1 since its last game with Montague, a senior guard whose father says was expelled from school. This is how the the 2016 NCAA Tournament bracket would play out if each matchup was determined by which mascot would win in a fight.
This is the ideal level of celebration for a No. 1 seed.
The 68-team tournament is technically scheduled to start on Tuesday with No. 11 seeds Vanderbilt and Wichita State starting the First Four matchups, but before you start filling out and handing in your brackets its important to fully understand your pool’s rules and scoring system.
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Michigan, Syracuse and Tulsa were surprise selections in the tournament, according the Washington Post, while West Coast Conference champion Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, and St. Bonaventure, were snubbed by the selection committee.
