FCS sponsoring schools in the BIG DANCE?

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Which ones are in already and which ones will get in otherwise?

I admit I don't follow college basketball and won't watch even one minute of the tourney unless an FCS sponsoring school makes it to the Final Four. Is there one that has a shot at that?

[biggie]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57385

A few in. Debatable if Chatt actually has a football team recently though.

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http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57385
A few in. Debatable if Chatt actually has a football team recently though.Okay, these are the FCS AQ ones from that thread:
Big Sky - Portland State
Ivy - Cornell
Missouri Valley - UNI
Northeast - Robert Morris
Ohio Valley - Morehead State
SOCON - Chattanooga
Others:
Summit League - North Dakota State

Any other ones etc?

[brownbear]

Villanova and Butler are locks for the tournament as at-larges (Nova is still alive in the Big East Tourney).

Dayton and URI are on the bubble, and the MEAC, SWAC, and Southland still have their tournaments.

Holy Cross plays American for the Patriot Bid tomorrow.

[mcveyrl]

Villanova and Butler are locks for the tournament as at-larges (Nova is still alive in the Big East Tourney).

Dayton and URI are on the bubble, and the MEAC, SWAC, and Southland still have their tournaments.

Holy Cross plays American for the Patriot Bid tomorrow.

Davidson is also on a "super thin, oh my God don't touch, talk about it, or look at it or it will surely burst" bubble.

Probably too thin to even mention...

[introvertedGSUfan]

Davidson is also on a "super thin, oh my God don't touch, talk about it, or look at it or it will surely burst" bubble.

Probably too thin to even mention...

Davidson isn't going, period. Losing two conference games pretty much made them have to win the SoCon tournament in order go, and they failed to do that.

[mcveyrl]

Davidson isn't going, period. Losing two conference games pretty much made them have to win the SoCon tournament in order go, and they failed to do that.

I agree, but Lunardi still lists them as one of the "Next Four Out" so I thought I'd mention them (note my description of their bubble).

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

FWIW, they've been taken off the "Bubble Watch" article.

There's also some other bubble type teams losing early in their conference tournament, so the committee might feel justified in throwing Cinderella a bone.

[brownbear]

Davidson after last Sunday:

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/archive/19990319/19990317-bubble3_med.jpg

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I heard that Dayton has a real good shot

[griz37]

I heard that Dayton has a real good shot

Dayton is pretty much a lock as an at-large.

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NCA&T is in as MEAC Champ

[ngineer]

Lehigh women are in and may get a #14 seed.

[TexasTerror]

And SFA won their first-ever SLC basketball tournament and is heading to their first-ever men's NCAA tournament. They have a long way to go if they want to catch up with the women's squads.

[griz37]

Cal St. Northridge - who used to be a Big Sky football program is also dancing.

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East Regional - Boston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#3 Villanova Big East 26-7 At-large
#13 Portland State Big Sky 23-9 Tournament Winner

West Regional - Glendale
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#12 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 23-10 Tournament Winner
#14 Cornell Ivy League 21-9 Regular season Champion
#16 Chattanooga Southern 18-16 Tournament Winner

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#11 Dayton Atlantic 10 26-7 At-large
#14 North Dakota State Summit 26-6 Tournament Winner
#15 Robert Morris Northeast 24-10 Tournament Winner
#16 Alabama State/Morehead State SWAC/OVC 22-9/19-15 Tournament Winners

South Regional - Memphis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#9 Butler Horizon 26-5 At-large
#14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 24-7 Tournament Winner
#15 Morgan State MEAC 23-11 Tournament Winner


Wow, only three at-large teams? 12 teams total? xthumbsdownx

[slycat]

East Regional - Boston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#3 Villanova Big East 26-7 At-large
#13 Portland State Big Sky 23-9 Tournament Winner

West Regional - Glendale
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#12 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 23-10 Tournament Winner
#14 Cornell Ivy League 21-9 Regular season Champion
#16 Chattanooga Southern 18-16 Tournament Winner

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#11 Dayton Atlantic 10 26-7 At-large
#14 North Dakota State Summit 26-6 Tournament Winner
#15 Robert Morris Northeast 24-10 Tournament Winner
#16 Alabama State/Morehead State SWAC/OVC 22-9/19-15 Tournament Winners

South Regional - Memphis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#9 Butler Horizon 26-5 At-large
#14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 24-7 Tournament Winner
#15 Morgan State MEAC 23-11 Tournament Winner


Wow, only three at-large teams? 12 teams total? xthumbsdownx

Well seeing most FCS teams come from mid-major conferences its no surprise. In fact 3 at-large is good.

[grizband]

East Regional - Boston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#3 Villanova Big East 26-7 At-large
#13 Portland State Big Sky 23-9 Tournament Winner

West Regional - Glendale
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#12 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 23-10 Tournament Winner
#14 Cornell Ivy League 21-9 Regular season Champion
#16 Chattanooga Southern 18-16 Tournament Winner

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#11 Dayton Atlantic 10 26-7 At-large
#14 North Dakota State Summit 26-6 Tournament Winner
#15 Robert Morris Northeast 24-10 Tournament Winner
#16 Alabama State/Morehead State SWAC/OVC 22-9/19-15 Tournament Winners

South Regional - Memphis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#9 Butler Horizon 26-5 At-large
#14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 24-7 Tournament Winner
#15 Morgan State MEAC 23-11 Tournament Winner


Wow, only three at-large teams? 12 teams total? xthumbsdownx

Which FCS at large schools should be in, and which other schools should be removed from the field?

[813Jag]

Which FCS at large schools should be in, and which other schools should be removed from the field?
He hates basketball but he wants to look down on the selection of FCS teams. xconfusedx

[slycat]

Well Butler and Northern Iowa are out

[UMass922]

Well Butler and Northern Iowa are out

. . . and Villanova is trailing American by double-digits in the second half. xeekx

[Gil Dobie]

I'm all fired up for tomorrows game against Kansas.
Hope the Bison put up a good fight, or even eek out a win xpeacex

NDSU fans are starting the dance off at the Depot in Minneapolis at 8:30 am for an alumni get-together, then heading to the HHH Metrodome. xthumbsupx

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

. . . and Villanova is trailing American by double-digits in the second half. xeekx

Then Nova cranked up the defense and turned the game around. And they started getting the ball inside where they had the advantage. Gutsy effort by American! xnodx

[UMass922]

Morgan State tips off against Oklahoma in about fifteen minutes. Last game of the day featuring an FCS-sponsoring school. Villanova is the only winner so far.

[UMass922]

Then Nova cranked up the defense and turned the game around. And they started getting the ball inside where they had the advantage. Gutsy effort by American! xnodx

Reminded me a bit of Albany's effort against UConn a few years ago. Albany led that game by double digits in the second half before UConn finally decided to just turn it on and bury the Danes with a huge run.

[wkuhillhound]

I'm all fired up for tomorrows game against Kansas.
Hope the Bison put up a good fight, or even eek out a win xpeacex

NDSU fans are starting the dance off at the Depot in Minneapolis at 8:30 am for an alumni get-together, then heading to the HHH Metrodome. xthumbsupx

Good luck. xthumbsupx

Hopefully, WKU can get a win against Gonzaga and goes on to Memphis in the Sweet Sixteen. xnodx

[Gil Dobie]

Good luck. xthumbsupx

Hopefully, WKU can get a win against Gonzaga and goes on to Memphis in the Sweet Sixteen. xnodx

Thanks, it was a great game to be at. Game was good, but being the first appearance made it even better. Glad the Bison kept it close, just didn't have an answer for Aldrich. He must have had 10 dunks. Woodside went out in style. xpeacex

NDSU had about 10,000 out of 16,000 fans at the game.

[TheValleyRaider]

Rough weekend for FCS. 2-10 in the First Round (3-11 if you count both Morehead State and Alabama State in the Play-In)

E3-Villanova beat American
M11-Dayton beat West Virginia

S9-Butler lost to Lousiana State
W12-Northern Iowa lost to Purdue
E13-Portland State lost to Xavier
M14-North Dakota State lost to Kansas
S14-Stephen F Austin lost to Syracuse
W14-Cornell lost to Missouri
M15-Robert Morris lost to Michigan State
S15-Morgan State lost to Oklahoma
M16-Morehead State lost to Louisville
W16-Chattanooga lost to Connecticut

2nd Round
E3-Villanova vs. #6-UCLA
M11-Dayton vs. #3-Kansas

[813Jag]

Rough weekend for FCS. 2-10 in the First Round (2-11 if you count Alabama State in the Play-In)

E3-Villanova beat American
M11-Dayton beat West Virginia

S9-Butler lost to Lousiana State
W12-Northern Iowa lost to Purdue
E13-Portland State lost to Xavier
M14-North Dakota State lost to Kansas
S14-Stephen F Austin lost to Syracuse
W14-Cornell lost to Missouri
M15-Robert Morris lost to Michigan State
S15-Morgan State lost to Oklahoma
M16-Morehead State lost to Louisville
W16-Chattanooga lost to Connecticut

2nd Round
E3-Villanova vs. #11-Virginia Commonwealth
M11-Dayton vs. #3-Kansas
Villanova is playing UCLA.

[TheValleyRaider]

Villanova is playing UCLA.

xoopsx Wishful thinking.... :o xoopsx :o xoopsx

[UMass922]

Rough weekend for FCS. 2-10 in the First Round (2-11 if you count Alabama State in the Play-In)

Well, 3-11 if you count Morehead State in the play-in. ;)

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, 3-11 if you count Morehead State in the play-in. ;)

Tough crowd :p

[TheValleyRaider]

One team keeping the FCS banner flying high. We'll see how far they can go. 1-1 in the round

E3-Villanova beat #6-UCLA

M11-Dayton lost to #3-Kansas

Sweet 16
E3-Villanova vs. #2-Duke

[Gil Dobie]

The current banner on Bisonville is a picture taken at the Metrodome, North Dakota State's home for a day for the first round. It was great while it lasted.

http://www.bisonville.com/forum/images/custom/bvpanorama.jpg

[crunifan]

That's cool that many Bison fans were able to go to the game. I wish UNI wasn't sent to Portland so I could have seen the game live. I was hoping they would put us in Minneapolis too.

[Gil Dobie]

That's cool that many Bison fans were able to go to the game. I wish UNI wasn't sent to Portland so I could have seen the game live. I was hoping they would put us in Minneapolis too.

Would have been great to have UNI and NDSU at the Minneapolis Regional. xthumbsupx

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I admit I don't follow college basketball and won't watch even one minute of the tourney unless an FCS sponsoring school makes it to the Final Four.Oops, watching VU tonight. :o

[Hoyadestroya85]

Syntax Error.. You're excused.. the Wildcats are mesmerizing

[TheValleyRaider]

Our 1 FCS rep continued on through the bracket

E3-Villanova beat #2-Duke

Elite 8
E3-Villanova vs. #1-Pittsburgh