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Elite Eight comprised of all Major Conference Teams
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:17 am
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:17 am
Seems like it's been a while. Is it a fluke considering the unpredictably of the tourney coupled with the supposed closing gap in talent?
2 Big East: Syracuse, Louisville
2 SEC: Kentucky, Florida
2 Big 12: Kansas, Baylor
1 B1G: Ohio State
1 ACC: North Carolina
2 Big East: Syracuse, Louisville
2 SEC: Kentucky, Florida
2 Big 12: Kansas, Baylor
1 B1G: Ohio State
1 ACC: North Carolina
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Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:22 am to wm72
Well considering everyone but ACC fans knew the ACC was overrated this is not much of a surprise.
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:32 am to reb13
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Well considering everyone but ACC fans knew the ACC was overrated this is not much of a surprise.
Wait...what? What does this have to do with no small conference teams making the E8?
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:33 am to wm72
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s it a fluke
I don't know. Tell me the the makeup of the elite 8 for the last 10 years so I can see the difference first
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:44 am to jacks40
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I don't know. Tell me the the makeup of the elite 8 for the last 10 years so I can see the difference first
Actually I'd just seen that it's one of the few without a mid-major in the past decade but in thinking about it I'm sure Memphis is responsible for a lot of those. Davidson, George Mason, VCU, Butler, Xavier were some others though in the past few years, of course.
However, for all I've heard about parity recently, the final eight are all high major, high profile programs.
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:49 am to wm72
That's 5 national championship winning coaches, 2 others that have played in the title game and come really close... and Scott Drew. 
This post was edited on 3/24/12 at 12:56 am
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:49 am to wm72
considering the number of early round upsets i'm surprised. but then you can make the argument that makes it easier for the big boys to get through
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:54 am to wm72
Random stat of the night: Kentucky is 6-0 against teams in the Elite Eight this season (Florida three times, Kansas, Louisville, and North Carolina).
Posted on 3/24/12 at 12:57 am to GeauxWarTigers
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Wait...what? What does this have to do with no small conference teams making the E8?
Sorry I think I missed the point of this thread
Posted on 3/24/12 at 1:02 am to BluegrassBelle
quote:
Random stat of the night: Kentucky is 6-0 against teams in the Elite Eight this season (Florida three times, Kansas, Louisville, and North Carolina).
That's impressive
Posted on 3/24/12 at 1:33 am to jacks40
quote:
I don't know. Tell me the the makeup of the elite 8 for the last 10 years so I can see the difference first
2011:
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arizona
Connecticut
Kansas
VCU
Butler
Florida
2010:
Michigan State
Tennessee
Butler
Kansas St
Kentucky
West Virginia
Duke
Baylor
2009:
Louisville
Michigan St
Connecticut
Missouri
Pittsburgh
Villanova
North Carolina
Oklahoma
2008:
North Carolina
Louisville
Kansas
Davidson
Memphis
Texas
UCLA
Xavier
2007:
Florida
Oregon
Kansas
UCLA
North Carolina
Georgetown
Ohio St
Memphis
2006:
LSU
Texas
Memphis
UCLA
Villanova
Florida
Connecticut
George Mason
2005:
Illinois
Arizona
Louisville
West Virginia
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Michigan St
Kentucky
2004:
St. Joseph's
Oklahoma St
Kansas
Georgia Tech
Duke
Xavier
Alabama
Connecticut
2003:
Oklahoma
Syracuse
Texas
Michigan St
Kentucky
Marquette
Arizona
Kansas
2002:
Maryland
Connecticut
Kansas
Oregon
Indiana
Kent St
Missouri
Oklahoma
This post was edited on 3/24/12 at 1:34 am
Posted on 3/24/12 at 1:37 am to TheCheshireHog
So it happened in 05 and 09 too
Posted on 3/24/12 at 1:44 am to VerlanderBEAST
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So it happened in 05 and 09 too
and in 2011 it was 7 out of 8 from major conferences and 2010 it was 6 out of 8.
Posted on 3/24/12 at 1:51 am to jacks40
In the last decade, '08 was technically the craziest year with only 5 of the 8 spots taken by power conferences.
Although it's hard to not call Memphis a major school in basketball since they are tied for 9th all time in total # of Elite 8 appearances.
Although it's hard to not call Memphis a major school in basketball since they are tied for 9th all time in total # of Elite 8 appearances.
This post was edited on 3/24/12 at 1:51 am
Posted on 3/24/12 at 2:14 am to TheCheshireHog
weird. looks like a team that most people like to give shite for choking has the most appearances on that list. crazy how that works.
Posted on 3/24/12 at 3:48 am to wm72
PAC-10 where the hell are you at? 
quote:
2 Big East: Syracuse, Louisville
2 SEC: Kentucky, Florida
2 Big 12: Kansas, Baylor
1 B1G: Ohio State
1 ACC: North Carolina
quote:
2011:
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arizona
Connecticut
Kansas
VCU
Butler
Florida
2010:
Michigan State
Tennessee
Butler
Kansas St
Kentucky
West Virginia
Duke
Baylor
2009:
Louisville
Michigan St
Connecticut
Missouri
Pittsburgh
Villanova
North Carolina
Oklahoma
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