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which college basketball seasons had the highest level of play since 2000
Posted on 3/6/15 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 3/6/15 at 1:53 pm
id say 05 when illinois almost went undefeated, an absolutely loaded unc team won it all, and other teams like wake forest(with cp3) and ga tech(jarret jack and co) and louisville were stacked.
also 2007 when four #1's made the final four
also 2007 when four #1's made the final four
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Posted on 3/6/15 at 1:54 pm to 632627
'07 or '08. '08 is the year all four 1 seeds made the final four fwiw
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:00 pm to 632627
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05
that was a fun season
outside of uab splooging on LSU that is probably one of my top 3 tournaments
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:02 pm to 632627
2008, probably. still cant believe how bad KU buttfricked a loaded unc squad
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:07 pm to 632627
05 for sure. Greatest Elite 8 games ever
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:09 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
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Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
'07 or '08. '08 is the year all four 1 seeds made the final four fwiw
My bad, I meant 07-08 season. That Kansas unc game was crazy. I think unc was a slight favorite and they were down 20 ten minutes in.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:13 pm to 632627
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which college basketball seasons had the highest level of play since 2000
Whichever year Bucknell beat Kansas.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:14 pm to ProjectP2294
that was 05 as well
i think that year i watched more games than any other, maybe save 2008 which was also fun to watch steph curry go HAM
i think that year i watched more games than any other, maybe save 2008 which was also fun to watch steph curry go HAM
This post was edited on 3/6/15 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:17 pm to ProjectP2294
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Whichever year Bucknell beat Kansas.
tbhat was 05
ill also never forget when KU got slain by UNI. Ali Farokhmanesh
im pretty sure i shat myself when he buried that 3 
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:30 pm to 632627
It was 2013, no question.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:30 pm to Carson123987
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2008, probably. still cant believe how bad KU buttfricked a loaded unc squad
Utter annihilation. That game was 40-12 in about 10 minutes. I was a huge fan of the four best teams actually playing in the biggest games.
I'll throw 2009 into the mix. The Big East that year was absurd. Three of the #1 seeds came from that league in UConn, Pitt and Louisville. The dream final that season would have been UConn and Pitt playing again but it didn't work out that way. Another Big East team (Villanova) knocked Pitt out at the buzzer in the Elite Eight. Pitt/UNC would have been an unreal Final Four game. UConn caught the shite end of the stick by getting Michigan State's A+ game in the Final Four....in Michigan.
UConn, Pitt, UNC and Louisville were absolutely loaded that year.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:38 pm to VADawg
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Utter annihilation. That game was 40-12 in about 10 minutes.
that game was awesome
Billy Packer(the ACC homers) thoughts
Posted on 3/6/15 at 3:12 pm to craigbiggio
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05 for sure. Greatest Elite 8 games ever
Posted on 3/6/15 at 3:18 pm to Carson123987
that farokhmanesh shot is still one of the ballsiest shots ive ever seen a player take at any level
Posted on 3/6/15 at 4:38 pm to Gotta have DeZeier
Glad someone else agrees 
The Illinois comeback was absolutely insane. And I'll never forget the officials taking forever to confirm Patrick Sparks' jumper to send to MSU-UK game to OT
The Illinois comeback was absolutely insane. And I'll never forget the officials taking forever to confirm Patrick Sparks' jumper to send to MSU-UK game to OT
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Illinois (1) 90, Arizona (3) 89 (OT)
In one of the most thrilling NCAA basketball games ever, Illinois pulled off an improbable comeback to break the hearts of Wildcats fans everywhere. After a close first half, Arizona came out gunning in the second half, opening up a 75-60 lead with just over four minutes left in the second half. Illinois then closed the half on a 20-5 run to force overtime using a stingy defense, layups, and three-pointers, the last of which by Deron Williams tied the game at 80-80 with 39 seconds in regulation. The run broke down Arizona completely, and Illinois opened up a 90-84 lead in overtime before Arizona scored five straight to cut the lead to one, but Hassan Adams missed a three at the buzzer to give Illinois the win and a berth in the Final Four.
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Louisville (4) 93, West Virginia (7) 85 (OT)
In another Regional Final overtime game (and a preview of a future Big East rivalry), West Virginia opened up the game at a blistering pace, using five three-pointers to jump out to a 19-5 lead. When Joe Herber made a three, West Virginia had a 32-13 lead with 5:30 to play in the first half. West Virginia led by thirteen at halftime, but Louisville finally went to a zone defense coming out of the half, and West Virginia began to go cold. Louisville cut the lead to three nine minutes into the second half, but Kevin Pittsnogle extended the West Virginia lead to ten with six minutes to play with a three. But West Virginia missed their last four field goals and Louisville tied the game with 38 seconds to play on Larry O'Bannon's layup. Louisville had grabbed the momentum and scored sixteen points in overtime to secure a berth in the Final Four.
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North Carolina (1) 88, Wisconsin (6) 82
The third regional final matched up the top seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and the sixth seeded Badgers from Wisconsin. The Tar Heels started off hot in this one as Sean May and Rashad McCants scored at will. When point guard Raymond Felton garnered his second foul, head coach Roy Williams decided to pull him to prevent further foul trouble. Up 11 at the time, it seemed to be the right move. Wisconsin would prove Williams wrong as they finished the half on an 11-0 run, tying the game at 44 heading into the half. The Tar Heels struggled to start the second half as hot as the first and trailed for the first time since the opening minutes of the game. Sparked by May's 29 points and 11 boards and Felton's clutch free throws, they outlasted the Badgers and won the game by six in regulation.
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Michigan State (5) 94, Kentucky (2) 88 (2 OT)
In this double-overtime, controversial thriller, Kentucky started out well and led Michigan State by four at halftime, but Michigan State caught up in the second half, actually leading 70-62 with 5:43 to play. Kentucky rallied back, however, cutting the lead to one when Kelenna Azubuike drained a three with 1:19 to play. After Patrick Sparks missed the front end of a one-and-one with 41 seconds to play, Michigan State's Shannon Brown appeared to ice the game with two free throws with 20 seconds to play. But with time expiring, Sparks put up a prayer from three, and the ball bounced around the rim four times before falling in. After the referees spent nearly ten minutes reviewing the play, they upheld that Sparks' shot was a three pointer, sending the game into overtime. In the first overtime, neither team relented, and Brown hit a key three-point basket for Michigan State to keep them in the game. Kentucky's Azubuike missed a three as time expired to send the game into double overtime. In the second overtime, Michigan State's mettle finally won the game for them, as they scored 11 of their 13 points from the free throw line to finally seal the game and send them to the Final Four for the fourth time under coach Tom Izzo.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 4:40 pm to Carson123987
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ill also never forget when KU got slain by UNI. Ali Farokhmanesh im pretty sure i shat myself when he buried that 3
2010 tourney...that was a pretty weak field although I enjoyed the outcome. 2011 was a disgrace.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 4:43 pm to craigbiggio
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And I'll never forget the officials taking forever to confirm Patrick Sparks' jumper to send to MSU-UK game to OT
A fricking eternity. That's all you need to know.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:52 pm to craigbiggio
Was 05 St Joes vs Ok St? That year was awesome. So was the year with Zaga going down after being up big with Morrisson.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:27 pm to LSUShock
I think that st joes team was 04
Posted on 3/6/15 at 7:16 pm to 632627
2001- There were lots of great teams. Duke was phenomenal with Jay Williams, Dunleavy, Battier, Boozer and Duhon, Arizona had Richard Jefferson, Gilbert Arenas and Luke Walton, Maryland was great with Dixon, Baxter, Blake, and Wilcox plus Izzo might have had his most talented team ever at Michigan State with Jason Richardson, Zach Randolph, Andre Hutson and Charlie Bell.
2005- UNC and Illinois were a very strong matchup in the finals. There were also lots of star players with J.J. Redick at Duke, Chris Paul at Wake Forest, Brandon Roy and Nate Robinson at Washington, and Gonzaga with Adam Morrison.
2008- Kansas is one of the more underrated champions in the last 20 years, Memphis was terrific with Rose, CDR, and Dorsey, UNC had a lot of their core (Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington, Green) who would go on to dominate college basketball the following year, and Memphis had Collison, Westbrook and Love.
2005- UNC and Illinois were a very strong matchup in the finals. There were also lots of star players with J.J. Redick at Duke, Chris Paul at Wake Forest, Brandon Roy and Nate Robinson at Washington, and Gonzaga with Adam Morrison.
2008- Kansas is one of the more underrated champions in the last 20 years, Memphis was terrific with Rose, CDR, and Dorsey, UNC had a lot of their core (Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington, Green) who would go on to dominate college basketball the following year, and Memphis had Collison, Westbrook and Love.
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