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Did UCONN have the easiest National title run ever?
Posted on 3/13/24 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 3/13/24 at 3:54 pm
Since it started when you had to win 6? i cant imagine there has been an easier one. (not offending the great Husky club just pointing it out)
2023 NCAA Tournament
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 #13 Iona 87–63
Round #2 #5 Saint Mary's 70–55
Sweet 16 #8 Arkansas 88–65
Elite 8 #3 Gonzaga 82–54
Final Four #5 Miami 72–59
Championship #5 San Diego State 76–59
2023 NCAA Tournament
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 #13 Iona 87–63
Round #2 #5 Saint Mary's 70–55
Sweet 16 #8 Arkansas 88–65
Elite 8 #3 Gonzaga 82–54
Final Four #5 Miami 72–59
Championship #5 San Diego State 76–59
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:12 pm to JamalMurry27
Ark took out Kansas and Self had health issues and they were pretty good last year
St Mary's always has a good team and that was not an easy team to play second round
Miami was very good last year
Gonzaga was also really good last year
St Mary's always has a good team and that was not an easy team to play second round
Miami was very good last year
Gonzaga was also really good last year
Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:18 pm to JamalMurry27
Beating the frick out of Gonzaga is a pretty tough thing to do
Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:28 pm to JamalMurry27
They buzz-sawed really good teams. That Ark team had 4 players on it that are active in the NBA right now and knocked off the #1 overall sees... And they made them look like a HS team.
That uconn team is one of the more impressive teams of the last decade.
That uconn team is one of the more impressive teams of the last decade.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:31 pm to JamalMurry27
Without checking every other teams championship run
No. Probably not
No. Probably not
Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:35 pm to JamalMurry27
You could argue KU had an easier run in 2022.
None of these matchups were particularly easy teams.
Arkansas had just beaten #3 KU.
Miami beat #2 Houston.
SD State beat #1 Bama
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Round #2 #5 Saint Mary's 70–55
Sweet 16 #8 Arkansas 88–65
Elite 8 #3 Gonzaga 82–54
Final Four #5 Miami 72–59
Championship #5 San Diego State 76–59
None of these matchups were particularly easy teams.
Arkansas had just beaten #3 KU.
Miami beat #2 Houston.
SD State beat #1 Bama
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:08 pm to JamalMurry27
Now do Clemson football.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:26 pm to JamalMurry27
1990 UNLV had the easiest title run statistically-
No. 16 Arkansas-Little Rock
No. 8 Ohio State
No. 12 Ball State
No. 11 Loyola Marymount
No. 3 Duke
No. 16 Arkansas-Little Rock
No. 8 Ohio State
No. 12 Ball State
No. 11 Loyola Marymount
No. 3 Duke
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:27 pm to JamalMurry27
didnt a team, win title, and played double digit seeds to the final???
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:39 pm to JamalMurry27
2006 Florida had an easy path:
14 seed - 11 seed - 10 seed - 1 seed - 11 seed - 2 seed
That was the year when there were a ton of upsets and George Mason made it to the Final Four, So did LSU.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:50 pm to JamalMurry27
I anticipate most tourney runs looking like uconn’s with the portal and NIL.
Didn’t win it all but Mich St ‘01 made the final four by beating a 16,9,12,11. I couldn’t stand those teams for some reason.
Didn’t win it all but Mich St ‘01 made the final four by beating a 16,9,12,11. I couldn’t stand those teams for some reason.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:50 pm to JamalMurry27
Can’t really call it “easy” just cause the smashed everyone they played. It’s like saying 2019 LSU had an easy run to championship in playoffs because we crushed Ok and Clemson. Being dominate doesn’t mean having an easy path.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:51 pm to JamalMurry27
Probably in the lower half of title from a difficulty perspective, but they clearly outclassed all 6 opponents. The inverse of 2019 Virginia, who went through a gauntlet, but their final 3 wins were instant classics.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 6:55 pm to JamalMurry27
Regardless of path that team was an absolute buzzsaw, clicking on all fronts. Nobody was going to beat them last year
Posted on 3/13/24 at 6:57 pm to JamalMurry27
UCONN wins because they have an excellent coach. What they do is very rare in today’s game.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:02 pm to Jack Ruby
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That Ark team had 4 players on it that are active in the NBA right now and knocked off the #1 overall sees...
Alabama was the overall 1 seed.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:23 pm to JamalMurry27
They can only play who is in front of them, and I don't think there was a team in the field last year who was going to stay within single digits of them. They were a damn steamroller.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:29 pm to VADawg
UConn played scary good at the beginning of the year before some hiccups and missing personnel during big east play in January.
Same team from the beginning of the season came back for the NCAAs at full strength.
Same team from the beginning of the season came back for the NCAAs at full strength.
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:59 pm to JamalMurry27
Bold move to knock San Diego State who kicked #1 Bama's arse out of the tournament.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:07 pm to Jrv2damac
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UConn played scary good at the beginning of the year before some hiccups and missing personnel during big east play in January.
They killed everyone in OOC play, got bored in January and February, and then flipped the switch again in March. That was a great team who lost focus for a little while.
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