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Selection Sunday Open Thread

Well this will be fun won't it? It has been a loooong time since we in Bearcat Nation has had the unbridled joy and excitement of Selection Sunday. Sure we have watched all of them since 2005, we have even been semi active participants in some of them. Most often in the "Are we going to get a break or do we have to play in the NIT" capacity. In the intervening years we have tried different hobbies. The move to the Big East has given a bigger stage to all UC sports. The Football, Track, Soccer and Volleyball teams have all had some success. Football in particular has really taken hold with the students, alumni, fans and the city in general. So much so that the Athletic Department could have two profitable revenue sports as opposed to the one enjoyed through most of the schools history. This is all a very long winded way of saying that of all the things that this institution does playing Basketball is always near the top of the list. And Basketball schools play in the NCAA tournament. It has been six long, long years but the Bearcats are finally going to come in from the desert and step onto the big stage.

This is your open thread to mark this special day. It is going to be up all day, so share whatever observations you might have watching the ACC, SEC, A-10 and Big 10 tournament, though I don't advise anyone to watch Big 10 Basketball, ever. Unfortunately I won't be able to join you fine folks early in the day. I will be in Cleveland at the Q watching this guy and this guyy doing unspeakable things to my unfortunately beloved Cavaliers. If the Q has WiFi now I might pop in with a few comments. If not, feel free to share the space.

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if the bearcats dont get a no 1 seed

I’ll be furious. Mick Cronin should be fired.

/sarc

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 2:45 PM EDT reply actions  

What's everyone figuring on them being placed?

They get placed somewhere of a 5-10 seed? Or does their non-conference still haunt them in the picks?

by TheCinWin on Mar 13, 2026 5:09 PM EDT reply actions  

best case 5

worst case… 7.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

i had them as

one of my first 4 out.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Match up with missouri

Don’t like that at all

by Matt Opper on Mar 13, 2026 6:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

matchup

id much rather play the usc/vcu winner.

but it is better than playing Marq. or Gonzaga.

good news is that we were the best 6 seed.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I want to know how Georgetown, a team we beat twice, gets to play the winner of a play in game between Va. Commonwealth and USC? Ridiculous.

Also, if we get past a tough Missouri team we most likely get UConn in round two. It is a tough, tough road. You can bet that Mick will be pulling out the “no respect” mantra again. Hopefully the boys are already way over that ND game and completely focused on Mizzou. Go ’Cats!

by Adam Morgan on Mar 13, 2026 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I think it sucks

that we have to face a BE team if we get past Misou.

"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker

by featherman on Mar 13, 2026 7:49 PM EDT reply actions  

i just hope

Kemba has run out of Kemba juice. he’s played 5 nights in a row and has played in 91.6% of uconn’s minutes.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

While I don't like UC potentially playing a Big East team that early

I think it still isn’t a terrible draw. The Bearcats match up well with Missouri and while I don’t love the prospect of playing UConn in the second game, it is still an imminently winnable game for this UC team

by Matt Opper on Mar 13, 2026 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

interesting matchups to watch (first Round)

UC/Mizz (winning…. duh)
GMU/Nova
XU/Marq (gotta be rooting for MU in this one)
TX/Oakl.
Ut St./Kansas St.
Zona/Memphis
Wisc./Belmont
UL/Morehead St.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I am really intrigued with the USC/VCU match up.

I guess the one good thing about the 68 team field is that the Tuesday games won’t be unwatchable garbage

by Matt Opper on Mar 13, 2026 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  


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