I always enjoy the tournament, though it would be much more fun if the Cougars were involved. Not sure if anyone cares to discuss the regionals, but I’m looking forward to seeing how our old mates from East Carolina and Tulane do, along with UCF and the other non-UT non-OU Big 12 schools. The tournament always producing some compelling games, and the possibility of an upstart or two advancing to the super regionals.
One good thing is that either Texas or A&M will be eliminated in this round.
Two 4-seeds beat 1-seeds on day one but I wouldn’t call either big upsets. #76 Evansville beat #22 East Carolina and #96 Grand Canyon beat #31 Arizona for the 3rd time this year. #196 Long Island lead #4 N. Carolina 8-5 going into the bottom of the 9th but gave up 6 runs to lose 11-8. UH opponents were 4-3 for the day which helped propel the Cougars from #112 to #111 in the Warren Nolan RPI’s. yipee.