2000 HWCI NCAA Pool Update

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Thursday, March 23, 2000                         http://www.HWCI.com/ncaa
Issue # 7.3.1 "Wisconsin badgers West..."		 

                     2000 HWCI NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL
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     LSU BECOMES LATEST VICTIM IN WEST AS MIDWEST GOES AS SCHEDULED
  Seven more entries fall as Morales' Mounds zeros in on a money spot

     LA MIRADA, CA (smt)-  The West final will feature two surprising
Big 10 teams while the Midwest will feature the two top seeds which
includes Big 10 champion #1MW-Michigan St.  There were no close 
games as three Big 10 teams advanced to the Elite 8.

     Michigan St. rallied from a 14-point 2nd half deficit (40-26) and
closed out the game on a 17-0 run in the last 5:54 to beat #4MW-Syracuse,
75-58.  Michigan St. was 9 for 15 from 3 point range in the second half.
#6MW-UCLA left their game in Minnepolis and got crushed by #2MW-Iowa St.,
80-56.  It was Iowa St.'s first-ever win over UCLA (1-6).  This will be 
the only regional where the top two teams will meet for the chance to go 
to the Final Four in Indianapolis.

     What could've been a great game turned out to be a relatively easy
victory for #6W-Purdue over #10W-Gonzaga, 75-66.  #8W-Wisconsin played
*their* game and forced 23 #4W-LSU turnovers to win 61-48.  LSU tried to
rally late with a 9-0 run but it was too late as Wisconsin hit their
free throws.  The West will feature a #6 seed and a #8 seed for a trip 
to the Final Four.

     In the pool, the Michigan St. rally sent NO CAL? (31st-e, 72)
and DEREK FISHER WANNABE (32nd-e, 71) out of contention and bumped
FLYINGELVI (17th-4, 79) to no higher than 4th.  UCLA's loss sent
homer BIGSPIDERBECK (28th-e, 74), JAFMAN (7th-2, 84) [Not 
eliminated; no higher than 2nd.  smt], CARSERONI 
(16th-e, 80) and ALSTAR (14th-e, 81) down the tubes and bumped 
CRIAGS99 (12th-2, 82) to possible high of 2nd place.  Wisconsin's 
impressive victory sent two more home (LUIS ENRIQUE'S ARMADA 
(17th-e, 79) and LUCKYFROMSF (26th-e, 75) and dropped FREE FABONE
(7th-3, 84) to no higher than 3rd and BASTOSBINATA (23rd-4, 77)
to no higher than 4th.

     In the worst Thursday 3rd Round ever, 20 entries were 2-2
for the day and three went 0 for 4.  In the one pool battle, 
SLINKY DUDE's (34th-e, 69) Purdue pick beat BETHEON's (36th-e, 62)
Gonzaga pick.  BETHEON will now need Duke to make the Final Four
to avoid claiming the worst entry ever (TRUE BRUIN (1999) with 67
points).  She already is guaranteed the 2nd-worst entry ever.
Thirty people picked Michigan St. and 22 picked Iowa St.  Nine
people who picked LSU saw their chance to gain four points
disappear.  If you picked all the favorites, you'd sit in
5th place with 87 points.  PATTO (21st, 78) who went 0-4 today
still has a chance for first.

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everyone else's picks, and posting messages:

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What happened to the Pac-10?...
Scott HW

(Edited 7/8/02)