Monday, March 16, 2015 **HELP Support Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation**
Issue # 1.0.1 “Of Legal Age!”
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Our HWCI Pool is of legal age, as 21st pool commences
CERRITOS, CA (smt)- Who can stop Kentucky? The Wildcats completed their perfect regular season (34-0) and claimed the #1 of #1 seeds holding serve in their home state in the Midwest Region. Incredibly, you can pick the field (any of the other 67 teams) at even money to win the tournament. The Wildcats beat Wichita St last year, who was also undefeated entering the tournament. The other #1 seeds were E-Villanova, S-Duke, and W-Wisconsin, who won the Big Ten tournament shutting out #7E-Michigan St in overtime. Despite not getting a #1 seed, the Big 12 got 7 of their 10 teams in the tournament matching the Big Ten. The new Big East got six teams in and when joined with the other Power 5 conferences, garnered 29 of 36 at-large bids. One of the biggest surprises, though great for us local folks, was #11S-UCLA making it not only in the tournament, but not as a bubble last 4 in team. And one of the more entertaining parts of the slow Selection Show was watching the deer-caught-in-the-headlights look of Chairman Scott Barnes try to explain why UCLA made it and ignoring they are playing #6S-SMU, coached by ex-Bruin coach Larry Brown. Our very own Anteaters of #13E-UC-Irvine are in their very first tournament (beating my local favorite Hawai’i) and rounding out the last California team, #8S-San Diego St. will travel to Charlotte.
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