I'm Calling it... Congrats WSU!!

[UNI MadCat]

What a dominating performance!! Obviously, of the four match-ups, this one seemed the most likely... but you've still got to get it done.

MVC - 1
BCS - ZERO!!!

[ubuntuCAT]

Damn straight, good work shockers

[ColoradoPanther]

Nice W for the Shockers. Granted, against a 7th place team that was on a late season slide, but it's a good way to start the weekend for the Valley. If the Shox had laid an egg today, that would've put a bad vibe on the other MVC teams.

[CincyPanther88]

Digger must be so sad right now.

[JayJ79]

way to go, StinkyPinkies!
(hey, I'm cheering for them. but I'm still gonna make fun of their name. )

[B.True]

first the shockers....then Wisconsin-Milwaukee beats a team out of the Big12......holy crap......now Pacific/BC are in OT.......cheers to the underdogs/non BCS conference players!

[Panther93]

Since the WSU wasn't really competitive do we get to talk about the merits of the Big East getting 8 teams because we all know the MVC would be getting piled on now if WSU would have lost by 20.

[UNI MadCat]

Since the WSU wasn't really competitive do we get to talk about the merits of the Big East getting 8 teams because we all know the MVC would be getting piled on now if WSU would have lost by 20.

We should... but we're better than that, right?

[AmesPanther]

We should... but we're better than that, right?

No we should talk about it

[Matt Trump]

And the next Big East team to lose today will be:

MARQUETTE

[Matt Trump]

You may have spoke too soon on that one Reed, they're making a second half comeback and lots of time left.

Darn it!!!

Hopefully Alabama isn't finished.

[Matt Trump]

I guess Alabama wasn't finished

[Panthers Win!!]

I'm glad Tennessee won. While I usually cheer for the underdog I wanted no excuses when WSU gets to the Sweet Sixteen.

Congrats to the Shockers! Now the rest of the MVC needs to win and the Big East lose!

[DWadle1983]

SI.com: Was Wichita State the most impressive team you saw today?

Seth Davis: Definitely. They played as a unit better than any team today. They really maximized what they had and took smart shots. They completely controlled the game -- right from the tip. That was the most lopsided game of the day. That was a great statement by the Missouri Valley. There are a lot of naysayers out there about the quality of this league. If there are any after that game, I'd like to give them my phone number.

Dan Wetzel's blog on Yahoo:

Wichita State is crushing Seton Hall, 23-10. The Shockers have good size, which negates the suspected advantage that a major conference school such as Seton Hall should enjoy. I like Louis Orr and all, but I am rooting for the Shockers just to spite Bill Packer and his half-baked selection committee rants.

If he wanted to complain about undeserving teams, why was it all about the Valley and not about a team such as Seton Hall, which was plenty suspect during the year?

I’m all about the Valley today.

5:05 p.m. ET – Billy Packer in the Chicago Tribune today; "My charge in life is not to know all 334 Division I teams. If someone said, 'Packer, that's your job,' that would be one thing. But I'm not one of those guys who sounds smart because he can spout off the names of every coach."

How about knowing anyone outside the ACC?

That was unfair. Packer also knows UConn, Kentucky, Indiana and he thinks he's heard of this UCLA place.

The way mid-majors Milwaukee and Wichita are beating on their big conference brethren, O.U. and Seton Hall respectively, perhaps it is time for Billy Packer and Jim Nantz to, I don’t know, figure out how that RPI computer works and actually pay attention to more than just the ACC.
Craig Littlepage has to be enjoying this.