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Monday, March 13, 2006
The Bucknell Bison continue to make Patriot League history, drawing a No. 9 seed for the NCAA Tournament , the first ever single digit seed for a league team. The previous best seed for a league team was a No. 13 drawn by Holy Cross in 1993. The Crusaders lost in the first round that season, dropping a 94-64 decision to Arkansas.
Ironically, the Razorbacks will be Bucknell's first round opponent at 12:30 p.m. Friday in Dallas' American Airlines Center. The other half of the Oakland Regional pod playing in Dallas the first two rounds is No. 1 seed and No. 16 Oral Roberts. The Bison would meet the winner of that game if they get past Arkansas in the first round.
Also playing in Dallas the first two rounds are four teams from the Atlanta Regional. No. 2 seed Texas will meet No. 15 Penn and No. 7 Cal will face No. 10 N.C. State.
While many will bemoan the seeding, which results in a second round game against a one seed, the Bison did draw the most favorable regional possible for the winner of that 8-9 game. Of the four No. 1 seeds -- Duke, UConn, Villanova and Memphis -- Memphis would appear to be the weakest. As an aside, the tournament seeding bears out the strength of Bucknell's schedule, having already played two of the four No. 1 seeds -- Duke and Villanova.
At the very least, a matchup with could be great fun for any Sojka Psychos who make the trip. The Tigers roster includes Kareem Cooper, who has been busted for marijuana possession and Andre Allen, whose rap sheet includes an arrest for patronizing prostitutes. John Calipari's team is full of great athletes, but it is very young and, at times, undisciplined. It might be interesting to see how it would handle Bucknell's
If the Bison were to win two games in Dallas, they could get a rematch with one of the ranked teams they upset last season. The winner of the Dallas pod would meet the survivor of No. 5 Pitt, No. 12 Kent State, No. 4 Kansas and No. 13 Bradley in the Sweet 16. Those four will play in Auburn Hills, Mich. in the first two rounds.
The other eight teams in the are (6) Indiana, (11) SDSU, (3) Gonzaga, (14) Xavier -- four teams that will be in Salt Lake City the first two rounds, and (7) Marquette, (10) Alabama, (2) UCLA and (15) Belmont. The latter four start tournament play in San Diego.
Of course before thinking about Memphis, or a rematch with Pitt or Kansas, the Bison need to get past Arkansas, a team that upset Florida, Alabama and Tennessee during a six-game, stretch-run win streak that got the Razorbacks into the dance. ESPN's says Arkansas has good size, but does not rebound well and either does not shoot the three well or doesn't guard the arc (maybe a combination of both), having been outscored by 78 points from three-point range on the season.
It will be Bucknell's second time playing in Dallas for the tournament's opening round. In 1989, the then-Charlie Woollum coached Bison dropped a 104-81 decision to Syracuse in a first round game at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Bucknell has never played Arkansas.
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Ironically, the Razorbacks will be Bucknell's first round opponent at 12:30 p.m. Friday in Dallas' American Airlines Center. The other half of the Oakland Regional pod playing in Dallas the first two rounds is No. 1 seed and No. 16 Oral Roberts. The Bison would meet the winner of that game if they get past Arkansas in the first round.
Also playing in Dallas the first two rounds are four teams from the Atlanta Regional. No. 2 seed Texas will meet No. 15 Penn and No. 7 Cal will face No. 10 N.C. State.
While many will bemoan the seeding, which results in a second round game against a one seed, the Bison did draw the most favorable regional possible for the winner of that 8-9 game. Of the four No. 1 seeds -- Duke, UConn, Villanova and Memphis -- Memphis would appear to be the weakest. As an aside, the tournament seeding bears out the strength of Bucknell's schedule, having already played two of the four No. 1 seeds -- Duke and Villanova.
At the very least, a matchup with could be great fun for any Sojka Psychos who make the trip. The Tigers roster includes Kareem Cooper, who has been busted for marijuana possession and Andre Allen, whose rap sheet includes an arrest for patronizing prostitutes. John Calipari's team is full of great athletes, but it is very young and, at times, undisciplined. It might be interesting to see how it would handle Bucknell's
If the Bison were to win two games in Dallas, they could get a rematch with one of the ranked teams they upset last season. The winner of the Dallas pod would meet the survivor of No. 5 Pitt, No. 12 Kent State, No. 4 Kansas and No. 13 Bradley in the Sweet 16. Those four will play in Auburn Hills, Mich. in the first two rounds.
The other eight teams in the are (6) Indiana, (11) SDSU, (3) Gonzaga, (14) Xavier -- four teams that will be in Salt Lake City the first two rounds, and (7) Marquette, (10) Alabama, (2) UCLA and (15) Belmont. The latter four start tournament play in San Diego.
Of course before thinking about Memphis, or a rematch with Pitt or Kansas, the Bison need to get past Arkansas, a team that upset Florida, Alabama and Tennessee during a six-game, stretch-run win streak that got the Razorbacks into the dance. ESPN's says Arkansas has good size, but does not rebound well and either does not shoot the three well or doesn't guard the arc (maybe a combination of both), having been outscored by 78 points from three-point range on the season.
It will be Bucknell's second time playing in Dallas for the tournament's opening round. In 1989, the then-Charlie Woollum coached Bison dropped a 104-81 decision to Syracuse in a first round game at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Bucknell has never played Arkansas.
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