East Region! NOT a Gmac post

[Cstate]

The committee rewarded Duke with the #1 overall seed, then proceeded to absolutely make their region the toughest. And it ain’t even particularly close!

 

[Briancuse]

St johns can't hit water from a boat if duke doesnt screw around they win by 15

 

[Cstate]

Now there’s a list.

 

[Cstate]

Pitino being Pitino!

 

[JustPherU]

Now there’s a list.

Didn’t Boeheim also go to the sweet sixteen in 79?

 

[Cstate]

Didn’t Boeheim also go to the sweet sixteen in 79?

Since I wasn’t born yet, I had to look it up. And it appears the answer is no.

 

[Briancuse]

Since I wasn’t born yet, I had to look it up. And it appears the answer is no.

They only won one game but it was the sweet 16. They beat uconn and lost to penn.

 

[JustPherU]

They only won one game but it was the sweet 16. They beat uconn and lost to penn.

That’s correct it only took one victory for them to make the sweet sixteen. Field of 40 with the Orange receiving a bye to the round of 32 and the win over UCONN put them in the sweet sixteen. I think it was the only year of a 40 team tournament.