# March Madness 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302 "2022-03-18T18:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/1 "2022-03-18T18:27:07Z")
Day 1 of the Big Dance is in the books, and Day 2 is underway. Day 1 happenings: The 3 #1 seeds that played (Gonzaga, Baylor, Kansas) all coasted to big victories. Kentucky became the 10th #2 seed to lose to a #15 seed. St. Peter’s recorded their first win ever in an NCAA tournament. Kentucky coach John Calipari’s salary is more than the basketball budget of St. Peters, which is located in Jersey City, NJ. As is customary, two #12 seeds defeated #5 seeds. Richmond defeated Iowa, and New Mexico State defeated UConn. Another #12 seed, Indiana, got spanked by #5 St. Mary’s. #11 seed Michigan, who many felt did not belong in the tournament, had little trouble in beating #6 Colorado State. 3 games went into overtime: Kentucky/St. Peter’s, San Diego State/Creighton, and Murray State/San Francisco. Of the 16 games yesterday, 6 were won by the lower-seeded team. The Big Ten, which placed nine teams in the tournament, went 1-2 yesterday. Rutgers lost in the First Four, while Indiana won their First Four game. Five more Big 10 teams play today. The Madness continues today. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/2 "2022-03-19T19:07:15Z")
#1 seed Baylor lost to North Carolina. Good riddance to those fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/3 "2022-03-19T19:58:06Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Good riddance to those fuckers. No love for Baylor? ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/4 "2022-03-19T20:00:23Z")
Fundamentalist Christian college infamous for several scandals within its athletic department: > **[Baylor University sexual assault scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylor_University_sexual_assault_scandal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > The Baylor University sexual assault scandal was the result of numerous allegations of and convictions for sexual and non-sexual assaults committed by Baylor University students, mostly players in the Baylor Bears football team. During a period from about 2012 to 2016, school officials suppressed reports of rapes and sexual misconduct. In 2016, Baylor's football team came under fire when it was revealed university officials had failed to take actio... > **[Baylor University basketball scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylor_University_basketball_scandal)** > > The Baylor University basketball scandal occurred in the early 2000s, when Baylor University's men's basketball program was investigated and punished for numerous infractions by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The scandal broke out after the 2003 murder of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy. Dennehy's teammate Carlton Dotson pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to a 35-year prison term. > Shortly after Dennehy's initial disappearance, Baylor and the NCAA began ... ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/5 "2022-03-19T20:04:27Z")
“After the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, there are zero perfect brackets remaining across all the major bracket challenge contests.” > **[How many perfect March Madness brackets remain as of Saturday, March 19](https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/3/19/22985225/march-madness-brackets-perfect-how-many-left-2022-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-contests)** > > We take a look at how many brackets are still in play for this year’s March Madness bracket contests. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/6 "2022-03-19T21:52:15Z")
A #1 seed survives. Kansas escaped with a 7-point win over Creighton, which made 12 3-pointers and shot 18-21 from the line. The Jayhawks shot 19-20 free throws. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/7 "2022-03-20T03:04:04Z")
And let’s not forget that Baylor’s President is (or was last time I checked) Kenneth Starr. Yep. What a day! St. Peter’s!! MIchigan winning three games to get to the sweet 16. Looks like Arkansas is going to slip by NMSU, but Memphis up ten over Gonzaga in the second half. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/8 "2022-03-20T05:04:57Z")
And the Zags come back! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/9 "2022-03-20T13:18:28Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > And let’s not forget that Baylor’s President is (or was last time I checked) Kenneth Starr. Baylor’s current President is Linda Livingstone, who succeeded Starr in 2017. There could be some more nail-biters today. I expect Houston/Illinois to be close, and Ohio State could give Villanova a game as well. Four Big 10 teams in action today, as Purdue meets Texas, and Sparty faces Coach K for the last time. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/10 "2022-03-20T13:47:11Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > And let’s not forget that Baylor’s President is (or was last time I checked) Kenneth Starr. Yep. Ken Starr was forced out by Baylor’s board of regents in 2016 after an external review of sexual violence on campus. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/11 "2022-03-20T20:31:56Z")
Why is Reggie Miller on the broadcast team for the Ohio State - Villanova game? I thought he was watching the entire tournament from Wendy’s. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/12 "2022-03-20T22:39:26Z")
Why do I not find this surprising? ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/13 "2022-03-20T22:41:09Z")
My Illini lost. Boo. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/14 "2022-03-20T23:18:53Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Why is Reggie Miller on the broadcast team for the Ohio State - Villanova game? I thought he was watching the entire tournament from Wendy’s. No, they tried to patiently explain to him that their menu boards, though technically HDTVs, can’t get the tournament. I don’t think he understood. I love Reggie, and I love those commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/15 "2022-03-21T02:11:50Z")
My Hoosiers got whipped the other day. I no longer care who wins. But I am glad that Kentucky lost. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/16 "2022-03-21T04:41:33Z")
Arizona survives a major scare from TCU, and the Sweet Sixteen is set. 3 #1 seeds are still alive: Arizona, Gonzaga, Kansas 2 #2 seeds: Duke, Villanova 2 #3 seeds: Purdue, Texas Tech 3 #4 seeds: Arkansas, Providence, UCLA, 1 #5 seed: Houston 1 #8 seed: North Carolina 1 #10 seed: Miami 2 #11 seeds: Iowa State, Michigan, 1 #15 seed: St. Peter’s Conference Breakdown: ACC: 3 teams: Duke, Miami, North Carolina Big 12: 3 teams: Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech Big 10: 2 teams: Michigan, Purdue Big East: 2 teams: Providence, Villanova Pac 12: 2 teams: Arizona, UCLA American: 1 team: Houston Metro Atlantic: 1 team: St. Peter’s SEC: 1 team: Arkansas West Coast: 1 team: Gonzaga ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/17 "2022-03-21T13:56:15Z")
When Coach K retires is the NCAA going to keep its tradition of always letting Duke play its first two rounds in the location most convenient for them? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/18 "2022-03-21T14:38:59Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > When Coach K retires is the NCAA going to keep its tradition of always letting Duke play its first two rounds in the location most convenient for them Everybody who’s not a Duke fan hopes so. Although, as a Jayhawk fan, I cannot complain too loudly. Kansas regularly plays in Kansas City, Omaha, Oklahoma City, and other relatively close sites. This year, Wisconsin (a 3 seed), played their first two games in Milwaukee, about a 90 minute drive from campus. Had they won their Round 2 game, they would have had to travel all the way to Chicago, a 3 hour drive from Madison. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/19 "2022-03-21T14:43:33Z")
For the opening weekend, I think they always slot the high seeds into the closest opening round site. It’s been a long time since being in the “West” or “South” bracket meant anything for where the initial rounds are played. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302/20 "2022-03-21T18:56:26Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > For the opening weekend, I think they always slot the high seeds into the closest opening round site. That’s a great point. Baylor and Kansas (both #1 seeds) played in Fort Worth in the opening rounds. #1 Gonzaga played in Portland, while #1 Arizona played in San Diego. #2 Duke played in Greenville SC, and #2 Kentucky played in Indianapolis. #2 Auburn also played in Greenville, and #2 Villanova played in Pittsburgh. So all the 1s and 2s played in the closest opening-round sites, as @flurb suggested. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2022/961302.md?page=2)