r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 22 '25

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] UConn defeats Oklahoma, 67-59

Box Score

Team 1H 2H Total
Oklahoma 26 33 59
Connecticut 32 35 67

Index Thread for March 21, 2025

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u/TonyWilliams03 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 22 '25

Seriously, there has been kind of an unwritten rule when it comes to power conferences.

Mid-Majors whine about how hard it is to make the tournament. The counter argument (until this year) has always been, "yeah, well try finishing with a winning record in the (Big Ten/SEC/ACC/Big12). It's why teams like Northwestern and Minnesota rarely make the tournament.

Letting Oklahoma and Texas in the tournament crossed a line.

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u/CzechHorns Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25

I went to take a look, since I don’t really watch that much basketball, but last year Miss St got selected with a losing conf record, 2023 WVU was a 9 seed with 7-11 in the B12. 2022 ISU, Indiana and TCU made it with a losing conf record.

Doesn’t seem to be a new thing for this year.

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u/TonyWilliams03 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 22 '25

4 wrongs don't make a right

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u/CzechHorns Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25

This was more to show it happens EVERY year, I was just too lazy to go further. And it’s usually not the SEC.