CTC Day 10 Recap: Doogan Takes the Overall Lead, But a Historic Day for Teddy Makes it Very Interesting

Last year on Day 10, CTC rookie, Lynch, broke the all-time single-day scoring-record.  It was a record that last one year–exactly.  Day 10 of the 2010 CTC, another CTC rookie, Teddy, smashed that record, becoming the first player to ever top the 700-point mark on a single day.  Doogan also had a very big day (well over 600) to take the overall lead with just three days to go.  Doogan has been the model of consistency, having not won a single day yet.  Ina had a nice day and is still right in the thick of things.  Bry struggled and has fallen back a bit, though still in striking distance.  Stri, J, and Alexi are still alive.  The two Lohses are now long-shots.  Waters just couldn’t catch a break on Day 10.

DAY 10 SCORES (days won):
712 – Teddy (1)
634 -Doogan
598 – Stri (1)
556 – Ina (2)
538 – J
516 – Alexi (2)
512 – Lohse (2)
474 – Bry (3)
400 – Lynch (1)
382 – Lil Lohse (2)
348 – KA
246 – Waters

OVERALL SCORES (conf titles):
1566 – Doogan (1 – Horizon*)
1551 – Ina (1 – Summit)
1546 – Teddy (1 – Horizon*)
1506 – Bry (4 – A-Sun, CAA, MAAC*, Summit)
1451 – Stri (3 – M-West, SoCon, Sun Belt)
1423 – J (1 – OVC)
1419 – Alexi (2 – Big South*, Summit)
1327 – Lohse (1 – Big Sky)
1314 – Lil Lohse (3 – Big South*, NEC, Summit)
1151 – Lynch (1 – WCC)
1076 – KA (1 – Big South*)
960 – Waters

[individual game recaps in progress…]

BIG EAST QUARTERFINALS ROUND (20 points each):
The Thursday massacre leaves us a ridiculous Big East final four.  There were four winners on Thursday, and there are 12 people in the CTC, so there were 48 picks yesterday in the Big East.  Only 16 of them were correct.  Through the first three games, we were a combined 6-for-36.  J, Doogan, Lynch, Lil Lohse, and Teddy led the way with TWO correct yesterday.  KA missed them all.

#8 Georgetown 91 – #1 Syracuse 84.  In this, the noon game, it looked like it was a just a nice game by the Hoyas to beat #1.  But, no, it was the start of a landslide of losses for the favorites.  No one had this.  Both Lohses, Lynch, Waters, Stri, Doogan, J, and Ina all lost their champs here. 

#5 Marquette 80 – #4 Villanova 76.  An impressive win for Marquette ends Villanova’s hopes for a Big East tournament title.  Doogan and Lil Lohse were the only two that got this pick right.  Alexi, KA, and Teddy all lost their champions.

#7 Notre Dame 50 – #2 Pittsburgh 45.  And the third of the trifecta of upsets is an ugly, UGLY, Big East-style affair.  Notre Dame is assuredly in the field of 65 now, but they have bigger fish to fry now, as they are only two wins from a most unlikely tournament title.  Teddy, Lohse, Lynch, and J got this nice upset pick correct.  Lohse keep alive a finalist.

#3 West Virginia 54 – #11 Cincinnati 51.  Finally, a little normalcy…barely.  It took a wild banked three at the buzzer for West Virginia to avoid overtime and an opportunity for an underdog sweep.  Oh, and Bobby Huggins beat his alma mater to tie some guy named Wooden on the all-time wins list.  Lohse and KA were the only two that lost this game (they had L’ville, so they were hoping for zeros across the board).  The other ten actually all have WVU in the finals.  Bry, though, is the only one that has WVU winning this tournament.  In fact, of the 12 CTC’ers, Bry is the only one that didn’t lose his Big East champion on Thursday.

BIG EAST STANDINGS:
190 – Teddy
185 – J
125 – Lynch
115 – Alexi
115 – Lohse
80 – Doogan (’08, ’09)
80 – Lil Lohse
65 – Ina
65 – Stri
40 – Bry
40 – KA
40 – Waters

BIG XII QUARTERFINALS (20 points each):
A quarterfinal quadruple-header of all chalk on Thursday should make for a nice semifinal round on Friday.  Ina, Stri, and Alexi all nailed all four of these games.  No one lost their champ.

#1 Kansas 80 – #8 Texas Tech 68.  The #1 Jayhawks were in a dogfight for about 34 minutes, before pulling away and advancing to Friday’s semi.  Everyone got this pick.  Ten entries have KU as the champion here.

#4 Texas A&M 70 – #12 Nebraska 64.  Nebraska almost did it again, but fell six points short from back-to-back upsets.  Doogan, Lynch, and Lil Lohse all missed this with Missouri, but the other nine had A&M.

#2 Kansas St. 83 – #7 Oklahoma St. 64.  K-State looked really good in a slaughter of Ok State.  KA, Ina, J, Stri, and Alexi all got this right.  KA kept her champ alive.  Lynch and Lohse lost a finalist here.

#3 Baylor 86 – #6 Texas 67.  After watching K-State dominate Ok State, Baylor went out and matched them, completely handing the Longhorns and moving on to face K-State on Friday.  J, Waters, and KA missed on this upset pick.  Doogan kept his champion alive. 

BIG XII STANDINGS:
120 – Alexi (’09)
110 – Ina
90 – J
90 – Stri
80 – KA
80 – Teddy
80 – Waters
70 – Bry
70 – Lohse
60 – Doogan (’08)
60 – Lil Lohse
60 – Lynch

PAC-10 QUARTERFINALS (20 points each):
The Pac-10 quarterfinals were nearly the nail in the coffin for this conference.  For a while during the season, it looked like they might be a 1-bid league.  But, then three teams emerged that had a real shot, including Cal, who is a sheer lock.  And, with the other two (ASU and UW) in the bottom of the bracket, it looked like they would be playing for the bubble in the semis.  But, then ASU lost.  Then, Oregon St. had a 14-point lead on Washington.  But, the Huskies responded and ended up taking it and keeping their at-large chances alive.  J, Stri, Alexi, and Teddy all went 3-for-4 on the day.

#5 UCLA 75 – #4 Arizona 69.  UCLA is still alive, as they take out Arizona.  And, it’s official–the longest NCAA tournament appearance streak in the country is over.  I was 5 years old the last time the tournament didn’t have Arizona in it, but their name will not be called on Sunday.  J, Stri, Alexi, and Teddy all got this upset pick right.  Waters and KA lost a finalist.

#1 California 90 – #8 Oregon 74.  The Bears showed the conference who the big dog is, beating up on Oregon in the second game.  Everyone got this pick right.  Bry, Ina, Doogan, and Alexi all kept their champ alive.

#7 Stanford 70 – #2 Arizona St 61.  And, this was the big surprise of the day in LA.  Johnny Dawkins’ Cardinal probably ended the NCAA tournament hopes for the Sun Devils.  Everyone got this wrong, but it hurt some more than others.  J, Waters, and KA all lost their champ here.

#3 Washington 59 – #6 Oregon St. 52.  Down big for a long time, but Isaiah Thomas and Malcolm Pondexter just took over, as they went on a 23-2 run midway through the second half to turn a 12-point deficit into a 9-point lead.  The Huskies survived, despite scoring more than 20 points fewer than their season average.  Everyone got this right, as UW was the most popular champion pick in this tournament.  Stri, Lynch, both Lohses, and Teddy all have them taking this title.

PAC-10 STANDINGS:
80 – J
80 – Stri
80 – Teddy
70 – Alexi (’09)
50 – Lil Lohse
50 – Lohse
50 – Lynch
40 – Bry
40 – Doogan (’08)
40 – Ina
30 – KA
30 – Waters

ACC OPENING ROUND (10 points each):
As nuts as the Big East was, the ACC was just as crazy, it just wasn’t the high-profile teams that lost.  But, the upsets that took place in Greensboro were probably even more surprising than those that took place in the NYC.

#9 Virginia 68 – #8 Boston College 62.  Tony Bennett can flat-out coach.  He has taken this under-talented UVa team, put together a nice regular season, and now picked up an ACC tournament win.  Nice work, Tony.  Ina, J, Stri, and Teddy got the Cavs right on Thursday.   

#12 Miami (FL) 83 – #5 Wake Forest 62.  This wasn’t just an upset, this was domination.  From tip to horn, the ‘Canes looked like the big favorites in this one.  You can’t feel good about your chances next week if you’re a Wake fan, huh?  Bry, Ina, Doogan, Stri, Lohse, and Teddy all nailed this upset.  KA lost a finalist.  J, Waters, and Lynch all lost semifinalists.

#7 Georgia Tech 62 – #10 N. Carolina 58.  And, the only favorite to win on Thursday actually trailed for most of the game, before coming through at the end.  The end of one of the worst seasons in program history comes here for UNC.  KA, Lil Lohse, Stri, Ina, and Bry all missed this upset pick.  KA lost a semifinalist.

#11 N.C. State 59 – #6 Clemson 57.  And, the one that rocked the CTC was this one.  Clemson was beloved by the CTC’ers and they lose to the lowly Wolfpack.  KA, Stri, and Doogan all nailed this upset pick.  Stri even kept a semifinalist alive.  Lil Lohse, Lynch, Alexi, J, Ina, and Bry all lost semifinalists.  Lohse and KA both lost finalists.  Madness!

ACC STANDINGS:
160 – Stri
150 – Doogan (’09)
110 – Teddy
100 – Ina
90 – Lohse
80 – Bry (’08)
60 – KA
30 – J
10 – Alexi
10 – Lynch
0 – Lil Lohse
0 – Waters

SEC OPENING ROUND (10 points each):
The SEC kicked off in Music City with an opening round quadruple-header.  Stri, Alexi, and Teddy all went 4-for-4 to open the SEC campaign.  Waters only got one.

#4W Alabama 68 – #5E S. Carolina 63.  Devan Downey’s season is over.  He was great, but the team wasn’t.  ‘Bama moves on to get a shot at #1 Kentucky.  Stri, Alexi, Lohse, Lynch, KA, and Teddy all got this one right.

#3E Tennessee 59 – #6W LSU 49.  Tennessee struggled all day, but finally knocked off the Tigers.  Did you guys know that Tasmin Mitchell was 17 points shy of TWO THOUSAND POINTS?  Wow.  They kept posting it during the game.  He passed Chris Jackson and Shaq on the all-time LSU scoring list.  He’s third behind Pistol Pete and some guy I’d never heard of, but the announcers seemed to think he was pretty good way back when.  I didn’t realize the career he had down there.  Waters was the only one to pick LSU, everyone else got this right.  Most of the field has the Vols in the semis.  Doogan and Lohse all kept a finalist.  Lynch kept his champion.

#4E Florida 78 – #5W Auburn 69.  The Gators also struggled, but won.  They move on to face Mississippi St. in the quarters.  KA missed this pick.  Waters and Teddy kept a finalist alive.  Several others kept alive a semifinalist.

#6E Georgia 77 – #3W Arkansas 64.  And, the one big upset of the day in Nashville was the Georgia Bulldogs taking out Arkansas.  Teddy, KA, Alexi, Stri, Doogan, J, Ina, and Bry all got this nice upset, but it’s more important to some.  Teddy has Georgia in the semis.  Ina has Georgia in the finals, so this win was big for both of them.

SEC STANDINGS:
*90 – Alexi (’09)
*90 – Stri
*90 – Teddy
80 – Bry
80 – Doogan
80 – Ina
80 – J
80 – KA
30 – Lohse
30 – Lynch
20 – Lil Lohse
10 – Waters (’08)

BIG TEN OPENING ROUND (10 points each):
The Big Ten had three ho-hum opening round games in Indy on Thursday.  Even though it was all chalk, only Lil Lohse got all three right.  No one lost a semifinalist.

#7 Northwestern 73 – #10 Indiana 58.  The Wildcats have never made the NCAA tournament.  They still have a shot, after beating Indiana.  Now, they will get Purdue in the quarters.  J, Doogan, and the two Lohses were the only ones to get this right.

#6 Minnesota 76 – #11 Penn St. 56.  Minnesota hammered PSU.  The Gophers will now take on Michigan St. on Friday.  Lohse, Teddy, J, Doogan, and Waters all missed this big upset pick.

#8 Michigan 59 – #9 Iowa 52.  The Wolverines still have a shot to redeem themselves after maybe the most disappointing regular season in the nation, as they take care of Iowa on Thursday.  Michigan will now get Ohio St. in the quarters.  Stri, Waters, and KA missed on this upset pick.

MOUNTAIN WEST QUARTERFINALS (16 points):
The M-West got what it (or, at least, I) wanted–the top four teams to survive the quarters to set up an awesome semifinal double-header in Vegas.  All chalk (in a top-heavy conference) makes it so there were very few incorrect picks here.  Bry and Ina stay perfect, as they were one of many to go 4-for-4, but they also got the opening round game on Wednesday.

#1 New Mexico 75 – #9 Air Force 69.  New Mexico survived against Air Force, though it wasn’t pretty.  Only Stri got this wrong (with Wyoming).  Many entries have the Lobos winning this tournament.

#4 San Diego St. 72 – #5 Colorado St. 71.  D.J. Gray hit two clutch free throws as the Aztecs survived against Colorado St.  They will now get New Mexico on Friday night.  Waters missed this one.  Lynch and KA kept their champions alive.

#2 BYU 95 – #7 TCU 85.  BYU struggled all night defensively, but in the end Jimmer Fredette won it for them, as he dropped 45 on the Horned Frogs.  Everyone got this one right.  Bry and Lohse kept their champs alive.

#3 UNLV 73 – #6 Utah 61.  The Utes are a far cry of the team they used to be, as they got beat pretty bad by UNLV on Thursday night, to set up a date with BYU on Friday night.  KA, Lil Lohse, and Lynch missed the upset pick here.  Lynch and KA both lost a finalist here.

MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS:
*80 – Bry
72 – Ina
64 – Alexi
64 – Doogan
64 – J (’08)
64 – KA
64 – Teddy
64 – Waters
48 – Lil Lohse
48 – Lohse
48 – Lynch (’09)
48 – Stri

CONFERENCE USA QUARTERFINALS (12 points each):
The C-USA took a huge blow on Thursday, as their only two bubble teams both lost to lower teams.  And, for the first time since 2006, the C-USA will crown a champion that doesn’t start with M-, and end with -emphis.

#7 Houston 66 – #2 Memphis 65.  The Memphis Tigers lose in the conference tournament.  This hasn’t happened since 2006.  But, Tommy Penders and his Houston Cougars get it done.  J, Lynch, and Lohse get this upset pick right.  Stri, Waters, KA, and Teddy lost their champion.

#6 S. Mississippi 58 – #3 UAB 44.  Another big upset of a C-USA team on the bubble is S. Miss over UAB.  Cannibalization in the C-USA.  Doogan and Lohse both nailed this upset pick.  Lohse keeps his finalist alive.

#5 Tulsa 80 – #4 Marshall 64.  Tulsa, at home, hammer Marshall in the second half to advance to the semis.  Only J, Waters, Lynch, and KA got this one wrong.  Waters lost a finalist.

#1 UTEP 76 – #9 C. Florida 54.  And the top-seeded Miners move on to the semis against Tulsa.  Everyone got this right.

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS:
102 – Lohse
84 – J
78 – Doogan
72 – Lynch
60 – Bry (’09)
60 – Teddy
54 – Alexi
48 – Ina (’08)
48 – Lil Lohse
42 – Stri
30 – KA
24 – Waters

MAC QUARTERFINALS (12 points each):
The MAC just got crazier.  And, with all this craziness, one man stands above the rest–Teddy.  Another incredible 4-for-4 and he is only three games away from a miraculous perfect bracket.

#7 W. Michigan 69 – #2 C. Michigan 60. The first game showed what we were in for in the MAC this year, as Western upset Central.  Ina, Doogan, Alexi, Lil Lohse, and Teddy all nailed this upset pick.

#3 Akron 97 – #6 E. Michigan 89 (2 OTs).  Akron, trailing all game, tied it in regulation.  Then, they fought back in the first OT to send it to a second, where they finally put Eastern away.  Wow.  Everyone got this right.  Teddy, KA, Lohse, Lynch, Waters, and J all kept their champ alive…barely.

#9 Ohio 81 – #1 Kent St. 64.  And, the shock of the day was the Ohio Bobcats over the top-seeded Golden Flashes.  Somehow, Lohse and Teddy nailed this one.  Yes, this is the tournament where Teddy is still perfect.  Teddy keeps a finalist alive here.  Bry, Ina, Doogan, Stri, Alexi, and Lil Lohse lost a champion.

#4 Miami (OH) 73 – #5 Buffalo 59.  In a back-and-forth game, Miami pulled away at the end to knock off Buffalo and advance to the semis to face Ohio.  Teddy, KA, Waters, Stri, and Doogan got this right.  KA keeps a finalist alive.

MAC STANDINGS:
*156 – Teddy
90 – Doogan (’08, ’09t)
84 – Ina (’09t)
84 – Lil Lohse
48 – Lohse
48 – Waters
42 – Lynch
36  – KA
36 – Stri
30 – Bry
30 – J

SOUTHLAND SEMIFINALS (8 points each):
The Southland is down to two teams for one bid.  The top two teams advance, as nine CTC’ers get them both right.  Lohse and KA missed them both.

#1 Sam Houston St 88 – #4 SE Louisiana 85.  A close win for Sam Houston St. (the best offensive team in the conference) and now they’re only a win away from the Dance.  Lohse and KA lost this game, and their champion in the process.

#2 Stephen F. Austin 60 – #3 Texas A&M – CC 53.  SFA played a typical defensive struggle, taking out Corpus Christie to advance to the finals against SHSU.  KA missed this one.  J and Lohse had already missed it with earlier picks.

SOUTHLAND STANDINGS:
*32 – Waters (’09)
28 – Alexi
28 – Lynch
28 – Stri
28 – Teddy
24 – Bry (’08)
24 – Doogan
24 – Ina
24 – Lil Lohse
16 – J
12 – KA
12 – Lohse

WAC QUARTERFINALS (8 points each):
The WAC tipped off in Reno and it was all chalk.  Most of the field got all four.

#1 Utah St. 84 – #8 Boise St. 60.  The top-seeded Aggies absolutely crushed Boise.  Everyone got this right.

#4 Louisiana Tech 74 – #5 Fresno St. 66.  La Tech is a nice team and will now get a shot at Utah St. in the semis.  Lohse and KA both missed this.  KA lost a finalist.  Lynch kept a finalist alive.

#2 Nevada 87 – #7 Idaho 71.  The host Wolfpack hammered the Vandals.  Only Teddy missed this one.

#3 New Mexico St. 90 – #6 San Jose St. 69.  NM State took care of SJ State with ease.  KA and Lynch got this one wrong.  Teddy keeps a finalist alive. 

BIG WEST QUARTERFINALS (4 points each):
The 3- and 4-seeds enter the fray in the Big West and take out the survivors from the opening round en route to the semis, when the 1- and 2-seeds will arrive.  Bry and Alexi were the only two to get both of these.

#4 UC-Davis 68 – #5 CS-Fullerton 65.  Davis comes from behind to knock off Fullerton.  They will get #1 UCSB in the semis.  Bry, Stri, Alexi, and Lynch got this right.  Waters and KA lost finalists. 

#3 Long Beach St. 79 – #6 Cal Poly 69.  Dan Monson’s squad came through to knock off Cal Poly as they head to the semis against Pacific.  Stri and Lynch missed Cal Poly.  Doogan had already missed this.  Everyone else had LBSU.

MEAC QUARTERFINALS (4 points each):
Two more quarters for the MEAC, completes a divided quarterfinal round.  Alexi, Ina, and KA got both of these right.

#3 S.C. State 59 – #6 MD-Eastern Shore 53.  S.C. State ended a nice season for Eastern Shore.  Doogan had E. Shore here.  Stri and Waters had Coppin St.  Everyone else got it right.  KA kept her champion alive.

#5 Hampton 73 – #4 Norfolk St. 70.  In a tight, back-and-forth game, Hampton eliminates a solid Norfolk team.  KA, Alexi, Doogan, and Ina got this right.  Waters kept a finalist alive.  Teddy and Stri lost their champions.

SWAC QUARTERFINALS (4 points each):
And the SWAC completes their quarterfinal round one day after the elimination of #1 Jackson St.  Most of the field nailed both of these games.

#5 Texas-Southern 66 – #4 Prairie View A&M 49.  In a game that would decide who would enter the semis as a favorite to reach the finals, TX-Southern hammered Prairie View.  Only Lynch and KA missed this one.  Lohse has TX-Southern in the finals, which looks like a great pick now with Jackson St. out.

#3 Alabama St. 56 – #6 Alabama A&M 45.  ASU took out in-state rival, A&M.  They will move on to face AR-Pine Bluff in the semis on Friday.  KA missed this one.  The two Lohses kept a champion alive.

SWAC STANDINGS:
22 – Bry
22 – Ina
22 – Teddy
18 – J
16 – Lynch
14 – Alexi
14 – Lil Lohse
14 – Lohse
14 – Waters
12 – KA
10 – Doogan
10 – Stri