Game 10 Schedule of Games...

Final day Schedule of Games...
Marshall (3-3) at Indiana (4-2)
Oklahoma State (3-3) at St Bonaventure (5-1)
Columbia (1-5) at Boston College (3-3)
Southern Illinois (2-4) at Portland State (3-3)

Congrats St Bonaventure on winning the Season 34 PIT and claiming an automatic bid to next season's classic...

Good luck all on the conference season and thanks again for your participation in this season's tourney!!!

Game 9 Schedule of Games...

Oklahoma State (3-2) at Indiana (3-2)
St Bonaventure (5-0) at Marshall (2-3)
Southern Illinois (1-4) at Columbia (1-4)
Portland State (3-2) at Boston College (2-3)

Standings:

St Bonaventure 5-0
Indiana 3-2
Oklahoma State 3-2
Portland State 3-2
Marshall 2-3
Boston College 2-3
Southern Illinois 1-4
Columbia 1-4

Game 6 Schedule of Games...

Indiana (2-0) at Portland State (2-1)
Marshall (1-1) at Southern Illinois (0-2)
St Bonaventure (2-0) at Boston College (1-1)
Oklahoma State (1-2) at Columbia (0-2)

Standings:

Indiana 2-0
St Bonaventure 2-0
Portland State 2-1
Boston College 1-1
Marshall 1-1
Oklahoma State 1-2
S Illinois 0-2
Columbia 0-2

Game 5 Schedule of Games...

Southern Illinois 0-1 at Oklahoma State 0-2
Portland State 2-0 at St Bonaventure 1-0
Columbia 0-1 at Marshall 0-1
Boston College 1-0 at Indiana 1-0

Standings

Portland State 2-0
Indiana 1-0
St Bonaventure 1-0
Boston College 1-0
Marshall 0-1
Southern Illinois 0-1
Columbia 0-1
Oklahoma State 0-2

Season 34 PIT edition to begin tonight...

Indiana (kendrik2) at Southern Illinois (tperro)
Portland State (mjbcoug) at Marshall (pdanao)
St Bonaventure (thadb) at Columbia (testudo34)
Boston College (kevbo65) at Oklahoma State (wew621)


Good luck everyone!!!!

Season 35 PIT Schedule...

Without further ado, here is the schedule...

Game 4
Season 34 Winner at Marquette (kainvb)
#15 VCU (jes2176) at #3 Syracuse (fairbanka)
#17 Buffalo (shtickless_1) at Alabama State (bdr127)
#6 Arizona (jjbarone) at #23 Boston College (kevbo65)

Game 5
Marquette at Boston College
VCU at Buffalo
Alabama State at Syracuse
Arizona at Season 34 Winner

Game 6
Season 34 Winner at VCU
Syracuse at Marquette
Buffalo at Arizona
Boston College at Alabama State

Game 7
Marquette at Buffalo
VCU at Boston College
Alabama State at Season 34 Winner
Arizona at Syracuse

Game 8
Season 34 Winner at Buffalo
Syracuse at Boston College
Arizona at Marquette
Alabama State at VCU

Game 9
Boston College at Season 34 Winner
Buffalo at Syracuse
Marquette at Alabama State
VCU at Arizona

Game 10
Syracuse at Season 34 Winner
Boston College at Buffalo
Alabama State at Arizona
Marquette at VCU

Season 35 PIT Field Announced...

Five currently ranked teams will be featured in the Season 35 field.

The field includes...

#3 Syracuse
#6 Arizona
#15 VCU
#17 Buffalo
#23 Boston College
Marquette
Alabama State

The final spot will be determined once the Season 34 games take place. As one can see, this will shape up to be another great PIT field...

Season 33 Final Standings...

1st Place Indiana 5-1
2nd Place Boston College 5-1
3rd Place Connecticut 4-2
4th Place Washington State 3-3
5th Place Drexel 2-4
6th Place Tennessee 1-5
7th Place Vermont 1-5

Again, thanks for everyone's participation and good luck the rest of the way...

CONGRATULATIONS INDIANA...

On winning the Season 33 PIT Championship!!!!

Final day schedule of Games...

Connecticut (4-1) at Boston College (4-1)
Drexel (2-3) at Vermont (0-5)
Washington State (2-3) at Tennessee (1-4)

Game 9 Schedule...

Boston College (4-0) at Indiana (4-1)
Washington St (2-2) at Drexel (1-3)
Tennessee (0-4) at Vermont (0-4)

Connecticut (4-1) has a bye from tourney play

NOTE: With a victory tonight, Indiana will clinch the PIT Championship....

Standings

Boston College 4-0
Indiana 4-1
Connecticut 4-1
Washington State 2-2
Drexel 1-3
Vermont 0-4
Tennessee 0-4

Game 7 Schedule...

Washington St. (1-1) at Boston College (3-0)
Tennessee (0-2) at Connecticut (3-0)
Vermont (0-2) at Indiana (2-1)

Drexel (0-3) is not playing a tourney game today...

Standings

Connecticut 3-0
Boston College 3-0
Indiana 2-1
Washington State 1-1
Vermont 0-2
Tennessee 0-2
Drexel 0-3

Game 5 Schedule ...

Washington State (0-0) at Connecticut (1-0)
Tennessee (0-1) at Boston College (1-0)
Drexel (0-1) at Indiana (1-0)

Vermont (0-1) has a day off from tourney

Season 34 Schedule of Games Announced!

Game 4
Season 33 Winner at Southern Illinois (tperro)
Portland State (mjbcoug) at Marshall (pdanao)
St Bonaventure (thadb) at Columbia (testudo34)
Boston College (kevbo65) at Oklahoma State (wew621)

Game 5
Southern Illinois at Oklahoma State
Portland State at St Bonaventure
Columbia at Marshall
Boston College at Season 33 Winner

Game 6
Season 33 Winner at Portland State
Marshall at Southern Illinois
St Bonaventure at Boston College
Oklahoma State at Columbia

Game 7
Southern Illinois at St Bonaventure
Portland State at Oklahoma State
Columbia at Season 33 Winner
Boston College at Marshall

Game 8
Season 33 Winner at St Bonaventure
Marshall at Oklahoma State
Boston College at Southern Illinois
Columbia at Portland State

Game 9
Oklahoma State at Season 33 Winner
St Bonaventure at Marshall
Southern Illinois at Columbia
Portland State at Boston College

Game 10
Marshall at Season 33 Winner
Oklahoma State at St Bonaventure
Columbia at Boston College
Southern Illinois at Portland State

Season 34 PIT is Announced!

Here are the participants for the Pre-Conference Invitational Tournament for Season 34...

Season 33 Winner (TBD)

#18 Marshall 22-4

St Bonaventure 19-7

Oklahoma State 20-6

#14 Boston College 17-9

Columbia 18-8

Portland State 20-6

Southern Illinois 17-9

Final Season 32 PIT Standings

1st Place Marshall 6-1
2nd Place Oklahoma 5-2
3rd Place Xavier 4-3
4th Place Boston College 4-3
5th Place Coastal Carolina 4-3
6th Place Miami, FL 3-4
7th Place Villanova 2-5
8th Place Arkansas LR 0-7

Season 32 PIT Standings after Game 10

Congratulations Marshall on winning the Season 32 PIT!!!

Standings as of Game 10:

Marshall 6-1
Oklahoma 5-2
Coastal Carolina 4-3
Xavier 4-3
Boston College 3-3 *
Miami, FL 3-3 *
Villanova 2-5
Arkansas LR 0-7

* Game to be yet played...

Game 9 Schedule of Games..

Marshall (5-0) at Miami, FL (2-2)

Villanova (2-3) at Oklahoma (3-2)

Coastal Carolina (3-2) at Arkansas LR (0-5)

Boston College (2-2) at Xavier (2-3)

Right now, it is Marshall's tourney to lose....With a win tonight over Miami, FL, they will win this season. If they don't, they can still clinch with a win over Villanova in their final game.

Standings after 5 games:

Marshall 5-0
Oklahoma 3-2
Coastal Carolina 3-2
Boston College 2-2
Miami, FL 2-2
Xavier 2-3
Villanova 2-3
Arkansas LR 0-5

Game 8 Schedule of Games...

Miami, FL (1-2) at Villanova (2-2)

Oklahoma (3-1) at Marshall (4-0)

Xavier (2-2) at Coastal Carolina (2-2)

Arkansas LR (0-4) at Boston College (1-2)

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Standings after 4 games:

Marshall 4-0
Oklahoma 3-1
Coastal Carolina 2-2
Xavier 2-2
Villanova 2-2
Boston College 1-2
Miami, FL 1-2
Arkansas LR 0-4

Game 7 Schedule of Games...

Coastal Carolina (2-1) at Villanova (1-2)

Boston College (1-1) at Marshall (3-0)

Arkansas Little Rock (0-3) at Miami, FL (0-2)

Xavier (2-1) at Oklahoma (2-1)

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Standings after 3 games:

Marshall 3-0
Oklahoma 2-1
Coastal Carolina 2-1
Xavier 2-1
Boston College 1-1
Villanova 1-2
Miami, FL 0-2
Arkansas LR 0-3

Game 6 Schedule of Games...

Game 6 Schedule of Games...

Oklahoma (2-0) at Coastal Carolina (1-1)

Villanova (1-1) at Xavier (1-1)

Marshall (2-0) at Arkansas Little Rock (0-2)

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Standings after 2 games:

Oklahoma 2-0
Marshall 2-0
Coastal Carolina 1-1
Boston College 1-1
Villanova 1-1
Xavier 1-1
Miami, FL 0-2
Arkansas LR 0-2

Game 5 Schedule of Games

Tonight's Games are as follows:

Coastal Carolina (1-0) at Marshall (1-0)

Boston College (0-1) at Villanova (1-0)

Arkansas Little Rock (0-1) at Oklahoma (1-0)

Xavier (0-1) at Miami, FL (0-1)

Announcing the Season 33 PIT Schedule...

Please note that if any coach switches schools after the current season, I need to be notified ASAP so that the schedule shows your new school. If you switch schools after Season 32, your old school will still participate in the Season 33 field, but you will be offered an invitation to participate in a later season.

Please also note that you will need to leave a spot open on your schedule whenever it says "Season 32 winner" as we won't know this until a later date. The team that wins next season's classic will do the inviting for these games. Otherwise the home team will invite the visiting team on the schedule...Please make sure that you refer to this schedule and get it right or we will have a huge mess!
Without further ado, here is the schedule...

Game 4
Season 32 Champion at LaSalle (doomey)
Tennessee (kings/40s) at Indiana (kendrik2)
Boston College (kevbo65) at Drexel (jbarr007)
Vermont (bentlie29) at Connecticut (playmaker)

Game 5
LaSalle at Connecticut
Tennessee at Boston College
Drexel at Indiana
Vermont at Season 32 Champion

Game 6
Season 32 Champ at Tennessee
Indiana at LaSalle
Boston College at Vermont
Connecticut at Drexel

Game 7
LaSalle at Boston College
Tennessee at Connecticut
Drexel at Season 32 Champ
Vermont at Indiana

Game 8
Season 32 Champ at Boston College
Indiana at Connecticut
Vermont at LaSalle
Drexel at Tennessee

Game 9
Connecticut at Season 32 Champ
Boston College at Indiana
LaSalle at Drexel
Tennessee at Vermont

Game 10
Indiana at Season 32 Champ
Connecticut at Boston College
Drexel at Vermont
LaSalle at Tennessee

Congratulations to Season 31 PIT Champ Miami, FL!!

1st Place Miami, FL
2nd Place Ohio
3rd Place Illinois
4th Place Cal Irvine
5th Place Creighton
6th Place Brown
7th Place George Mason
8th Place Tennessee Tech

So ends another installment of the PIT...

Watch for further updates as the season goes on regarding the Season 31 field and profiles of the Season 32 field. The tournament will also feature a new host as Boston College becomes the host school...

Final Day Schedule of Games...

Championship Game
Ohio (6-0) at Miami, FL (6-0)

Tennessee Tech (0-6) at Illinois (4-2)
Brown (2-3) at Creighton (2-4)
Cal Irvine (2-3) at George Mason (1-5)

Another 2 of 3 Wins for the Home Team Last Evening...

In last night's action, the home team took 2 of the 3 scheduled matchups...

Miami, FL (4-0) defeated George Mason (1-3) 92-46
Brown (1-3) defeated Tennessee Tech (0-4) 92-48

In the lone road victory, Ohio (4-0) beat Cal Irvine (1-3) 81-60

Tonight's 1st huge game towards deciding the Season #31 PIT Champion takes place as Miami, FL travels to Illinois. Both teams are undefeated and a loss may end hopes of the title as Ohio also remains undefeated at this point in the tournament.

Current Standings:

Illinois 4-0
Ohio 4-0
Miami, FL 4-0
Creighton 1-3
Cal Irvine 1-3
Brown 1-3
George Mason 1-3
Tennessee Tech 0-4

Game 8 Schedule...

Miami FL (4-0) at Illinois (4-0)
Ohio (4-0) at Tennessee Tech (0-4)
Creighton (1-3) at George Mason (1-3)
Cal Irvine (1-3) at Brown (1-3)

Home Team Takes 2 of 3 Games Last Evening

In last night's action, the home team came away with 2 games in the victory column...

Ohio (3-0) defeated Creighton (1-3) 81-67
Miami, FL (3-0) defeated Brown (0-3) 69-46

In the lone road victory last evening...
George Mason (1-2) upended Tennessee Tech (0-3) 82-55

Current Standings:
Illinois 4-0
Ohio 3-0
Miami, FL 3-0
Cal Irvine 1-2
George Mason 1-2
Creighton 1-3
Brown 0-3
Tennessee Tech 0-3

Game 7 Schedule of Games...

Tennessee Tech (0-3) at Brown (0-3)

George Mason (1-2) at Miami FL (3-0)

Ohio (3-0) at Cal Irvine (1-2)

Day 2 Goes to the Roadies!

Road Teams took 3 of the 4 matchups in last evenings Season #31 PIT.

Road victors included...
Miami, FL (2-0) over Creighton (1-2) 79-61
Ohio (2-0) over Brown (0-2) 75-69
Illinois (4-0) over George Mason (0-2) 95-34

In the lone home victory, Tennessee Tech (0-2) was defeated by Cal Irvine (1-2) 79-55.

Current Standings:
Illinois 4-0
Ohio 2-0
Miami, FL 2-0
Creighton 1-2
Cal Irvine 1-2
Brown 0-2
George Mason 0-2
Tennessee Tech 0-2

Game 6 Schedule of Games...

Creighton (1-2) at Ohio (2-0)
Brown (0-2) at Miami FL (2-0)
George Mason (0-2) at Tennessee Tech (0-2)

Home Teams Rule 1st Full Day of PIT

In action last evening, the home team won 3 of the 4 matchups...

Home teams that were victorious...
Illinois over Brown 75-50
Miami, FL over Cal Irvine 76-64
Ohio over George Mason 132-72...Yes, that is right 132 points scored by Ohio last night which was far away the largest margin of victory and largest point total by one team in a game.

In the one road victory, Creighton defeated the host school, Tennessee Tech 97-44...

Tournament Standings:
Illinois 3-0
Ohio 1-0
Miami, FL 1-0
Creighton 1-1
Brown 0-1
Tennessee Tech 0-1
George Mason 0-1
Cal Irvine 0-2

Game 5 Schedule of Games...

Miami FL (1-0) at Creighton (1-1)
Ohio (1-0) at Brown (0-1)
Illinois (3-0) at George Mason (0-1)
Tennessee Tech (0-1) at Cal Irvine (0-2)

Season 31 PIT Now Underway....

While the Season 31 PIT goes into full swing tonight, some games have been played already...
In action this far, #17 Illinois has defeated both Creighton (66-53) and Cal Irvine (85-41) to jump out to a 2-0 tournament record.

Tonight's games are as follows:
Cal Irvine (bearcat74) at Miami FL (goodtymes31)
George Mason (SIM AI) at Ohio (blakesdad)
Brown (jgsolari3) at Illinois (kgoat)
Creighton (stevie_robot) at Tennessee Tech (SIM AI)

Tournament Standings:
Illinois 2-0
Miami, FL 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Tennessee Tech 0-0
George Mason 0-0
Brown 0-0
Creighton 0-1
Cal Irvine 0-1

Keep checking for further updates as the tournament gets into high gear...

New Tournament Host Slated Starting Season 32...

With the recent hiring of kevbo65, Boston College has become the new host of the PIT starting in Season 32. This will no doubt become the host school for many PIT classics to come...

Could this be true???

Season 30 PIT Field Has Been Eliminated...

The hopes for a National Champ coming from the Season 30 PIT field ended last night after both Miami, FL and Tennessee Tech were defeated in Sweet 16 matchups. Washington defeated Miami, FL and Tennessee Tech fell at the hands of defending National Champ Michigan State 85-80.

It was a great season for both teams as well as the Season 30 PIT field. Only 2 teams can go out on a winning note at season's end, but now the wait and the hopes return as we head for Season 31. The big decision remains as Tennessee head coach kevbo65 must decide whether to stay put and rebuild or whether to take this year's success to a higher level conference. Any move would forfeit his chance to repeat at the PIT crown and would force a move for the Tourney for Season 32...

Until next time...

Season 30 PIT Coach Recognized...

This seasons Collegiate Sports Writers Association selection for National Coach of the Year goes to kevbo65 who led Tennessee Tech. to a record of 28-3. This is the 1st National COY Award for kevbo65.

Season 30 PIT Field Shrinks to 2!

And Then There Were 2...
The Season 30 Field took a big hit last evening and we are now down to the final 2...Tonight's matchups are as follows...
#6 Tennessee Tech vs. #8 Michigan State (defending NT Champs)

#3 Miami, FL vs. #19 Washington

Good luck in the games tonight!!

Season 30 PIT Field Sends All 5 to the 2nd Round...

Well, the Season 30 PIT field went 5 for 5 last evening in the 1st round of the NT. The same won't be said after the 2nd round tho'...

*****Winners of these 2 games face each other in next round****

#6 Tennessee Tech vs #21 Auburn

Western Illinois vs. #14 Michigan State

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*****Winners of these 2 games face each other in next round****

#5 Miami, FL vs South Carolina State

Arkansas Little Rock vs. Washington

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It is pretty weird that we may see rematches of games played in the PIT this season. If they happen though, they will be real competitive...

Good luck in the games tonight!

Five Season 30 PIT Teams Make the NT...

South Region
#1 Seed Tennessee Tech (26-3) vs. Idaho State
#12 Seed Western Illinois (20-8) vs. Marshall (Season 32 participant)

East Region
#1 Seed Miami, FL (23-6) vs. Utah State
#8 Seed South Carolina State (20-8) vs. Southern Miss
#4 Seed Arkansas Little Rock (23-6) vs. IPFW

Season 30 Field---Behind the Numbers...

Here are the RPI/SOS # for the Season 30 PIT field going into the post-season tournaments...
Conference/Overall======== RPI/SOS== Tourney
#6 Tennessee Tech 16-0/26-3== 3/48== ===NT
#5 Miami, FL 14-2/23-6======= 1/3=====NT
Arkansas Little Rock 13-3/23-6==14/44=== NT
Western Illinois 14-2/20-8===== 40/77====NT
Northwestern State 9-7/16-12--- 91/49
SC State 13-3/20-8========== 23/34 ====NT
Siena 13-3/18-11 ============81/71 ====PI
Davidson 14-2/15-13----------- 150/158

Season 31 PIT Field Sends 3 Teams to Season 30 NT...

South Region
#1 Seed Tennessee Tech (26-3) vs Idaho State

Midwest Region
#15 George Mason (23-6) vs. North Carolina

East Region
#1 Miami, FL (23-6) vs. Utah State

Five teams from the Season 32 PIT make the NT tourney for Season 30...

South Region
#1 Seed Tennessee Tech (26-3) vs Idaho State
#5 Seed Marshall (23-5) vs. Western Illinois

Midwest Region
#1 Seed Oklahoma (26-3) vs. Tulsa

East Region
#4 Seed Arkansas Little Rock (23-6) vs. IPFW
#15 Seed Xavier (20-9) vs. Virginia

Season 32 PIT Field Announced

Here is the complete field for the Season 32 Pre-Conference Invitational Tournament...

Team Current Record RPI/SOS
#10 Oklahoma 7-1/15-3 14/118 Big 12 South Leader
Arkansas LR 7-1/14-4 22/35 Sunbelt South Leader
Coastal Carolina 5-3/11-7 39/19 Big South East 2nd place
Xavier 7-0/11-6 88/108 A10 West Leader
#13 Marshall 7-0/16-1 8/73 C-USA East Leader
#21 Villanova 6-2/12-6 41/42 Big East East Division Leader
Tennessee Tech 7-0/14-3 12/63 Ohio Valley North Leader
Season 31 PIT winner-------------------------------To be determined---------

As you can see, this is another very strong field with very successful teams and coaches.

Season 32 Schedule Announced

Please note that if any coach switches schools after the current season, I need to be notified ASAP so that the schedule shows your new school. If you switch schools after Season 31, your old school will still participate in the Season 32 field, but you will be offered an invitation to participate in a later season.
Please also note that you will need to leave a spot open on your schedule whenever it says "Season 31 winner" as we won't know this until a later date. The team that wins next season's classic will do the inviting for these games. Otherwise the home team will invite the visiting team on the schedule...Please make sure that you refer to this schedule and get it right or we will have a huge mess!
Without further ado, here is the schedule...

Game 4
Season 31 Winner (TBD) at Coastal Carolina (mgccpro)
Tennessee Tech (kevbo65) at #10 Oklahoma (tracyr)
#21 Villanova (rgun) at Arkansas, Little Rock (ice3pter)
Xavier (delynn10 ) at #13 Marshall (pdanao)
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Game 5
Coastal Carolina at Marshall
Tennessee Tech at Villanova
Arkansas Little Rock at Oklahoma
Xavier at Season 31 Winner
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Game 6
Season 31 Winner at Tennessee Tech
Oklahoma at Coastal Carolina
Villanova at Xavier
Marshall at Arkansas Little Rock
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Game 7
Coastal Carolina at Villanova
Tennessee Tech at Marshall
Arkansas Little Rock at Season 31 Winner
Xavier at Oklahoma
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Game 8
Season 31 Winner at Villanova
Oklahoma at Marshall
Xavier at Coastal Carolina
Arkansas Little Rock at Tennessee Tech
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Game 9
Marshall at Season 31 Winner
Villanova at Oklahoma
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas Little Rock
Tennessee Tech at Xavier
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Game 10
Oklahoma at Season 31 Winner
Marshall at Villanova
Arkansas Little Rock at Xavier
Coastal Carolina at Tennessee Tech

PIT Season 30 Final Standings

1st place--Tennessee Tech 6-1
2nd place--Miami, FL 6-1
3rd place--Arkansas Little Rock 4-3
4th place--Northwestern State 4-3
5th place--South Carolina State 3-4
6th place--Western Illinois 3-4
7th place--Siena 2-5
8th place--Davidson 0-7

Thanks again to all that participated in this years classic and the tourney records and all tourney teams will be posted in the next few days. I will also provide updates on RPI/SOS #'s for each team as the season goes on. If you are interested in being in the Season 32 field, please submit a message to me on the message board or site mail me...

Thanks!
kevbo65

Final Day Schedule of Games...

Davidson (0-6) at SC State (2-4)
Siena (2-4) at UALR (3-3)
W Illinois (3-3) at NW State (3-3)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME****
Tennessee Tech (5-1) at #2 Miami, FL (6-0)

Special Press Conference Held Today

A press conference was initially scheduled for yesterday to discuss the state of the RPI/SOS numbers that had just come out, but was later postponed as kevbo65 was still fuming by the initial results. Just after the home pep rally today, a press conference was held to discuss the issue. As a side note, during the pep rally a chant broke out "Nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts, we got screwed."

At the press conference, kevbo65 questioned the system in place currently as a result of the teams that are currently playing in the inaugural PIT classic. "We have currently a tournament in place that is featuring 8 teams that were in the national tournament last year and I feel that these teams are not getting the proper respect at this point in the season. We are told to go out and schedule tough competition and this tournament has clearly done that for all 8 of these teams, however the numbers just don't add up. How can there be such a huge disparity in the numbers thus far when each team is playing such a similar schedule? While we are not happy with what we see, we will allow the season to play out before we launch any further investigation to review how these numbers are arrived at."

Kevbo65 again thanked the teams that are participating in this years event and felt that some great basketball has taken place during this tournament. He also is very confident that each squad in this field will do "great things in their respective conferences and together will drive the numbers up for each other as the season plays out."

Below is the data that kevbo65 provided to base his comments on...
#2 Miami, FL (5-0) RPI 62, SOS 208
Tennessee Tech (4-1) RPI 125, SOS 233
Western Illinois (3-2) RPI 182, SOS 268
Northwestern State (3-2) RPI 117, SOS 182
Arkansas Little Rock (2-3) RPI 38, SOS 25
South Carolina State (2-3) RPI 78, SOS 84
Siena (1-4) RPI 188, SOS 73
Davidson (0-5) RPI 315, SOS 238

Round 5 Goes to the Road Warriors

The road team came away victorious in 3 of the 4 matchups in last evening's PIT. The one game claimed by the home squad was a double overtime thriller as South Carolina State prevailed over Arkansas Little Rock 106-102. Arkansas Little Rock (5-3) was staked to an early 44-35 halftime lead before South Carolina State (5-3) erased that deficit and forced the extra session with the scored tied at 82-82. One extra session proved not enough as these two teams took it to another OT with the score tied at 92-92. Finally, with 1:16 left in the 2nd OT, Floyd Gettys hit a key 3 pointer to put the game in South Carolina State's favor at 103-102 and a few freethrows later, the game was theirs.

Gettys led five players in double figures for the winning team with a game high 26 points while Darrell Lane led a balanced UALR scoring attack (as all 5 starters scored double figures) with 18 points.
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Siena (2-6) earned their 1st victory in the PIT last evening with a victory at Davidson (0-8) 69-40. Siena raced to a halftime lead of 29-15 and never looked back as they kept Davidson winless in the tourney.

Paul Williams led Siena in scoring with 19 points while Richard Bailey tallied 10 points in the loss.
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#2 Miami, FL (6-2) visited Northwestern State (5-3) and left town with the 61-41 victory. The game was a close margin at halftime (30-22 Miami,FL) however Miami, FL proved to be too much in the 2nd half as they wore down the NW State club.

David Morris was the leading scorer for Miami, Fl with 15 points while Marshall Hart scored 19 points in the defeat.
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In the final matchup last evening, Tennessee Tech (5-3) invaded the Western Illinois (5-3) gym and scored a 81-69 victory. Western Illinois led at the break 32-29 and led by as many as 10 points in the 2nd half before Andrew Fujita hit 2 free throws with 9:42 remaining to provide Tennessee Tech with a lead at 48-47. It was a lead they would never relinquish from that point.

Antonio Cruz led Tech with 17 points while Daniel Heck led Western with 15 points.
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Standings

Miami, FL 5-0
Tennessee Tech 4-1
Western Illinois 3-2
Northwestern State 3-2
Arkansas Little Rock 2-3
South Carolina State 2-3
Siena 1-4
Davidson 0-5

Day 6 Schedule of Games

SC State (2-3) at Siena (1-4)
UALR (2-3) at Davidson (0-5)
NW State (3-2) at Tenn Tech (4-1)
Miami FL (5-0) at W Illinois (3-2)

Round 4 Goes to the Home Dogs

Home teams took 3 of 4 games in last evenings installment of the PIT.

Siena (1-6) travelled to #4 Miami, FL (5-2) and were soundly defeated by the final score of 98-61. Miami, FL scored early and often as they raced to a 61-26 halftime lead.

Four bench players scored in double figures for Miami, FL led by Frank Jarrett's 16 points.

Robert Wright scored 13 points for Siena in the defeat.
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Davidson (0-7) remained winless after a defeat at Western Illinois (5-2) 51-27. Defense was on display as the halftime score was 20-15 in the favor of Western Illinois.

Daniel Heck led the winners with 11 points while Kenneth Hylton tallied 7 points in the loss.
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South Carolina State (4-3) went to Northwestern State (5-2) and left on the short end of a final score of 75-56. NW State led 36-29 at halftime and never looked back as they earned their 3rd victory in the PIT.

Robert Ransdell and Terrence Geisler paced Northwestern State with 14 points each while Floyd Gettys poured in 13 points in the losing effort for South Carolina State.
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Finally, in the evening's most entertaining matchup, Arkansas Little Rock (5-2) escaped Tennessee Tech (4-3) with a hard fought 83-74 victory in overtime. Tennessee led 40-33 at the half but UALR persistance to not go away paid off as they knotted the score up at 70-70 at the end of regulation. The score remained close in the overtime session and Clarence Farris hit 2 key freethrows with 2:24 remaining to give UALR the 75-74 lead and they never looked back after that point.

Farris led 4 players in double figures with 17 points in the victory while Young Mang scored 19 points off the bench in the losing effort.
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Standings

Miami, FL 4-0
Western Illinois 3-1
Northwestern State 3-1
Tennessee Tech 3-1
Arkansas Little Rock 2-2
South Carolina State 1-3
Siena 0-4
Davidson 0-4

Game 5 Schedule of Games

Arkansas Little Rock (2-2) at SC State (1-3)
Siena (0-4) at Davidson (0-4)
Miami FL (4-0) at NW State (3-1)
Tenn Tech (3-1) at W Illinois (3-1)

Round 3 Goes to the Road Warriors...

Day 3 of the PIT featured another 3 victories by the road team. In the only matchup in which the home team prevailed, Arkansas Little Rock (4-2) defeated Northwestern State (4-2) 91-76. UALR led by a margin of 41-33 at the half and never looked back in the 2nd half.

Andrew Young led the winners with 18 points while Jie Young took game honors with 19 points in a losing effort.
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Ricky Stewart led Western Illinois (4-2) with 21 points as they prevailed at Siena (1-5) 69-60. The game was tied at 30 at halftime and Siena then fell behind by as much at 18 points in the 2nd half before John Cameron's 3 pointer at the 2:04 mark narrowed Western's lead to 61-56. This was as close as Siena could get however as Western Illinois hit key free throws down the stretch to hold onto the victory.

Robert Wright led Siena with 12 points.
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#4 Miami, FL (4-2) travelled to Davidson (0-6) last evening and left town with a 66-49 victory. This score didn't really reflect the close nature of this game as the score was even at 29 at halftime. The score remained close throughout the 2nd half until Christopher Mazer's driving layup at the 8:22 mark extended the lead to 48-41 and Miami, FL never looked back after that point.

Charles Alexander led Miami, FL with 12 points while Hubert Freeland tallied 9 points in a losing effort.
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Tennessee Tech visited the South Carolina State gym last night and escaped with a 63-58 victory. Tennessee Tech (4-2) held a very small halftime margin of 34-32 over the very gamed South Carolina State (4-2) team. Steven Sandstrom hit a key 3 pointer with 6:23 left in regulation to break a 47-47 tie and held on late to preserve the victory.

Antonio Cruz led the victorious Tech team with 14 points while Robert Willis and Richard Lum held State close by scoring 12 points each.
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Standings
Miami, FL 3-0/4-2
Tennessee Tech 3-0/4-2
Western Illinois 2-1/4-2
Northwestern State 2-1/4-2
Arkansas Little Rock 1-2/4-2
South Carolina State 1-2/4-2
Siena 0-3/1-5
Davidson 0-3/0-6

Game 4 Schedule

Davidson (0-3) at W Illinois (2-1)
SC State (1-2) at NW State (2-1)
UALR (1-2) at Tenn Tech (3-0)
Siena (0-3) at Miami FL (3-0)

Day 2 Ruled as a Split Decision...

The 2nd day of the inaugural PIT proved to be a day in which the home team and visiting team won 2 games each...

In games featuring road victories...

Western Illinois (3-2) left Arkansas Little Rock (3-2) with a hard fought 97-89 victory. Each team left the defense at home as demonstated by both the final talley and the 52-39 margin that Western Illinois enjoyed at the break. The game seemed to be won at the 3pt line as Western Illinois went 12-24 from that distance to just 3-20 for Arkansas Litttle Rock.

Daniel Heck led the Western Illinois attack with 21 points as 5 players finished in double figures.

Roy Agee scored 18 points in a losing effort.
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Northwestern State (4-1) went to Siena (1-4) last evening and prevailed 75-71. This was undoubtably the best game of the evening as witnessed by the 37-35 halftime score and by the 69-67 score in the final minute of the game. Northwestern State had a huge 3 pointer by Kung with 55 seconds left to widen the lead to 72-67 but Siena never really gave up. The final 2 free throws were also tallied by Kung as he was fouled while the horn sounded to end the game.

Northwestern State was led by Terrence Geisler with 21 points while Paul Williams led Siena scorers with 23 points.
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Meanwhile, the home victors were as follows...

South Carolina State (4-1) went to #6 Miami, FL (3-2) and lost 69-48. Miami, FL scored early and often as they raced to a 43-17 halftime margin.

Robert Willis led South Carolina State in scoring with 9 points while David Morris paced Miami, FL with 17 points.
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Finally, the host school, Tennessee Tech (3-2) defeated Davidson (0-5) 61-50. The score stayed close as Tennessee Tech led 28-23 at half but Davidson could never find a way to overcome the deficit.

Davidson's Hubert Freeland and Kenneth Hylton led them in scoring with 12 points each while Andrew Fujita led the winning effort with 20 points.
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Standings

Miami FL 2-0
Northwestern State 2-0
Tennessee Tech 2-0
Western Illinois 1-1
South Carolina State 1-1
Arkansas LR 0-2
Siena 0-2
Davidson 0-2

Day 3 Schedule of Games

W Illinois (1-1) at Siena (0-2)
NW State (2-0) at UALR (0-2)
Tenn Tech (2-0) at SC State (1-1)
Miami FL (2-0) at Davidson (0-2)

First Round Goes to the Road Warriors...

In last nights 1st night of the inaugural PIT, the road team took 3 of the 4 matchups...

In the only matchup that the home team prevailed, South Carolina State maintained a perfect 4-0 start to the season with a victory over Western Illinois (2-2) 82-68.

SC State was paced by 5 players in double figures and was led by Robert Willis with 15 points. They jumped out to a 46-36 lead at halftime.

Fred Alling and Daniel Heck led Western Illinois with 14 points each.
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In other action, Northwestern State (3-1) went to Davidson's den and defeated them 79-58.

Marshall Hart led 3 players in double figures for NW State with 25 points, including 11-19 from the field. They lead at the half 47-30.

Davidson (0-4) was led by Steven Sayre with 14 points.
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At Arkansas Litttle Rock, Miami,FL (2-2) invaded and took UALR (3-1) hopes for a perfect season away with 86-69 victory. The game was much closer at half (35-30) and throughout the 2nd half as Miami, FL pulled away late.

David Morris led 4 Miami,FL players in double figures with 20 points while Darrell Lane paced 4 Davidson players in double figures with 18 points, including a perfect 10-10 from the charity stripe.
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Finally, the host school of the tournament, Tennessee Tech (2-2), took to the road and faced Siena (1-3). Again, the road team prevailed with a 66-34 victory after jumping out to a 40-15 halftime lead.

Tennessee Tech was led by Young Mang's 16 points off the bench while Siena was led by Paul Williams with 8 points.
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Standings:
Miami (FL) 1-0
South Carolina State 1-0
Northwestern State 1-0
Tennessee Tech 1-0
Arkansas Little Rock 0-1
Western Illinois 0-1
Davidson 0-1
Siena 0-1

Day 2 Schedule of Games

W Illinois (0-1) at Arkansas Little Rock (0-1)
NW State (1-0) at Siena (0-1)
Davidson (0-1) at Tenn Tech (1-0)
SC State (1-0) at Miami FL (1-0)

The Games are about to Begin...

The 1st installment of the PIT will start tonight...

Here is the daily schedule...

Western Illinois (woltzy) at South Carolina State (thejackal)
Northwestern State(washatkc) at Davidson (mcbain10)
Tennessee Tech (kevbo65) at Siena (austlb56)
Miami FL(goodtymes31) at University of Arkansas Little Rock (ice3pter)

An update standings board will be posted daily so that you may keep up with all of the lastest action...

It all starts counting tonight!
Best of Luck to all Participants!!
Kevin

Season 31 Teams Unveiled

Here are the teams that have accepted invitations to the PIT for Season 31...

Illinois--Coached by kgoat, they will represent the Big Ten in this classic. They have recently completed play in the Season 29 NT, making it to the 2nd round before falling to top seeded Arizona. Illinois was an At-Large entry in the tournament and finished with a record of 21-11 and were nationally at #17.

Brown--Led by jgsolari3, they will be a representative from the Ivy League in the PIT. Brown (23-8) finished the season as CT Champs and made the 2nd round of the NT before falling to 2nd seeded Maryland.

George Mason--Under the leadership of doomey, the champions of the Colonial Athletic Association finished the season with a 1st round loss in the NT to #15 Texas. They finished with a record of 26-4.

Ohio--Under coach blakesdad, they were the regular season champs of the Mac Conference and received a berth in the NT. They finished the season at (22-7) after a 1st round tournament loss to an entry in the Season 30 PIT (Siena).

Creighton--Led by stevie_robot, they were rewarded with an At-Large bid in the lastest NT. With a record of 23-7, the representative from the Missouri Valley exited the NT after a 1st round loss from another team in the Season 30 PIT (Arkansas Little Rock).

Cal Irvine--Under the leadership of bearcat74, the representatives from the Big West Conference completed their recent season with a record of 18-12. They are just itching to get a chance to play against stiff competition and feel that they have something to prove as they were the lone team to not get an invite to the latest NT.

Tennessee Tech--The host school of the tournament just completed their recent season in the Ohio Valley as regular season Co-Champs and CT champions. Coach kevbo65 and team were crushed after a 2nd round NT loss to defending champions and #1 seeded Rhode Island. They completed their season with a record of 23-8.

Season 30 PIT champions--Still to be determined, we do know that this team has participated as part of the NT as all 8 teams in the Season 30 field qualified for the NT. If the host school Tennessee Tech should happen to prevail, then the 2nd place team will then be invited into the Season 31 field.

As you can see, this shapes up to be another fantastic field. The schedule for this classic will be posted on the blog in the next few days.

Season 30 Field Goes 8 for 8!!!

The National Tourney bids for Season 29 Post-Season came out today and ALL 8 teams in next year's inaugural PIT classic were awarded spots....

In the East Region, South Carolina State (22-7) earned a spot in the tournament by winning their conference tourney. They were awarded the #16 spot in the region and will take on top seed and nationally ranked #1 Northwestern (22-6).

The South region has 2 representatives in this year's NT. With a national ranking of #23, 4th seeded Arkansas Little Rock (24-5) earned both a regular and conference championship and will oppose #13 seed Creighton (23-6 and regular season champs in the Missouri Valley). In the other matchup in this region, #11 Siena (25-4) takes a #5 seed into a matchup against #12 seed Ohio (22-6). Siena won both the regular and conference championships while Ohio was a regular season champ in the MAC. If the favorites prevail in both matchups, a 2nd round matchup would pit both teams in the next season's PIT against each other.

The Midwest region also has 2 teams represented as #5 ranked Miami FL (24-4) gets a #5 seed and faces #12 seeded Sacred Heart (19-9) in the 1st round of the NT. Miami FL was a regular season champion in the ACC while Sacred Heart was an At-Large entry into this year's field. In the other matchup, 16th seeded Davidson (16-13) will face #13 ranked and top seeded Arizona (20-9). Davidson was both the regular and conference champ while Arizona topped that by not only winning both, but also achieving the best RPI and SOS in Division I basketball.

The West Region has the most representatives as 3 teams are in the field in this region. Tennessee Tech (22-7) earned a #8 seed and faces #9 seed Kent State (21-9). Tennessee Tech won a share of the regular season and CT championship and Kent State was the CT champ in the MAC conference. In another first round matchup, #13 seed Northwestern State (21-7 and At-Large entrant) will face #22 nationally ranked and #4 seeded Eastern Washington (26-3). Eastern Washington took both the regular and CT championships in the Big Sky Conference. The final matchup featuring teams from the Season 30 PIT will feature #16 seeded Western Illinois (18-12 and Summit League CT champs) against #2 ranked and #1 seeded Rhode Island (25-3). Should Western Illinois and Tennessee Tech both find a way to win their 1st round matchups, a potential 2nd round meeting between the 2 would take place.

I am also very proud to announce that the Season 31 field has been completed as of this morning and of that field, 7 teams will be represented in this the year's NT also. Of course there is overlap as 2 of those spots have been reserved for the host school (Tennessee Tech) and the winner of the Season 30 PIT. In the next few days, I will work at putting together a feature about these schools, so please keep checking back for more features on this and the progress of the teams in the NT tournament...

Season 30 Field Update

Here are the current standings going into Conference Tourneys...

Miami FL 13-3/23-3
South Carolina State 10-6/19-7
Northwestern State 13-3/20-6
Siena 16-0/22-4
Arkansas Little Rock 15-1/21-5
Tennessee Tech 15-1/19-7
Western Illinois 10-6/14-12
Davidson 13-3/13-13

Miami FL goes into the conference tourney as ACC Co-Champs, ranked #5 nationally and boasts a RPI rating of 17.

South Carolina State goes into their conference tourney with a modest 3 game winning streak and with a RPI of 134 will need to win the conference tournament to get into a post-season tournament.

Northwestern State is clearly on the bubble for entrance in the Big Dance as the RPI is currently at 54.

Siena is currently on a 17 game winning steak going in conference tournament play and an undefeated conference slate along with a national rating of #14 and RPI of 25 has them clearly punched with a dance card.

Arkansas Litttle Rock has secured the regular season championship of the Sunbelt Conference. With a 7 game winning streak and a RPI of 20, this is another team that secured entrance in the Big Dance no matter what may happen in the conference tourney. Bubble teams everywhere are rooting for this team to win the conference tournament championship also.

Tennessee Tech has recently been crowned as Co-Champs of the Ohio Valley. Even riding into the conference tournament with a 10 game winning streak, they are still squarely on the bubble with a RPI of 46. A berth in the conference tournament final may be enough but this club must play to win the entire thing.

Western Illinois is a team that had a respectable 10-6 conference season and must win the conference tournament to gain entrance into a post-season tournament.

Davidson is currently riding an 8 game winning streak and has come a long way since the 0-10 non-conference record. This is another club that needs to have some tournament magic in order to have their post-season dreams come true.

At this point, I would also like to let you know that 7 teams have been confirmed for the Season 31 field and I am still looking for the final team. If anyone has a recommendation, please feel free to pass it my way. Once the entire field is set, I will release the names and do a similar set up that I have provided for this field.

We are getting closer to the first games being played in this classic and it looks to be a very good field. Miami FL, at this point, looks to be the favorite, but again anything can happen once you get several great teams and coaches together in one tournament-type setting.

Good luck one and all in your upcoming games!
Kevbo65

Season Recap to Date

Here are the non-conference results for the teams participating in the Season 30 PIT...

Miami FL 10-0
South Carolina State 9-1
Northwestern State 7-3
Siena 6-4
Arkansas Little Rock 6-4
Tennessee Tech 4-6
Western Illinois 4-6
Davidson 0-10

Off to a fantastic start, Miami (FL) is no fluke as they have a RPI of 12 and are ranked #6 in the country right now. Things get a little harder now though as the competition in the ACC is harder than ever including 5 other teams currently ranked in the national polls.

South Carolina State goes into the conference season with a 9-1 record including a perfect record of 5-0 on the road.

Northwestern State is off to another winning season while testing themselves in the non-conference. They were 3-1 against Top 25 competition.

Siena took to the road and played some great competition to get prepared for the conference season. Their 5-4 road record included a record of 2-1 against Top 25 competition. This earned them an RPI of 44.

Arkansas Litttle Rock finished the non-conference with a winning record and an RPI of 70. Another dominant conference season could land them in the national tourney once again.

While Tennessee Tech had a losing record in the non-conference, they are hoping that the 10 game road swing will pay dividends down the road when it comes time to hand out the national bids. Currently with a RPI of 39 and SOS of 27, no team was more tested than them as they defeated previously ranked #3 Iowa on the road in the season opener and narrowly lost to then #2 ranked Syracuse.

Western Illinois currently has a very respectable SOS of 78, but will need to have a great conference season as they RPI will hurt their chances to make the Big Dance.

No team was more hurt with the change of seasons than Davidson. One year, they are Top 5 ranked, the next they are looking for a win. This very young team hasn't been afraid to play top competition (4 teams in the Top 25) or on the road (7 games). It is just a matter of time before this team makes it way back to the top.

Tourney Participants Season 30

Here is the schedule of games for the tourney. Please note that the home team will need to be the one that requests each game and the visitor will need to be the one to accept. Please make sure that each team requests and accepts accordingly or the balance will be disrupted...See above post to make sure that you schedule and accept with the right team...

Game 4:
Western Illinois (woltzy) at South Carolina State (thejackal)
Northwestern State(washatkc) at Davidson (mcbain10)
Tennessee Tech (kevbo65) at Siena (austlb56)
Miami FL(goodtymes31) at University of Arkansas Little Rock (ice3pter)

Game 5:
W Illinois at UALR
NW State at Siena
Davidson at Tenn Tech
SC State at Miami FL

Game 6:
W Illinois at Siena
NW State at UALR
Tenn Tech at SC State
Miami FL at Davidson

Game 7:
Davidson at W Illinois
SC State at NW State
UALR at Tenn Tech
Siena at Miami FL

Game 8:
UALR at SC State
Siena at Davidson
Miami FL at NW State
Tenn Tech at W Illinois

Game 9:
SC State at Siena
UALR at Davidson
NW State at Tenn Tech
Miami FL at W Illinois

Game 10:
Davidson at SC State
Siena at UALR
Tenn Tech at Miami FL
W Illinois at NW State



Thanks again for your participation in what will become an event that will be here for seasons to come...