by Bobby Knight | May 5, 2016 | Blog
Finally some good news on the men’s tennis front – Arizona State is bringing back its men’s tennis program .Here is the full release from ASU which you can also read below and here was the video of the press conference.ASU Reinstates Men’s TennisTEMPE, Ariz. After an eight-year hiatus, Sun Devil Athletics announced the reinstatement of the men’s tennis program at Arizona State. Through a lead gift of $1M by Buffie and Ray Anderson, Vice President for University Athletics, ASU will now field a total of 26 NCAA varsity sports.”ASU student athletes exemplify the University’s commitment to access, excellence and impact,...
by Bobby Knight | May 4, 2016 | Blog
NCAA Men’s FieldInteractive BracketPrintable BracketMaster Lineups – seems to cut-off after Tulsa – others listed below Click below for more infoFew of the master lineups that got cut-off:VirginiaVirginia TechArmyValparaisoVanderbilt WashingtonWeber StateWake ForestInstant Takeaways:The committee made some changes based on head-to-head results but they didn’t make others.North Carolina got the bump over UCLA for beating them at the National Indoors while Texas Tech did not get the bump over Georgia despite beating them at the National Indoors.USC got the bump over Oklahoma for beating them at the National Indoors while...
by Bobby Knight | May 3, 2016 | Blog
NCAA Women’s FieldInteractive BracketPrintable BracketMaster Lineups
by Bobby Knight | May 3, 2016 | Blog
64 teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament with that number comprised of 32 automatic qualifiers and 32 at-large bids (the AQs are at the bottom of the link). The at-large cut-off for the women’s field ended up at 43 since there were 11 conference champions that were ranked in the top 43.As with the men there are a few spots that are literally separated by tenths of a point and in the case of Texas Tech and Georgia Tech hundredths of a point. I’m showing that Texas Tech is .003 ahead of Georgia Tech for the No. 16 spot so with the difference being that small we just won’t know for sure until the names are announced tomorrow.It appears...
by Bobby Knight | May 2, 2016 | Blog
Well it has been one heck of a regular season but we are now officially headed to the postseason. The final regular season rankings were run twice to account for all the weekend’s results and this set of rankings will be used to determine the NCAA Tournament field.64 teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament with that number comprised of 31 automatic qualifiers and 33 at-large bids (the AQs are at the bottom of the link). The at-large cut-off for the men’s field ended up at 42 since there were 9 conference champions that were ranked in the top 42. There were a few spots where the difference between two teams was a matter of tenths of a point with...
by Bobby Knight | May 2, 2016 | Blog
Championship Sunday delivered some great matches throughout the country but the highest profile match took place in Stillwater as Texas Tech met TCU in the finals of the Big 12 Championships. The teams were regular season co-champs but Texas Tech got the No. 1 seed due to its win over TCU in the regular season.Texas Tech won the doubles point in the regular season meeting and they’d do it again today after picking up a 7-5 win at No. 1 and a 6-4 win at No. 2.TCU bounced back in singles, minus Eduardo Nava, and took five opening sets with Texas Tech getting it’s only first set from Alex Sendegeya at No. 3. TCU sophomore Trevor Johnson put the Horned...
by Bobby Knight | May 2, 2016 | Blog
I thought I had seen it all after witnessing last year’s 4-3 thriller but I think today’s finish may have taken the cake. This was the sixth year in a row that Wichita State and Drake had met in the finals of the Missouri Valley Championships with Drake having won four of the last five. The weather in Wichita was definitely not ideal with match time temperatures right at 50 degrees, gray skies, and a stiff wind that was just under 20 miles per hour.Wichita State came out fired up in doubles and would grab its first lead when Sergio de Vilchez and Eddie Stoica broke Calum MacGeoch to go up 3-1 at No. 3. Wichita State’s No. 2 team of Miroslav...
by Bobby Knight | May 1, 2016 | Blog
Semifinal Saturday was a busy one with two of the closest matches taking place at the same time in Stillwater at the Big 12 Championships.TCU edged Oklahoma in the regular season 4-3 and even though Andrew Harris wasn’t playing today you figured it would be still be a close one. TCU’s usual No. 4 Eduardo Nava was out as well so each team had to shuffle its lineup a bit.TCU took the doubles point but it was anything but easy – well it was easy at No. 3 but not on the other two courts. Cameron Norrie and Alex Rybakov won 6-1 at No. 3 but OU’s Spencer Papa and Alex Ghilea picked up a 7-5 win at No. 1. OU’s Axel Alvarez and Austin...
by Bobby Knight | May 1, 2016 | Blog
The finals are set at the 2016 Missouri Valley Championships after both Wichita State and Drake ran through their competition from Illinois. In the opening match of the day the No. 1 seed Wichita State met the No. 3 seed Illinois State. The weather wasn’t exactly ideal at match time (53 degrees/15 mph winds/overcast) but it improved as the day went on.Wichita State’s No. 2 team of Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue didn’t have any issues with the conditions as they rolled, and I mean rolled, to a 6-0 win over Illinois State’s Christoffer Greve and Dylan Steffens in a match that took all of 11 minutes.It only took 11 minutes for...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 30, 2016 | Blog
Every year there are a handful of teams that play their way into the NCAA Tournament and after Baylor’s performance today we can add another team to that list. Baylor came in to today’s match against Oklahoma State firmly on the bubble and most likely needed a win to earn its spot in the NCAAs.Due to the inclement weather the match was moved indoors and since there was a log-jam of matches to be played they played singles first. Oklahoma State won the regular season meeting less than two weeks ago in a match that was played indoors in Stillwater so you figured they had to feel pretty confident about their chances.Oklahoma State came out strong in...
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