No party favors

Maryland gets one of the biggest per-capita hauls of automatic bids to the NCAA tournament , steering three little engines that could into the field of 65, and the selection committee points two of them, Coppin ...

[WTF]

Double the number of teams-that would only add one more game!

[Jason]

The MOUNT is going to POUND Coppin!

[Don]

Jason wrote:

The MOUNT is going to POUND Coppin!

In your dreams! Forget the first part of the season. Winning 12 of 13 is more indicative of the real Coppin team. And of course, we have Fang!

[Kevin]

How comes no one is talking about the obvious? From CBSsports.com 's Gary Parrish:

3. The NCAA caved to political correctness: By any measuring device, the opening-round game should be between Coppin State and Mississippi Valley State. Instead, it's between Coppin State and Mount St. Mary's, and you know why that is as well as I know why that is.

[Norm in OC]

Congrats to UMBC, Coppins and Mt. St. Mary for doing something their local bigger brother (Terps) couldn't do. And then I see how they are matched and think at least one of them will win a game that the Terps probably wouldn't.
Enjoy the dance while you can. You all deserved it.

[steve]

Don't worry!! next year, Maryland will have five teams in the the tournment.

[steve]

Gary Williams STINKS!!!

[Flipper]

mount will be a 13 seed next year. umbc wont make it or morgan, just mount and maryland.