Friday, March 12, 2004
Afternoon Roundup: Two Print Pundits
----After losing to Kentucky in today's SEC quarterfinal, Georgia's bubble has burst. But earlier this morning, Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution commended Dennis Felton and the Bulldogs for a "proud display of senior class."For all the hits absorbed by this program the last 13 months, the Bulldogs remain a remarkably tough bunch. This season could have, maybe even should have, gotten away from them, but they have 16 wins in the bank and a fighting chance to crash the Big Dance. That's success any way you slice it.
----Dee Brown's a player, but Herb Gould of the Chicago Sun-Times demonstrates a little regional bias when sizing up the NCAA tournament. In a weak Big 10, Illinois should be a 5 or 6 seed rather than a 4 seed.
--East
1. St. Joe's
2. Pittsburgh
3. Georgia Tech
4. Cincinnati
--South
1. Duke
2. Kentucky
3. Texas
4. Syracuse
--Midwest
1. Mississippi State
2. Oklahoma State
3. N.C. State
4. Illinois
--West
1. Stanford
2. Gonzaga
3. Connecticut
4. Wake Forest
