We're Dancin'

I'm talking about the Big Dance. The NCAA tourney. March Madness. Ohio State will be in the mix when it comes down to the NCAA Tournament for the basketball national title. Both the men's team and the women's team are looked at as favorites to go far into the NCAA tourney this year. Both teams have won the regular season Big Ten Conference Titles and the women have won the Big Ten Tournament. Both teams have 20+ wins seasons and both teams are ranked in the top ten nationally for the first time that I can remember. The women have been doing well in the past years, but the men haven't done too much since the last time they made it to the Final Four way back in the day(2000) maybe? Both teams should be a number 2 or 3 seed and there is some talk that, if they can win the Big Ten Tournament, the men could be a number 1 seed. Everyone was talking about next year, when OSU would get their great freshmen recruits, for the men to make a run in the tournament but it looks like everyone underestimated second year coach Thad Matta. It is amazing that the men are in the top ten and are the team to beat from the Big Ten. Their wins include victories over Michigan State, Ilinois, Indiana, and Iowa (plus sweeping the boys from up north) and their four losses were by a combined 15 points. Their worst loss was by 10, so that means they were five points from a one loss season and being in the top five. Now, to be honest, I don't follow the women's team much, but I have been watching as many of the men's games as I could this season. They have a good mis of outside shooting and an inside game that can pick up the slack if the three ball doesn't fall. Add that to a stingy defense, and you get a team that could go to the Final Four. It's all very exciting. First, we need to look to the Big Ten Tourney, where the Bucks will play either Northwestern or Penn State this tomorrow at noon. Plerrt exciting stuff. Go Bucks!