Dukes come from behind win vs UNC was huge today. Should be some great Conference finals on show tomorrow. Anyone else calling in sick come Friday?

^ a true hooper pulls a sickie for a basketball game )

Oh sorry Anon guess you wouldn't know what March Madness is about. Go back to watching your hockey.

Chima Moneke and UC Davis are dancing for the first time after winning the Big West tournament, holding off regular season champions UC Irvine 50-47. They are just one of a number of teams boasting Australian's who have earned automatic bids to play in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

MVP Moneke, Pinder and White are dancing

Is there a Hoops bracket challenge? Could be fun on ESPN...

It's coming!

The 2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge set up! Join in on the fun.

The Pick and Roll Bracket Challenge

Really looking forward to seeing if Duke get the No 1 seed they deserve

Go Montana State !

A total of 15 Australians across 9 teams have been drawn to play in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Joining those who had qualified with automatic bids thanks to winning conference tournaments were a host of nationally ranked teams, including #9 Baylor, #10 Louisville, #17 Florida and #19 Saint Mary's.

We take a look at the teams and the brackets as they were drawn.

The ultimate guide on the Aussies in March Madness

Joined that group, should be a cracker!

Nice one! The more the merrier.

Breaking down the NCAA Tournament brackets for the 17 Australian men and 10 teams in action.

Breaking down the NCAA Tourney brackets for the Aussie men

Chima Moneke and UC Davis win their first four game to advance to play #1 Kansas!

Moneke had 18p & 12 rebounds.

Bugger

Ooooh....burn. Must have taken you hours to come up with that zinger

Sweet 16 and no Duke teams, is that a first?

interesting point Bear - some upsets in the women as well

With 107 all time NCAA Tournament wins as against 35 losses I'd say Duke is well in front of your "woofing Gods". They'll be back there again next year.

So, the final four is decided.

Interesting that it's two teams from the Carolinas and two from the North-West of the USA.

Is it just coincidence, or are these areas strong for a reason?

Some very close games, could have gone either way @hoopie, but it is the NCAA Madness, anything can happen and usually does.

Those areas are strong, but no stronger than others, there is four left so they got through and isn't it great!!

Chloe Bibby could be walking into an NCAA Championship winning team!

Last Aussie to do that was Mangok Mathiang at Louisville.

How does Mangakahia play in the NCAA after playing professionally in the WNBL and SEABL ?

The spectacle of the mens final stuffed up by referees. So many poor decisions made the game a slog to watch.
The Zsgs could feel aggrieved with their bigs in foul trouble so early.
I don't support either team, but NC got the better of the calls - or at least the calls that mattered.
Slight or no contact fouls called when players were competing for a rebound, yet no calls made when there was hard contact on several lay ups.
And if all that wasn't bad enough, we had to endure Dick Vitale who thinks he commentates only to fifteen year olds. Retire you old fart, you're terrible!!

Agree anon 754. It was pitiful.

Come on Dicky V is great!!! He is way more entertaining than half the guys out there. Refs were absolute rubbish today. I don't think either team was great on the night but the refs should have let them play. Both have been solid throughout the tourney so very unfortunate for Zags to have lost it in the last minute.
Overall a pretty disappointing end to March Madness.