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Cal Receives #7 Seed in March Madness

Posted by Ben N. in Sports, Campus News, Basketball
March 13, 2006 at 12:39 am

While failing to beat UCLA for the Pac-10 Championship, Cal played extraordinarily, beating an underrated Oregon squad in double overtime before falling to the Bruins in the final game.

This was good enough to get the Golden Bears a #7 seed in March Madness this year. We will be playing in the Atlanta region, with our first game against #10 seed North Carolina State (Friday 3/17, 7:20 PM, CBS). This game is very winnable for Cal - in fact, we beat the Wolfpack the last time we went to the NCAA tournament - but our most likely opponent for the second round is Texas, who is rated #2 in the region and #8 in the country. Advancement for the Golden Bears will be very difficult this year.

Another reason to celebrate: the Stanford Cardinal fail to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years. Good luck in the NIT!

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  1. Pretty good seed, though NC State will be tough.

    Comment by Anonymous — March 13, 2006 @ 8:42 am

  2. When we play Texas we can get revenge for our Rose Bowl Snub two years ago. Man, hope is intoxicating.
    P.S. - Monmouth over Oral Roberts in the Finals!

    Comment by Bfeinberg — March 13, 2006 @ 10:45 am

  3. Game is likely at 7:20 eastern standard.

    Comment by anon — March 13, 2006 @ 11:30 am

  4. We did play NC State in the NCAA tournament in the first round 3 years ago, beating them in overtime. Here’s an old recap. That was such an awesome game to watch.

    Comment by Allen L. — March 13, 2006 @ 12:57 pm

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    Comment by Island Dave — March 16, 2006 @ 10:32 am

  6. Hehe, “Oral Roberts,” hehe, oral, hehe

    Comment by Anonymous — March 16, 2006 @ 3:26 pm

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