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Chapter 54 When the Madness Comes

At 3:15 pm on March 64th, the list of [-] teams in the NCAA National Championships was released.

After the list of participating teams is released, the committee will assign all the teams to a specific position. There are four divisions: East, South, West, and Midwest. Georgetown University is the No. [-] seed in the East.

In addition, 96 referees were divided into 8 groups, with 12 referees in each group, going to the 8 cities set in the first and second rounds of the NCAA National Championships.

There are sixteen teams in a division, and Georgetown's first opponent is the Florida State University Seminoles, the No. 16 seed in the Eastern Division.

Because it is a game system that determines the outcome, it is actually easy to get a dark horse.

There have also been some situations in history where the No. [-] seed died in the first round.

The current NCAA tournament has a total of 64 teams selected, and there is no qualifier. After the 21st century, it was changed to 65 teams, and later expanded to 68 teams, but whether it is 65 or 68, it is conventionally believed that the official start of the game is from the No. 1 seed team to the No. 16 seed team.

The venue for the game is Jacksonville, Florida.

Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida, but Florida State University's capital, Tallahassee, is not in Jacksonville.

For Florida State University, it can be regarded as half of the home court.

Even the home court is useless. The students all know that Georgetown is very strong and stable this year. They lost one game in a season. It is not easy to get upset.

It can only be said that there is still a dream, what if it comes true?

The first round plus the second round are a total of 48 games, played from the 18th to the 21st.

When the madness comes, the fans are often the first to enter the rhythm. Many Georgetown University fans bought tickets to go to Florida, ready to cheer for their team on the spot.

It’s really not that far away. If it’s more northerly, students from New York State and Massachusetts will have a farther journey.

At the same time, some NBA stars also expressed their support and predictions for the outcome in interviews.

Michael Jordan clearly expressed his support for North Carolina.

"It may not be useful to be optimistic, but to be honest, the probability of North Carolina winning the championship is still very high."

Flyers are talking nonsense. North Carolina is not too strong this year, not counting Kentucky and Georgetown, the two favorites to win the championship, and schools with ace players like Georgia Tech and Connecticut. North Carolina may not win.

Because just last year, North Carolina juniors Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace participated in the draft early, leaving only one Todd Fowler, who was barely the face of the team.

The two star centers who came out of Georgetown, like Ewing and Mourning, expressed their views clearly: "Georgetown will definitely win the championship. They have the best scorer in the NCAA."

There are also many people who support Kentucky, because Kentucky's strength on paper is too strong, and it seems that it can always make up a five-tiger lineup, and this generation's five-tiger lineup, led by Antoine Walker, includes Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Mark Pope and others, all of which are on the draft prediction list.

A few days before the start of the game against Florida State University, Thompson banned the players from accepting outside interviews, and demanded unified actions, including training, meals, competitions, etc., to prevent all accidents, and the goal is only the championship.

Florida is really good. Qin Fei left a good impression of this place after two visits.

A total of two games will be held in Jacksonville that day, and the remaining two games will be held tomorrow. The game between Georgetown and Florida State will be played first, followed by the game between Connecticut and the University of Maryland.

Before playing in the player tunnel, Qin Fei and Iverson were walking side by side, just in time to meet Ray Allen, who was carrying a bag, walking into the court.

"Warming up so early?"

Qin Fei greeted Lei Allen with a smile.

Ray Allen shook hands with Qin Fei and Iverson: "Don't be upset and lose face to your opponent, which will embarrass us in the Big East."

"Can Rotten Tomatoes beat me with just a few rotten eggs?"

Iverson snorted, what a mere Florida State University.

Qin Fei didn't care about this tiny amount of milk at all: "Don't meet us again in the Eastern Conference Finals, I'm sorry to win you three games in one season."

Ray Allen laughed and didn't say anything more.

After walking out of the player tunnel, there was a long and enthusiastic din.

There are countless spotlights crazily focused on every player who plays, especially a star player like Iverson, and the camera is shot every few seconds.

Qin Fei also has some shots, but not too many.

If you win, you will go to the next round, if you lose, you will go home to fish.

"This is called fighting against each other!"

Qin Fei, who personally participated in it, can feel the excitement of the competition system.

Look at the girl in the stands, she has painted all the gray paint on her chest, since it is all painted on her chest, why not just go a little lower?

And the buddy who kept halazi on the side!

Hey, wake up!

Are you here to watch the game?I'm too embarrassed to break you!

The continuous waves of sound are mixed with the enthusiasm of the south coast, and the breath that is exhaled has the taste of sea breeze.

"Fuck Georgetown to death!"

Qin Fei's ears were sharp, and he occasionally heard some unfriendly shouts.

This is something I have never encountered in the regular season before. March Madness really deserves its reputation. People and balls are crazy

Iverson's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to have a natural ability to deal with big scenes.

Oh, by the way, I have played in a championship for a year.

Qin Fei turned his head and looked back. Several freshmen were pale. Although they pretended to be calm, they could still see through the panic and nervousness at a glance.

He was about to continue observing when he saw the curious Coach Thompson.

"Ahem..." Qin Fei quickly turned his head away.

Coach Thompson was also wondering, Qin Fei didn't behave like a child. He remembered that even Iverson, who had just entered college, was a little nervous at such a scene.

But in Qin Fei's body, he couldn't see any tension at all, robot?

"Okay, okay, kids, we're getting ready to play!" Thompson clapped his hands, signaling the players to gather for the final round.

This is a regular ritual of the team. Before going on the court, they always gather their palms together and shout three times to win.

It looks a bit secondary, but it is very helpful for boosting morale.

For example, those few freshmen who were originally a little nervous, after shouting out, their faces calmed down a little.

Qin Fei honestly walked to the bench and sat down, took the staff's water cup and drank a glass of water.

As soon as he took the water glass, did he feel like he forgot something?

At this time, the head coach Thompson sat down beside Qin Fei, and Qin Fei quickly moved his butt to the side, expressing his respect for the head coach with body language.

Thompson said: "Qin, this game will not be as easy as you imagined."

Qin Fei was taken aback, what do you mean?When did I imagine it was easy?

"Although Florida State University is only the No.16 seed, they are playing at home. You should never underestimate a team playing at home. They will explode with amazing energy."

Qin Fei:? ?

When did I underestimate them?

Thompson mistook calm for contempt. Before the game started, he whispered a lot of words in Qin Fei's ear. He probably realized that Qin Fei should keep his focus and use his strongest posture to defeat his opponent. This was his responsibility to himself and respect for others.

Qin Fei:

Coach, I really respect my opponent!

The two whispered, and it looked like the head coach was arranging some big moves for the players in the camera, and the host, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, became excited.

"It can be seen that Coach Towel attaches great importance to this young man on their bench and has been talking to him. Maybe this is Georgetown's secret weapon."

"That's right, that's freshman Qin Fei, a Chinese guard, the best sixth man in Georgetown University, this season, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game."

"This data is very good, especially in terms of scoring. It can be regarded as an important firepower for Georgetown."

(End of this chapter)