NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 67 NCAA Tournament games from 2019

By Joey Loose | Jul 9, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers battle for the ball i2g during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – MARCH 21: Terance Mann #14 of the Florida State Seminoles defends Robin Duncan #4 of the Vermont Catamounts during their first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at XL Center on March 21, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

24. #4 Florida State 76, #13 Vermont 69 (Round of 64)

The Catamounts were hitting their shots, but the Seminoles did just enough to avoid the first round upset. This was a tie game at the half that remained somewhat close until the end, with Vermont just unable to make another run late. The Catamounts built a 9-point lead in the early going, making 50% of their 3-pointers in the game, getting at least 15 points from four of their starters. Florida State was paced by a 21-point, 10-rebounds effort off the bench from Mfiondu Kabengele. The Seminoles proved to be too much for the upset-minded Catamounts, though they certainly had a chance late in this game.

23. #4 Virginia Tech 67, #12 Liberty 58 (Round of 32)

This game went back and forth early, with Liberty holding a lead as large as 8 points, but the Hokies eventually settled in late. An 8-0 run gave the Hokies a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in the last ten minutes, giving them their first Sweet Sixteen trip in more than 50 years. Darius McGhee (15 points) ignited the Flames with five 3-pointers off the bench, but there wasn’t enough offense to hang with the Hokies. Kerry Blackshear Jr. had 19 points and Virginia Tech shot 42% from the field to earn the solid win. They took care of the basketball and limited the big men of the Flames, clawing out the win after Liberty gave them quite a fight.

22. #2 Tennessee 77, #15 Colgate 70 (Round of 64)

The Volunteers shined for most of the season, but hot shooting from the Raiders made this game a lot closer than people were expecting. Colgate erased Tennessee’s 16-point first half lead, grinding their way back into the game. They shot 51.7% from the 3. This was a 2-point game with two minutes left, but Colgate couldn’t quite get over the top late. Raiders guard Jordan Burns was a machine, putting up 32 points with 8 3-pointers. The Volunteers were led by 19 points from Admiral Schofield, while Jordan Bone put up 16 of his own. Tennessee shot and performed well enough to keep the Raiders at bay, even after blowing that big early lead.

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