seed in the east. and michigan state, which won the big 10 title yesterday, out west. you can check out the full brackets at madness.nbc.com. we have some teams to watch thursday and friday. vandy plays harvard. how is that for a match-up? fifth-seeded vanderbilt, 12th seed harvard. first ncaa appearance since 1946, vandy s third straight appearance in the big dance though they have been losing quite a bit in the first round lately. let s hope that changes. in the south, south dakota state jack rabbits play three seed baylor in the first round. south dakota state became a division one program only four years ago. in the midwest, three seed georgetown plays a dangerous 14 seed belmont. and vcu back in the dance. they went to the final four last year, getting the 12 seed this year. playing five seed wichita state.
basketball tournament, but before the madness begins, there were still a handful of conference titles to be won. kentucky is the number one team in the country but didn t play like it against vanderbilt. the commodores hung around all game and took the lead in the final minutes. vandy wins the s.e.c. title 71-64, snapping ku s 21-game win streak. despite the loss, kentucky still gets the top seed in the south bracket. florida state might be the hottest team on the country. they beat duke on saturday and won the acc title with a win over north carolina. like kentucky, even though they lost, the tar heels are the number one seed in the midwest. michigan state is a top seed in the west bracket after beating ohio state to win the big ten championship. the senior, draymond green, knocks down the three in the final minute to put them up five. they win 68-64. to the guys who get paid to play, lakers and celtics. this goes down to the wire. celtics up one, under a minute to play. kobe br
it s going to be hilarious. stay home. deep on cnn. stay with us. the countdown to the republican caucuses. the first contest over who will face president obama in november. we ll take you live to des moines. and a corporation bows to public pressure. verizon convenience fee, fuhgedaboudit. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we start with iowa and the republican presidential race. there are just three days now until the first votes are cast, which means plenty of action this weekend in places like goblin goat and bloomers. a taste of what potential voters are hearing. we are just a few days, you know, before, before an important election. some people say, why does iowa have so much clout? it s a small state, and it has such great meaning, because it s sending a message around the country. a week ago we in last place. so right now people are thinking my whole emphasis on brain science coming in directly from dealing see that ambush, dealing with the real probl
polls. willie, this is set up for the republicans to win. it reminds me of the vandy/arkansas game. you ve got to work hard to lose it, right? and vandy found a way. i could say the alabama/lsu game. make this field goal and you win. can you believe how weak the president is in the most important states and yet the republicans can t touch him? 40% in those 19 states and also a lot of those states among independents, another source of concern for the obama campaign. jim vandehei, thanks so much. we appreciate it. coming up, tom brady carves up the defense. we ll have complete highlights when we come back. plus, we knew this was coming, snl puts its touch on the rick perry brain freeze. morning joe is coming right back.
them. is he going to join us at the game in tuscaloosa on saturday? he s an angels fan. that was angels. tell you. roll tide. you don t see a lot of vandy. good lord. mika s opinion pages. the bucs beat the colts in the game last night. who cares? we re centurylink . a new kind of broadband company committed to improving lives with honest, personal service, 5-year price lock guarantees and consistently fast speeds.