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Virginia’s legitimacy was questioned during the 2014 ACC season. The Cavaliers are not doubted as much this year, but if they falter against Duke on Saturday, they certainly will be viewed with fresh skepticism.

When Discussing The Coach Of The Year In College Basketball, Please Use Two Categories

0 comments by on 3/2/2015

Next week, you (like us) will be so immersed in conference tournament brackets that there won’t be time to step back and reflect on the just-concluded college basketball regular season. We’re waiting for the March crescendo, so in the meantime, let’s gain perspective on the season that’s winding down. Keep this in mind: What happens […]

Building a Program: Kennesaw State Holds First Spring Practice

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The planning stages started in 2007 with a Student Government survey but really kicked up in 2009 with an exploratory committee. After a long time in the making, the school with the third largest enrollment in the state of Georgia is about to field its first football team. In February of 2013, the Kennesaw State […]

The Top 5 College Basketball Stories From Saturday, February 28

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It felt a little bit like March on the final day of February. We are now fully immersed in questions and debates pertaining to NCAA tournament selection, seeding and bracketing. The one-bid conferences are about to start their tournaments, with regular-season championships having been decided. There’s a lot of ground to cover in college basketball. […]

Everyone Calm Down About Calming Down Kevin Stallings

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Fire, passion and visceral reactions are things we want from people in our sports. Well, that is until we don’t like the immediate noises and sounds that come from our picture-box. The latest example/fiasco/pretend scandal is Kevin Stallings yelling at one of his players and screaming curse words. The curse words are important here. Stallings’ “I […]

Player Spotlight: Breaking Down Northern Iowa’s Seth Tuttle

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Seth Tuttle is a name that even casual college basketball fans have started to hear the last few weeks. The Northern Iowa star has emerged as an All-American candidate. Tuttle is currently third on the Ken Pomeroy player of the year list, which helps to show that every stat out there loves him… and why […]

So What If Gonzaga Gets a One Seed?

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With Selection Sunday closing in on us, the college basketball community confronts a discussion it doesn’t get in December or early January: seeding. This is when media, fans and bracketologists tell us where each team should be ranked, against whom, and in what part of the country. Truly a fun time of the year. Despite the […]

RPI Case Studies: Illinois And A Story Of Wrong Turns

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The first three examples in our series, “CSI: RPI,” have shown how an RPI can be inflated through savvy manipulation and the right touches of luck. We conclude our examination of RPI case studies with an example of how an RPI can remain low. It stands to reason that if an inflated RPI is the […]

Weekend Bubble Watch: It’s Now or Never for Texas in 2015

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A year ago, the Texas Longhorns were expected to crash and burn. Instead, they made their way to the NCAA tournament, and Rick Barnes appeared to have rescued himself in Austin. This season, the exact opposite could happen, but this bubble weekend gives the Horns a chance to avoid a miserable Selection Sunday afternoon in […]

A Glimpse at the ACC Quarterbacks of 2015

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For the last two years, Atlantic Coast Conference quarterbacks have been defined by one player: Jameis Winston. Winston was the biggest story on and off the field for the Florida State Seminoles and the conference. He helped bring a national championship to the ACC for the first time since 1999. This year’s crop of ACC […]

RPI Case Studies: Arkansas Brings A Pork Flavor To The RPI’s Special Sauce

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Let’s not build the suspense in this episode of “CSI: RPI,” our continuing look at how the Ratings Percentage Index can so easily be manipulated and — in the process — overvalue a given team’s body of work. On February 25, the Arkansas Razorbacks owned an RPI of 16 following a win over Texas A&M. […]

Northern Iowa’s Seth Tuttle

5 Under-The-Radar National Player Of The Year Candidates

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While March and April are undoubtedly for the NCAA tournament, February has, at least in recent years, turned into the month for three things: bubble talk, 1-seed talk, and player of the year talk. This year, Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky and Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor have been running 1-2 for most of the season in […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 12: Joseph Young #3 of the Oregon Ducks drives against Hallice Cooke #3 of the Oregon State Beavers during a first-round game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 12, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Oregon won 88-74. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Ascension: Five Bubble Teams Playing Well Heading Into March

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Come Sunday, the calendar will turn to March, which marks a special time of year for college basketball fans. As the NCAA tournament is just weeks away from tipping off, most of us know that the usual suspects like Kentucky, Duke and Kansas are sure to be there. For several other teams, the goal right […]

Bubble Profile: Old Dominion Is The Most Fascinating Bubble Team You Know Nothing About

0 comments by on 2/25/2015

Every college basketball season, there’s at least one team from either a mid-major conference or a “tweener” conference (a league downscaled to a much lower status by conference realignment) with a bubble resume that’s always inconvenient… but always the same. You know that team. It’s a team which, in non-conference play, makes the most of […]

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