0 comments by Steve Fetch on 3/17/2015
Even as a fan of a perennial contender, my favorite (and I assume most people’s favorite) part about the NCAA tournament is the opening two days and the possibility of seeing upsets I’ll remember for years. It’s weird that we will remember certain games instead of others: I will always remember watching Northwestern State upset […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 03: Norman Powell #4 of the UCLA Bruins talkes with Head coach Steve Alford as he is taken out of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Pauley Pavilion on December 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won 73-45. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek
It’s not duck season. It’s not rabbit season. Sorry, Daffy and Bugs. It’s bracket season. You want to be that person in the office pool or the online bracket contest who nails the big upset pick. Here’s a guide, and remember this about guides — they reveal a general path, not so much a specific […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
When the NCAA Tournament field went to 68 teams, many were agitated. The idea that the people in charge of the Big Dance would mess with something so perfect was mind boggling. Not only did they have the audacity to tinker with one of the best things in all of sports, but it altered the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/16/2015
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee released its 1-68 seed list on Sunday. The Student Section is going to release three 1-68 seed lists based on categories that might not necessarily capture the imagination… but should certainly get your attention. This is very much a discussion-starting device and not a discussion-ending mechanism. The NCAA […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The court pictured above is one of the NCAA’s standardized “Stepford Courts,” with the familiar logo in the middle, the black bordering, and the clear lanes. (Stepford Courts must die, but of course, that’s why they exist. We wouldn’t want each NCAA tournament venue to retain its originality…) Yet, savvy observers will identify the building […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
Duke was not Duke until Mike Krzyzewski helped make it so. The same could be said for UConn with the help of Jim Calhoun and a few other programs that we view today as powerhouses in college basketball. While Duke and UConn are widely accepted today as college hoops royalty, there was a time when neither […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/15/2015
The NCAA tournament brackets have been released. Have a look. It’s time to assess The Road To The Final Four in various ways. One way is to evaluate which teams received favorable or harsh bracket paths. Keep this in mind: The following list is not limited to the teams that have a really good shot […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
We’re going to have plenty of time to discuss the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Which teams are going to make the Final Four? Which teams will be the trendy round-of-64 upset picks? What’s going to be the best round-of-32 matchup on Saturday or Sunday? Don’t worry — we’ll deal with those questions soon enough. We’ll examine […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
The Big Ten tournament championship game never disappoints. Wisconsin was seeking a top seed and Michigan State was looking to climb up the seedings in an overtime thriller. College basketball won in the final minutes before the announcement of the NCAA tournament pairings. The Badgers were looking for the No. 1 seed they deserved, a […]
DALLAS, TX – MARCH 8: James Woodard #10 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane drives to the basket against Sterling Brown #3 of the SMU Mustangs on March 8, 2015 at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Ferguson
Selection Sunday has arrived and in just hours, the brackets will be unveiled. The field for the most part has been set, but bids could still be lost on Sunday should Connecticut defeat SMU. Barring the defending national champions doing the unthinkable, we bring you the field of 68. Teams in all caps are or […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
College basketball outlets — for breaking news or, in our case, news analysis and editorial commentary — have to be able to give readers a sense of what is actually happening or likely to happen on this day, more than any other day. On Selection Sunday — Christmas Day for the college basketball community — […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
The Oliver Purnell era is over at DePaul. This comes to the surprise to no one with a fully functioning brain. Purnell’s Blue Demons have been cellar-dwellers in most of his years with the program, with the only exception being this season, when the team was in first place of the Big East Conference — for […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 3/14/2015
In what was the best possible result for the Ivy League this year, the league’s two best teams went into a one-game playoff knowing that while both teams could be cinderellas in a week’s time, only one of them would get the chance to prove it. Harvard and Yale did not disappoint, with the Crimson pulling […]
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.
0 comments by Matt Zemek
A tradition unlike any other: Single conference-tournament results unleashing an explosion of debate about No. 1 seeds. No, that’s not Jim Nantz — that’s just reality. Every year, there’s at least one conference tournament result, typically a quarterfinal or semifinal, which ignites a debate about the No. 1 seeds in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Friday […]
0 comments by Scott
Championships hang in the balance on this great Saturday. The ACC, Big East, Big 12, Mountain West and Pac-12, as well as some smaller conferences, will determine their league champions. The A-10, AAC, SEC and Big Ten unfurl their semifinals. After Friday night’s great night of basketball, today is poised to be as good. While […]
