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Sports Central November 29, 2004 Eric Williams |
First Impressions of the New Season The college basketball season has started anew and the first impressions of the new season have been made. |
Sports Central March 11, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
9 Reasons to Expand the NCAA Tournament It's time for the NCAA tournament to expand to 347. |
Sports Central February 20, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The Season to Expect the Unexpected As a college basketball fan, I can't begin to keep track of the number of times someone has told me, "The regular season doesn't mean anything. I'm just waiting for the tournament to start." No, I would always say or think. |
Sports Central April 12, 2006 Michael Beshara |
In Defense of the BCS As enjoyable as college basketball's March Madness may be, college football's BCS provides the opportunity for both a more exciting and more just crowning of a national champion. |
Sports Central March 24, 2009 Wailele Sallas |
Lessons Learned From March Madness Never underestimate the 'nobody believed in us' angle... Don't get caught up in the madness... The Big 10 is overrated!... The Big East is for real!... etc. |
Sports Central October 13, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Week 1 College Basketball Preview As the college football season gets into full swing, we will soon have yet another "favorite sports time of the year" for this writer. |
Sports Central January 7, 2009 Andrew Jones |
Is Perfection Still Attainable? The University of North Carolina Tar Heels men basketball team were undefeated until their recent game against Boston College. Will they be able to go 39-0 next year? |
Sports Central January 16, 2013 Greg Suttich |
March Madness Starts in January As we near the end of another NFL football season, we start to feel the blues. But then March comes and the event called March Madness gets us back on our couches cheering and fist-bumping over our favorite team while keeping our brackets and a pen within arms reach. |
Sports Central March 14, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Selection Committee The NCAA Basketball Selection Committee is in many ways like the Supreme Court. Its decisions are done behind closed doors and many are outraged after the verdicts are reached. |
Sports Central March 17, 2009 Corrie Trouw |
What the Tournament Committee Really Said What did the NCAA tournament selection committee really tell us and the other sects of the basketball world on Selection Sunday? |
Salon.com March 22, 2001 Luc Hatlestad |
March Madness: Not so mad All those "upsets" are exciting, but they're only "upsets" because the selection committee hasn't realized that the mid-major teams that keep their players are really good. |
Sports Central March 22, 2013 Kevin Beane |
The Other Tournaments of March The main one of these, of course, is the NIT, but two more have recently arrived on the slate to ensure that virtually every Division I basketball team with a winning record will playing somewhere with hardware on the line. Let's take a look at each. |
Sports Central March 2, 2010 Ross Lancaster |
NCAA Selection Misconceptions At this time of the college basketball season, you will see a plethora of "Who's In/Who's Out" segments on the ESPN networks, CBS, and probably any other major outlet that shows college hoops. |
Sports Central March 19, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The Best Way to Go Dancing If a conference isn't truly sending one of its best teams, the chance of madness goes down. And unless you're that obsessive about making your bracket the "perfect" one, no one should want less of March in for this week. |
Sports Central March 12, 2012 Andrew Jones |
NCAA Tournament Thoughts and Provocations I love the NCAA tournament. This week is my favorite week in the entire year. From Selection Sunday until the final game the following Sunday, I am addicted to basketball. |
Sports Central October 27, 2010 Justin Shagrin |
Top Five Questions About the College Hoops Season Five things that you might be dying to know leading up to this year's college basketball season. |
Sports Central April 7, 2010 Jean Neuberger |
NCAA Tournament Winners and Losers From the first day until the last heave by Gordon Heyward that just missed, March Madness outdid itself this year. |
Sports Central April 27, 2010 Ross Lancaster |
Why 68 is Great College basketball fans should be pleased and even optimistic that a 68-team tournament can produce fantastic tournaments. |
Sports Central April 9, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Everybody Gets a Trophy There is a recent trend brewing in men's college basketball -- the growth of tournament play. And the focus of college basketball has been splintered. |
Sports Central April 4, 2011 Jonathan Lowe |
Ride That Darkhorse I gotta admit, I'm flying high right now. My Sports Christmas came and went with fantastic basketball, and the start to my favorite week of the year included an unusually tight pair of semifinals in Houston. |
Sports Central February 18, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Wouldn't Touch it With a 25-Team Poll Do we need to have a top 25 poll in college basketball? |
Sports Central March 4, 2013 Jonathan Lowe |
No Matter What? The author discusses the ups and downs of a single season for college football and basketball teams. |
Salon.com July 19, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
One too many The NCAA wants to expand its men's basketball Tournament from 64 teams to 65. It's an outrage! |
Sports Central March 3, 2011 Paul Foeller |
Here We Go Again Even the top of the conference is anything but a sure bet against quality opponents. |
Sports Central December 29, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
When Madness Goes Insane Talks are ramping up to expand the NCAA men's basketball tournament again. |
Sports Central March 28, 2011 Adam Russell |
March Madness? How About March Insanity? Who would have thought that this year's Final Four would be comprised of an eight-seed, an 11-seed (both being mid-majors), and a couple traditional powers not seeded No. 1? |
Sports Central March 22, 2010 Scott Shepherd |
Why March Madness is Overrated Not only do I not believe that everyone loves March Madness, I'm not sold on the fact that they even believe it. |
Sports Central October 18, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Early Tourneys: The Dark Horses It has been five years since Anaheim had its chance to host a holiday tournament. While the state of Hawaii has been a college basketball destination for nearly 30 years, the city of Honolulu has only held their own event for four. |
Sports Central April 9, 2014 Jonathan Lowe |
Tourney Learning For the second time in four years, and the fourth time in 16 seasons, the Huskies became the rulers of men's college basketball (only to be joined by the women's team Tuesday night). |
Sports Central March 10, 2008 Chris Gonzales |
A Sign of the Times, a Look to the Future While it is still too early to tell if professional sports have been corrupted beyond repair, the answer may lie just below the surface. |
Sports Central March 23, 2011 Corrie Trouw |
The Real NCAA Tournament At this point, the nonsense of Selection Sunday is well forgotten and the real NCAA tournament will tip off this weekend. |
Sports Central April 5, 2012 Adam Russell |
Four Things Missing From the Final Four After watching this year's Final Four and NCAA championship game, I started to think back on the games and asked myself, "What was different about these games from previous ones?" |
Sports Central February 21, 2011 Adam Russell |
College Hoops Surprises and Disappointments With only about three weeks remaining in the college basketball season, many fans and pundits are starting to look at the potential March Madness brackets. |
Sports Central January 19, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
The Year of the Major Conference In college basketball, this year may go down as the Year of the Major Conference. |
Sports Central March 8, 2010 Jonathan Lowe |
I Wish I Was a Little Bit Smaller Once every year, the basketball world known as the Big Eight used to converge on my hometown to decide their automatic bid for the NCAA tournament. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
March Madness: Weekly Picks Kent State vs. UNLV... West Virginia vs. Arizona... San Diego vs. UConn... Davidson vs. Gonzaga... |
Sports Central December 22, 2009 Paul Foeller |
Early Season Review: What We've Learned Even in a season where so much is uncertain, we do know some things without a doubt. |
Sports Central March 25, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
Missed Opportunities and No Cinderella The media-driven creation of parity in college basketball is dead. |
Sports Central March 17, 2011 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: NCAA Tourney Bric-A-Bracketology What happens in the dark room once the NCAA Selection Committee convenes? |
Sports Central February 23, 2009 Andrew Jones |
March Madness Conference Predictions Here's a look at who will potentially represent each conference, focusing especially on the mid-majors and who actually has some potential to make it past the first weekend. |
Sports Central December 8, 2009 Corrie Trouw |
The Hidden Exhibition Season Why don't we voice the same complaints about college basketball's exhibition season as we do for pro football's pre-season? |
Sports Central March 26, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
The Real Sweet 16 Here is the Real Sweet 16: 16 reasons to watch the NBA stretch run over the round of 16. |
Sports Central April 13, 2004 Jonathan Lowe |
Making Good Use of Home Cookin' Since the NCAA women's tournament began in 1982, dominant teams have had the luxury of extending their postseason success to the cheers and admiration of a home crowd. |
Sports Illustrated June 26, 2002 Ivan Maisel |
BCS 'changes' don't amount to much Lesson to be taken from the changes in the BCS formula announced Tuesday: Bureaucracies are not nimble, except when evading responsibility. |
Sports Illustrated March 18, 2002 Phil Taylor |
Less is more The NCAA tournament is tops for everything it isn't... |
Sports Central November 15, 2006 Seth Doria |
NCAA Tournament Sleeper Watch The seeds for tournament runs are always planted in the fall. Pay attention now, and you just might have something to brag about come March. |
Sports Central March 9, 2011 Ryan Day |
On March Madness March Madness isn't perfect, and I think even the most ardent college basketball apologist would agree with me. |
Sports Central April 10, 2010 Andrew Jones |
Could This Be the Year For Boise State? The Boise State Broncos will need some help to get to the National Championship Game. Here are some scenarios that will help. |
Sports Central December 11, 2003 Eric Williams |
Giving Thanks Today, the college football world is in an uproar and the season has been thrown into utter chaos because of three little letters: BCS. Thank God for March Madness |
Sports Central December 5, 2011 Corrie Trouw |
LSU/Alabama II: The BCS Lump of Coal This season's BCS championship offers us an early January sale on LSU/Alabama whether we want it or not. |