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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. |
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 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 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 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 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 December 24, 2012 Corrie Trouw |
A League of Their Own These are the end days of the current college sports conference structure. Recent developments have all-but-assured the destruction of the Big East, and even best of breeds like the SEC and Big Ten will look much different than their obsessively regional previous incarnations. |
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 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 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 January 30, 2006 Andre Watson |
Random College Basketball Thoughts Surprises in the ACC... Blunders in the Big East... Knockout in Knoxville?... NCAA should do something about scheduling... |
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. |
Salon.com March 12, 2002 King Kaufman |
Open the NCAA Tournament to all comers A 324-team field would add excitement and give hope to underdogs. Almost as good, it'd get rid of the dumb conference championships... |
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 January 9, 2006 Jonathan Lowe |
The Inauguration of a Superconference? The Big East conference is large enough to always see success in the NCAA tournament. |
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 December 4, 2010 Paul Foeller |
Cinderella in 2010: December Edition This year may be young, but some teams are starting to show their true colors already. Who can shock the nation-wide audience like Northern Iowa and Cornell did last year? |
Sports Central February 7, 2006 Adam Russell |
Gonzaga's Secret Formula For Success Gonzaga could contend for a national title in college basketball this year. |
Sports Central March 13, 2007 Jonathan Lowe |
The NCAA Postseason's Little Brother The National Invitational Tournament has lost the luster that it once held. However, for 32 teams, the distinction of playing in one of basketball's holy floors, Madison Square Garden, can carry its own prestige. |
Sports Central February 4, 2013 Andrew Jones |
NCAA Contenders and Pretenders As of the week 13 rankings released on January 28, 10 teams have been in the AP top five at one point or another this season: Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, Florida, Duke, Syracuse, Louisville, Arizona, Ohio State, and Kentucky. |
Sports Central November 16, 2007 Kyle Jahner |
Ducking a Kansas Comet So how many losses will the teams in the BCS title game in New Orleans have? |
Sports Central March 2, 2011 Jonathan Lowe |
Their "Middle" Name is Danger In college basketball, watch out for these groups to oust one, or more, of their well-known foes. |
Sports Central February 16, 2011 Jean Neuberger |
Worst Case Scenario: Must Win or Get in? Take a look at some mid-major programs that are sitting at or near the top of their conferences. |
Sports Central March 24, 2010 Jonathan Lowe |
Back to the Future Some Sweet 16 thoughts on what's past and coming up. |
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. |
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 26, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
Final Four Preview: Red vs. Blue There are four states in the union where college basketball takes on a cultural and sporting significance unlike the other 46: North Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. |
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 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. |
Salon.com March 18, 2002 King Kaufman |
Hit the road The NCAA Tournament's new "pod" system works just fine, but it needs an adjustment to prevent this weekend's "home" games... |
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 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 April 11, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
"Logic" Problems? It happens in every sport and at every level. In the days following a season, pink slips are shown to coaches that haven't lived up to their potential (and haven't built up their teams to said potential). College basketball is no different. |
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. |
Salon.com March 7, 2001 Allen Barra |
The unsweet 64 The NCAA Tournament is a cash cow for the NCAA, but there are too many teams, and fans have been slowly tuning out... |
Sports Central February 11, 2009 Jean Neuberger |
Taking Bracket Notes College basketball seems to be at a quiet roar this year. |
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 January 26, 2010 Paul Foeller |
The Year of David in a League of Goliaths College basketball has as much parity this year as it has in a long time. Which teams stand out above the rest? |
Sports Central February 3, 2011 Andrew Jones |
Tourney Expansion: Is Bigger Better? If expansion of the NCAA college basketball tournament continues, inconsistencies will need to be addressed so that the dream of Cinderella can stay alive. |
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? |
Sports Central March 22, 2010 Seth Doria |
Recovering From a Busted Bracket Needless to say, I was one of the millions of poor saps who put our trust in Bill Self, Sherron Collins, and Cole Aldrich to lead the top overall team in the country, the Kansas Jayhawks, to the promised land. |
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. |
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 October 7, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Early Tourneys: The Underappreciated There are several college basketball tournaments going on during the holiday season. With showcase games all over the country, some can get lost in the shuffle. |
Sports Central February 6, 2008 Jonathan Lowe |
Who's Making Headlines? Thank goodness for college basketball. At least something is heating up as we get into February. |
Sports Central February 12, 2004 Piet Van Leer |
New Rules For March Madness There is but one sporting event that lives up to its annual hype -- March Madness. The first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament should be a national holiday. Here are some new rules for those who care about following the tournament. |
Sports Illustrated March 15, 2000 |
Best day of the year For basketball fans, this is the best day of all the year. Yes, today -- the day before the NCAA tournament begins.... |
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 26, 2008 Ricky Dimon |
Davidson Community is Wild For Cats The Davidson Wildcats are in the Sweet 16 and are everyone's (outside of Western Kentucky, that is) favorite 2008 Cinderella. |
Sports Central February 8, 2012 Andrew Jones |
Why Murray State Deserves a No. 1 Seed Murray State is 23-0. They have beaten one ranked team (Memphis) and only face one more before the end of the season (Saint Mary's). They currently hold a No. 7 ranking in the USA Today Poll and a No. 9 ranking in the AP poll. |