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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 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 December 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Six Mid-Majors to Watch Come March We'll take a look at basketball teams who have been traditionally looked at as mid-majors (though that may be changing for some of them in the very near future) and look at their chances to make some serious noise come March. |
Sports Central October 1, 2005 Alan Rubenstein |
College Basketball's Measure of Success The key to long-term success, it seems, is to have a big-name coach who can recruit nationally and build a big-name program. |
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 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 February 22, 2007 Ricky Dimon |
Mid-Majors Vie For Chance to Bust Brackets Sorting out the chaos that was the 2007 BracketBuster weekend. |
Sports Central November 12, 2008 Ross Lancaster |
A Quiet, Exciting Beginning You don't have to be one of these huge college hoops fans to know that North Carolina is the prohibitive favorite to take home the title. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
2007 March Madness Predictions What's the key to winning during March Madness? Play the underdogs |
Sports Central March 1, 2006 Andre Watson |
College Basketball Thoughts Revisited As we head into March Madness, the Big East is the strongest conference in the country. |
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 4, 2005 Jonathan Lowe |
Appearing on the Radar: February Over the next few weeks, numerous journalists, experts, and regular peeps will make their guesses on who will make it into this year's hollowed bracket. Like the previous few seasons, the mid-major conferences are starting to field some tourney-worthy squads. |
Sports Central September 26, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Early Tourneys: Kick Starters The joy of a tournament atmosphere. Teams playing for a trophy and bragging rights in a one-and-out scenario. Man, March is too far off. Then, the light bulb flickers on. We don't have to wait six more months for tournament action. |
Salon.com March 15, 2001 Andrew Leonard |
National underdog days The first 48 hours of the NCAA Tournament symbolize everything that's right about America. They ought to be national holidays. |
Sports Illustrated March 12, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers The lowdown on the NCAA tournament |
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 March 6, 2005 Alan Rubenstein |
Championship Week Begins the Madness The 2005 conference tournaments will have many interesting plots and sub-plots to follow. Some teams will be jockeying for a place into the NCAA Tournament, while others want to solidify their seed. |
Sports Central January 17, 2008 Ross Lancaster |
The Valley of Change At the very top of the college basketball totem pole, things have been exciting, but also, have been according to plan. |
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. |
Sports Central March 17, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Sports Central's Roundball Roundtable Sports writers compare notes and predictions about college basketball. |
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 March 15, 2010 Corrie Trouw |
Your Date For the Big Dance When you fill out your brackets, pick upsets with confidence. And, of course, pay attention to this analysis. |
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 11, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
9 Reasons to Expand the NCAA Tournament It's time for the NCAA tournament to expand to 347. |
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 October 30, 2013 Jonathan Lowe |
Hoops Preview: Luaus & Layups Each year, 14 college basketball programs get to visit Hawaii for some fun, sun, and basketball. Here's a peek at this season's lucky participants. |
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 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. |
Salon.com March 27, 2002 King Kaufman |
Forecasting the final four Moving courageously beyond his earlier botched NCAA predictions, our man picks Kansas and Oklahoma... |
Sports Central March 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Is This the Year a 16 Beats a 1? One of my favorite aspects of the NCAA men's basketball tournament to predict is what will be the biggest upset in the first (well, I guess now we call it the second) round of the tournament. It seems like each time we have a new number one, they lose. |
Sports Illustrated March 7, 2000 Tim Crothers |
UConn is still a dangerous team This week, Tim discussed his sleeper team for the NCAA tournament, Indiana State's chances and his picks for player and coach of the year. |
Sports Central March 13, 2006 Jonathan Lowe |
Have a Holly, Jolly Madness An evaluation of the teams selected to participate in the NCAA basketball tournament. |
Sports Central November 19, 2012 Paul Foeller |
Cinderella in 2013: November Edition Our focus is on two new teams to add to the list of possible "Cinderella" teams, the Creighton Blue Jays and the Ohio Bobcats. |
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 January 5, 2011 Ryan Day |
In Defense of San Diego State Basketball San Diego State will score a couple of upsets and progress further than its university ever has in the postseason. |
Sports Illustrated March 5, 2002 Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
Sports Illustrated February 26, 2002 Grant Wahl |
For Love of Ivy The Ivy League race is a college backetball purist's dream, without a tournament to dilute it... |
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 October 26, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Hoops Preview: Firing Up the Fanaticism Bring on the tip, the dunks, the stuffs, the long bombs, and the atmosphere. It's go time... almost. |
Sports Central March 29, 2011 Joshua Duffy |
Final Four: College Hoops Truly Gone Mad This year, we not only have the most unlikely Final Four in the modern tournament era (since 1980), but we have the annual coaching carousel spinning at frantic speed. |
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 5, 2008 Seth Doria |
39 Days to Selection Sunday This week in basketball saw one team step above the rest, others move up or down the ladder of momentum, and some individual performances that make your jaw drop. |
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 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. |
AskMen.com Andrew Segal |
March Madness Preview: Breaking Down The Bracket Two missed free throws with no time left on the clock cost the Memphis Tigers a spot. The Buffalo Bulls were denied their invitation courtesy of a last-second game-winning shot in overtime by Ohio University. |
AskMen.com Ryan Murphy |
Top 10: NCAA Powerhouses A comprehensive list of NCAA powerhouses selected because of their perennial dominance in tournament and conference play. |
Sports Central December 7, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
Under the Radar These college basketball players have performed highly, but aren't as well-known by the average college basketball fan. |
Sports Central March 20, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
NCAA Tournament Weekend Wrap-Up A few observations from the NCAA tournament this past weekend. |
Sports Central October 22, 2011 Joshua Duffy |
Memphis, Arizona On Parallel Paths On Friday, March 18, 2011, two college basketball programs used to the national spotlight met in a first-round NCAA tournament game at the Bank of Oklahoma Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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. |