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Sports Central January 29, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Pre-March Madness Games Not to Miss Allow me to give you some regular season college basketball games you shouldn't miss if you want to make educated picks come March. |
Sports Central March 3, 2014 Jean Neuberger |
Doubting the Shockers? Don't Sure, Wichita is undefeated and ranked second in the country. They've also had to endure nonstop criticism from those who feel Wichita is simply a farce. |
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 26, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Sorting Out the One Seeds From the Twos As the college basketball season winds down, we're met with questions of bubble teams, road wins, strength of schedule, and my personal favorite debate this time of year: who deserves the number one seeds. |
Sports Central January 6, 2014 Andrew Jones |
The Freshmen Takeover The 2013-14 season of college basketball showcases three remarkable freshmen who are the stars of three of the best college basketball programs in the country. |
Sports Central December 26, 2007 Jean Neuberger |
College Hoops Highs and Lows Some awards for the best and worst of the early college basketball season. |
Sports Central November 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Bold Predictions For 2014 March Madness The college basketball season is underway and so far there have been few surprises. There are some familiar names in the preseason rankings. Indeed, it is a veritable who's who of college basketball. |
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. |
Sports Central February 16, 2009 Corrie Trouw |
Five Simple Rules For Picking a National Champ Which teams are contenders in the NCAA basketball tournament? Well, if past tournaments are any indication, we can eliminate quite a few candidates right now with a few rules. |
Sports Central December 1, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
ACC Looking to Improve on Big Ten Over the next three nights, teams from two of the biggest and best conferences will come together for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Here are some of the highlights. |
Sports Central March 17, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Sports Central's Roundball Roundtable Sports writers compare notes and predictions about college basketball. |
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 11, 2009 Seth Doria |
The NCAA Bubble Shuffle With so many conference championships going on this week, it's easy to lose focus on the few games that hold the most meaning. But there are other games that serve as critical dominos in the dance before The Dance - call it the bubble shuffle. |
Sports Central January 14, 2009 Jean Neuberger |
As the Ball Bounces If change is the new theme of 2009, college basketball has been years ahead of its time. |
Sports Central February 4, 2014 Jean Neuberger |
Children of the Corn The heartland is heating up. And while cities like Wichita and Omaha are ablaze with basketball fury, the whole state of Iowa, deservedly so, can start getting primed for March. |
Sports Central February 6, 2005 Adam Russell |
History Against Unbeaten Teams In what has seemed like a topsy-turvy year in college basketball, with ranked teams knocking each other off almost nightly, there has remained two constants: Illinois and Boston College. |
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 21, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
Colossal `Cats Conventional wisdom says that 2012 is a year in which no one team will be known as a great team in the annals of college basketball history. |
Sports Central April 1, 2006 Alan Rubenstein |
Indy's Had Unlikely Final Fours Before It should come as no surprise that the surviving teams advanced to the Circle City with a twist. Indianapolis produced the only other Final Four without a number one seed. |
Sports Central January 5, 2004 Brian Cook |
Spartans' Lofty Expectations Have Them NIT-Bound Why did Michigan State men's college basketball coach Tom Izzo saddle his team with a Bataan Death March of a schedule? For the same reason AP pollsters ranked the Spartans third in the preseason: both horribly overrated Izzo himself. |
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 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 December 22, 2014 Jean Neuberger |
Can Anyone Stop Kentucky? Even without Alex Poythress, Kentucky's got all the pieces to make history. |
Sports Central January 12, 2005 William Geoghegan |
Tar Heels Will Leave Footprint On ACC The Tar Heels are good. Really good. It's safe to say that they're on another plane of existence in the college basketball world. |
Sports Central January 15, 2008 Seth Doria |
60 Days to Selection Sunday A look back at the last week in college basketball. |
Sports Central March 15, 2005 Mark Chalifoux |
Sports Gospel's March Madness Report College basketball All-Americans: Dee Brown, Illinois... Chris Paul, Wake Forest... Andrew Bogut... etc. |
Sports Central December 22, 2010 Ross Lancaster |
Atlantic Coast Calamity As of last week, the ACC had just one ranked team, normally an unthinkable phenomenon in most seasons approaching the holidays and conference play for everybody. |
Sports Central March 31, 2006 Chris Cornell |
Sifting Through the Madness March Madness is one of the most over-used phrases in sports, but never has a tournament so lived up to the adage. |
Sports Central March 7, 2012 Paul Foeller |
Early Bracket-Busters Every year after Selection Sunday, the second-guessing of the Selection Committee's decisions begins for fans everywhere. It's so much fun, I just couldn't wait any longer, and compiled a list of teams that will be ranked too high or too low in a couple weeks |
Sports Central December 15, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
Like Clockwork, Orange Are Excelling Not only is Syracuse without a blemish in real games, but they may be the only team in the country to have four quality wins at this early stage. |
Sports Central March 10, 2005 Vince Grzegorek |
Champaign Still Good 'TIl Last Drop About a month ago, some friends and I were sitting around discussing sports over some beers. The subject of the then undefeated Fighting Illini came up --- what are their chances? |
Sports Illustrated December 18, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions I admire teams such as Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke, Illinois, Arizona and North Carolina for playing such difficult non-conference schedules. Coaches know that come tournament time it will pay off, even if it means a couple more losses... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Top 10: Highest Paid College Basketball Coaches Take a look at what the top ten highest paid college basketball coaches, out of those programs that made the 2006 NCAA tournament, were getting in salary and perks, and what they've done to merit that level of compensation. |
Sports Central April 3, 2014 Jean Neuberger |
Final Four: Throw the Stats Out Most NCAA tournaments are hard to predict ... it's why Warren Buffett threw down a billion-dollar challenge to the nation. This year's version, however, might've surpassed them all. |
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 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 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 November 5, 2007 Corrie Trouw |
NCAA Basketball Program Power Rankings This NCAA hoops program power ranking forms a ladder for coaching ascension. |
Sports Central November 26, 2007 Seth Doria |
2007 College Basketball Preview A look at players, coaches, conferences and playoff predictions for college basketball teams. |
Sports Central November 16, 2011 Andrew Jones |
College Basketball 2011-12 Buy or Sell The college basketball season is now underway and there is a lot of speculation floating around about if certain teams are for real and if early losses or close calls are just flukes. |
Sports Central March 15, 2005 Vince Grzegorek |
March Madness Predictions, From Start to Finish A few lessons learned that may guide your tourney picks this year. |
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 December 15, 2010 Jean Neuberger |
There's Something About Kansas There's always something about the Jayhawks. Every year, when it's time to fill out the brackets, I always pick Kansas to go deep |
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 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 March 16, 2011 Jean Neuberger |
March Madness: A Quick Overview As millions of us scramble to pencil in our brackets and plan ways to sneak in a radio or TV during work, here's a quick rundown on what I see before the Madness really kicks into gear. |
Sports Central October 2, 2007 Kyle Jahner |
Chaos on Campuses After the most turbulent week of college football in recent memory, you have to wonder if pollsters and experts were just picking schools out of a hat. |
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 February 9, 2015 Jean Neuberger |
The Cinderella List Cinderella has moved all over the country in the past few years. The question is, for bracket crunchers everywhere come March, where will she set up base this year? |
Sports Central May 19, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Early-Season College Hoops Matchups It takes until pretty close to the season for all the Division 1 schools to say, "okay, here is our schedule" to where it can be reliably released to the media. |