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Sports Illustrated
March 31, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
A vote for the Hoosiers If Indiana is to beat Maryland in the NCAA men's basketball championship game, here's how it'll happen...   |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2002
Seth Davis |
There's no need to reseed We all know the Final Four is the best weekend in sports, which is why I begin today by arguing against an idea you'll be hearing often this week, one that, if implemented, would rob this event of much of its intrinsic charm... |
Sports Illustrated
April 1, 2002
Seth Davis |
Unpredictable and inexplicable Indiana's run exemplifies the tournament's charm... |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2002 |
Picking through the Sweet 16 So I come home to Seattle for a couple days and they fire Bob Bender at U-Dub. The Huskies are a sleeping giant in the Pac-10, which is why they should hurry up and go after Gonzaga's Mark Few... |
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... |
Salon.com
April 1, 2002
King Kaufman |
Too much Juan Dixon Indiana is no "Cinderella." The Hoosiers are well coached and red hot. But only Maryland has a player who can take over a game... |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2002
Grant Wahl & Seth Davis |
A Staggering Achievement Steadied down the stretch by the unflappable Juan Dixon, Maryland overcame a multitude of errors to win its first national championship... |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2002 |
The coach's take We asked coaches and assistants who this season have broken down hours of tape preparing game plans against the Final Four teams to tell us what they saw and offer insights on how to play those teams... |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2001 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Maryland is still the pick to win it all in the NCAA... |
Sports Illustrated
November 15, 2001
Grant Wahl |
Some Top 20 surprises My annual preseason college hoops tour has come to a close, but not without some memorable moments... |
Sports Illustrated
December 3, 2002
Seth Davis |
Kansas' problems are numerous Kansas, like every other college basketball team in America, has some weaknesses. What we didn't know was that those weaknesses were so numerous and so problematic. |
Sports Illustrated
March 18, 2002
Seth Davis |
Lavin, UCLA are still kicking Thoughts on the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16... |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
Big 12 holds key to NCAAs As I hunch over my bracket, the Big 12 turns the brain into a whipsaw. For every argument I advance on behalf of one of that league's six NCAA teams, a counterargument rises, sneers and roughs my original proposition up... |
Salon.com
March 26, 2001
King Kaufman |
Throat-grabbing excitement The middle two rounds of the NCAA Tournament have just enough thrills and chills to overshadow the return of Bob Knight... |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2001
Seth Davis |
Momentum to Maryland Dixon's emergence keyed Terrapins' Final Four run... |
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 Illustrated
March 13, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Let us count the ways The NCAA tournament committee reaches new lows in 2002... |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2000
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Duke's backcourt is a strength... Calipari and the Memphis Tigers have a chance at the tournament... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 29, 2000
Grant Wahl |
Early-season hits and misses I try telling people there's no such thing as a Sports Illustrated jinx, and then it happens again. Beginning with the 1999 national title game, I've now been on hand six of the last seven times the AP's top-ranked team has gone down... |
Salon.com
March 19, 2001
King Kaufman |
The beat-down round The upsets of the NCAA Tournament's first two days give way to order being restored over the weekend, but there are still some thrills. |
Sports Illustrated
February 28, 2002
Seth Davis |
Prelude to Madness True hoopheads like us, of course, are thinking basketball all year long, but now that the greatest month of all is upon us, here are a few nuggets to ponder before the blessed Madness begins... |
Sports Illustrated
January 23, 2002
Grant Wahl |
It's Magic Eight time Our third annual Magic Eight, the octet from which I guarantee the national college basketball champion will emerge... |
Sports Central
March 9, 2005
Eric Williams |
March Madness: The Winds of Change Kansas is no longer my favorite to win the NCAA title. I have a new favorite to win the title now, and a darkhorse candidate to be my favorite's opponent in the national title game. |
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... |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2000
Grant Wahl |
Primed for an upset College basketball - teams most likely to become first-round upset victims. |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Kansas is still very much in the hunt for the championship... |
Sports Illustrated
November 8, 2000 |
Ready for tipoff Our annual season-preview journeys for the mag are always a blast, and for all sorts of reasons. Arizona is king of my preseason college basketball top 20... |
Sports Illustrated
March 13, 2001 |
Taking a gamble Thank goodness for gambling. There, I said it. Sue me, curse me, ban me, flog me. My wails of pain will not drown out the obvious truth: The NCAA tournament owes its wild popularity to gambling, from the $10 office pool to the $10,000 parlay... |
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 Illustrated
March 29, 2001
Seth Davis |
Grand finale Expect Arizona, Duke to survive the Final Four... |
Sports Illustrated
February 8, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Ending the Jacobsen/Dunleavy debate They're both great players and I'm a moron for driving a wedge where there was no need for one... |
Salon.com
March 16, 2001
King Kaufman |
The Tournament, Day 1 A view from a couch: Three buzzer beaters in the NCAA highlight a day of underdogs hanging around, and sometimes winning. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
March Madness Champions In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its free SimMatchup technology to rank the greatest March Madness Champions. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Sports Central's Roundball Roundtable Sports writers compare notes and predictions about college basketball. |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2002
Grant Wahl |
When is a forfeit not a loss? If Michigan 'vacates' games, record books don't change. |
Sports Central
December 30, 2011
Corrie Trouw |
The Healing Hoosiers College basketball suffers when historic programs plunge below their typical standards. |
Sports Illustrated
February 12, 2001 |
Fearless Predictions Memo to UNLV president Carol Harter: Wake up. Slick Rick is playing you. Harter should recognize that she has a good man in no-nonsense interim coach Max Good. He doesn't wear fancy suits or talk a good game, but this guy is good for college athletics and deserves much better... |
Sports Central
March 25, 2008
Seth Doria |
NCAA Sweet 16 Power Poll Here's a look at the remaining Sweet 16, power poll-style. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2008
Seth Doria |
2008 NCAA Tournament Preview Two days till the greatest weekend of the sporting year. Here are some thoughts on the bracket. |
Sports Illustrated
February 20, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Gonzaga's seed distort Where, oh where, do the Zags belong in the NCAA basketball tournament? |
Sports Central
October 27, 2004
Eric Williams |
College Basketball Teams to Watch Their eyes are on the prize: Arizona's Wildcats... Kentucky's Wildcats... Illinois' Fighting Illini... Michigan State's Spartans... Wake Forest's Demon Deacons... Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets... North Carolina's Tar Heels... Kansas' Jayhawks... |
Sports Central
December 27, 2004
Eric Williams |
College Hoops Holiday Wish Lists For the Kansas Jayhawks, a healthy Wayne Simien... For the USC Trojans, a head coach... For the George Washington Colonels, more publicity.... For the Gonzaga Bulldogs, more national respect... etc. |
Sports Central
January 22, 2006
Alan Rubenstein |
Lineage Important to Success at Top Programs Kansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina have a basketball lineage that dates back to the sport's founder, Dr. James Naismith. |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
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 21, 2012
Joshua Duffy |
Coaching the Cause Behind Weak First Weekend I love the NCAA tournament. And that's what makes this that much harder to say: this year's tournament has sucked. |
Sports Illustrated
October 30, 2000
B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List What else can we say about Oklahoma, except that we should give the Sooners all the credit they deserve?... |
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
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 Illustrated
December 5, 2001
Grant Wahl |
Big 12 is best thus far The Big 12 is the best conference in the land for college basketball today... |
