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Sports Illustrated
April 1, 2002
Seth Davis |
Unpredictable and inexplicable Indiana's run exemplifies the tournament's charm...   |
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
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
March 28, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Big 12 will rule the weekend As great as the Final Four is, it kills me that the two best teams (Kansas and Maryland) are playing each other on Saturday... |
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
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... |
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 Illustrated
March 27, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
Top tournament moments Five Ignominious Moments in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament History... |
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
February 13, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Terrapin Tumble Maryland continues to reel in the aftermath of its ghastly meltdown against Duke.. |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2001
Seth Davis |
Grand finale Expect Arizona, Duke to survive the Final Four... |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2003
Seth Davis |
College Basketball: Cutting Duke Down to Size In a resounding victory, Maryland revealed the Blue Devils' weaknesses |
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... |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2001
Seth Davis |
Momentum to Maryland Dixon's emergence keyed Terrapins' Final Four run... |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2001 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Maryland is still the pick to win it all in the NCAA... |
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
October 21, 2008
Brian Cox |
Trouble in Terrapin Land? In the six years since winning the national title, Maryland has struggled to recapture the magic that lead them to the Final Four in back-to-back years. |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2002
Tim Layden |
Dream weekend For coaches, Final Four offers chance of a lifetime... |
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
March 18, 2002
Seth Davis |
Lavin, UCLA are still kicking Thoughts on the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16... |
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. |
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 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... |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2001 |
Final Four breakdown Sports Illustrated asked coaches and assistants, who this season have broken down hours of tape preparing game plans to use against the Final Four teams, to tell us what they saw and offer insights on how to play those teams. Here are some of their observations... |
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 5, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Trying to predict the NCAA Tournament seedings... |
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
December 30, 2011
Corrie Trouw |
The Healing Hoosiers College basketball suffers when historic programs plunge below their typical standards. |
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... |
Sports Central
February 6, 2007
Seth Doria |
Madness in the Making: Part II Between now and the NFL draft, college basketball has the stage to itself: Three on the Way Up... Three on the Way Down... Could Go Either Way... etc. |
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
April 14, 2009
Jean Neuberger |
What to Watch For in 2010 This college basketball season may be over, but here's what to look for in 2010. |
Sports Illustrated
November 13, 2002
Grant Wahl |
When is a forfeit not a loss? If Michigan 'vacates' games, record books don't change. |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2001
Grant Wahl |
What's going on in Maui? Let's wait until March before we call my preseason college basketball rankings a joke. |
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. |
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 Illustrated
March 16, 2001
Albert Chen |
What We Learned The neutral crowd is one of the most overlooked factors in NCAA tournament games... Maryland's inconsistencies prevail again... The shoe fits for Georgia State... |
Sports Central
November 12, 2012
Joshua Duffy |
Early Lessons in College Basketball When you're trying to evaluate college basketball teams, it's best not to draw too many conclusions based off just a game or two. Any team with a coach worth his salt will improve considerably between now and March. |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2000
Gerry Callahan |
Knight Errant After several years of feeble finishes and now a public squabble between coach and player, even Indiana basektball fans are asking, has Bob Knight lost it? |
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... |
Sports Illustrated
February 13, 2001
Seth Davis |
Senior leadership Glamorous freshmen bring publicity and street cred to a program, but if you want to win the big trophy, you need something more. You need seniority. Here, then, are 10 seniors who, for better or worse, will play pivotal roles over the next six weeks... |
Sports Central
March 12, 2007
Seth Doria |
NCAA Tournament Preview At the risk of repeating everything you may have already heard, here are 20 thoughts on the 2007 NCAA tournament bracket. |
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
December 24, 2005
Andre Watson |
ACC Season Beginning to Heat Up The Atlantic Coast Conference has long been one of the best conferences in college basketball. And this year is no exception. |
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 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... |
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 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 Illustrated
May 16, 2000
Seth Davis |
Inside College Basketball The Big East was the big winner in attracting and retaining top talent |
Sports Central
November 26, 2008
Brian Cox |
Five Things to Watch For in College Hoops It's way too early to know definitively how things will play out in the college basketball season, but here are five things to keep an eye on for the 2008-09 season. |
