The strength of the Big 12 is starting to create a problem with the bracketing rules. One of those is that teams from the same conference among the top four seeds have to be placed in diffe… Read More
Following Kansas State’s overtime win Tuesday over in-state rival Kansas, we have a new overall No. 1 seed. Purdue is now the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament bracket projectio… Read More
The countdown to Selection Sunday for the 2023 NCAA Tournament will hit seven weeks on Sunday, and conference races across the country are starting to take shape. But the sport’s hier… Read More
Auburn basketball is currently finding consistency in their identity as the final third of the season approaches.
The Tigers (16-3, 6-1 SEC) are currently in a good spot as far as the SEC… Read More
After a chaotic week which saw teams near the top of the bracket losing almost every night, there are some changes in the latest bracket update.
Purdue and Alabama are still the top two ove… Read More
The SEC/Big 12 Challenge ran largely in favor of the home teams, but there were certainly a few results that had an impact on the bracket.
Kansas avoided its first four-game losing streak u… Read More
The first bracket of February brings a change on the top line. Kansas had rejoined the party after dispatching Kansas State 90-78 at home on Tuesday. That gave the Jayhawks nine Quadrant 1… Read More
A new bracket is up, and again there is a change on the top line.
Texas jumped both Kansas and Arizona to take over the third overall seed on the strength of a win at Kansas State on Saturd… Read More
Welcome to this season’s debut edition of Bubble Watch, the daily look at the day’s action featuring teams near the cut line to make the NCAA Tournament’s field of 6… Read More
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It was a rough night Tuesday for a couple of blue bloods who are still hoping to make the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky took the biggest loss of the evening, falling at home to fello… Read More
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A couple of bubble teams lost at home Wednesday, but one team contending for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament picked up a big win on its home floor.
In a “doubl… Read More
Saturday’s game in the Dean E. Smith Center between North Carolina and Clemson is a big one. The Tar Heels face a must-win game as they are riding a three-game losing streak into Sat… Read More
Another set of upsets had caused some shuffling in Friday’s bracket. Tennessee, Saint Mary’s, Kentucky and North Carolina are among the teams that took a hit due to unexpected l… Read More
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ESPN’s Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN b… Read More
There were a lot of bad results for teams on the bubble this weekend. The good news is that the NCAA Tournament will still have 68 teams, so you cannot overreact to one loss four weeks away… Read More
Six of the top 15 teams and ten of the top 25 in Friday’s bracket lost this weekend. That has caused a bit of a shakeup near the top of the bracket.
Not at the very top of the bracket… Read More
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Northwestern is off the bubble — for now — after coming from behind late to beat top-ranked Purdue on Sunday. The Wildcats are flying under the radar in p… Read More
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North Carolina lost at home to Miami 80-72 on Monday night to fall to 0-9 against Quad 1 opposition. It is getting to the point where even one Quad 1 win may not be enough… Read More
Joe Lunardi joins SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt to discuss where Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky fit in his current bracket heading into the 2023 NCAA menâs basketball… Read More
The NCAA Tournament Select Committee will reveal its current top 16 overall seeds on Feb. 18 at 12:30 p.m., ET on CBS. Awful Annunciing thought this would be a great time to check in with… Read More
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New Mexico lost its fourth straight game on Wednesday, this time at home to last place Wyoming. The last two games, the Lobos have been without starting guard Jaelen… Read More
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Kentucky picked up a win at fellow bubbler Mississippi State on Wednesday night. That put the Wildcats back in the field for now. They now get three of their next four at home, s… Read More
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Kentucky picked up a win at fellow bubbler Mississippi State on Wednesday night. That put the Wildcats back in the field for now. They now get three of their next four at home… Read More
The top of the bracket is crowding together. Alabama’s loss at Tennessee on Wednesday night dropped the Crimson Tide down to the third overall seed, behind Purdue and Kansas on the to… Read More
The NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed its top 16 teams as of this morning with Alabama as the overall No. 1 seed. If the Crimson Tide is able to stay on the top line on Selection… Read More
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Kentucky took another big step toward ensuring a trip to the NCAA Tournament with a win over Tennessee on Saturday as the Wildcats completed a season sweep of the Vol… Read More
There is no no change on the top line as all four No. 1 seeds won comfortably. Well, Kansas wasn’t comfortable until the second half of its win over Baylor, but rallied to win 87-71 t… Read More
It was another tough day for North Carolina. The Tar Heels lost to NC State on Sunday 77-69 to fall to 10-11 against the top three quadrants. They are still 0-8 vs. Quad 1, although t… Read More
The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket has been released. As usual, there are no major complaints, but I’ll pick a few nits with the NCAA selection committee.
I think the committee should h… Read More
This year’s NCAA Tournament set a new record for the number of wins by lower seeded teams in the first two rounds with 13. The previous record was 12 in 2021. There were also 11 upset… Read More
The number of teams keep shrinking but the bracket continues to deliver. The regional semifinals have once again given us memorable March Madness action, the kinds of performances that are… Read More
The Final Four field this year is one of the most unique in history, and it’s almost time to head to Houston where we will crown a national champion for the 2022-23 college basketball… Read More
The 2003 Final Four is one of the most interesting and unique in history, and it’s just about time for the teams to head to Houston where we will crown a national champion for the 202… Read More
Sixty-six games down and one more to go. Monday night will give us No. 4 UConn vs. No. 5 San Diego State. The Aztecs are coming off a dramatic buzzer-beating win over ninth-seeded FAU &mda… Read More
From unranked in the preseason to national champions! UConn is 5-0 in title games and sits atop the sport for the fifth time in the past 25 seasons. The Huskies ran away from San Diego Sta… Read More
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The biggest prize in the transfer portal came off the board Thursday, with former Michigan big man Hunter Dickinson announcing his commitment to Kansas. He chose the Jayhawks over a fin… Read More
With college basketball’s transfer portal season possibly winding down, it seems like a good time for a pre-preseason Bracketology and a projected NCAA Tournament bracket. I say windi… Read More
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has already published several bracket projections for 2024’s NCAA Basketball Tourney, predictions to be updated periodically until Selection Sunday next year… Read More
Louisville had its worst season in program history in 2022-23. The debut campaign of first-year head coach Kenny Payne was, any way you look at it, an abject disaster. The season ended with… Read More
The NIT (National Invitation Tournament) features teams that didn’t make it to March Madness, or what’s otherwise known as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The N… Read More
CafeTopic.com – The word “sports” may make you think of things like soccer, football, and basketball. But many challenging and competitive sports do not require ball throwi… Read More
It’s time for the preview to the previews.
Sept. 17 — hey, that’s Sunday — marks 50 days to the start of the 2023-24 college basketball season on Nov. 6. … Read More
It’s time for the preview to the previews.
Sept. 17 — hey, that’s Sunday — marks 50 days to the start of the 2023-24 college basketball season on Nov. 6. &nb… Read More
Seattle Times: Merriam-Webster Dictionary reveals almost 700 new words: sports terms, social media phrases and more. “The Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced the addition of 690 new w… Read More
Terminology like “beast mode,” “bracketology,” and “goated” are among the 690 new words that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s lis… Read More
Terminology like “beast mode,” “bracketology,” and “goated” are among the 690 new words that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s lis… Read More
Terminology like “beast mode,” “bracketology,” and “goated” are among the 690 new words that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s lis… Read More
Terminology like “beast mode,” “bracketology,” and “goated” are among the 690 new words that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s lis… Read More
The AP Top 25 preseason men’s college basketball rankings were released Monday with Kansas leading all teams headed into the 2023-24 season.
Here is the AP Top 25, along with some in… Read More
The AP Top 25 preseason men’s college basketball rankings were released Monday with Kansas leading all teams headed into the 2023-24 season.
Here is the AP Top 25, along with some in… Read More
The AP Top 25 preseason men’s college basketball rankings were released Monday with Kansas leading all teams headed into the 2023-24 season.
Here is the AP Top 25, along with some in… Read More
By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | 11:01 PM
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Avonworth’s Katherine Petrina battles North Catholic’s Carline Rivetti for po… Read More