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Sports Central
March 28, 2011
Adam Russell |
March Madness? How About March Insanity? Who would have thought that this year's Final Four would be comprised of an eight-seed, an 11-seed (both being mid-majors), and a couple traditional powers not seeded No. 1?   |
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
April 27, 2010
Ross Lancaster |
Why 68 is Great College basketball fans should be pleased and even optimistic that a 68-team tournament can produce fantastic tournaments. |
Sports Central
February 3, 2011
Andrew Jones |
Tourney Expansion: Is Bigger Better? If expansion of the NCAA college basketball tournament continues, inconsistencies will need to be addressed so that the dream of Cinderella can stay alive. |
Sports Central
July 11, 2010
Jean Neuberger |
Fitting in the "Final Four" The NCAA is expected to announce this week their new format for the Division I Men's tournament, as March Madness now welcomes 68 to the party. Let's hope the NCAA chooses to place a mixture of both at-large teams and automatic qualifiers. |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
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
March 22, 2013
Kevin Beane |
The Other Tournaments of March The main one of these, of course, is the NIT, but two more have recently arrived on the slate to ensure that virtually every Division I basketball team with a winning record will playing somewhere with hardware on the line. Let's take a look at each. |
Sports Central
February 8, 2012
Andrew Jones |
Why Murray State Deserves a No. 1 Seed Murray State is 23-0. They have beaten one ranked team (Memphis) and only face one more before the end of the season (Saint Mary's). They currently hold a No. 7 ranking in the USA Today Poll and a No. 9 ranking in the AP poll. |
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 4, 2010
Paul Foeller |
Cinderella in 2010: December Edition This year may be young, but some teams are starting to show their true colors already. Who can shock the nation-wide audience like Northern Iowa and Cornell did last year? |
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
March 22, 2010
Scott Shepherd |
Why March Madness is Overrated Not only do I not believe that everyone loves March Madness, I'm not sold on the fact that they even believe it. |
Sports Central
March 19, 2009
Jean Neuberger |
The Not-So-Sweet 16 March Madness needs a different type of play-in game. |
Sports Central
December 29, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
When Madness Goes Insane Talks are ramping up to expand the NCAA men's basketball tournament again. |
Salon.com
July 19, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
One too many The NCAA wants to expand its men's basketball Tournament from 64 teams to 65. It's an outrage! |
Sports Central
March 3, 2011
Paul Foeller |
Here We Go Again Even the top of the conference is anything but a sure bet against quality opponents. |
Sports Central
March 19, 2013
Ross Lancaster |
The Best Way to Go Dancing If a conference isn't truly sending one of its best teams, the chance of madness goes down. And unless you're that obsessive about making your bracket the "perfect" one, no one should want less of March in for this week. |
Sports Central
March 14, 2011
Ross Lancaster |
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Selection Committee The NCAA Basketball Selection Committee is in many ways like the Supreme Court. Its decisions are done behind closed doors and many are outraged after the verdicts are reached. |
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. |
Salon.com
March 22, 2001
Luc Hatlestad |
March Madness: Not so mad All those "upsets" are exciting, but they're only "upsets" because the selection committee hasn't realized that the mid-major teams that keep their players are really good. |
Sports Central
January 19, 2009
Ross Lancaster |
The Year of the Major Conference In college basketball, this year may go down as the Year of the Major Conference. |
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
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
December 17, 2012
Andrew Jones |
Enough Already It is time to put an end to all of the distractions that college sports provide. And that needs to happen by telling teams what conference they are in. |
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. |
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 8, 2011
Joshua Duffy |
Calling Cinderella: Who Will Crash This Year's Tournament? Everybody loves an upset. Here are three to keep an eye on during this year's NCAA tournament. |
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
March 23, 2011
Corrie Trouw |
The Real NCAA Tournament At this point, the nonsense of Selection Sunday is well forgotten and the real NCAA tournament will tip off this weekend. |
Sports Central
February 26, 2007
Seth Doria |
NCAA Championship Week Preview Everything you need to know for 13 of the greatest days of the year -- basketball-wise. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2003
Jeff Zaginailoff |
The Solution to the BCS is a Playoff Tournament Despite recent efforts to reform it, the process for deciding the national champion in college football, the most noteworthy and public of all college sports, is still far from perfected. |
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 24, 2009
Wailele Sallas |
Lessons Learned From March Madness Never underestimate the 'nobody believed in us' angle... Don't get caught up in the madness... The Big 10 is overrated!... The Big East is for real!... etc. |
Sports Central
December 11, 2003
Eric Williams |
Giving Thanks Today, the college football world is in an uproar and the season has been thrown into utter chaos because of three little letters: BCS. Thank God for March Madness |
Sports Central
March 17, 2009
Corrie Trouw |
What the Tournament Committee Really Said What did the NCAA tournament selection committee really tell us and the other sects of the basketball world on Selection Sunday? |
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
January 14, 2012
Joshua Duffy |
Teams Revealing Who They Really Are In college basketball, records can be quite deceiving. Not only is there a much wider disparity in who those records are built against (strength of schedule), but "talent" seems to be far less consistent in college hoops. |
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
January 2, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
Gonzaga's New Year's Resolution An assessment of the Gonzaga Bulldog's chances of reaching the NCAA tournament's Final Four. |
Salon.com
March 18, 2002
King Kaufman |
Hit the road The NCAA Tournament's new "pod" system works just fine, but it needs an adjustment to prevent this weekend's "home" games... |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
The Dog Days of March Madness Why you should look to the underdog in the early rounds of the "Big Dance." |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
2007 March Madness Predictions What's the key to winning during March Madness? Play the underdogs |
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
April 9, 2013
Joshua Duffy |
Lessons From the 2013 NCAA Tournament With the hangovers still pounding in Louisville (and Ann Arbor), the 2013 NCAA tournament is in the books. Despite the dramatics in Monday night's finale, it wasn't a pretty tournament. |
Sports Central
March 25, 2009
Ross Lancaster |
Missed Opportunities and No Cinderella The media-driven creation of parity in college basketball is dead. |
Sports Central
March 13, 2007
Jonathan Lowe |
The NCAA Postseason's Little Brother The National Invitational Tournament has lost the luster that it once held. However, for 32 teams, the distinction of playing in one of basketball's holy floors, Madison Square Garden, can carry its own prestige. |
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
March 26, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
The Real Sweet 16 Here is the Real Sweet 16: 16 reasons to watch the NBA stretch run over the round of 16. |
Sports Central
February 18, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Wouldn't Touch it With a 25-Team Poll Do we need to have a top 25 poll in college basketball? |
