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Sports Central
March 11, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
9 Reasons to Expand the NCAA Tournament It's time for the NCAA tournament to expand to 347.   |
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 Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
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
October 13, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Week 1 College Basketball Preview As the college football season gets into full swing, we will soon have yet another "favorite sports time of the year" for this writer. |
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 19, 2005
Daniel Collins |
The Not Important Tournament For college basketball, this is the time when legends are made, hearts are snapped in half, and champions are crowned. |
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 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
April 9, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Everybody Gets a Trophy There is a recent trend brewing in men's college basketball -- the growth of tournament play. And the focus of college basketball has been splintered. |
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 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
October 18, 2012
Jonathan Lowe |
Early Tourneys: The Dark Horses It has been five years since Anaheim had its chance to host a holiday tournament. While the state of Hawaii has been a college basketball destination for nearly 30 years, the city of Honolulu has only held their own event for four. |
Sports Central
December 29, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
When Madness Goes Insane Talks are ramping up to expand the NCAA men's basketball tournament again. |
Sports Central
March 4, 2013
Jonathan Lowe |
No Matter What? The author discusses the ups and downs of a single season for college football and basketball teams. |
Sports Central
November 6, 2008
Kevin Beane |
2008 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Preview Although the first full day of college basketball action won't be until Friday the 14th, the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament has the docket to themselves the first four days of the week, in what has become a tradition in the last few years on ESPNU. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
2007 March Madness Predictions What's the key to winning during March Madness? Play the underdogs |
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
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
March 25, 2009
Ross Lancaster |
Missed Opportunities and No Cinderella The media-driven creation of parity in college basketball is dead. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2005
Alan Rubenstein |
Championship Week Begins the Madness The 2005 conference tournaments will have many interesting plots and sub-plots to follow. Some teams will be jockeying for a place into the NCAA Tournament, while others want to solidify their seed. |
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... |
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
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
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
February 22, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
NCAA tourney fiasco Nothing to like about 'opening-round' game... |
Sports Central
December 29, 2015
Jonathan Lowe |
From Holiday to Celebrate Last week, college basketball's holiday tournaments wrapped for the season. I noted before that this is one of my favorite parts of the sport's calendar. |
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. |
Sports Central
March 9, 2011
Ryan Day |
On March Madness March Madness isn't perfect, and I think even the most ardent college basketball apologist would agree with me. |
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. |
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
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 Illustrated
March 18, 2002
Phil Taylor |
Less is more The NCAA tournament is tops for everything it isn't... |
Sports Illustrated
January 8, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
Power play Trying to kill exempt events is simply a money grab by major conferences... |
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
March 19, 2009
Jean Neuberger |
The Not-So-Sweet 16 March Madness needs a different type of play-in game. |
Sports Central
April 13, 2004
Jonathan Lowe |
Making Good Use of Home Cookin' Since the NCAA women's tournament began in 1982, dominant teams have had the luxury of extending their postseason success to the cheers and admiration of a home crowd. |
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 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. |
Salon.com
March 7, 2001
Allen Barra |
The unsweet 64 The NCAA Tournament is a cash cow for the NCAA, but there are too many teams, and fans have been slowly tuning out... |
Sports Central
March 21, 2006
Matt Russell |
Madness Geographied: Weekend in Review Comments and predictions about the NCAA basketball tournament. |
Sports Central
April 4, 2011
Jonathan Lowe |
Ride That Darkhorse I gotta admit, I'm flying high right now. My Sports Christmas came and went with fantastic basketball, and the start to my favorite week of the year included an unusually tight pair of semifinals in Houston. |
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
April 4, 2006
Kiarash Banisadre |
The Sweet Sixteen: Part One With the 2005-2006 college basketball season officially come and gone, it's time to look at the most memorable aspects of this year's big dance -- while the memories are still fresh. |
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 15, 2012
Kevin Beane |
NCAA Tournament: The Little Guys Here are five schools that will be playing in the Big Dance that you may not know much about. |
Sports Central
March 4, 2008
Seth Doria |
NCAA Championship Week Preview Everything you need to know for "13 of the greatest days of the year." |
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 20, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
NCAA Tournament Weekend Wrap-Up A few observations from the NCAA tournament this past weekend. |
