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Sports Illustrated January 15, 2001 |
Fearless Predictions Slick Rick isn't going to UNLV. Pitino made it look like he was headed for Vegas because he's an egomaniac, and he wants the country to know that he's available and that it will take a lot of money to sign him... Tim Welsh gets the early nod for Big East Coach of the Year... etc. |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List Believe it or not, I actually almost made my own Hot List. If it wasn't for Oklahoma and UNLV, I would have gone a perfect 10-for-10 on my Fearless Predictions. But that's OK because unpredictability is the main reason why this season has been so interesting. Well, there's always next week... |
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 January 22, 2001 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions I'm declaring a moratorium on predicting Virginia games. The Cavs are one team I just can't figure out, but I feel pretty good about this week. We have a terrific slate of games, and my murky crystal ball is becoming much clearer... |
Sports Illustrated December 11, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions I love college basketball, and a week of watching several exciting games has reminded me of my passion for the sport... |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions The SEC is down this year and won't send a team to the national championship game... Marshall will shock Michigan State and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 19 games... Miami will win at Washington... Penn State will not lose to Louisiana Tech... |
Sports Illustrated January 29, 2001 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions First of all, let's give Duke its props. The Blue Devils ruined my timely prediction of an upset (so, so close), but they showed tremendous heart and desire in erasing a 10-point deficit in the final minute of regulation... |
Sports Central March 11, 2009 Seth Doria |
The NCAA Bubble Shuffle With so many conference championships going on this week, it's easy to lose focus on the few games that hold the most meaning. But there are other games that serve as critical dominos in the dance before The Dance - call it the bubble shuffle. |
Sports Illustrated November 13, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List: Nov. 13 I can't say enough about Oklahoma. The Sooners grabbed my attention by convincingly defeating Big 12 powers Nebraska and Kansas State earlier this season. But their performance on Saturday was even more telling... |
Sports Central December 22, 2009 Paul Foeller |
Early Season Review: What We've Learned Even in a season where so much is uncertain, we do know some things without a doubt. |
Sports Illustrated November 6, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List Now that only one team remains undefeated, things are about to get interesting. The beauty of this season is that there are only a few very good teams. Everyone else is pretty even, which gives us some pretty exciting football week in and week out... |
Sports Illustrated January 17, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
'Integrity' is not in UNLV's vocabulary Rick Pitino made a comment to The Providence Journal last week -- "UNLV is a sleeping giant and could be brought back to where it was in the '80s, only this time with integrity" -- that occasions two observations... |
Sports Central February 5, 2008 Seth Doria |
39 Days to Selection Sunday This week in basketball saw one team step above the rest, others move up or down the ladder of momentum, and some individual performances that make your jaw drop. |
Sports Illustrated November 13, 2000 Seth Davis |
Let's keep exempt games At last, hoopheads, some actual games to talk about. Could we have gotten off to a better start than with the four games that took place last week at Madison Square Garden during the Coaches vs. Cancer Ikon Classic? |
Sports Illustrated October 11, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions: Oct. 11 I'm deep in thought, trying to make sense of this wild and unpredictable college football season. Because the way things have gone so far this season, a two-year-old might be better able to predict things than I... |
Sports Illustrated October 27, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter Breaking down Oklahoma-Nebraska from several angles... |
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 Central January 29, 2008 Seth Doria |
46 Days to Selection Sunday A look at the last week in college basketball. |
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... |
Sports Central March 24, 2010 Jonathan Lowe |
Back to the Future Some Sweet 16 thoughts on what's past and coming up. |
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 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 January 15, 2008 Seth Doria |
60 Days to Selection Sunday A look back at the last week in college basketball. |
Sports Illustrated November 27, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions It has been a wild year in college football, and any one of the Top 25 teams could make a run at the title if a playoff existed. Since one doesn't, we already know only three teams have a chance to be crowned national champions. College basketball is another story, though... |
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 18, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Bowl Predictions Picking a winner in the Orange, Sugar, Fiesta or Rose bowl is no big deal. But who will emerge victorious in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, the MicronPC.com Bowl or the Humanitarian Bowl? Tune in below to find out... |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
March Madness: Weekly Picks Kansas vs. North Carolina. |
Sports Central December 26, 2007 Jean Neuberger |
College Hoops Highs and Lows Some awards for the best and worst of the early college basketball season. |
Sports Illustrated February 21, 2001 Seth Davis |
Guide to the Madness Before the excitement begins -- and ends -- I thought I'd weigh in with a few predictions on how the season's climax will unfold. Here, then, is my Guide to the Madness: Sure things and sleepers and busts, oh, my! |
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 March 21, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
And then there were 16 Musings on the first week of NCAA tournament play |
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 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 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... |
Sports Central January 29, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Pre-March Madness Games Not to Miss Allow me to give you some regular season college basketball games you shouldn't miss if you want to make educated picks come March. |
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 Central November 21, 2007 Adam Russell |
BCS Still a Muddy Mess It is possible that only one of the top five teams in the BCS standings could end up in the National Championship Game -- Ohio State. |
Sports Illustrated February 27, 2001 Seth Davis |
A season in review Before we kick off the greatest month on the American sporting calendar, here's a quick look back at the best and worst of college basketball's regular season... |
Sports Central December 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Six Mid-Majors to Watch Come March We'll take a look at basketball teams who have been traditionally looked at as mid-majors (though that may be changing for some of them in the very near future) and look at their chances to make some serious noise come March. |
Sports Central March 17, 2011 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: NCAA Tourney Bric-A-Bracketology What happens in the dark room once the NCAA Selection Committee convenes? |
Sports Illustrated November 3, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter BCS picture still unclear and wide open... |
Sports Central February 16, 2009 Corrie Trouw |
Five Simple Rules For Picking a National Champ Which teams are contenders in the NCAA basketball tournament? Well, if past tournaments are any indication, we can eliminate quite a few candidates right now with a few rules. |
Sports Illustrated February 7, 2001 Grant Wahl |
More questions than answers Suddenly, in less than a week, a rash of home-court upsets has turned an orderly season chaotic. Duke loses in Cameron to Carolina? Stanford gets whacked in Maples by UCLA? Kansas bites the dust in Allen to Iowa State? What does it all mean? |
Sports Illustrated March 7, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Primed for an upset College basketball - teams most likely to become first-round upset victims. |
Sports Central September 26, 2007 Jonathan Lowe |
When the Mighty Will Fall Predictions about which college football teams will not finish the season undefeated. |
Sports Illustrated December 13, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Sizing up the unbeatens It hasn't happened since 1976 and it may never happen again, which is why undefeated college basketball teams hold such a mystique for me. See, I want another team run the table, to do something historic... |
Sports Central March 17, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Sports Central's Roundball Roundtable Sports writers compare notes and predictions about college basketball. |
Sports Illustrated February 20, 2002 Grant Wahl |
Gonzaga's seed distort Where, oh where, do the Zags belong in the NCAA basketball tournament? |
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 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. |