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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 19, 2001 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Maryland is still the pick to win it all in the NCAA... |
Sports Illustrated February 12, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Iowa State looks for real... |
Sports Illustrated January 22, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Kansas is still very much in the hunt for the championship... |
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 January 29, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Tennessee doesn't have what it takes, but Fresno does... |
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 March 5, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Trying to predict the NCAA Tournament seedings... |
Sports Central January 15, 2008 Seth Doria |
60 Days to Selection Sunday A look back at the last week in college basketball. |
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 March 14, 2000 |
Tourney talk College basketball Q&A: Big upsets... Blue Devils... Fresno State... |
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 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 26, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Virginia, Ohio State could do damage in the Big Dance... |
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 29, 2008 Seth Doria |
46 Days to Selection Sunday A look at the last week in college basketball. |
Sports Illustrated March 12, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers The lowdown on the NCAA tournament |
Sports Illustrated February 28, 2000 |
Chat Reel: Tim Crothers College basketball - lack of depth will haunt Duke |
Sports Illustrated January 3, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Return of the Magic Eight I present my second annual Magic Eight, the teams from which I absolutely, positively guarantee the national champion of men's college basketball will emerge... |
Sports Central March 17, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Sports Central's Roundball Roundtable Sports writers compare notes and predictions about college basketball. |
Sports Central March 18, 2008 Seth Doria |
2008 NCAA Tournament Preview Two days till the greatest weekend of the sporting year. Here are some thoughts on the bracket. |
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 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 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 February 19, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Is Larry Eustachy the best coach in the country? It's hard to conceive of anyone else doing what he's done with the Cyclones the past two seasons... |
Sports Central March 18, 2009 Jeffrey Boswell |
NCAA Tourney Bracketeering Did the selection committee get it right with its four No. 1 seeds? |
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 March 7, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Primed for an upset College basketball - teams most likely to become first-round upset victims. |
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 February 20, 2001 Seth Davis |
Bubble Trouble With so many bids to the NCAAs locked up, the fight for the remaining few will be frenzied... |
Sports Illustrated March 29, 2001 Seth Davis |
Grand finale Expect Arizona, Duke to survive the Final Four... |
Sports Central January 14, 2009 Jean Neuberger |
As the Ball Bounces If change is the new theme of 2009, college basketball has been years ahead of its time. |
Sports Central March 25, 2008 Seth Doria |
NCAA Sweet 16 Power Poll Here's a look at the remaining Sweet 16, power poll-style. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
March Madness: Weekly Picks West Virginia vs. Xavier... Kent vs. UNLV... Michigan State vs. Memphis... Davidson vs. Wisconsin... |
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 March 14, 2007 Corrie Trouw |
Making Sense of the Madness Predictions for the NCAA basketball tournament. |
Sports Illustrated March 27, 2001 Seth Davis |
Momentum to Maryland Dixon's emergence keyed Terrapins' Final Four run... |
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 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 Illustrated January 10, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Yet another obstacle for Arizona You don't have to be an Arizona supporter to hope that, for the Wildcats' sake, they're able to simply play basketball for the rest of the season. I spent most of last week in Tucson, and from talking to the players and coaches, the past month has been excruciating... |
Sports Central January 22, 2004 Eric Williams |
Good Things in Small Packages The re-emergence of the ACC can be traced directly to the depth of the guards in the conference. Georgia Tech, Duke, North Carolina, and Wake Forest, with their exciting freshman point guard Chris Paul, arguably make the ACC the toughest conference in America. |
Sports Illustrated January 24, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Let's give Stanford its due As a former (recovering?) East Coast basketball writer myself, I know there's a lot of ignorance about West Coast basketball. But some of the statements made about Stanford lately have been as unintentionally hilarious as Digger Phelps... |
Sports Central December 18, 2004 Cory Danner |
Who's Up to the Challenge? Looking over the remaining undefeated college basketball teams, of which there are 10 in the top 25, here are the three teams that have the best chance to run the table in the regular season and cut down the nets in April. |
Sports Illustrated March 7, 2000 Tim Crothers |
UConn is still a dangerous team This week, Tim discussed his sleeper team for the NCAA tournament, Indiana State's chances and his picks for player and coach of the year. |
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 Central November 12, 2008 Ross Lancaster |
A Quiet, Exciting Beginning You don't have to be one of these huge college hoops fans to know that North Carolina is the prohibitive favorite to take home the title. |
Sports Central March 15, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Final Four Picks What four teams will advance to the Final Four in Atlanta? What are some of the tournament's most intriguing matchups? |
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 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. |