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Sports Illustrated
March 11, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel College hoops writer takes NCAA pairings questions...   |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
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
January 31, 2002
Grant Wahl |
In praise of the conference season As everyone knows, the best team doesn't always win the NCAA tournament. It's the price I'm willing to pay for deciding matters on the court in ridiculously exciting one-off games. Yet there's one thing I don't accept, and that's the complete emasculation of the conference season... |
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 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 Illustrated
March 5, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Trying to predict the NCAA Tournament seedings... |
Sports Illustrated
December 6, 2000
Grant Wahl |
Taking on the Dukies So I pick Duke to go to the Final Four, and what do I get? Angry, angry e-mails from the Blue Devils faithful... |
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... |
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
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 Illustrated
November 21, 2001
Grant Wahl |
What's going on in Maui? Let's wait until March before we call my preseason college basketball rankings a joke. |
Sports Central
November 14, 2012
Andrew Jones |
What Alabama's Loss Means For BCS College football fans were worried a choice between Kansas State and Oregon for the right to battle Alabama for the national championship would be close to impossible to make and then the unthinkable happened: Alabama lost. |
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
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 Central
November 22, 2011
Joshua Duffy |
NCAA Men's Hoops About to Get Crazy Ask a diehard NBA fan what the true tragedy of the NBA lockout is, and they'll tell you it comes at the worst possible time. |
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
December 5, 2005
Piet Van Leer |
10 Questions For College Hoops Season Who will win Conference USA?... Does anyone really believe in the Big 12 powers?... Will Duke win it all this year?... etc. |
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 Central
December 29, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
When Madness Goes Insane Talks are ramping up to expand the NCAA men's basketball tournament again. |
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
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. |
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
November 13, 2000
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Duke's backcourt is a strength... Calipari and the Memphis Tigers have a chance at the tournament... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 15, 2001
Grant Wahl |
Some Top 20 surprises My annual preseason college hoops tour has come to a close, but not without some memorable moments... |
Sports Illustrated
January 8, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Don't get too excited about Hoosiers' upset... |
Sports Central
February 21, 2011
Adam Russell |
College Hoops Surprises and Disappointments With only about three weeks remaining in the college basketball season, many fans and pundits are starting to look at the potential March Madness brackets. |
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Illinois, Oregon may have what it takes I'm eagerly awaiting the NCAA tournament's opening weekend. I'll be able to let you know after the first game whether the Illini can become this year's Maryland and get to Atlanta... |
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 12, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Iowa State looks for real... |
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 Central
January 29, 2008
Seth Doria |
46 Days to Selection Sunday A look at the last week in college basketball. |
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 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 Illustrated
February 28, 2000 |
Chat Reel: Tim Crothers College basketball - lack of depth will haunt Duke |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2002 |
Picking through the Sweet 16 So I come home to Seattle for a couple days and they fire Bob Bender at U-Dub. The Huskies are a sleeping giant in the Pac-10, which is why they should hurry up and go after Gonzaga's Mark Few... |
Sports Central
October 21, 2013
Andrew Jones |
Perfection Possibilities Teams are lining up to see if they can make it to the end of the NCAA football season unscathed. |
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 Illustrated
February 28, 2001
Grant Wahl |
My favorite arenas How do I love thee, McArthur Court? Let me count the ways... |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers The lowdown on the NCAA tournament |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Tennessee doesn't have what it takes, but Fresno does... |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Virginia, Ohio State could do damage in the Big Dance... |
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
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
February 20, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Gonzaga's seed distort Where, oh where, do the Zags belong in the NCAA basketball tournament? |
Sports Illustrated
December 11, 2000
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Does Duke have what it takes to cut down the nets in April, without a strong backup for Carlos Boozer when he gets in foul trouble?... It's becoming clear that ACC teams play "softer" than teams from some of its rival conferences... etc. |
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
November 10, 2008
Andrew Jones |
How the BCS Could Become a Nightmare Solutions are offered for problems brewing in the BCS. |
Sports Central
October 23, 2009
Kyle Jahner |
College Football Midterm Report There are three teams that, as expected, are very good if not great. |
Sports Central
October 1, 2008
Andrew Jones |
Ranking College Football Conferences There are too few games in the college football season for a subjective ranking system to matter all too much. |
