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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 11, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
9 Reasons to Expand the NCAA Tournament It's time for the NCAA tournament to expand to 347. |
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
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
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? |
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
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
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
March 10, 2008
Chris Gonzales |
A Sign of the Times, a Look to the Future While it is still too early to tell if professional sports have been corrupted beyond repair, the answer may lie just below the surface. |
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 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. |
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
April 2, 2005
Martin Hawrysko |
NCAA Tournament: It Gets No Better I am finally convinced that the NCAA tournament that makes the month of March famous truly is one of the best phases of sports. |
Sports Illustrated
March 15, 2000 |
Best day of the year For basketball fans, this is the best day of all the year. Yes, today -- the day before the NCAA tournament begins.... |
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
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. |
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
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. |
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
March 26, 2014
Andrew Jones |
Bracket Patterns The opening four days of the 2014 NCAA were about as good as it gets in the world of sports. |
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
February 4, 2010
Mark Chalifoux |
NCAA Tournament Expansion? No! The NCAA tournament is one of the few absolute pearls the sports world has left. It is perfect. Sixty-four teams is easy enough to fit on a bracket. |
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 Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Seth Davis |
March Badness Conference tournaments work for mid-major leagues, but they encourage top teams to tank... |
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 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
March 16, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
The Committee Gets an A This is the best job the NCAA Selection Committee has done in years. |
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 |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
March Madness: Weekly Picks Kent State vs. UNLV... West Virginia vs. Arizona... San Diego vs. UConn... Davidson vs. Gonzaga... |
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
April 12, 2006
Michael Beshara |
In Defense of the BCS As enjoyable as college basketball's March Madness may be, college football's BCS provides the opportunity for both a more exciting and more just crowning of a national champion. |
Sports Central
January 7, 2009
Andrew Jones |
Is Perfection Still Attainable? The University of North Carolina Tar Heels men basketball team were undefeated until their recent game against Boston College. Will they be able to go 39-0 next year? |
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
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. |
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? |
Salon.com
March 27, 2002
King Kaufman |
Forecasting the final four Moving courageously beyond his earlier botched NCAA predictions, our man picks Kansas and Oklahoma... |
Sports Illustrated
March 11, 2001
Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel College hoops writer takes NCAA pairings questions... |
Sports Illustrated
March 14, 2001
Ivan Maisel |
'January Madness' just can't happen Each sport has its own charms. A playoff could be developed for college football, but don't think for a moment it would be March Madness come early. Here are a few of the things that would be missing... |
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
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. |
AskMen.com
David H. Katz |
Unbreakable NCAA Tournament Records Changes in the game -- notably one-and-done and the shot clock -- have made some NCAA tournament records practically unbreakable. |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
2007 March Madness Predictions What's the key to winning during March Madness? Play the underdogs |
Sports Central
March 30, 2004
Danny Sternfield |
It's All About the Action The NCAA tournament is fueled by gambling; it allows those who never gamble to indulge and those who gamble every night to now bet day and night. |
Sports Central
March 21, 2012
Joshua Duffy |
Coaching the Cause Behind Weak First Weekend I love the NCAA tournament. And that's what makes this that much harder to say: this year's tournament has sucked. |
AskMen.com
Ryan Faller |
Your NCAA Tournament Survival Guide March Madness can be a fickle tease, and the natural volatility of the tournament can be blissful one minute and downright crippling to your bracket the next. |
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
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. |
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
April 7, 2010
Jean Neuberger |
NCAA Tournament Winners and Losers From the first day until the last heave by Gordon Heyward that just missed, March Madness outdid itself this year. |
Salon.com
November 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Let's have an argument! It's good to have a real sport that's messy and silly and dumb, and Division I football's method of crowning a champion is all of that. |
