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At least we now know it can be done. A No. 1 seed had never lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament prior to last year, but the UMBC Retrievers made history with their stunning 74-54 win over the Virginia Cavaliers last season. Prior to that, No. 16 seeds had lost all 135 […] More
In years past, the Arizona State Sun Devils and the St. John’s Red Storm wouldn’t have had a lot to worry about when it came to getting into the NCAA Tournament. Both schools come from power conferences and ended up with over 20 wins and had multiple quality wins to their record. However, the Selection […] More
Before March Madness begins in earnest on Thursday, we still have to get down to 64 teams. Eight teams will meet in Dayton to vie for one of those last few spots on Tuesday and Wednesday, and while it’s far from ideal, it beats the alternative. The Temple Owls and the Belmont Bruins were two […] More
The Boston Celtics have been on quite a roll over the past couple of weeks with six wins in their last eight outings. Even more impressive might be that they won three of their last four games on the road where they have mediocre at best. While Boston hasn’t officially clinched a playoff spot yet, […] More
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, takes place the second two weeks of March and the first week of April. You can’t turn on a TV, radio, or even read a newspaper in the US, without being exposed to something March Madness related, and with the legalization of sports betting in the US, this […] More
March Madness is here. The conference tournaments have given us plenty of excitement this year, and some teams have already played their way into the NCAA Tournament. A couple mid-major teams that were likely on the wrong side of the bubble took their fate out of the Selection Committee’s hands by winning their conference tournament, […] More
It has been an interesting season for the Los Angeles Lakers and the off-season promises to be just as entertaining. With their playoff hopes fading fast, some fans are quick to point fingers at management, the coaching staff and LeBron James. What a lot of critics fail to realize is that the Lakers were not […] More
The story of PAC-12 basketball has been one of disappointment this season. The conference has possibly the worst power conference team in the modern era in California (even though they just beat conference leaders Washington), and they could be the first power conference to land only a single team in the NCAA Tournament since the […] More
After years of being known as a football-only conference, the SEC has really improved as a basketball conference over the last few years. The SEC is no longer Kentucky and everyone else, as Tennessee and LSU are also ranked in the top ten, and as many as nine teams could make it to the NCAA […] More
The Big East isn’t as strong as it has been in recent years. This is a league that can get six or seven teams into the NCAA Tournament in a great year, but the only two teams that have locked up their bids at this point are Villanova and Marquette. No other team is better […] More
For the first time in 15 years, it looks like the Kansas Jayhawks won’t win at least a share of the Big 12 conference title. Kansas has dominated the Big 12 since the league’s inception nearly two decades ago, but a frustrating season will bring one of the nation’s most impressive streaks to an end […] More
Zion Williamson’s injury and subsequent absence has made Duke mortal. The Blue Devils were the favorites to win the conference and the national championship just two weeks ago, but his knee injury has made them beatable. Not only that, the Blue Devils are no longer likely to win their conference in the regular season. They […] More
