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One of the most intriguing story lines of the first weekend is the UConn Huskies. Here we have the nation’s defending national champions. There are two lottery picks on the roster and a handful of players with the potential to play their way into the NBA Draft down the road. On paper, there may not…
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I understand why people are picking against third-seeded Georgetown in their opening round matchup with Belmont, the 14 seed in Midwest Region. Vanderbilt gets all the negative publicity when it comes to early exits from the tournament, but Georgetown has been just as guilty of late. In 2011, the sixth-seeded Hoyas were VCU’s second victim.…
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See the rest of our regional breakdowns here. Final Four Favorite: No. 1 North Carolina: The Tar Heels have as much talent on their roster as any team in the country. They are loaded, and they have a point guard that is perfect for the uptempo system that they run. The question I have about…
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See the rest of our regional breakdowns here. Final Four Favorite: No. 1 Michigan State: Here’s a crazy stat for you: Tom Izzo has had a No. 1 seed in East Lansing three times in his career — 1999, 2000 and 2001. Thats right. This is the first time in 11 years that Izzo had…
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See the rest of our regional breakdowns here. Final Four Favorite: No. 1 Syracuse: For the last couple of months of the season, the Orange have been the consensus second best team in the country. They have their issues — defensive rebounding, for one — but this is a group that is as talented and…
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See the rest of our regional breakdowns here. Final Four Favorite: No. 1 Kentucky: Kentucky is the best team in the country. That much is not exactly debatable. They are going to be the heavy favorite to win a national title, even with the loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC title game, and that’s not…
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The Tar Heels, despite losing in the final of the ACC Tournament, earned themselves the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. They will play the winner of Lamar and Vermont, who will play in the First Four. With a win, UNC will advance to take on the winner of No. 8 Creighton and No.…
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The Orange got the No. 1 seed in the East Region, which didn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone. They’ll face a feisty UNC-Asheville team in the first round. Syracuse, should they win, will get matchup with the winner of No. 8 Kansas State and No. 9 Southern Miss. Vanderbilt, once again, got…
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Michigan State got the No. 1 seed in the West and they will get an entertaining matchup with high-flying Long Island-Brooklyn in the first round. The winner of that game will go on to face the winner of a very interesting matchup between No. 8 Memphis and No. 9 St. Louis. Both of those teams…
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Kentucky is the No. 1 seed in the south, and on first glance it looks like they got a pretty favorable bracket. The Wildcats will advance to face the winner of No. 8 Iowa State and No. 9 UConn, which could create an interesting matchup in the Huskies advance. The most unfair ranking of the…
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Kentucky earned themselves the No. 1 overall seed, which is not a surprise for anyone. This team is the best team in the country, and getting knocked off in the title game of the SEC Tournament doesn’t change that fact. Kentucky is headed to the South region. Syracuse was the second No. 1 seed, in…
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It looks like Michigan State is going to be headed to a one seed. That’s at least what the consensus seems to be. The Spartans beat Ohio State in the final of the Big Ten Tournament, knocking off Ohio State 68-64. So why do I think Michigan State deserves a No. 1 seed? Its simple:…
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Read through the rest of the NCAA Tournament Cheat Sheets here. Conference: Atlantic 10 Coach: Mark Schmidt Record: 20-11, 10-6 (3rd) Rankings and Ratings: – Kenpom: 59 – RPI: 78 – AP/Coaches: Unranked Seeding?: The Bonnies could end up sliding in somewhere around the 12 or 13 line, which will make them an interesting matchup. Names…
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NCAA Tournament Cheat Sheets: Get to know Mississippi Valley State
Mar 11, 2012, 2:32 PM EDT
Read through the rest of the NCAA Tournament Cheat Sheets here. Conference: SWAC Coach: Sean Woods Record: 21-12, 17-1 (1st) Rankings and Ratings: – Kenpom: 258 – RPI: 149 – AP/Coaches: Unranked Seeding?: MVSU is probably destined for a 16 seed, unfortunately. Maybe a 15 if they get lucky. Names to know: Paul Crosby (13.6 ppg,…
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Read through the rest of the NCAA Tournament Cheat Sheets here. Conference: MAC Coach: John Groce Record: 27-7, 11-5 (3rd) Rankings and Ratings: – Kenpom: 72 – RPI: 50 – AP/Coaches: Unranked Seeding?: Ohio will be an interesting team to seed. Thanks to a strong non-conference schedule, the Bobcats have a solid RPI and some nice…
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Big Ten Title Game Preview: Michigan State vs. Ohio State
Mar 11, 2012, 12:29 PM EDT
It’s kind of wild when you think about it, but the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament look like they are going to come down to the last day of the season. At least that’s how it looks in the Big Ten. Ohio State and Michigan State shared the regular season title (with Michigan)…
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Theoretically, Vanderbilt would seem to be in a perfect position to knock off Kentucky in the SEC Tournament finals. The Commodores gave the Wildcats two good games during the regular season. In Memorial Gymnasium, Vandy erased a 13 point halftime deficit to tie the score in the second half before UK pulled away and won…
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Atlantic-10 title game preview: Xavier vs. St. Bonaventure
Mar 11, 2012, 7:38 AM EDT
The may be the most interesting of the title games on Sunday. Xavier is in. Wins over Dayton and St. Louis ensured that fact. St. Bonaventure isn’t, however. They aren’t even on the bubble. But they are playing well right now and they do have the Atlantic 10′s Player of the Year on their roster…
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The most curious aspect of the ACC title game isn’t the game itself. It’s John Henson. On Friday, Henson was on the receiving end of a hard foul as he went up for a layup, landing on his left wrist and having to leave the game to get x-rays. The injury doesn’t look to be…
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You may know the name DJ Cooper, but unless you are a Georgetown fan, no one would blame you if you confused Ohio’s diminutive point guard with our country’s most notorious fugitive. In the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Cooper, then just a freshman, had 23 points, eight assists and three steals to lead the Bobcats to…
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Missouri’s season is not yet over. They are not satisfied, not by any stretch of the imagination. The first thing that Kim English said in his postgame interview on ESPN was “We’ve got more work to do.” Winning the Big 12 Tournament with a 90-75 victory against a resurgent Baylor team is great, and I’m…
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I really want to stay on the Duke bandwagon. I’m trying my hardest to do it, but after the No. 6 Blue Devils’ 62-59 loss to No. 17 Florida State in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament on Saturday evening, I’m finding it harder and harder to do so. Look, I know that Duke has their…
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After a 71-64 win over St. Louis in the Atlantic 10 semifinals, Xavier’s got that look about them right now. Coming off of a come-from-behind win over Dayton on Friday, Xavier jumped out to a lead that reached as much as 13 points early in the second half against St. Louis on Saturday evening. The…
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Read through the rest of the NCAA Tournament Cheat Sheets here. Conference: Southland Coach: Pat Knight Record: 23-11, 11-5 (3rd) Rankings and Ratings: – Kenpom: 110 – RPI: 115 – AP/Coaches: Unranked Seeding?: The Cardinals are probably looking at a 16 seed with the potential for ending up in the First Four. They do have a…
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NC State probably got hosed. CJ Leslie, who was in the middle of having a great game for the Wolfpack, fouled out with eight minutes left after two questionable calls in a row. NC State was down five at the time, but they managed to scrap all the way back to tie the game in…
