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Up to date conference champs: there were five that clinched last night
Feb 24, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
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On Thursday night, five teams either clinched their conference’s regular season title outright or earned at least a share of the regular season title. Teams that win the regular season title earn an automatic bid to the NIT if they lose in the conference tournament and don’t get an at-large bid. Belmont: The Bruins used…
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It seems that Iowa has a bit of attendance problem. That’s why, with a Thursday night game against No. 16 Wisconsin being televised on ESPN2, the university offered so many bribes to students to try to get them to the game. If the free tickets weren’t enough, the first 100 students got free ice cream,…
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Rick Pitino aghast by ‘level of arrogance’ from Thursday’s refs
Feb 24, 2012, 8:30 AM EDT
To say Rick Pitino was unhappy with the officiating during Louisville’s 60-56 loss at Cincinnati Thursday night would be an understatement. Infuriated would be better. “I have a problem with the officials. They thought they were the three guys going into the Referee Hall of Fame the way they talked to me,” he said, via…
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I got a feeling Pat Knight is going to regret this press conference. After his Lamar Cardinals lost to Sam Houston State 62-52 on Wednesday night, Knight absolutely ripped the senior class on his team to shreds. He said they lacked leadership, that they were a problem off the court and they were the “worst…
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- It’s Friday, which means you get to read Luke Winn’s Power Rankings. Wait, what’s this? former-Buckeye benchwarmer (and “Club Trillion” founder) Mark Titus also provided some power rankings – Iowa defeated Wisconsin last night, sweeping the season series against the Badgers for just the first time in 17 years. Hawkeye sharpshooter Matt Gatens had a…
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All we’ve talked about all season long is No. 5 Duke’s flaws. They don’t have a play-making point guard. They don’t have enough of an interior presence. They don’t defend. Austin Rivers will never fit into a team concept. Its been incessant. And I’m not innocent. And through all that negativity, the Blue Devils have…
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Arkansas may have approached Thursday’s game against Alabama as a “must-win,” but it seems the Crimson Tide did the same thing. Alabama played its fourth straight game without leading scorers JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell (suspensions related to violating team rules) yet handed the Razorbacks a rare home loss, 79-68. Freshman wing Rodney Cooper scored…
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In case you missed it, the announcer pairings for the NCAA tournament were announced this week, with essentially the same lineups used last year when CBS Sports and Turner Sports first teamed up to broadcast the event. Jim Nantz remains the lead play-by-play, while Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr will do analysis. Tracy Wolfson is…
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There’s little debate that the NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event in North America. The first week is madness and the next two weeks sort out the game’s champion through four neutral-site games against (usually) the best teams in the field. But what if it could be even better? No, I’m not talking about…
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When Kentucky pulled off its impressive rally against Mississippi State on Tuesday, it did two things: pushed the Wildcats’ SEC record to 13-0 and made the nation’s No. 1 team seem a little more vulnerable than before. After all, they did trail for much of the game before winning 73-64. So who can beat Kentucky?…
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Thursday’s slate and what to watch: three league titles on the line?
Feb 23, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
All times ET. Television guide via here. Game of the Night: No. 5 Duke @ No. 15 Florida State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Do I really need to explain to you how important this game is in the ACC standings? Three teams are tied for first place in league play with four games left on the schedule.…
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The 2011-2012 has already provided it’s fair share of legendary buzzer-beaters, and there is still three weeks remaining in the regular season. When the game is on the line. Who do you want taking the final shot? Does your team have one go-to player, or do they have a handful of guys capable of hitting…
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The three worst letters in college athletes are BCS. But RPI might be a close second. The Rating Percentage Index is all over the college basketball news cycle the last few days, mostly because of the mock NCAA Tournament selection last week in which 20 members of the media – including our own Dave Ommen…
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Kentucky isn’t the only unbeaten team in conference play. Mississippi Valley State sports a 15-0 SWAC record. Not so coincidentally, the Delta Devils also sport a 15-game win streak. Hey, that’s one of the benefits of playing a brutal non-conference schedule with a roster populated by mostly seniors and juniors. When you play at the…
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When Florida State stunned Duke last month – Michael Snaer’s shot was the definition of Dagger – it was one of those moments that signaled this season’s ACC race might be a little different. That’s for sure. The Seminoles (19-7, 10-2 in ACC) have lost just once since then and pulled off a first in…
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Over the summer, a blogger named John Pudner — who does his work over at the Marquette blog Cracked Sidewalks — came up with a new metric that he termed “Value Add“. For those that are statistically-inclined, you can find the precise breakdown of what exactly “Value Add” means and how it is determined, but,…
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George Mason’s loss in OT makes this weekend less exciting in the CAA
Feb 23, 2012, 10:30 AM EDT
Drexel didn’t know it at the time, but their 44 point second half explosion in a 78-61 win over James Madison on Wednesday night actually clinched them the top seed in the CAA Tournament regardless of what happens in this Saturday’s date with Old Dominion. For that, the Dragons can thanks George Mason, who came…
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Thanks to a 10-23 shooting performance from beyond the arc and a 15-4 run to open the game, No. 19 Wichita State picked up a 68-55 win over Illinois State and clinched the outright Missouri Valley regular season title. And while the title was more or less foregone conclusion once the Shockers knocked off Creighton…
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- Conference expansion just won’t go away. Word on the street is that Boise State is going to stay put in the Mountain West Conference for the 2012 season and Temple will join the Big East in their place. The Owl’s move makes sense, at least for college basketball – Could college basketball benefit from a…
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh had quite a successful first season in the NFL. In addition to leading his team to the NFC West title and a couple of botched punts from the Super Bowl, he was named NFL Coach of the Year, in large part because he was able to turn Alex…
