Category: College Basketball

  • NCAA Tournament: Are Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Oregon for Real?

    NCAA Tournament: Are Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Oregon for Real?

    The number one seeds chosen for the 2016 NCAA Tournament – Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Oregon, might not actually be the best four teams in the nation. And as far as their compatibility with what usually makes a champion? There are questions about whether or not each of them are good enough to go all the way.

  • 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket

    2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket

    Selection Sunday is behind us, the First Four and more importantly, the 2016 NCAA Tournament is ahead. While there are surprises with some of the overall selections and seeding, there’s nothing surprising about the number one teams: Kansas in the South regional, Oregon in the West, North Carolina in the East and Virginia in the Midwest.

  • College Basketball Conference Tournaments Finals & Semifinals Scores

    College Basketball Conference Tournaments Finals & Semifinals Scores

    It’s time for Selection Sunday, following the conclusion of the conference tournaments in the ACC (North Carolina wins), Big 12 (Kansas), Big East (Seton Hall !!!) and the Pac-12 (Oregon). In the SEC it’s Kentucky vs Texas A&M in the final, while Michigan State will play Purdue for the Big Ten Conference tournament title.

  • College Basketball Conference Tournament March 10 Scores & Brackets

    College Basketball Conference Tournament March 10 Scores & Brackets

    The first real busy day of conference tournament games in all the major conferences, as things were close in the ACC, including Duke squeaking by North Carolina State, and the Big 12. In the Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, it was more about blowouts on their way to the second round or quarterfinals.

  • Conference Tournaments Scores & Brackets

    Conference Tournaments Scores & Brackets

    Championship week is really on its way when the big conference kick things off. The ACC started out a day ahead of everyone with North Carolina State beating Wake Forest and Florida State moving onto the second round as well, having no problem beating the awful Boston College, who have failed to win a single conference game this season.

  • College Basketball Rumors – North Carolina Tar Heels Have a Championship Run in Them

    College Basketball Rumors – North Carolina Tar Heels Have a Championship Run in Them

    What does it take to become an NCAA Tournament champion? There’s no one definitive answer. Being a very good team is smart ass answer, but it’s right. And the North Carolina Tar Heels are probably finally feeling like that kind of team as the regular season comes to a close.

  • Championship Week – Conference Tournaments Schedule

    Championship Week – Conference Tournaments Schedule

    The beginning of Championship Week is about more than winning the conference tournament. It’s mostly about bubble teams finding a way to get in the NCAA Tournament, be it by making an impressive run in the tournament, or simply winning it just to make sure nothing is left to chance.

  • College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, Grayson Allen & A Lot of Noise Over Nothing

    College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, Grayson Allen & A Lot of Noise Over Nothing

    The story of Duke and Grayson Allen getting away without a suspension is something of a chicken and egg ordeal. Would this be big news if it wasn’t Duke? Did they get away with it because they’re Duke? Hard to say what’s the stronger factor in all of this.

  • College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels Had a Bad Day

    College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels Had a Bad Day

    A couple of firsts for both Duke and North Carolina on the same day, as the Blue Devils were not included in the AP Top 25 rankings for the first time since the preseason rankings of the 2007-2008 season, while the Tar Heels, losing 71-65 at Louisville, were beaten for the first time this season in ACC play.

  • College Basketball Scores

    College Basketball Scores

    This weekend in Men’s Basketball was mostly about the Big 12 – SEC challenge with Oklahoma, the number one team in the country, holding off LSU in the Buddy Hield vs Ben Simmons matchup. Other high ranking teams that won were Kansas over Kentucky, North Carolina easily against Boston College and Texas A&M in the showdown with Iowa State.