Tag: ncaa tournament

  • Oregon & Utah Only Pac-12 Teams Left in the NCAA Tournament

    Oregon & Utah Only Pac-12 Teams Left in the NCAA Tournament

    Of the seven Pac-12 teams that made it into the 2016 NCAA Tournament, only Oregon and Utah managed to win their first round games and move ahead to the Round of 32. California, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado and USC were all higher seeds and lost, making a little bit of conference history.

  • Most Likely Upsets on Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament

    Most Likely Upsets on Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament

    Pretty much every bracket has been busted and nothing is actually a surprise anymore. But as we head into day of the 2016 NCAA Tournament, there are a few games that might show us a few new tricks and add to the lore and history of March Madness.

  • NCAA Tournament Upsets & Scores on Day 2 of the First Round

    NCAA Tournament Upsets & Scores on Day 2 of the First Round

    The second day of the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the day of upsets and drama. From Middle Tennessee sending Michigan State home, to Northern Iowa beating Texas on a half-court buzzer beater, Iowa using a putback to beat Temple with time running out and Stephen F. Austin using the chaos of playing West Virginia to their advantage in another major surprise.

  • NCAA Tournament Day 1 Games Scores & Bracket

    NCAA Tournament Day 1 Games Scores & Bracket

    The first day of the 2016 NCAA Tournament had seven lower seeded teams winning their first round games, with the standouts beating Wichita State stifling Arizona, Gonzaga cruising against Seton Hall, Arkansas Little-Rock sizzling against Purdue and the biggest one of all was Yale over Baylor. As for things going a bit more as expected, […]

  • NCAA Tournament: First Four Day 1 Scores

    NCAA Tournament: First Four Day 1 Scores

    The preview to the NCAA Tournament has started, aka the First Four, with Florida Gulf Coast making easy work of Fairleigh Dickinson while Wichita State had a bit more trouble against Vanderbilt, but eventually pulled through to make into another tournament.

  • Things Worth Knowing About the NCAA Tournament First Four

    Things Worth Knowing About the NCAA Tournament First Four

    One of the things that makes me smile as we head into the 2016 NCAA Tournament is that the round of 64 is the first round again, after the “injustice” done due to the introduction of the First Four preliminaries, which isn’t about anything but to generate more money by the NCAA, turning it into a 68-team tournament.

  • 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.

  • Longest Active NCAA Tournament Droughts for Power Conference Teams

    Longest Active NCAA Tournament Droughts for Power Conference Teams

    The NCAA Tournament is in the air everywhere you look around, but some teams haven’t been in it for a long time. In fact, there are 10 teams from the power/major conferences (which we decided the Big East belong in) that haven’t played in it for the last 8 years, including one that’s never been there. This season, for some of them, the drought is about to end.

  • 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.