Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Exhale everyone. We made it. A national champion was crowned on Monday night, and a full NCAA Tournament took place, sans one game (more on that later). Hope sprang eternal when college football was able to complete a season, even with its own ups and downs. The road was long, and it took a lot […] READ MORE
We yearned for Gonzaga versus Baylor all year, especially after an early-season matchup was teased than stolen away by a wicked Madame. Months later, we were gifted the 2021 Men’s Basketball National Championship game. Baylor’s 86-70 defeat of Gonzaga on Monday night wasn’t just an essential end to an unprecedented year. It was the accelerant […] READ MORE
Yes, I included a Bangles’ reference in the headline. Monday may typically be a rough day for many due to it resembling the start of another week, but not when there are some Elite 8 games! As of today, half of the Final Four is set with two top-ranked teams ready to battle for a […] READ MORE
The college basketball season is, unfortunately, coming to an end. It’s only a couple of days before a national champion is crowned and a runner-up is sadly determined. With March Madness coming to a close, it’s time for another chapter: NBA Mock Draft season. Without a doubt this year’s March Madness run has been wild, […] READ MORE
At the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, this was supposed to be a fairly standard Final Four preview. The best teams had clear paths on paper, and that was even after first- and second-round upsets. Except for Ohio State, of course. We may still get Gonzaga against Baylor in the final, but UCLA had to […] READ MORE
The 2021 NCAA Women’s Final Four tips off on Friday evening. Three number one seeds have advanced and one three seed rounds out the final four teams. South Carolina, UConn and Stanford are the three one-seeds. Arizona is the three seed that made it this far. On Friday, two of these teams will advance to […] READ MORE
Eventually, an NCAA Tournament bracket begins to correct itself. Sunday’s underwhelming Sweet 16 games are proving that theory to be correct. Two more one-seeds advanced to the Elite Eight and two “Cinderellas” continued their stories. Sunday’s Sweet 16 Games Were Underwhelming The key to staying alive in a bracket pool is not picking upsets; it’s […] READ MORE
The upsets and subsequent chaos were once again a big part of the first two rounds of March Madness. A look around what remains across the bracket will show low seeds and non-power five schools in abundance. For the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional, however, that is not really the case. It is the only region […] READ MORE
Nothing has gone to plan. Well, at least not everything. A one-seed left Indianapolis after the first weekend, as did two two-seeds and three three-seeds. By that logic, all four four-seeds should have been home by now as well. Thanks a lot, Florida State. It’s been an unprecedented NCAA Tournament in many regards, but no […] READ MORE
This year’s March Madness tournament has been as unpredictable as ever. There were gigantic double-digit upsets in the first round and some unheard of programs making Sweet 16 runs (shoutout to Oral Roberts). There were early disappointments and first-round bracket-busting losses (Texas, Ohio State). However, nothing’s been more unpredictable than the Midwest Region. Somehow, someway, […] READ MORE