{"id":129,"date":"2023-02-22T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/?p=129"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:30:16","slug":"battle-continues-for-at-large-spots-in-college-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/battle-continues-for-at-large-spots-in-college-hoops\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Continues For At-Large Spots In College Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"North Carolina Tar Heels\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/02\/USATSI_20037993_168400530_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 19, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Leaky Black (1) shoots the ball during the second half of the game against North Carolina State Wolfpack at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The jockeying for position in college hoops continues with just a couple of weeks left in the regular season. And we&#8217;re ready to go over lots and lots of brackets and at-large teams with the newest &#8220;College Basketball Coast to Coast!,&#8221; as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lastwordonsports.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Sports podcast network.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are definitely some games to watch out for on Tuesday-Thursday in the mid-week. In particular, what will happen in battles for at large positions with teams in the <strong>Big Ten,<\/strong> Big East, ACC and more?!<\/p>\n<p>Find some great insight from Chris Dobbertean of BloggingTheBracket.com as he&#8217;s back aboard on the show and gives some insight and analysis on the field of 68. Chris and T.J. go over what the actual NCAA men&#8217;s selection committee revealed with the top seeds 1-16 last weekend, as they have customarily done the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Did Chris have problems with what the committee did? What teams should have been in the top four seed lines that weren&#8217;t? And, he has some other thoughts, too.<br \/>\n<a id=\"1518053\" href=\"https:\/\/athleticgreens.sjv.io\/c\/3198695\/1518053\/13896\" target=\"_top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/13896-1518053\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/3198695\/1518053\/13896\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s nail biting time for some<\/h2>\n<p>Then, the discussion turns to teams with something still to prove mid-week and from here on out. And, that\u00a0 goes right into some &#8220;Who&#8217;s In and Who&#8217;s Out?&#8221; for the upcoming &#8220;Big Dance&#8221; next month.<\/p>\n<p>What about the <strong>North Carolina Tarheels?<\/strong> New Mexico Lobos? Memphis Tigers? And, whom are some others that are sweating out the last spots to get in the tourney?! Chris gives you his insight on it all.<\/p>\n<p>Hear it all as part of &#8220;College Basketball Coast to Coast&#8221; by clicking play below,<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ncaa-committee-has-preliminary-top-teams-big-games\/id1342668654?i=1000600995701\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And make sure that you are following\/subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"1518046\" href=\"https:\/\/athleticgreens.sjv.io\/c\/3198695\/1518046\/13896\" target=\"_top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/13896-1518046\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/3198695\/1518046\/13896\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The jockeying for position in college hoops continues with just a couple of weeks left in the regular season. 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