The #16 play-in game has North Carolina A&T (19-16) facing Liberty (15-20).
The winner of this game faces #1 Louisville Cardinals.
I doubt the winner of this game will defeat the Cardinals in the state of Kentucky, but you will need to pick the winner in your bracket. We will break down this game and pick the winner.
Who do you think will win? We help you out. Continue reading
There are 340 Division-I teams in college basketball eligible for the postseason NCAA Tournament. Obviously, not every team can get an invite.
These teams were all on the bubble, but failed to make it into the field of 68.
There were some big upsets (Middle Tennessee State) and a few teams that deserved a nod, were passed over.
Here is a list of bubble teams that had their bubble burst.
Hint: John Calipari is sad. Continue reading
The Christian Laettner shot.
It has been 21 years since it happened, so I think I can finally talk about it.
I have yet to go a month of March without seeing the replay over and over again.
What did I do to deserve this cruel and unusual punishment?
I know I’m not the only person that feels this way. Kentucky basketball has a big following. I doubt Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley or Laettner could step foot in the state of Kentucky without having personal security by their side.
I describe the days before and after the tournament that changed my view of sports. Continue reading
Before I tell you the tale of my St. Patrick’s Day nightmare of 2000, the picture next to this is not me. There isn’t any photo evidence of this event and I thank God that the invention of the “camera phone” wasn’t around yet. I didn’t change the names of any of my friends in this post, because I am the only one who looks like an ass in this story. I hope young men will read my adventure and note what I learned during my first drunken St. Patrick’s Day.
The first time that I got drunk was in October of 1999, just a few days after my 19th birthday. I was a freshman at Ball State University and was still trying to figure out the world. I came from a very small town in Indiana and I looked like I was 14 years old. I just came off a growth spurt and I started to shave once a week…things were looking up for me. Continue reading
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi is a self-proclaimed “bracketologist”…a major that I wish was an option during my days at Ball State & IPFW. I’m not going to call it Bracketology, because it’s ridiculous. Say all of that, his to-the-minute, NCAA tournament guessimations are up. Here are the teams that he lists as being the “Last Four In”.
Northwestern: I really don’t see them getting in without a winning conference record. The Big Ten is considered the best conference in the country, but a few upsets in major tournaments could easily knock them out. They need at least two wins in the Big Ten tournament to assure their spot. A side note, I’m full aware of the amount of white boys that fill their bench, I would be excited if they made it, since they’ve never made the tournament.
Seton Hall: Many of the same reasons that I don’t like Northwestern’s chances, Seton Hall has them all. Their conference record was 8-10, added with a few bad losses earlier in the year. The Big East can start devouring each other in their long conference tournament. A few mid-majors deserve to be in the mix, they’ve had their shot.
Drexel: This team didn’t lose a game from January 2nd, until they lost a close game against VCU. I think they deserve a shot at the NCAA Tournament more than Northwestern & Seton Hall. You can easily make an argument that they don’t deserve to be in, because they played one of the easiest schedules of all of the bubble teams. I think the tournament committee has proven that they like to give mid-major teams a chance to shine.
Xavier: They definitely have the best player out of this group, Tu Holloway. He didn’t have as strong of a season this year, but he’ll end up in the NBA. They are a little disappointing, since they were favored to win Atlantic 10 this year. They need to at least make their conference final to have a shot.
Some of the other teams that are on the bubble are Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, Miami (FL), Arizona, and Iona (who has a great shot at sneaking in). Most of the bubble teams come from power conferences. I’ve seen a lot of games this year and Tennessee has the best shot of leapfrogging all of these teams. The Vols played up to their opponents abilities and even sweeped Florida this season. If they can win a few games in their conference tournament, they will be dancing. Iona has the second best shot, because they are a talented team who had a bad game in their conference championship game.
…but I’m not a “bracketologist”.
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Since George Mason’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament, it has been a crap shoot. A lot of upsets and senior-laden mid-majors making long runs. A lot of this can be blamed on the NBA’s age requirement for the draft. Can Kentucky win with a team with a group of freshmen leading the way?
Anthony Davis, and his unibrow, is a monster in the paint. He is leading all of college basketball in blocks and is already setting career records at Kentucky. They are the most complete team that Kentucky has had since Antoine Walker, Ron Mercer, Walter McCarty, & Tony Delk were college students. Their only loss came against Indiana and with a buzzer-beater.
Syracuse has a shot at holding their own against Kentucky. I’ve watched many of their games, but both teams could definitely have one bad game…and that is all you need to have to get booted from the tournament.
The Wildcats are the teams with a bull’s eye on their backs. It will take a nearly perfect tournament for them to win, since most of their rotation will have careers in the NBA.
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