2016 March Madness: #11 Vanderbilt vs #11 Wichita State

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The SEC had a down year this season. Kentucky was expected to run away with the conference, but they faced some obstacles along the way. If LSU would have materialized as a good team, maybe the conference would have received more at-large bids.

The Missouri Valley Conference is one of the best mid-major conferences. They’ve historically had pretty good success in the NCAA Tournament as well. Wichita State doesn’t come into the tournament as hot as the last two years, but don’t overlook them.

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2016 March Madness: #16 Holy Cross vs #16 Southern

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The Patriot League has had some big moments in the NCAA Tournament. Teams have come from this conference and played the role of Cinderella. Bucknell and Lehigh are two teams from the conference that come to mind when the word ‘Cinderella’ is mentioned.

The SWAC conference doesn’t have the same kind of glimmer. Teams from this conference is usually seen as an easy-out, but the small conference tournament is always a battle until a winner is crowned.

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2016 March Madness: #5 Indiana vs #12 Chattanooga

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The Big Ten is one of the strongest conferences in college basketball. Indiana was expected to contend, but most thought Michigan State would win the regular season. Indiana ended up winning the conference outright, but fell short in the conference tournament.

The Southern Conference is a perennial single-bid conference in the NCAA Tournament. The conference tournament winner has went on to play the role of Cinderella in the past.

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2016 March Madness: #5 Purdue vs #12 Arkansas-Little Rock

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The Big Ten could make some noise in the NCAA Tournament this season. All the top teams in the conference have gone on hot streaks at some point during the season. Purdue is currently in the middle of one.

The Sun Belt is a perennial one-bid conference in the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas-Little Rock hopes to duplicate what Georgia State did in the tournament last season…survive and advance.

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“KidPoker” Review: Negreanu, the Quintessential Poker Star

The mark of any sporting great is the ability to transcend their chosen discipline and cross borders into the mainstream. Michael Jordan did it in basketball, Muhammad Ali in boxing and Tiger Woods did it in golf.

Having the necessary skills to rise to the top in sports is one thing, but having the ability to rise above the niche and make non-fans aware of your presence is quite another. Naturally, athletes such as Jordan, Ali and Woods are few and far between. However, when one does emerge, a movie or a book, like Super Bowl Gold, which we reviewed, often follows.

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2016 March Madness: #5 Baylor vs #12 Yale

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The Big 12 have beaten up on each other since the conference schedule began. Kansas looks to be the cream of the crop with a handful of other teams a few notches below them…Baylor is one of those teams.

The Ivy League hasn’t been known for their potential title contenders, but teams like Harvard and Princeton have made some memorable NCAA tournament moments.

Can Yale get their first ever NCAA Tournament win and upset #5 seed Baylor?

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2016 March Madness: #5 Maryland vs #12 South Dakota State

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The Big Ten was solid all year long. Maryland was ranked along with Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and others all season. The talent level in the conference rivals any of the other power conferences.

The Summit League isn’t a well-known conference, but teams in the conference have made for some interesting NCAA Tournament matchups in year’s past.

Could the Jackrabbits upset the Terrapins?

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2016 March Madness: #6 Seton Hall vs #11 Gonzaga

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The Big East conference tournament was fun to watch this year. Seton Hall just lined them up and kept winning. The Pirates would have been a fun sleeper pick in the NCAA Tournament if they didn’t end up winning the conference tournament.

The West Coast Conference was weak this year. We are used to them getting at least one at-large bid during the peak years of the Gonzaga/St. Mary’s rivalry. St. Mary’s was on the bubble, but didn’t get in, so Gonzaga is the lone representative from the WCC this year.

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2016 March Madness: #6 Texas vs #11 Northern Iowa

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The Big 12 had a fantastic year as a whole. The top teams in the conference were ranked all season. A lot of the middle-of-the-road teams got at-large bids largely from the overall power of the conference.

The Missouri Valley Conference was just a two-bid conference this year. Northern Iowa won the conference tournament and Wichita State is playing in one of the play-in games. The conference wasn’t as strong as in years past.

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2016 March Madness: #7 Dayton vs #10 Syracuse

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The Atlantic 10 was the best mid-major conference in college basketball this season. There were at least five teams at the end of the season that could have won the conference championship.

The ACC has some of the best teams in the nation. A few are expected to go deep into the tourney. Syracuse wasn’t consistent and stagger into the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Some even believe Syracuse shouldn’t have gotten an at-large bid this year.

Can Dayton have a long run in the tourney?

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2016 March Madness: #7 Wisconsin vs #10 Pittsburgh

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The Big Ten had a big year. Many of their teams sprinkled the Top 25 all year. Wisconsin didn’t start out the year hot, but finished strong in usual Wisconsin fashion.

The ACC has some of the best teams in the nation. A few are expected to go deep into the tourney. Pitt didn’t have a strong conference record, but they come into the NCAA Tournament battle-tested.

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2016 March Madness: #7 Oregon State vs #10 VCU

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The Pac-12 was fun to watch this year, but teams beat the hell out of each other during the conference schedule. The Beavers came out of the Pac-12 schedule with a negative efficiency rating. The got a #7 seed thanks to their RPI rating.

The Atlantic 10 had a three-way tie for the regular season title. Dayton, VCU and St. Bonaventure tied with St. Joseph’s finishing one game out. The Rams have a core group of upperclassmen that have experience in the tournament.

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