Archive for March, 2006
Need more bracket guessing…
You need go no further than these late stage guesses at the philosophy of the selection committee and the likely uproar of some notable RPI teams left out of the show. Selection Sunday is here – Ken Pomroy Bubble Watching By Yoni Cohen ESPN Bracketology with Joe Lunardi
Will the real All-ACC team stand up?
A different look at the best of the ACC can be found at ACC BasketBlog – Real All ACC Teams. We do it by position because, hey, we think that’s how it ought to be! Here are the top two teams: First Team 1. Sean Singletary- Virginia 2. JJ Redick – Duke, Player of the [...]
Shake up Friday
The surprises continued Friday with several teams catching some unexpected pre-NCAA rest. None more surprising than Wake Forest’s dismantling of NC State. Tennessee falls to the Gamecocks, Illinois to Michigan State and Pittsburgh beats, really beats, Villanova. Number 1 and 2 in the nation are beaten before the finals of the Big East. Duke may [...]
Turmoil with the brackets
“Without conflict there is no interest”, to turn a b-school quote on its head. Today’s conference games are shaking up the tounament bubbles. GW’s loss puts an Atlantic 10 team to be named later into the show. Syracuse has earned their shot by moving past UConn in the Big East. Florida State is now out. [...]
Syracuse upsets UConn
Syracuse earned a spot in the NCAA tourney by beating the number 1 huskies in overtime. How can the selection committee bypass the Orangemen now? UConn showed both patience and ability in overcoming a 14 point deficit and 9 first half turnovers to take a late lead. However the lack of rotation caught up with [...]
Pac 10 Conference Championship
You can find the Pac 10 bracket on page 4 of the pac-10.org – Conference of Champions Media Guide. UCLA looks to be in good shape to make the conference chamionship game. Arizona has suspended their leading scorer for the tournament after he was arrested for druken driving. There they will likely meet Washington the [...]
New RPI formula helping strong road teams
According to Fox Sports, the new RPI formula is helping the mid-majors with good road records. The result? George Mason, Hofstra and Bradley may replace Maryland, Syracuse and Seton Hall in this year’s field of 65. As this comes to pass, the bubble teams will be forced to balance the value of playing weak teams [...]
Big East led by UConn and Villanova
Saturday, March 11, 8:00 PM EST, the college hoops world will turn it’s attention to New York’s Madison Square Garden, where number 1 UConn will meet number 2 Villanova for the Big East Championship and the right to carry the number 1 ranking into the NCAA Tournament. Also ranked 1 and 2 in the RPI, [...]
Ohio State leads Big Ten to Indy
No doubt the teams are being told a win in Indy gives them a better shot at playing there again on April 1st. Illinois and Iowa have to face each other to get to the finals (Big Ten Bracket), while Ohio State earned an easer shot into Sunday’s game. Illinois has not come on down [...]
Gonzoga in late season letdown?
After cruising through the WCC regular season, it takes an overtime win and overcoming a second half 15-point deficit for the Bulldogs to take the conference crown. The two sides of this coin are clear. Heads – The Bulldogs did not play their best or even second best basketball during the last week. They played [...]
ACC Tourney
Check out the ACC bracket. Is a rematch of Duke and NC in the cards? Boston College may have something to say about that. NC is in for a letdown while Duke must be feeling the heat to hold onto a big lead. I say Duke gets three more wins beating BC in the title [...]
Changes atop the college poll
Connecticut moves back into number 1 as Duke loses two ACC games. The Big East hold the top two spots with a possible one – two game for the Big East Championship Saturday. Duke slid to number 3 and will likely still receive a number 1 seed in the tournament. Memphis and Texas lost ground [...]