No fewer than four teams will see their bubbles burst unless they make a deep run in the Big East tournament this week.
Month: March 2010
Mississippi State: Difference-Maker Can’t Make a Difference for Dogs’ Tourney Hopes
Five-star recruit Renardo Sidney won’t play a game this season, which might end just short of the NCAA Tournament and leave Bulldog fans wondering what might have been with Sidney on the court.
This One Hurts For Northeastern
For Northeastern, the CAA Tournament didn’t go quite how they expected it to, and the way it ended made it especially difficult to take.
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 6.0
Check out the field as projected one week before Selection Sunday. With the regular season complete, teams will be making their closing arguments for inclusion in the NCAA Tournament during their conference tournaments this week.
Wright State, Butler Advance to Finals Once Again
The Horizon League championship game matchup is now set, and it has a familiar look to it.
Cal: Bears’ At-Large Prospects Remain Endangered
Cal’s artificially high RPI might not fool the selection committee if the Bears need an at-large bid to make the NCAA Tournament.
William & Mary Fights Back Again to Advance
William & Mary struggled out of the gates and didn’t play a good first half against James Madison, but some veterans had the idea that the second half wouldn’t be more of the same even though the first few minutes suggested otherwise.
Huskies Not Ready to Go Home Yet
Call it what you will, but any way you slice it, Northeastern wasn’t about to go home just yet. It took two overtimes, but the Huskies came away with a hard-fought quarterfinal win.
VCU Gets Two Things They Need in Win
Two things that weren’t always a given this season happened for VCU in Saturday’s 75-60 win over George Mason. Considering the up and down season they have had and the slugfest that much of the game was, they couldn’t have come at a much better time.
Old Dominion’s Depth, Rebounding Are Keys
Old Dominion’s 86-56 romp over Towson to start Saturday’s quarterfinal action at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament was an example of thorough domination. But in this game, one thing stood out glaringly, enough so that one had to wonder how Towson even made the two regular season meetings respectable. You didn’t need to look at the stat sheet to know, but a quick look confirms it: the Monarchs did it inside.