Final notes, numbers, highlights, top games and commentary on the 2018 NCAA Tournament, which graded out solidly by historical standards.
Author: Adam Glatczak
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, April 4, 2018
One day after Villanova’s national championship game win over Michigan, the NCAA received a harsh reminder of the price it paid and continues to pay for decisions it made in TV contracts for its prize NCAA Tournament.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Add Donte DiVincenzo’s name to the list of Villanova legends after the sophomore came off the bench for a virtuoso performance leading the Wildcats to their second national title in three years.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, April 1, 2018
Saturday night’s NCAA Tournament national semifinals revealed the two teams that will be playing for the national title Monday night, but it also told us something else: Villanova is the best team of this college basketball season.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 30, 2018
After another impressive performance in the final game of the 2018 National Invitation Tournament, the springboard has officially been set for Penn State next season.
2018 NCAA Tournament second week review: Final Four has a distinct retro feel to it
Notes, numbers and factoids reviewing the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including the 1985 retro feel of this year’s Final Four group.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 27, 2018
It took less than eight minutes for San Francisco to deliver a scorching shooting display that put the Dons in complete control of the first game of this year’s College Basketball Invitational championship series. USF turned the tables on previously red-hot North Texas, getting off to an almost unconscious start […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 25, 2018
In so many ways, Loyola Chicago has been an incredible story this postseason, and the Ramblers’ run will continue improbably in the Final Four.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 23, 2018
As little order as there has been in college basketball this year, an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight that so far includes a 3 seed, two 9 seeds and an 11 seems strangely appropriate. A bizarre season and bizarre NCAA tourney became only moreso Thursday, as lower seeds won three of […]
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 22, 2018
Jacksonville State played a quarterfinal game against North Texas in the College Basketball Invitational Wednesday night, but it could be easily forgiven if the Gamecocks’ minds were on other things this week. JSU’s campus in Alabama was hit hard by an EF-3 tornado Monday night, leaving widespread damage throughout. Among […]
