A Sweet Weekend Ahead by Bill Thayer After one wild weekend of tournament play, we are getting set for the Regionals, the always-popular sweet 16 and elite 8 games. Only 16 teams have a chance to win the national championship, some surprising (Butler, Auburn) and some not-so-surprising (Arizona, Kentucky). After […]
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Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 23rd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki March Madness is all about the kind of matchups we saw on Saturday. The highlights were two more overtime games, both great matchups that lived up to their pre-game billing. The first game was in Indianapolis, as the Midwest’s […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 22nd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The first round of the NCAA Tournament always has great last-second finishes, and Friday was no different. We start in Tampa, where the day began with a dandy between the East’s No. 7 St. Joseph’s and No. 10 Auburn, […]
Selection Committee
A Look at the Selection Process from Sunday by Phil Kasiecki Sunday was not the best of days for the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. While they had a difficult job trying to determine the teams and seeds in a very wide-open year, that isn’t an excuse for some of the […]
Any Reason
A Little Bracket Help by Adam Reich When it comes to filling out the brackets, fans everywhere dig around for the top-secret information that will help them pick the amazing upsets, the final four teams and the tournament’s champion. But what if you’re too busy? What if you’re still hung […]
Vermont’s NCAA Journey
Brennan and Sheftic lead Vermont to the NCAA’s by Phil Kasiecki Tom Brennan almost walked away just prior to last season. Matt Sheftic had already done just that. Every NCAA Tournament has its stories, but if there’s an unlikely presence in the NCAA Tournament this season, it would be Brennan, […]
Big Ten Tournament Notes
Big Ten Tournament Notes by Phil Kasiecki This season, conference tournaments took on added significance for many high-major conferences, and the Big Ten was no different. Whereas in previous seasons, there may have been about a half dozen teams that needed a win in the conference tournament to lock up […]
How to Choose Your Bracket
How to Pick Your Bracket by Jed Tai The bracket has been announced and it’s now when the fun begins. Your office is having about 20 different tournament pools with tons of money at stake, and you want to kick serious butt on Hoopville’s bracket challenge as well. You’ve been […]
Mama’s Picks
Mama’s Picks by Jon Gonzalez (and Mama) Armed with only school names, records, seeds, coaches’ names, geographic locations, team colors and a miniscule amount of college basketball knowledge, my ninety year-old grandmother, Angela Lebron, is on a mission. Her goal: to predict every game in the NCAA Tournament. Starting with […]
My Bracket
Bracket Busting by Michael Ermitage Everyone’s an expert come NCAA tournament time. From Dick Vitale to Jan the secretary, everyone’s got an opinion on the bracket. Here’s my space to add mine. I call this bracket “The Logan Square Answer Key.” West No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Vermont – […]
