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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
With little drama at the end or big surprises, the NCAA Tournament is down to 32 teams. A couple of teams were terrific on Friday night, while one higher seed was not a good one to have this year, and the Cavaliers might be down a man in the next round.
With all respect to the four teams eliminated in play-in games, Thursday always marks the start of the NCAA Tournament as most know it. As far as opening days go, it was somewhere in the middle.
The postseason is just a couple days old, and already it’s been one wild ride for the Pac-12.
After looking at one group of players who are worth watching for their impact in the NCAA Tournament yesterday, we now look at one more, in a month where there are always players who emerge from out of nowhere.
Much the same as the NFL season opening on a Thursday night or Major League Baseball beginning on a Sunday night, the NCAA Tournament beginning with play-in games on a Tuesday night-starting with two 16 seeds against each other-will never feel right. That said, as long as the NCAA continues playing its First Four, then Tuesday night was a pretty good start for a tourney.
With a light day, as well as a relative lack of questions about this year’s bracket, it allowed some time to let this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket marinate a bit. And here’s a thought: this year’s tourney has a lot of really good first round matchups.
Every year, some new names come to the forefront during the NCAA Tournament. Here are players who could do that this time around, with their teams playing their first game on Tuesday or Thursday.
The NCAA Tournament field is set, and there’s a lot to talk about. Plus the other three tournaments announced their fields, and weather appears likely to impact a number of travel plans in one part of the country.
We bring you College Basketball Tonight, a comprehensive look at the 2017 NCAA Tournament hosted by veteran broadcaster Ted Sarandis. The NCAA Tournament field is set, and we break down each region as well as some big picture subjects.
As a whole, this year’s selections for the 2017 NCAA Tournament were not filled with a ton of injustices in selection. Before handing out bouquets, though, it must be noted: that does not mean they were without significant errors.
