After a quiet Thursday, upsets came into play in a noticeable way on Friday. Plus a couple of top seeds get a push for a while, Buffalo owns a state on the hardwood, and the SEC leads the way in coaching changes.
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Storylines we’re watching for on Selection Sunday 2019
This year’s NCAA Tournament selection on paper appears to have as many variables as can be remembered in some time. Here are some of the storylines of the selections we’ll be following as the bracket is unveiled Sunday night.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 15, 2019
Recapping the mass of conference tournament games Thursday, as well as the bubble winners and losers, a list that included mostly losers among those truly on the fence.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 7, 2019
Marquette looked in control at Seton Hall before a stunning finish. The Pirates were the rare team to post a big win Wednesday while a number of others took head-scratching losses. Plus, Horizon, NEC and OVC tourneys rolling.
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 4, 2019
The Pac-12 dodges two bullets on Sunday as their rough season continues, though it could have been worse. Plus a Big East team gets a big win to try to get a conversation about their candidacy going again, another big game from a freshman helps the Wolverines on the road, and clarity in the MAAC on the final day, for now at least.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 14, 2019
A wild night a couple of nights ago was followed up by a relatively ho-hum evening. Plus one team’s misery ends while another begins, mediocrity reigns out west, and a Fighting Camel climbs an all-time list a little further.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 26, 2019
There’s a lot of basketball left to play, but the already tight MAAC got a little tighter on Friday night. Plus a Big Ten team takes another hit, a Blue Devil may return, and more comments on officiating draw a response from a league office.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 22, 2019
North Carolina continues to defy common knowledge, this time raining threes to drill Virginia Tech. Kansas survives (again), Michigan State wins Big Ten showdown, plus Western Kentucky and Marshall play a dandy in Conference USA.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Steve Alford’s firing at UCLA was no surprise. That still doesn’t make it right in the middle of a season.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 28, 2018
Creighton mowed down Missouri-Kansas City in the only game in NCAA Division I Thursday night, but the Bluejays and their high-powered offense have work to do over the next few months to make the NCAA Tournament.
