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Saturday, November 23, 2024
We’re getting closer. It’s still only January yet, but with February just around the corner now, we’re nearing the time where talk about things like bracketology and bubbles can actually pick up in earnest as sample sizes finally reach a representative phase.
Following up a Final Four is hard, but one program’s next act gets a big boost. Plus more good action in the competitive SEC, you can just about guarantee one result in the ACC, and a rare bad night for a young star who’s had many good ones.
Non-conference schedules like Georgetown’s will continue to happen as long as the NCAA Tournament selection committee allows them to.
A long-time coach who has had some success finally knocks off a ranked team. Plus a couple of other close calls on a night full of blowouts, a reserve is let go from a team, and one team’s great start continues to fade away.
We roll on with a look at our favorite games for every day of the season, our ultimate dream road trip through an entire college basketball year, with a look at January.
The Big 12’s version of a down year was still one just about any other conference would take, as the 10-team league was once again one of the country’s very best conferences
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.
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.
The Big 12 displayed once again on Saturday how its depth from top to bottom the past few years has been peerless. Unfortunately, Saturday also showed how the league might be destined for yet another year of predominantly early exits from the NCAA Tournament. On a Saturday where top 10 […]
