Now that we know the NCAA Tournament field, here are some first impressions on who’s in and how some of the early matchups look, plus one region that seems especially loaded.
Tag: NCAA Tournament 2012
Behind Leslie, North Carolina State progresses when it comes to big games
Even before Mark Gottfried said it on Friday, you could see it: North Carolina State is now more ready to win the games it needs to. They weren’t ready early in the season, when they had some opportunities, but they showed this weekend at the ACC Tournament that they are in a better place now and at a good time.
March to Madness 12.0: The final take
It’s almost time to discover the brackets. The committee has been busy at work for most of the past few days. They are probably dreaming in S-curves and brackets when they sleep by now. I certainly am. This afternoon was more like a nightmare for the fans of NC State, […]
March to Madness 11.0: Happy Selection Sunday!
Selection Sunday is here. We’re down to the final hours before the selection committee reveals this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket, and there’s still potential for drama this afternoon. Based on my latest projections, Tennessee should be very nervous. The Volunteers are the last team in right now, which means they’d […]
March to Madness 10.0: Championship Saturday could instigate seeding chaos
Friday provided plenty of surprises, with a potential No. 1 seed, Kansas, going down, to a team that’s moving up the S-curve, Baylor. Among the non-power conferences, the WAC favorite, Nevada, fell to Louisiana Tech late last night, opening the door for New Mexico State to claim the conference’s automatic […]
March to Madness 9.0: Year of the Dragon approaches
I recently bemoaned that Drexel’s loss to VCU in the CAA title game would relegate the Dragons to the NIT, with some barely deserving major conference team squeezing into the NCAA Tournament with 12 or 13 losses. Not so fast. After a day of madness and general lackluster performances by […]
March to Madness 8.0: Rockin’ the bubble
So what’s new in the past couple of days? Well to start, we have lots of automatic bids that have gone out. Teams like Western Kentucky and Detroit surprised conference favorites to grab a ticket to the Big Dance. With 15 more automatic bids left to go, there will be […]
March to Madness 7.0: Conference favorites fall
If you don’t usually do so, please watch the NIT this year. I realize the March to Madness is all about the NCAA Tournament, and college basketball analysts talk ad nauseam about the NCAA Tournament worthiness of Team A-Z. But I can promise you that some of the best teams […]
March to Madness 6.0: Spartans battle Ohio State with top-seed implications
The regular season comes to a close today, with several monstrously important games on tap. The inside track for a No. 1 seed is at stake, and bubble teams could see a bid thief steal one of the valuable bids to the NCAA Tournament. In East Lansing, Michigan State could […]
March to Madness 5.0: Chaos trending among the No. 1 seeds
The final weekend of the regular season is nearly upon us, and that means we’re down to nine days until Selection Sunday. Starting this weekend, we’re quickening the pace of the March to Madness, with the next bracket updates coming Sunday morning, after all the craziness slated to go down […]
