The ACC Tournament was surprising in the lack of surprises, as only one of the 13 games saw the lower seed win.
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Tthe unabashed chaos of the conference tournaments this year may have reached a climax Monday night, with a pair of teams losing-and maybe even three-who will now be talked about at length for the next week. Then again, the night was pretty much par for the course for this season, so we shouldn’t be surprised in the least if/when it continues.
Regular season titles should matter more than they will to committee
Arkansas-Little Rock, San Diego State, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Valparaiso, Wichita State. All five share a lot in common as teams who are highly questionable to receive bids to this year’s NCAA tourney if they don’t win their conference tournaments. Those five also share something else in common, though: all will finish the season as sole, undisputed champions of conferences that play a double round-robin schedule.
Syracuse maybe NCAA worthy, but deserves no breaks for suspension
Syracuse may or may not deserve to be an NCAA Tournament team this year
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – February 13, 2016
In our latest conversation, we look at the great balance that continues and what it could mean with the NCAA Tournament, along with a controversial call earlier this week and a few other notes from around the country.
One night only: Surveying prospectives’ NCAA tourney hopes
Presenting a big-picture look at where teams’ NCAA Tournament chances stand in early February, for those in the heaviest contention for bids.
2015 NCAA Tournament Final Review: A solid tourney by historical standards
Collectively, the 2015 NCAA Tournament was a roller coaster. There was the high of the first few days before the tourney slipped into mediocrity in its middle rounds, only to rise high again for a big finish at the end, worthy of all the history of such a splendid event.
Tough loss? Look beyond the officials for an answer
Officiating has come under scrutiny of late as championships were decided. How much of the blame they should shoulder for the end result is up for debate in each case.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The 2014-15 college basketball season is in the books, but there was still plenty to talk about a day after Monday’s terrific 2015 NCAA Tournament finale between Duke and Wisconsin.
Here’s hoping Wisconsin’s legacy lives on in sport long past this year
The Wisconsin basketball team of the past couple years was one that should be treasured and remembered in the sport for a long time, and maybe even could’ve been one of the sport’s most influential ever.
