If last weekend taught us nothing else, it’s that we can’t count out any team, from any conference, this season. The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight could easily feature upsets as shocking as some of the ones we have witnessed thus far.
Tag: NCAA Tournament
Bracket Breakdown: Kansas’ Upset Follows Scary Trend for Jayhawk Fans
At face value, No. 9-seed Northern Iowa’s second-round knockout of the favorite to win the national championship looks like one of the biggest upsets of the past 10 years. In retrospect, coach Bill Self’s Jayhawks might be chronic underachievers.
Bracket Breakdown: How the SEC Will Fare
It’s Kentucky and everyone else in the SEC. The teams’ performances in the NCAA Tournament will prove that point.
Bracket Breakdown: How the Mountain West Will Fare
Despite a great season in which four Mountain West teams received NCAA Tournament bids, none of them has a good draw to make a deep run.
Bracket Breakdown: How the Pac-10 Will Fare
The only two Pac-10 teams to reach the NCAA Tournament will test their mettle against two middle-of-the-pack Big East teams. That might not go well.
Bracket Breakdown: How the Big East Will Fare
The Big East once again has a bunch of highly seeded teams and a chance to place more than one team in the Final Four. But the match ups look daunting for several heavyweights.
Bracket Breakdown: How the ACC Will Fare
The ACC will answer the critics with one team making a deep run and most of the others keeping games closer than expected. And it’s too bad Maryland is in Kansas’ bracket.
Bracket Breakdown: How the Atlantic 10 Will Fare
The Atlantic 10 tournament teams have the talent to make a run. But are their match ups favorable?
Bracket Breakdown: How the Big 12 Will Fare
Beware the Big 12. The conference includes the odds-on favorite to win the national championship — perhaps in as dominating as fashion as North Carolina last season — and several other teams that can contend for a spot among the Final Four.
NCAA Tournament Match Ups and Schedule
Take a look at a map of the NCAA Tournament, including all first-round match ups and links to team summaries. It’s your one-stop shop for useful information to help you fill out your brackets.
