We conclude our look at our favorite games for every day of the season from November through February, our ultimate dream road trip through an entire college basketball season.
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 10, 2015
With opening day now just three days away, we continue our quick glance look at all 32 NCAA Division I conferences with six more today.
Twenty teams to keep an eye on in 2015-16
Presenting our list of 20 teams to watch for 2015-16. Some aare Final Four favorites. Some are rebuilding powers. Some are (or should be) trendy sleeper, Cinderella, you-name-it picks that you may not know much about now, but may be hearing from in March. All are worth keeping an eye on.
2014-15 Big West Post-Mortem
The Big West entered 2014-15 poised for a very good year, and it eventually got there, albeit in a very roundabout way.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 9, 2015
Iowa and LSU continue to be two of the bigger teases in the country. That much remained certain after last night, when-just when you’re ready to believe in them-both suffered losses that can only be categorized as disappointing.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – Dec. 24, 2014
On Christmas Eve, we share some weekly thoughts from following the nation in college basketball:
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Watching Wisconsin this season, one gets the feeling that the Badgers could shut it down right now and cancel the rest of their regular season schedule, get some rest, get a good start on second semester homework, eat some brats on State Street, and then begin playing again in March and still be a favorite to make a Final Four run.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday night was ready to be pronounced as quite the dud, one of the more disappointing nights of the young season so far when it comes to anticipated games not being competitive.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 14, 2014
We’re down to nine unbeaten teams after Saturday, though the 10th undefeated left this season did not go quietly. Northern Iowa made the trip to VCU for the second time in four seasons, and the game between the Panthers and Rams was the best of the day Saturday. Virginia Commonwealth got a cold-blooded three-pointer from Treveon Graham in the second overtime and went on to a 93-87 win for a much-needed bounce back after the Rams’ loss at home to Virginia a week ago.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 20, 2014
Doug McDermott and many of his friends have departed, but we know now that it was way too soon to write off a Creighton program that was plenty successful even before the glorious McDermott era.