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Now that the bracket has officially been set, this type of article doesn’t have much relevance anymore. Like last year, I’m running a little bit behind in my analysis of the mid-major and small conference teams that are in the tournament. However, also like last year, I still feel compelled to give those teams...
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Two college basketball related posts in one day? It is definitely March Madness. Big West Automatic Bid: UC-Santa Barbara Projected Seed: 14 or 15 Probability of Being a Cinderella: Unlikely Keep an eye on this team. Although they will likely be a very low seed, UC-Santa Barbara returns almost every player that contributed significantly...
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In just over 24 hours, we will finally know who is in the tournament, where they will be playing, and a better sense of what teams truly have a shot of making a run at the Final Four. We’ll also know what teams didn’t make the tournament, and will likely get some interesting sound...
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It’s official; after this shot, a three pointer that gave Arkansas-Little Rock a one point lead over North Texas with 1.5 seconds left, and eventually sent A-LR to the NCAA tournament, “March Madness” had arrived. Three more teams secured a bid to the Big Dance last night, and here’s a look at them. Horizon Automatic Bid: Butler...
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Teams like Virginia Tech, Michigan State, and Boston College can thank Old Dominion for preventing VCU from being a “bid stealer”. So far, George Mason is the only mid-major team that has burned one of the coveted at-large spots, but the number of those spots will continue to get smaller as the week wears on. Last...
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I did this segment last year, and it was one of my favorite segments that I did all year. To me, there is nothing better than analyzing and debating what teams, particularly from the small conference and mid-major conferences, have a legitimate shot at upsetting one of the big boys. This segment helped make...
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It wasn’t a criminal offense. It wasn’t a recruiting violation. It wasn’t even a spat with a member of the coaching staff or another player. It was a violation of a school honor code. As crushing a defeat as it is, I’m torn as to how I really feel about the decision. It was announced...
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With BracketBuster Weekend just days away, the phrase “giant killer” is again resurfacing in the vocabularies of college basketball fans across the country. What mid-major team has the tools to take down one of the big boys in the tournament? What potential twelve seed is capable of knocking off a five seed? Who will be the...
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Ohio State’s drubbing of 12th ranked Purdue last night is being used as validation that the Buckeyes are the best team in the nation. While I’m reluctant to say just yet that Ohio State is head and shoulders above the rest of the country, last night’s game should make the Buckeye faithful cautiously optimistic for...
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For the second time in two years, a team playing in their home state will face off against an ACC opponent in the Division 1 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship. This is the classic David vs. Goliath story; the real life Hoosiers. At first glance Duke seems like the bigger, more athletic team, but are...
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