BRACKETOLOGY: Sunday March 17, 2019 PM (Welcome Yale, Auburn, Saint Louis, Georgia St, Cincinnati, Michigan St) FINAL

LAST FOUR IN: St Johns, Alabama, Arizona St, TCU LAST FOUR OUT: Ohio St, Temple, Lipscomb, Indiana NEXT FOUR OUT: Creighton, NC State, UNC-Greensboro, Clemson This bracket is good for games through 3/17 EAST 1.Duke(ACC)16.Fairleigh Dickinson(NEC)/NC-Central(MEAC) Columbia, SC 8.Mississippi9.Minnesota 5.Virginia Tech12.Liberty(ASun) Hartford 4.Kansas St13.Vermont(AEast) 6.Cincinnati(AAC)11.Iowa Tulsa 3.LSU14.Georgia St(SBelt) 7.Nevada10.Murray St(OVC) Des Moines 2.Michigan15.Montana(BSky) WEST 1.Gonzaga16.Bradley(MVC)Continue reading “BRACKETOLOGY: Sunday March 17, 2019 PM (Welcome Yale, Auburn, Saint Louis, Georgia St, Cincinnati, Michigan St) FINAL”

2018-2019 Big Ten Preview

Preseason Player of the Year: Carsen Edwards, Purdue Preseason All-Conference Team: Carsen Edwards, Purdue Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Juwan Morgan, Indiana Jordan Murphy, Minnesota James Palmer, Nebraska Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois Projected Order of Finish: 1. Michigan The national runners-up lost Mo Wagner and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahman, but this blog believes head coachContinue reading “2018-2019 Big Ten Preview”

Comeback ‘Cats

The return to prominence of Arizona has been remarkable under second-year coach Sean Miller. The Wildcats, who were thought to have fringe NCAA Tournament chances, are now almost at lock status with a high seed. Miller came to Arizona after a successful run at Xavier. He kept that program afloat after replacing Thad Matta, andContinue reading “Comeback ‘Cats”

Midwest Region Team Capsules

1. Kansas Jayhawks Location: Lawrence, Kan. Record: 32-2 Automatic Bid: Big XII Conference Champions Key Players: Sherron Collins (15.6 ppg), Xavier Henry (13.6 ppg), Marcus Morris (12.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Cole Aldrich (11.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg) Strength: The Jayhawks are talented and deep. Led by Sherron Collins, the No. 1 team in the nation canContinue reading “Midwest Region Team Capsules”

2/27-2/28 What We’re Watching

Villanova at Syracuse: Clearly this is the game of the day. The two best teams in the Big East all year finally go toe-to-toe. Villanova really needs to score in transition because Syracuse’s zone is too good for ‘Nova’s smaller guards to penetrate and finish. The Orange can get out and run but I’m notContinue reading “2/27-2/28 What We’re Watching”

Green With Envy

Once again Michigan St is rolling along and looking a lot like the team that made it to the national championship game last season. For all intents and purposes, the regular season title is locked up and they’re just really playing for NCAA tournament seeding. Led by reigning Big Ten player of the year, KalinContinue reading “Green With Envy”