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Arizona, Duke Headline 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off

Arizona and Duke, a pair of probable preseason Top 5 teams, headline the field for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off. Organizers of the event, who finalized the skeleton of the bracket over the weekend, have…Read More

ACC Basketball Schedule: Team by Team Conference Opponents

The new era of ACC basketball sounded its opening horn on Tuesday with the release of the 2013-14 basketball schedule (sans dates). Three hallmark programs — sharing 93 NCAA tournament appearances,…Read More

Uncovering Why the 2014 NBA Draft Class Dwarfs This Year’s Class

By now, it’s become an involuntary refrain. “Next year’s draft class puts this one to shame!” Draft prognosticators preach it. College hoops analysts endorse it. Even casual fans…Read More

McDonald’s All American Game 2013: Picture Gallery

If Wednesday night was an accurate indication, the 2012 talent drought in college basketball was less the start of a downward trend as it was a short-lived blip. The future is bright again on the hardwood,…Read More

McDonald’s All-American Game 2013: Stats, Observations, Impressions

Adidas has lost its right to sponsor uniforms. Those get-ups were downright hideous, nearly rendering each player indistinguishable. The West team resembled a pack of bloody zebras while the East team…Read More

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Selection Committee Must Fix NCAA Tournament Seeding Procedure

The days of an equal tournament playing field have become urban legend ever since the S-curve swerved…Read More

Sweet 16 Preview: Duke vs. Michigan State, Midwest Regional Semifinals

Team Record Conf Conf Rank PF PA FG% 3FG% FT% Streak Duke 29-5 14-4 2nd ACC 77.8 64.8 47.7 40.3 73.2 Won…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams 1-16

If there’s one stand-alone takeaway (here’s ten) from the first leg of the NCAA tournament,…Read More

NCAA Tournament Opening Weekend Proves Selection Committee Bungled Seeding

Week one of the NCAA tournament reinforced what you should have figured out even before it began: the…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 Schedule, Dates, Game Times

Thursday, March 28 East Region (Washington D.C.) 7:15 EST: No. 2 Miami vs.  No. 3 Marquette 9:45 EST:…Read More

NCAA Tournament: Sunday (Round of 32) Schedule, Game Times

Here’s Sunday’s lineup for the second day of the round of 32 (all times EST): 12:15 p.m.:…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament Predictions: Midwest Region

The 2013 NCAA tournament field is set, and it’s time to go region by region and make predictions…Read More

NCAA Tournament Stats, Trends to Know Before Submitting Your Bracket

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Those who ignore these NCAA tournament stats and trends…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: First and Second Round Matchups, Schedule and Times

First Four (Dayton, Ohio) (All times Eastern) Tuesday’s games (3/19) North Carolina A&T vs.…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Teams Underseeded in the Bracket

Where the selection committee succeeded (for the most part) in identifying the 68 best teams, it largely…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: How the Committee Ranked the Teams 1-68

The selection committee is inviting you to scrutinize, over-analyze and lambaste the 2013 NCAA tournament…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Updated Busting Brackets-ology (March 17)

  East Midwest South West 1 Miami Louisville Kansas Gonzaga 2 Ohio State Indiana Duke New…Read More

College Basketball Blind Resume Game: NCAAT No. 1 Seeds

Think you have what it takes to hash out a fair 68-team bracket? Convinced the Selection Committee has…Read More

NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Gonzaga, Duke, Indiana Lock up No. 1 Seeds

Spring Break has already begun for Gonzaga, Duke and Indiana hoops. Destination: wherever it is the No.…Read More

College Basketball: Gonzaga Closes Regular Season Atop AP Poll

However Monday night’s West Coast Conference championship game plays out, Gonzaga will wear the…Read More