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As March approaches, the conversation around college basketball focuses on two areas: the top of the bracket, and the bubble. Everyone is eager to figure out the top seeds and the last teams in the tournament. That does a disservice to one of the …
As we careen towards March, one word will be ever-present in every college basketball broadcast, discussion, debate, and prediction this season: parity. This season lacks a depth of great teams, with few, if any, surefire Elite Eight or Final Four …
With football in the rearview mirror and the NBA about to hit the All-Star break, the nation’s eyes turn to college hoops. Even though the sport is just getting its first attention of the season, the action and storylines are far closer to a …
February marks a key moment in the college basketball calendar. There is just enough time for teams on each side of the bubble to make their move in either direction. Good teams can get hot, turn into great teams, and earn top seeds. Discussion about …
It’s hard to believe we’re nearing college basketball’s home stretch already. Conference play seemingly just started, but teams are already separating themselves in the standings and making their case for tournament bids and seeds. With the entirety …
The four days between Selection Sunday and the round of 64 games of the NCAA Tournament is one of the most fun periods for sports fans. Brackets are distributed, analyzed and agonized over. Everyone has a common goal: find the Cinderella team. There …
The college football season has come to an end, bringing college basketball to the forefront. If you haven’t tuned in yet, you’ve missed an absolutely wild season to-date. Good teams have been upset left and right, leaving the media and fans totally …
Everything in college basketball changes when conference play begins. Those in power have done wonders to drum up interest in early-season action, with big name teams being featured in tournaments and showcases for the first few months of the season. …
The new year is upon us, giving teams that have come out of the gates slowly are starting to run out of time to make corrections. Conference play for nearly every league in college basketball begins in earnest in the next week or so, with true road …
This college basketball season has been as jumpy and rickety so far as your favorite, or maybe I should say least favorite, roller coaster. Five different teams have been ranked No. 1. There are only four unbeaten teams left, but only one of those …
Larry Brown Sports college basketball correspondent Shane McNichol covers the NBA Draft every June. This year, his rankings and full prospect profiles are available as part of his Palestra Back NBA Draft Guide. For $3, readers have access to 70 …
College basketball is ripe for dramatic storylines. A single-elimination tournament filled with all kinds of schools from all over the country leads to some wild endings and inspiring narratives. But there may never be a story that matches the …
College basketball has been a roller coaster ride ever since Duke started the season by routing Kentucky in October. It feels like the five months since have contained ten different seasons, with teams pin-balling up and down throughout the year. …
After a slow first weekend of excitement, the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend stepped up to the plate and cranked a home run. It’s hard to imagine an Elite Eight slate of games producing more entertaining games. There was plenty of drama in every …
The Elite Eight sneaks up on us every March. After enjoying multiple games each day, tiring out our television remotes switching from one match-up to another, suddenly we have singular showdowns dominating our brain space. Every game feels like life …
With two rounds of relatively unexciting games last weekend, we were due for some classics in the NCAA Tournament’s second week. Friday did not disappoint. We saw a championship contender lose, two close games, and of course, some Zion …
