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No sport features the insanity that college basketball is able to muster each and every year. Not only does college hoops feature 351 teams playing every night of the week for four straight months, but it gives us the gift of conference tournaments …
A year can change a lot. North Carolina fans would gladly agree with that sentiment. After losing in the most difficult way in last season’s title game, the Tar Heels are leaving Phoenix as national champions. North Carolina outlasted Gonzaga in an …
It is difficult to imagine the 2017 National Championship living up to the high expectations set by last year’s stunning affair. After a hotly-contested 40 minute game, fans were treated to a wild shot by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige to tie the game …
College basketball has the unique advantage of not just an exciting championship, like the Super Bowl or World Series, but having that level of excitement carry through the semifinals as well. The Final Four is so gargantuan in importance and …
After two weekends of chaos, the dust has settled and only four teams remain in the NCAA Tournament. South Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon, and North Carolina will meet in the desert of Arizona to determine a champion. Sunday provided college basketball …
Saturday’s games marked the first which featured a truly brighter spotlight for the teams playing. The Elite Eight, unlike the three rounds prior, only has one game played and televised at each interval. The entire college basketball world first …
It took 60 games for this year’s edition of March Madness to live up to its nickname, with our first overtime and first buzzer-beater coming on the sixth day of NCAA Tournament play. Friday saw one of the wildest games of the tournament thus …
Thursday night provided the benefit of a hotly contested first weekend of play -– eight worthy and talented teams squared off in search of spot in the Elite Eight. The first half of this round’s games provided chances for upsets, statements, and …
In seemingly the blink of an eye, the NCAA Tournament was cut from 64 teams to 16 last weekend. As more than three-quarters of teams earning a tournament bid were sent home, we learned quite a bit about what to expect moving forward. First off, we …
The first weekend of NCAA Tournament play has come to a close and if you can piece together the pieces of your ripped up bracket, it’s easy to see how much mayhem we witnessed in just four days. In four days we lost a number one seed and two number …
A predictable first round has one direct result: better teams and more juice in the second round. College basketball fans would be treated to match-ups that they dreamed about when the brackets were revealed. Top seeds, previously unscathed, would be …
When casual fans tune into college basketball’s most wild weekend, they expect the “Madness” to be as wild as they always remembered. This season’s first two days of tournament play did not exactly pay off. None of the top 16 seeded teams …
As far as March Madness goes, Thursday may have seemed tame. There weren’t any successful buzzer-beaters, and the biggest upset was predicted before it even happened. It can seem easy to sulk and wish for better, but the 16 games we witnessed …
College basketball fans are salivating. March Madness has arrived, and two of the best days on the sports calendar are coming up. There are 16 games taking place on Thursday and 16 more on Friday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The first …
One of the most exciting times during the sports calendar is finally here. Conference tournaments have concluded, the Selection Sunday show is over, and it’s now time to start filling out those brackets for the NCAA Tournament. First though, …
Conference tournaments are in full swing. Mid-majors have graced us with upsets, buzzer-beaters, and great games for the past week, but now it’s time for the big boys. Power conference tournaments begin with opening rounds on Tuesday and offer no …
