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Old School Meets New School
The Villanova Wildcats are a common choice in March Madness brackets to win the championship, and their opening round result did nothing to dissuade that idea. The No. 1 seeded Wildcats cruised in their first round matchup against Radford and hope to pick up another easy win in the Round of 32 against the Alabama Crimson Tide. ...
The Buffalo Bulls weren’t acting like underdogs in their first round matchup, telling everyone who would listen that they could knock off the No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats. The No. 13 seed Bulls did just that, dominating in the second half to pull the upset. Buffalo hopes to knock off another one of college basketball’s best programs when they meet the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round of March Madness. ...
It wasn’t the smoothest of starts for the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders, who needed a late rally to avoid a first-round NCAA Tournament upset at the hands of Stephen F. Austin. Texas Tech did survive and advance and hopes to start faster in a second round matchup with the Florida Gators. ...
The Duke Blue Devils looked every bit a national title contender in the first round of March Madness. Will they perform just as impressively when the competition ramps up? The No. 2 seed Blue Devils will face off against the No. 7 seed Rhode Island Rams in the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament....
Quite a few people went out on a limb and predicted the Kansas Jayhawks to become the first team ever to lose to a No. 16 seed in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. There were a few tense moments early as Penn jumped out to a lead but eventually Kansas took control to move on. Now that the Jayhawks don’t have to worry about that they will aim to find a groove and make a deep March Madness run....
It was an uncomfortable opening round for both the Ohio State Buckeyes and Gonzaga Bulldogs, as each survived upset bids. But they did each eventually take care of business, and now No. 4 seed Gonzaga will face off with No. 5 seed Ohio State with a berth in the Sweet Sixteen on the line....
Many thought the No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago Rambles could pull off an upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and they followed through. Loyola-Chicago defeated the Miami Hurricanes last time out on buzzer beater and is now just one win away from a Sweet Sixteen appearance....
The Houston Cougars played in a barn-burner in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, escaping with a two-point win over San Diego State. The No. 6 seed Cougars will move on to the Round of 32 to face the Michigan Wolverines in a game they won’t be expected to win....
It took the Providence Friars almost all season, but they finally got the away from home wins they were looking for last week at the Big East Tournament. Providence had tried and failed numerous times to take down quality opponents on the road, yet Madison Square Garden was kind to the Friars. The school took out Creighton and Xavier on its way to a Big East Championship Final and took Villanova to overtime before falling. ...
There is one team making their first ever appearance at the Big Dance this season, the Lipscomb Bisons. Lipscomb is traditionally overshadowed by its Nashville rival Belmont, but the Bisons won the Atlantic Sun in a barnburner of a game against Florida Gulf Coast to make their maiden voyage. ...
The Creighton Bluejays are one of the most captivating teams in the country every season. Creighton plays an exciting brand of basketball that’s easy to fall in love with, but it has not had much success come NCAA Tournament time. The Bluejays have not made it to the Sweet 16 since 1974. ...
The Virginia Cavaliers have been the best team in the country for the last half of the season. Virginia used its stifling defense to finish 31-2 and win both the ACC regular season and conference titles. ...
Although the Purdue Boilermakers lost out to the two Michigan schools for the Big Ten regular season and conference championship, the Selection Committee awarded them with the best seed of any of the Big Ten teams. Purdue has been consistent all year long with a number of quality wins against marquee programs, and the team had a 19-game winning streak at one point. The CBB betting lines have the Boilermakers as the largest favorite of the No. 2 seeds when they take on the Cal State Fullerton Titans. ...
The Butler Bulldogs live for March. Few small programs have had the continued success that Butler has had over the last decade, making the NCAA Tournament in 10 out of the last 12 seasons. ...
The Michigan State Spartans have been building to this all year. Michigan State was seen as one of the top two teams coming into the year, along with Duke, but struggled to find its rhythm and ended up as a No. 3 seed instead of a No. 1. The Spartans did manage to win the Big Ten regular season title, but a loss in the Big Ten semifinals submarined any chances of a higher slot. ...
For the first time in two decades, the TCU Horned Frogs are a part of March Madness. The decision to give Jamie Dixon big money to lure him away from Pittsburgh has paid off big dividends as he has completely overhauled the program in just two seasons. TCU has gone from Big 12 bottom feeder, to a contender in the conference in a very short amount of time. Dixon deserves much of the credit for that. ...
The Cincinnati Bearcats are finally getting the respect they deserve. Coming into the season, all the talk was about how Wichita State was going to win the conference and potentially get a No. 1 seed. However, the Bearcats showed that they were still one of the top dogs in the AAC, winning the conference’s regular season title and the tournament to boot. ...
Many might have thought that Shaka Smart and the Texas Longhorns would be sweating on Selection Sunday, but it turns out they had little to worry about. The committee rewarded Texas for playing the nation’s second toughest schedule and gave them a No. 10 seed. ...
One of the most popular picks in most brackets is going to be the New Mexico State Aggies over the Clemson Tigers. Clemson was one of the scariest teams in the country over the first half of the season, but the team has looked much different over the latter half....
Bruce Pearl might be coaching his last season with the Auburn Tigers, but he has not let that get in the way of the program’s best season in a long time. It had been 15 years since Auburn last made it to the NCAA Tournament, and now the Tigers are ready to make some noise....
At long last, the Murray State Racers are back in the NCAA Tournament. They have been to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, but they have never made it to the Sweet 16. No team has made it to the Big Dance more without making it to the second weekend of the tournament, and the team is looking to change that....
Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State Shockers are back in the NCAA Tournament, but the season has been a bit of a disappointment. The Shockers were expected to come in and win the AAC in its first year as part of the conference, but instead the Cincinnati Bearcats took that honor in both the regular season and the postseason....
No one expected the Missouri Tigers to be an NCAA Tournament team in Cuonzo Martin’s first season on the job, especially not after Michael Porter Jr. went down with an injury. However, the Tigers scratched and clawed their way to some big wins in SEC play and ended up surprising a number of observers by making it here....
For the first time in its storied history, the Xavier Musketeers are a No. 1 seed. Xavier has been an NCAA Tournament mainstay over the last two decades, making it here nearly every season under Sean Miller and Chris Mack. Yet the one thing that has alluded the program is an appearance in the Final Four. Xavier has the most NCAA Tournament wins of any team that has yet to make it to a Final Four and came close to breaking through last season....
The top seeds are littered with high-major conference teams for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and once again, Gonzaga is crashing the party. The Bulldogs are the best mid-major program in the country and they have once again put together a stellar season. No. 4 seed Gonzaga will open up March Madness with a matchup against the No. 13 seed UNCG Spartans in the opening round....
