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Old School Meets New School
There was plenty of madness in the men's NCAA Tournament, but if you go back and look at how the women reached their Final Four, you'll see a ton of odd-looking upsets. The second of the Final Four games pits the No. 4 Syracuse Orange up against the No. 7 Washington Huskies....
The Connecticut Huskies have already beaten their foes by a combined 179 points here in the NCAA Tournament, but they've only covered one of their four spreads. With the other side of the Final Four featuring a pair of shocking entrants, perhaps the last step between the Lady Huskies and an unprecedented fourth straight National Championship is a semifinal clash with the Oregon State Beavers....
For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, a No. 10 seed has advanced to the Final Four. The Syracuse Orange have become the fourth double-digit seed to reach the Final Four in the history of the dance, but none of the previous three actually reached the National Championship Game. That's what Jim Boeheim and company are up against when they take on their conference foes, the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second Final Four matchup on Saturday night....
Heading into Saturday, there was a legitimate chance that all four No. 1 seeds would end up in the Final Four. Instead, it was the No. 2s who spoiled all of the fun in the South and West Regions. The Villanova Wildcats have been the consummate team throughout this tournament, and they'll need everything they've got to beat the best one-man band in the land at the moment, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners....
North Carolina continues to drop 80+ on all of its opponents. Although Notre Dame gave the Tar Heels their biggest scare yet, UNC responded by going on a 12-0 run after the Irish went up by a point early in the second half and never looked back. Now North Carolina will face a team it has already beaten twice this season in the Syracuse Orange for a trip to the National Title Game....
The Villanova Wildcats have officially shaken off their normal March swoons. They've won the South Region against a lot of really good teams, but they haven't taken on a team yet with that one legitimate NBA superstar who can take a game over all by himself. The Oklahoma Sooners won the West by knocking out top-seeded Oregon in the Elite Eight, and they'll bring their stud, Buddy Hield to Houston where they could have a bit of a home court edge in the Final Four....
The San Diego State Aztecs were amongst the many teams this year which were left out of the NCAA Tournament due to the fact that they lost in their conference tournaments. Some flailed out of the NIT in short order, but they've managed to keep their wits about them in reaching the Final Four of college hoops' secondary tournament. Next in their way will be the George Washington Colonials....
Wins against UAB, Virginia Tech and Creighton have advanced the Cougars to the National Invitation Tournament semifinals and a date with the No. 1 seeded Valparaiso Crusaders....
The poor San Diego State Aztecs didn't end up getting into the NCAA Tournament this year because the rest of the Mountain West really was awful. That said, Steve Fisher really had his side ready for the NIT, marching it all the way to New York for the NIT Final Four where the George Washington Colonials are waiting....
Winning the NIT isn't a terrible consolation prize for the season, and just reaching the NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden is a great accomplishment for both the BYU Cougars and the Valparaiso Crusaders. These two mid-majors will match wits on Tuesday night with a shot at reaching the tournament's finale....
The Atlantic Coast Conference is guaranteed two spots in the Final Four. The top-seeded Tar Heels will meet sixth-seed Notre Dame in the East Region final to determine one. UNC blasted the Irish by 31 points in the ACC tournament, but Notre Dame pulled out a narrow victory during the regular season. The winner of the rubber game gets the biggest prize....
Two weeks before the NCAA Tournament began, Syracuse didn’t know if it would have a spot in the field. Now the Orange is one of eight teams remaining with a shot at the national title. Many still feel Syracuse doesn’t belong after losing four of its last five regular season games then falling to Pitt in the ACC tournament, but there they are....
Easter Sunday is all about the ACC. The Syracuse Orange and Virginia Cavaliers will take to the court in Chicago to determine which will advance to the Final Four to take on the winner of the other All-ACC showdown between North Carolina and Notre Dame....
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish know what it takes to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels; they did so in the regular season at home. However, when the chips were on the table in the ACC Tournament, the Irish were crushed 78-47. The rubber match on Easter Sunday between the two is for the grandest prize, a trip to the Final Four in Houston next week....
There will be a new national champion and the Oregon Ducks are looking good after eliminating last year’s titleist Duke in the Sweet 16. The victory validates Oregon’s selection as a No. 1 seed when the brackets were announced, and also helps redeem the Pac-12 Conference....
Kansas has looked like the No. 1 team in the country, racking up three double-digit cover wins in the Tournament and easily getting by a good Maryland squad in the Sweet 16 for its 17th straight victory overall. Villanova has put on a shooting display in the Tournament and will need to be dialed in once again to earn a Final Four trip....
It isn't all that much of a surprise that the Oklahoma Sooners reached the Elite Eight. All year long, they had the resume of a No. 1 seed, and though they didn't finish on the top line, no one ever doubted their viability for the second weekend of the tournament. In fact, it's almost a little bit more of a shock that the Oregon Ducks, the surprising choice as the top seed in the West, is still dancing with a shot to go to Houston for the Final Four....
It's really tough to argue with either the Kansas Jayhawks or the Villanova Wildcats right now. Both teams have absolutely dominated their opponents here in the NCAA Tournament to reach the Elite Eight, and whichever team wins this game when the two are sharing the court at the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday night will certainly have earned that trip to Houston for the Final Four....
Jim Boeheim probably never imagined that his Syracuse Orange would be wearing white jerseys anywhere along the way in the NCAA Tournament. Now, he's going to get the chance to bring out the whites a second time in the Sweet 16 when the 'Cuse take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a rare 10 vs. 11 game in the Midwest Region....
Tempo is going to end up being the most important factor for live bettors in the Sweet 16 duel in the Midwest Region between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Iowa State Cyclones....
The top of the East Region was filled with bluebloods of the sport of college basketball. The last two survivors from an awesome set of eight teams will battle for the right to go to the Elite Eight on Friday night in Philly when the Indiana Hoosiers look to upset the North Carolina Tar Heels....
Four of the eight teams which were in the Elite Eight last season still have a shot to make a repeat appearance in 2016. Two of those teams, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Wisconsin Badgers, made great escapes from their Round of 32 games just to reach the point to play against each other in Philly....
A lot of attention has been paid to the top half of the East Region where Indiana and Kentucky battled in a classic for the right to face North Carolina, but the better finishes have clearly been in the bottom half of the bracket. Both the Wisconsin Badgers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to the Sweet 16 on buzzer beaters, and they'll be ready for battle against one another on Friday night....
Two elite programs clash on Friday for the first time in the NCAA Tournament since Michael Jordan last donned the Tar Heels’ blue. Indiana upset UNC back in 1984 and will look to harken back to history with another upset in these teams’ Sweet-16 battle on Friday....
The Syracuse Orange were considered fortunate to make the tournament after finishing the regular season with a 19-13 record.After two 20-point wins no one doubts Syracuse’s credentials any longer and now the Orange will try to win the first game in which it’s an underdog, against the Gonzaga Bulldogs....
