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Bracket Breakdown: Utah Might Be Home to This Season’s George Mason
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
11 Mar 2010If you’re looking for a couple of dark horse Final Four contenders, head west to Utah, home of some dangerous Aggies and Cougars.
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- Tags: Bracket Breakdown, BYU, Cinderellas, George Mason, LSU, Utah State
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 7.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
11 Mar 2010The field might remain the same for now, but several bubble teams are ready to leapfrog the teams that faltered in early rounds of their conference tournaments.
Butler Rolls in Horizon League Championship
By: Bill Kintner in: Columns
9 Mar 2010Butler jumped out early on Wright State and was in control for most of the Horizon League Championship en route to a blowout win.
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- Tags: Butler, Horizon League, Wright State
CAA Tournament Quick Hitters
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
9 Mar 2010We wrap up CAA Tournament coverage with a few more notes, including something from each team who bowed out in the quarterfinal round on Saturday.
MAAC Tournament Notebook
By: Ray Floriani in: Columns
8 Mar 2010Friday at the MAAC Tournament saw six games played as both the men and women had conference tournament action at the same site.
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- Tags: Canisius, Loyola-MD, Manhattan, Marist, Metro Atlantic
This One Hurts For Northeastern
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
8 Mar 2010For Northeastern, the CAA Tournament didn’t go quite how they expected it to, and the way it ended made it especially difficult to take.
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- Tags: Colonial, Northeastern
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 6.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
8 Mar 2010Check out the field as projected one week before Selection Sunday. With the regular season complete, teams will be making their closing arguments for inclusion in the NCAA Tournament during their conference tournaments this week.
Wright State, Butler Advance to Finals Once Again
By: Bill Kintner in: Columns
7 Mar 2010The Horizon League championship game matchup is now set, and it has a familiar look to it.
William & Mary Fights Back Again to Advance
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
7 Mar 2010William & Mary struggled out of the gates and didn’t play a good first half against James Madison, but some veterans had the idea that the second half wouldn’t be more of the same even though the first few minutes suggested otherwise.
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- Tags: Colonial, William and Mary
Huskies Not Ready to Go Home Yet
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
6 Mar 2010Call it what you will, but any way you slice it, Northeastern wasn’t about to go home just yet. It took two overtimes, but the Huskies came away with a hard-fought quarterfinal win.
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- Tags: Colonial, Northeastern
VCU Gets Two Things They Need in Win
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
6 Mar 2010Two things that weren’t always a given this season happened for VCU in Saturday’s 75-60 win over George Mason. Considering the up and down season they have had and the slugfest that much of the game was, they couldn’t have come at a much better time.
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- Tags: Colonial, VCU
Old Dominion’s Depth, Rebounding Are Keys
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
6 Mar 2010Old Dominion’s 86-56 romp over Towson to start Saturday’s quarterfinal action at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament was an example of thorough domination. But in this game, one thing stood out glaringly, enough so that one had to wonder how Towson even made the two regular season meetings respectable. You didn’t need to look at the stat sheet to know, but a quick look confirms it: the Monarchs did it inside.
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- Tags: Colonial, Old Dominion
Cornell Rides Great Senior Group to Another Ivy League Title
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
6 Mar 2010Steve Donahue never quite expected what he’s had the last three years. He readily admits he might never get something like it again, so he’s taking a moment to enjoy Cornell’s third straight Ivy League title, which the Big Red wrapped up with a 95-76 win at Brown on Friday night.
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- Tags: Cornell, Ivy League, Steve Donahue
Bracket Breakdown: You Decide, Power Conferences vs. Everyone Else
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
6 Mar 2010Do you want to see teams with 12 or 13 losses but a few marquee wins against elite teams in the NCAA Tournament? Or would you rather see the little guy with 24 or 25 wins but only one or two high-quality wins make it?
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 5.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
5 Mar 2010With Selection Sunday nine days away, the Bracket Breakdown takes on the challenge of placing teams in regions and pods.
Virginia’s Season Not Ending How It Began
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
4 Mar 2010Virginia’s first season under Tony Bennett is just ending about the opposite of how it began. The Cavaliers at one point won eight in a row and stood 12-4 early in ACC play, and were the last team in the ACC to suffer their first conference loss. But as they head into their regular season finale, they have an eight-game losing streak and don’t look to be getting better.
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- Tags: ACC, Virginia
Jeremy Lin Goes Out a Winner, Like He Wanted
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
4 Mar 2010All Jeremy Lin ever wanted was to win. He wanted his team to be a winner and get the attention it deserved. On Saturday night, the senior guard certainly got that as he walked off the court at Lavietes Pavilion for the last time, as he helped lead his team to their 20th win of the season, a record for the program.
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- Tags: Harvard, Ivy League, Jeremy Lin
Bracket Breakdown: Long-Range Assassins Your Team Wants to Avoid
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
3 Mar 2010A handful of likely NCAA Tournament teams are great at hitting three-pointers, which isn’t so great for the favored teams trying to make a deep run.
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 4.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
1 Mar 2010The last weekend of February provided a familiar taste of March Madness with top teams losing and bubble teams swapping spots. Mmmmm…March Madness.
Bracket Breakdown: Big East Flirts With Greatness
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
28 Feb 2010Few teams reach the NCAA Tournament with a losing conference record of 13 or more overall losses. Six Big East teams’ records are hovering around those numbers.
Bracket Breakdown: You Be the Judge, Big East Style
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
27 Feb 2010The Big East figures to have more representatives in the NCAA Tournament than any other conference. But which teams have worthy profiles? Decide for yourself.
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 3.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
26 Feb 2010Connecticut rolls into the field with two great wins against West Virginia and Villanova in recent weeks, replacing William & Mary, which sputtered in two losses to Iona and Towson.
Effort Not a Problem For Boston College of Late
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
25 Feb 2010There have been times this season where Boston College’s effort has been in question. Much like Saturday afternoon, when the Eagles beat North Carolina, Wednesday night wasn’t one of them, as the Eagles blew out Virginia Tech 80-60 largely from playing harder.
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- Tags: ACC, Boston College, Virginia Tech
Friars Hope to Show They Grew During Brutal Stretch
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
24 Feb 2010Four games against teams ranked in the top 10 are in the books for Providence. It would be a challenging stretch for anyone, but for the young Friars it was a bigger challenge. The Friars lost all four, three by double digits.
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- Tags: Big East, Providence
Army Gets Offensive in Win over Navy
By: Ray Floriani in: Columns
23 Feb 2010The trademark this season for Army has been its defense. On Saturday, the Cadets put together a good offensive showing and defeated rival Navy 69-50 at Christl Arena in the second game of a doubleheader between the academies.
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- Tags: Army, Navy, Patriot League
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 2.0
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
22 Feb 2010In the second bracket projection of this season, the Bracket Breakdown punishes some Wildcats while rewarding others. And Charlotte doesn’t look like one of the 65 teams worthy of a bid to the NCAA Tournament — as of Feb. 22.
Defense Lifts Holy Cross
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
21 Feb 2010Holy Cross knows that the way to win is by playing defense. As such, the Crusaders know that the wins have been hard to come by this season because they have had some struggles at that end of the floor. But they certainly showed up there on Sunday, as they started the crucial final week of the regular season with a 64-51 win over American.
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- Tags: Holy Cross, Patriot League
Tar Heels Struggle For a Variety of Reasons
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
21 Feb 2010North Carolina certainly had some question marks entering the season. Chances are, though, not many people imagined the Tar Heels would be 3-9 in the ACC with four games to go in the regular season.
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- Tags: ACC, North Carolina, Roy Williams
Bracket Breakdown: You Be the Judge
By: Michael Protos in: Columns
20 Feb 2010From eight profiles, pick four teams to make the NCAA Tournament. Figuring out which of these teams deserves bids will help you empathize with the selection committee members.
Cornell Wins With Seasoned Veterans
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
20 Feb 2010Cornell played like the team of seasoned veterans that they are to take home a convincing 79-70 win over Harvard in a much-hyped game. On this night, the difference in experience couldn’t be missed in how this game went.
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- Tags: Cornell, Harvard, Ivy League, Louis Dale, Ryan Wittman
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