Sweet Sixteen Preview – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (1) St. Joseph’s vs. (4) Wake Forest Jameer Nelson. Chris Paul. The two guards, senior All-American Nelson and ACC Rookie of the Year Paul, with survive and advance on their minds, will be the lead story when the Atlantic 10 […]

Sweet Sixteen Preview – St. Louis Region by Zach Van Hart (4) Kansas vs. (9) UAB After their upset of Kentucky and receiving national media coverage all week, the Blazers and their ’40 Fastest Minutes of Basketball’ are no longer one of the best kept secrets in college basketball. UAB’s […]

Second Round Recap – Phoenix Region by Phil Kasiecki (5) Syracuse 72, (4) Maryland 70 The third meeting in NCAA Tournament history between the two previous national champions was a dandy, as Maryland made a late rally to get within one point before a last-second jumper fell short as Syracuse […]

Second Round Recap – Atlanta Region by Zach Van Hart (5) Illinois 92, (4) Cincinnati 68 So much for a classic No. 4-5 game, as the Fighting Illini jumped out early and never looked back, coasting to a 92-68 win and a berth in the Sweet Sixteen. Illinois shot 64 […]

Second Round Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (4) Wake Forest 84, (12) Manhattan 80 Chris Paul played an exceptional 40 minutes of basketball carrying the Demon Deacons to a thrilling 84-80 victory over Manhattan Saturday afternoon at the RBC Center. With 13.6 seconds left and just five […]

Second Round Recap – St. Louis Region by Michael Protos (9) UAB 76, (1) Kentucky 75 The Blazers of Alabama-Birmingham stunned Kentucky in the second round by scalping the top-seeded Wildcats, 76-75. Mo Finely provided the razor-thin victory margin for the Blazers by hitting a long jumper with a little […]

Second Round Preview – Phoenix Region by Michael Protos (2) Connecticut vs. (7) DePaul The most appealing story line in this game is the reunion of Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun with his former assistant coach, Dave Leitao, who is now DePaul’s coach. Leitao is familiar with Calhoun and both teams […]

Second Round Preview – Atlanta Region by Zach Van Hart (4) Cincinnati vs. (5) Illinois Something will have to give Sunday as two of hotter teams in college basketball will play with a spot in the Sweet Sixteen on the line as Illinois and Cincinnati face each other in the […]

Second Round Preview – East Rutherford Region by Matthew Moll (4) Wake Forest vs. (12) Manhattan Team Not-So-Upsetting-Upset’s next stop is slaying another major conference powerhouse in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Wake Forest. Wake comes off a first round scare courtesy of coach Jason Capel and VCU. If Wake lets […]

Second Round Preview – St. Louis Region by Matt Jones (1) Kentucky vs. (9) UAB Columbus should be rocking on Sunday as the Kentucky Wildcats get ready for their second round showdown with the UAB Blazers. The Blazers are coming off an impressive and entertaining performance in their win late […]