NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos The field of 65 is becoming a little clearer as February winds down and March Madness approaches. But the seeding of these teams is extraordinarily fluid. The top teams are beating each other up right now. Boston College rejoins the No. 1 seeds […]
Month: February 2005
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Gomes, Boone Mid-season Wooden Award Selections Ryan Gomes has made the cut. Gomes, a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Providence was selected to the 2004-05 Mid-Season Wooden Award and All-American list. Gomes was a candidate for the preseason Wooden Award and was named preseason […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 25th Arizona Escapes Wazzou with a Victory: Arizona narrowly escaped the embarrassment of being swept by Washington State with a narrow 57-56 overtime victory in Pullman Thursday night. Ivan Radenovic hit two free throws with nine seconds remaining to provide the winning margin. Radenovic […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 24thd Illinois Embarrasses Wildcats: Illinois closed in on an undefeated regular season with a resounding 84-48 stomping of in-state rival Northwestern. The Wildcats haven’t been a legitimate threat to upset the Illini in years, so the rivalry is based solely on proximity. But the […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Regular Season Champs With one week remaining in the regular season, Winthrop clinched its fourth regular season Big South title of the last seven years with a pair of victories this past week. The regular season championship gives the Eagles the top seed […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Tourney Watch Southern Illinois: NCAA Tourney – SIU just knows how to win the big games. Winning at Illinois State is tough, and the Salukis made it look simple. Wichita State: NCAA Tourney – Two tough losses have the Shockers slipping, but they […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn Just to illustrate the great parity in the SEC, South Carolina shocked the 3rd-ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday. A season-high 21 turnovers, combined with just 35% shooting from the field, prevented the Wildcats from getting anything going down the stretch. The other big game this […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Power Poll 1. Utah (22-3, 10-0 MWC) It almost seems pointless continuing. It’s Utah and then everybody else. Hopefully they can actually win an NCAA Tournament game- they’d be only the third in conference history. That’s not good. 2. New […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Sorry for the two-week absence, but that just means we have lots to cover: Iowa State’s meteoric rise, Kansas’ week of close losses and, of course, the bubble watch. Preparing, hoping and downright praying The Big 12 can be assured of at least […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 23trd Chaos Atop the Big XII: After Kansas faltered Monday night against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State appeared poised to stake its claim atop the Big XII standings. Then the Cowboys laid an egg at Nebraska, falling back into a tie with the Jayhawks at 10-3 […]
