Before the CAA Tournament gets going in the nation’s capital this weekend, the postseason awards will be handed out. Here is one voter’s take on the awards this season, with a few tough votes for the big awards as part of it.
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Bubbles, Sitting on the Fence and Brackets Part 4: 2000-04
Part 4 of our look back at Selection Sundays and NCAA Tournament bubbles over the last 35 years moves into a new decade with our review of 2000-04. Strength of schedule becomes king, Barry Hinson has his first notable snub, and Butler in 2002 and Utah State in 2004 beg the question of just how much do teams like them need to win to get a bid.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 5, 2020
Notre Dame may have already lost any slim hope of an at-large bid, but a loss like Wednesday night’s is tough to stomach all the same. Plus the Flyers cruise on the road, the Wildcats can still win again, and some Tigers are going in the wrong direction as the regular season winds down.
Bubbles, Sitting on the Fence and Brackets Part 3: 1995-99
Part 3 of our reflection, research and review of Selection Sundays and the NCAA Tournament bubble over the last 35 years looks year-by-year at 1995-99. The stretch saw conference champions like Manhattan and Miami (Ohio) rewarded in 1995, a shift towards mid-pack majors as the 90s drew to a close but also surges by a trio of Midwestern leagues.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The Scarlet Knights get a big win at a time they really need it to secure their place in March. Plus the bank is open for the Longhorns, conference tournaments get going, and amidst some unfortunate news is a heartwarming story in Vermont.
Bubbles, Sitting on the Fence and Brackets Part 2: 1990-94
The second part of our review of bubble teams in and out in the NCAA Tournament over the past 35 years focuses on 1990-94. The span included those spurned during arguably the greatest NCAA Tournament of all, a 25-4 Dick and Tony Bennett led Wisconsin-Green Bay team left out, and a committee point of emphasis develops favoring conference champions.
The Hoosier State is indeed special
South Orange, NJ– Basketball history has always been an interesting and informative part of the game. Closely related to the past is the present-the culture of the game. Of particular interest here is the history and culture, the two going hand in hand, of the Hoosier State-Indiana. There are states […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 3, 2020
You had to think the Blue Devils were not going to have a repeat of a couple of weeks earlier, and while it took a while, they certainly did just that. Plus a couple of overtime dandies result in the same score, the SWAC is almost decided, and a postseason ban will go on for this season.
Bubbles, Sitting on the Fence and Brackets Part 1: 1985-89
We begin our review of the bubble over the years with the first five years of the 64-team NCAA Tournament era, 1985-89, including the first big snub (and blow-up) in the expanded tourney era, a 14 seed at-large team nearly making the Elite 8 and a conference going from a national champion one year to no team in the Big Dance at all the next.
Bubbles, Sitting on the Fence and Brackets: Reflecting on 35 years of NCAA Tournament at-large selections and snubs
As Selection Sunday 2020 approaches, Hoopville contributor Adam Glatczak is going to look back at 35 years of the bubble. Introducing his year-by-year look at at-large ins and outs since the NCAA tourney expanded to 64 teams in 1985
