A busy night featured several mid-majors picking up nice road wins against high-major opponents. Plus a busy night in the SEC sees a few teams pull their games out, some good mid-major matchups were on tap, and the NCAA looms large at two schools.
Tag: Iowa State
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Two teams have punched their tickets to New York in contrasting fashion, with two more to come. Plus a big man is gone from Austin as expected, a Cyclone will test the waters, and a Tiger could return a little ways into next season.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 17, 2017
It was time for a wild college basketball Saturday, and we sure got one yesterday. A busy and varied schedule was filled with surprises, upsets that maybe weren’t really that big of upsets, as well as near-upsets. There was something for just about everyone, and it had all the feeling of one of those Saturdays in the midst of conference schedules where also rans rise up to topple powers, but at least a month earlier than we usually get them.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 8, 2017
Of the 68 teams that competed in the NCAA Tournament back in March, it’s possible none of them got off to a worse start this following season than Iowa State. With four starters to replace from last year’s 24-win, Big 12 tourney championship team, the Cyclones opened with a 0-2 […]
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 20, 2017
Three early tournament winners may get an important boost for more than just their profile. Plus a couple of thrillers in consolation brackets, the Trojans survive a big test, and a couple of more teams remain undefeated early on.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 18, 2017
A hometown hero has Providence poised to continue to even greater heights never before seen. Plus more tournament action gets going, and another 20-20 game is in the books but in a losing effort.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Minnesota and Providence provided one of the best matchups of the young season, something we’ve come to expect from the Gavitt Games, which gets it right better than most conference challenge events.
Scanning the Nation: Notes from the opening weekend
The first three days of the college basketball season have been largely uneventful, not surprising when schedules are littered with endless guarantee games and schools seemingly have little interest in even playing at all so early in November. Here are some quick-hit notes looking around the country after the first weekend of regular season hoops:
A game a day for the 2017-18 season: February
We conclude our look at our favorite games for every day of the season from November through February, our ultimate dream road trip through an entire college basketball season.
A game a day for the 2017-18 season: December
Continuing a look at our favorite games for every day of the 2017-18 college basketball season. We started yesterday with November, and today we continue with December:
