The Enlightenment Period of NCAA Tournament selection has come and gone. Once again, we are back in the Dark Ages. And the tournament is far more soulless for it.
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Selection Sunday morning: One projection of the NCAA Tournament field
Virtually every season as the NCAA Tournament nears, the talk of bracket projections revolves around that season havng a “soft bubble.” It’s often as much of an exaggeration as it is incorrect-you can’t have a soft bubble every year-but this year it’s also not true.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 10, 2016
In an ultracompetitive league where four teams finished tied for fourth place, third through eighth were separated by three games and no less than six teams had winning streaks of at least five games in conference play, it’s the team that went 0-9 on the road in conference play and finished ninth overall that is the tournament champion.
Seedings reflect balance in field for ACC Tournament
The ACC Tournament is about to start, and there’s a good deal of balance, meaning the champion will likely have run a gauntlet by the time it’s over.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 3, 2016
One of the most anticipated possible conference tournament finals of all will not be taking place this year, as the first two days of March are two-for-two in producing the upsets we’ve come to expect this time of year. The latest team to come from seemingly nowhere to make noise is Hartford, a seemingly benign seventh seed in the America East tournament.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Conversation about the “bubble” will dominate college basketball for the next 3 1/2 weeks. Though at times it will encroach on being overkill, it’s pretty hard to ignore at the moment, and unfortunately for a number of teams that’s not a good thing.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 28, 2016
On an emotional night at Oklahoma State, the Cowboys very nearly were successful in reprising the spoiler role they are going to continue to take on in this year’s Big 12 race.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday night provided a flurry of activity, good games and most notable results, but few games this year have drawn us in more at the end like the Conference USA tilt between UAB and Old Dominion did.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 21, 2015
A program that once couldn’t win now has a bright future and got a nice win on Sunday. Plus another relative newcomer gives a powerhouse a battle, and a couple of other noteworthy results on a slow day.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 12, 2015
Light nights during the college basketball season offer the opportunity to check in on games and matchups that might slip through the cracks on busier days of the week, such as the series between North Dakota and North Dakota State that has been played nearly 300 times.
