FINAL — These bracket projections were last updated to include all games played through March 14, 2021. Learn more about the bracket, or dive right in below. Last Four In: UCLA, Drake, Colorado State, Syracuse Whispering Distance: Utah State, Wichita State, Ole Miss Talking Distance:…
Anyone who tells you with 100% confidence they know where Loyola will be seeded is full of crap. In the Bracket Matrix, the Ramblers are seeded as high as a No. 4 seed and as low as a No. 11 seed. I have my own…
College basketball fans in Illinois have long wanted a statewide tournament, and with March Madness canceled, the opportunity finally arose. Kind of. I’ve been desperate for any semblance of March basketball, and I know many of you have felt the same way. So I decided…
These projections were last updated to include all results through March 11. Learn more about the bracket, or dive right in below. Last Four In: UCLA, Texas, NC State, Wichita State Whispering Distance: Arkansas, Richmond, Northern Iowa, Xavier, Stanford Talking Distance: Purdue, Rhode Island, Mississippi State Shouting Distance: Alabama, South Carolina, Memphis, Notre…
I joined Podcast 63, a podcast about Loyola Chicago basketball that debuted this year, to discuss all sorts of things about Ramblers basketball as well as basketball in the state of Illinois. Among the topics we discussed: -Loyola’s NIT bid and matchup with Creighton -Loyola’s…
I think we can all agree it wasn’t the best year for basketball in the state of Illinois. Bradley is the state’s only NCAA Tournament representative, and the Braves are a No. 15 seed. But despite the lack of team success, there were still some…
FINAL — updated March 17 at 5:12 p.m. ET Here we go. It’s Selection Sunday, and all but six automatic bids have been determined as of this morning. All bid-stealing battles are also done, as everyone playing in the Ivy League, SEC, Atlantic 10, Sun Belt, American, and Big Ten championship games…
*This article was originally published on CollegeInsider.com. Two years ago, Loyola Chicago coach Porter Moser stood outside a silent locker room, minutes after his team’s season ended in the Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals. The Ramblers, with their best team yet during Moser’s tenure, laid an egg in the conference tournament. With…
Some quick notes on the bracket before we dive into everything. The bracket holds 32 automatic bids for conference champions (noted with their conference next to their name), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. I am evaluating teams on how they have performed to this point…
*This story was originally published on CollegeInsider.com Even as Dana Ford stews over the previous night’s frustrating loss to Northern Iowa, he admits, “It could be worse.” Yeah, you don’t have to tell Missouri State fans twice. Since advancing to the Sweet 16 in 1999,…
