Newsday‘s Ari Kramer and I are back with our NCAA Tournament picks. We talked everything from who’s going to make the Final Four to which lower seeds have the best chance of making the second weekend. We also gave our predictions for Northwestern and Wichita…
For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. Automatic bids…
1. Michigan State (13-0). Last week: 1 2. Oklahoma (11-0). Last week: 2 3. Maryland (11-1). Last week: 3 4. Kansas (10-1). Last week: 4 5. Xavier (12-0). Last week: 5 6. Virginia (10-1). Last week: 6 7. Arizona (12-1). Last week: 7 8. Miami Fla. (10-1). Last week: 8 9. North…
The Big East had an impressive season with 6 of its 10 teams earning NCAA Tournament berths. Four of those teams won their second round games, but the league posted a 1-3 record Saturday in the Round of 32. Now only one member, No. 6 seed…
Xavier held off mid-major darling Georgia State on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 with a 75-67 victory. In the West Region semifinals, the Musketeers will meet the Arizona Wildcats, coached by former Xavier coach Sean Miller. Miller coached the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009,…
Everyone knew if freshman sensation D’Angelo Russell got hot, Ohio State could make a deep run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. That happened Thursday as Russell scored 28 points and the Buckeyes knocked off VCU. Ohio State needed another big performance from Russell on Saturday if it…
1. Kentucky (29-0, 16-0 SEC). Last week: 1 2. Virginia (27-1, 15-1 ACC). Last week: 2 3. Duke (26-3, 13-3 ACC). Last week: 4 4. Villanova (27-2, 14-2 Big East). Last week: 6 5. Wisconsin (26-3, 14-2 Big Ten). Last week: 3 6. Arizona (26-3,…
1. Kentucky (27-0, 14-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky steamrolled Auburn last week, posting 110 points on the Tigers, to remain unbeaten. The Wildcats continue their quest for a perfect season against Mississippi State and Arkansas this week. 2. Virginia (25-1, 13-1 ACC). Last…
1. Kentucky (25-0, 12-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky held off a talented LSU team on the road and then blew out South Carolina at Rupp Arena. Kenpom gives Kentucky at least an 84 percent chance of winning in each of its six remaining regular…
1. Kentucky (23-0, 10-0 SEC). Last week: 1 It was another week without a blemish for Kentucky. The Wildcats held off Georgia and Florida last week to remain unbeaten. According to Kenpom, they are now more likely to finish the regular season without a loss than…
