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NCAA Tournament Podcast: Final Four picks, sleepers, which 1 seed has the hardest path and more

  • Posted onMarch 14, 2017March 14, 2017
  • Featured

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…

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Bracketology, Dec. 31: ACC leads with 10 teams in the field

  • Posted onDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015
  • NCAA Tournament

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…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Dec. 28

  • Posted onDecember 28, 2015December 28, 2015
  • Rankings

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…

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Rough Saturday for the Big East in Round of 32

  • Posted onMarch 22, 2015March 22, 2015
  • Big East

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…

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Xavier advances to Sweet 16, will face former coach Sean Miller

  • Posted onMarch 21, 2015March 21, 2015
  • Big East

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,…

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Arizona shuts down D’Angelo Russell, ends Ohio State’s season in Round of 32

  • Posted onMarch 21, 2015March 21, 2015
  • Big Ten

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…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of March 2

  • Posted onMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2015
  • Rankings

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,…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 23

  • Posted onFebruary 22, 2015
  • Rankings

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…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 16

  • Posted onFebruary 15, 2015
  • Rankings

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…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 9

  • Posted onFebruary 8, 2015February 8, 2015
  • Rankings

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…

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