Sweet 16 Preview: West Region
No. 4 Connecticut versus No. 8 Arkansas Excluding Alabama, the Huskies looked the most impressive of any team over the first weekend but will face their biggest challenge against the lengthy Razorbacks in the Sweet 16. UConn head coach Dan Hurley exorcised his NCAA Tournament demons while Eric Musselman continued to thrive, reaching the second…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings: Sweet 16 Edition
Okay. Let’s take a much-needed deep breath. The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is over and we have another small school from New Jersey to adore for an unforgettable memory. It also might be time to include the 2-15 matchup as another automatic upset after Princeton became the third 15-seed to reach the Sweet…
NCAA Tournament Preview – West Region
From an analytical standpoint, the west region is by far the most loaded in this year’s tournament. The top five seeds all rank in the top-11 in KenPom’s database, but the storylines don’t stop there. The west features the defending national champions, everyone’s favorite mid-major (Gonzaga), the last Cinderella team to reach the Final Four…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
At long last, the NCAA Tournament bracket is finally set. Outside of Nevada entering the field ahead of Rutgers, there was little drama on the bubble as the experts proved why they’re the best at projecting the field. The final Power 16 rankings of the season will be a little different this time around. Instead…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Tickets have been punched, hearts have been broken and an 11-22 team that lost its last four games of the regular season is 40 minutes away from a NCAA Tournament appearance. With the official end of the regular season and conference tournaments in full swing, the madness is finally upon us. Keeping up with all…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
This Saturday’s slate of games was the “breakout” week for college basketball that captured the national attention of fans in one of its first weekends at the forefront of the sports world. With several marquee matchups and unforgettable buzzer-beaters, it was a perfect day for college hoops fans, unless of course, you were on the…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
The NCAA Tournament Committee revealed their Top 16 seeds on Saturday, but those resume standings are completely useless compared to the undoubtedly perfect power rankings I have listed below. The committee judges every game equally, but the teams that are playing the best right now are the ones with a chance to cut down the…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
The field is starting to take shape for March Madness, but that doesn’t mean there’s been any shortage of fireworks in college basketball this week. Tennessee fell twice at the hands of a buzzer-beater, Stanford took down a top-five team and Bill Walton is making the case for nine Pac-12 teams in the NCAA Tournament.…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
With six ranked matchups, two of the best rivalries in the sport and thrilling upsets, Saturday showcased everything that is special about college basketball. As long as the TV was set to ESPN, any sports fan would’ve been content losing their remote for the entire day with game after game delivering in the biggest way.…
2023 Extended Mock Draft 3.0
With the college football season over and the halfway point of the college basketball season here, it’s time for another edition of the 2023 Extended Mock Draft. A second French prospect breaks into the lottery upon his return from injury along with 18 freshmen in the first round and 10 in the lottery and no…
Maxwell Lewis’ Meteoric Rise
From saxophones to superstardom: Maxwell Lewis and his improbable journey into the NBA Draft lottery Before was terrorizing collegiate defenses with his unstoppable jump shot and tantalizing transition offense, he was doing the same thing to his older brothers in the driveway. Even if they never let their younger sibling officially beat them. Lewis needed…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
With no football to compete with for the first time all season, all eyes were on college basketball this Saturday and the SEC/Big 12 challenge. We’ve known for a while that the Big 12 is the top conference in the sport and that was as evident as ever this weekend. Oklahoma knocked off No. 2…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Let the record show that I was the first to jump on the Alabama at No. 1 bandwagon last week, which should be a much more popular trend with three of the other top four teams either losing or narrowly losing against inferior opponents. Not the Tide. Led by superstar freshman and an ever improving…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
16 of the 25 nationally ranked teams lost last week, and the trend continued with 14 more going down over the last seven days. It’s true bedlam in college basketball, but it makes for exciting games week after week as attention completely shifts to the sport with the college football season having come to an…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
16 of the AP Top 25 teams lost this week, wreaking havoc on our power rankings and making the impossible job of the AP voters exceedingly more difficult. The constant of Houston’s relentless pressure, Tennessee’s suffocating defense and Gonzaga’s unstoppable offense remained, pushing them into the top five of this week’s list. The madness came…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
New year, same crazy college basketball. We’re down to one unbeaten team remaining in the nation (New Mexico) thanks to another shocking upset and if it wasn’t clear before that the national championship is wide open for the taking, it surely is now. With only one college football game left, all eyes will turn to…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! The best present for all college basketball fans is the return and/or beginning of conference play which is finally right around the corner. Buckle up for an exciting run towards the NCAA Tournament and remember to spread joy in this wonderful holiday season! Now let’s get into this…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Days like Saturday are what make college basketball so great. In a day with World Cup soccer and NFL Football, the sport delivered with incredible atmospheres, games and programs that entertained fans from noon until the early hours of Sunday morning. If the rest of the season can live up to what we experienced Saturday,…