NCAA Tournament Article Archive

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    • Between November 7, 2009 and December 7, 2009

  1. Which Big 10 Teams Will Likely Be Dancing in March?

    The Big Ten finally took home bragging honors in winning the Big Ten/ACC challenge after falling short the past ten years. No wonder Magic is smiling...

    Kevin Lindsey Written by Kevin Lindsey about about 9 hours ago 145 reads 3 comments

  2. UNLV Rebel Basketball: Partying Like It's 1989

    Lon Kruger has done it again, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels are the talk of Sin City. They are off to a 6-0 start, with impressive wins at home against Nevada, Southern Illinois, and Louisville, and ...

    Tyler Stimson Written by Tyler Stimson about 2 days ago 444 reads 2 comments

  3. Early Loss Could Lead Duke to ACC Wins

    In sports you often hear about a good loss.  One where a team learns a valuable lesson that could result in wins later in the season...

    Curtis Clontz Written by Curtis Clontz about 3 days ago 147 reads 0 comments

  4. Villanova Scores: Jayvaughn Pinkston Commits To Jay Wright

    Jayvaughn Pinkston (6’6’’, 235) from Bishop Loughlin HS in Brooklyn, NY has verbally committed to Villanova and Coach Jay Wright. Pinkston was being recruited by several other Big East schools including St...

    David Miller Written by David Miller about 3 days ago 650 reads 0 comments

  5. Bald Prophet Preview: Washington at Texas Tech

    At First Glance:   Washington:  5-0. AP: 12 ESPN: 10 BP: 8  RPI: 6  BPI:  51  Offense:  84.8 ppg  Defense:  66.2 ppg   Texas Tech:  7-0.  AP: NR  ESPN: NR  BP: 39 RPI: 39 BPI: 12  Offense:  75...

    Marc Daley Written by Marc Daley about 3 days ago 26 reads 0 comments

  6. Arizona Wildcats Lack Of Big Man Will End The Streak

    If Arizona's streak of 25 straight tournament appearances is to continue, they will need a big man to step up. In past years the Wildcats have always had at least one post option that was capable ...

    Tom Phillips Written by Tom Phillips about 3 days ago 83 reads 0 comments

  7. Let's Talk NCAA Tournament Resumes

    Good wins. Good losses. RPI-killers. With basically four weeks left before conference play begins, it is an important time to take a look at the NCAA Tournament resumes of SEC teams.  You better believe coaches are doing the same as we speak...

    Isaac Walker Written by Isaac Walker about 3 days ago 135 reads 2 comments

  8. Championing Kindness: The Jimmy V Foundation

    Aside from Championship Week and March Madness, we'd go as far as saying that this is the biggest season of the basketball season. You know why? It's Jimmy V week...

    Alex Ferguson Written by Alex Ferguson about 4 days ago 77 reads 2 comments

  9. Bald Prophet Preview: UNLV at Arizona

      Rankings   UNLV:   5-0. AP Rank 24.  ESPN Rank 21.  BP Rank 34.  RPI 5.  BPI 62. Arizona:   3-2.  AP Rank NR.  ESPN Ran NR.  BP Rank NR.  RPI 52.  BPI 150...

    Marc Daley Written by Marc Daley about 4 days ago 35 reads 0 comments

  10. Bald Prophet Preview: Wake Forest at Purdue

    Seasons at a glance:   Wake Forest:  4-1.  Offense: 78.4 ppg.  Defense: 60.8 ppg.  AP Rank:  NR ESPN Rank: NR BP(Bald Prophet) Rank: NR  RPI: 182  BPI(Bald Prophet Index):  94   Purdue:  5-0...

    Marc Daley Written by Marc Daley about 5 days ago 26 reads 0 comments

  11. Orange Crush: Syracuse and Boeheim Off To Terrific Start!

    The Orange of Syracuse is off to one of it's most dominating starts in the school's history. I know it's still early, but SU has looked incredible...

    Joshua Valley Written by Joshua Valley about 6 days ago 115 reads 0 comments

  12. Musings From The Bald Prophet: Thoughts On Week 3 Of The 2009-10 Season

    ·         So far the Pac-10 has looked like the SEC did last season.  I offer a mea culpa for Oregon State, who I ranked number 33 in my preseason top 40...

    Marc Daley Written by Marc Daley about 6 days ago 12 reads 0 comments

  13. Fighting Illini Struggle with Back-to-Back Losses

    The Fighting Illini started off the year 4-0. I figured they were really what people expected them to be. Then came the next two games against the Utah Utes and Bradley Braves. Against Utah they lost on a last second shot...

    Frank Gasper Written by Frank Gasper about 7 days ago 243 reads 0 comments

  14. UNLV Holds On To Win Their Biggest Non Conference Game Of The Season

    UNLV beat a very talented and young Louisville team to make a case for inclusion into the top 25.  UNLV dominated the first 3/5 of the game but Louisville almost pulled off an epic comeback ...

    Jack Christian Written by Jack Christian about 7 days ago 57 reads 2 comments

  15. The Up and Down Week of the SEC: Week 2

    The week started badly for the SEC as Vanderbilt lost by nine to Cincinnati in the first round of the Maui Invitational and Tennessee lost by one to Purdue in the Paradise Jam Championship...

    Rick Gillispie Written by Rick Gillispie about 7 days ago 137 reads 1 comments

  16. Florida Gators Surprise Michigan State 77-74

    The Florida Gators got the first major upset of the season with a 77-74 victory over No. 2 Michigan State. The Gators will play Rutgers in the Legends Classic final. Erving Walker hit a go-ahead three-pointer to clinch the game for the Gators...

    Rick Gillispie Written by Rick Gillispie about 9 days ago 132 reads 1 comments

  17. Kansas Jayhawks Gobble Up Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Improve to 5-0

    In last Wednesday night's win over Oakland, the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks got only 13 points combined from preseason All-Americans Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins, but still managed a 30-point blowout...

    Neil Powell Written by Neil Powell about 9 days ago 141 reads 8 comments

  18. Kentucky, Florida The Only Undefeated Teams Left For The SEC

    Not even two weeks into the season and we are down to two teams left in the SEC that are undefeated. Kentucky 6-0 just won the Cancun Challenge. The Wildcats haven't looked great in their six wins but the are getting it done...

    Rick Gillispie Written by Rick Gillispie about 10 days ago 441 reads 0 comments

  19. Cincinnati Bearcats Favorites To Win the Big East

    There isn't enough to be said about the Cincinnati Bearcats. They began their 2009-10 campaign unranked, but with high expectations for a team that failed to make the dance last year...

    Beau Kiklis Written by Beau Kiklis about 11 days ago 463 reads 2 comments

  20. Texas Longhorn Hoops Preview vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

    We’ll be playing Big 10 lesser-light Iowa tonight at 9:00 central in a game that should be a cakewalk, therefore I’m not going to preview it on a micro-level...

    Barking Carnival Written by Barking Carnival about 13 days ago 80 reads 0 comments

  21. Musings From The Bald Prophet: Week 2 Of The College Hoops Seasn

    Thoughts on Week 2:   1.  The average fan would casually dismiss ESPN’s 24-hour marathon of college basketball as a cheap marketing gimmick.  Fortunately, I am not your average fan...

    Marc Daley Written by Marc Daley about 13 days ago 24 reads 0 comments

  22. The New Favorite: Syracuse Big Men Tandem is Best in the Big East

    As many recall from last year, there was an abundance of talented teams in the Big East. Some may have argued that nine or 10 teams deserved to make it to the dance, with eventually seven getting bids, the most of any other conference...

    Etan Kaplan Written by Etan Kaplan about 14 days ago 758 reads 2 comments

  23. 5 Apparent Truths to Syracuse Beatdown of the North Carolina Tar Heels

    North Carolina came into the season looking to repeat as NCAA Champs. They've lost a lot but in Chapel Hill they expect the best...

    try p Written by try p about 16 days ago 348 reads 3 comments

  24. Georgetown, Uconn And Villanova Struggle Eating Cupcakes

    The Big East has been the dominant conference in college basketball over the last few years but hasn't produced a national champion in a while now...

    try p Written by try p about 16 days ago 91 reads 0 comments

  25. Top Ranked Jayhawks Get Back To Business, Blast Bears 94-44

    The last time the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team took the court, the Memphis Tigers gave the top rated team in the land all they could handle. Thursday night at the cozy confines of Allen Fieldhouse, the Central Arkansas Bears did not...

    Neil Powell Written by Neil Powell about 17 days ago 166 reads 0 comments

 
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