1. NCAA Tournament Bubble Breakdown: Dayton vs. Mississippi State

    Inconsistent play is usually one of the biggest reasons a college basketball team finds themselves on the NCAA Tournament bubble. On an almost annual basis, Dayton seems to be one of those teams...

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  2. UNC Basketball: Can the Tar Heels Earn a No. 1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament?

    The almost-unanimous top-ranked team in the preseason may have a little tougher of a path to ultimately live up to their high expectations of a Final Four appearance and possible National Championship...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 2 days ago 235 reads 0 comments

  3. UConn vs. Butler: Which 2011 Finalist Returns to the NCAA Tournament?

    Is it possible we will see neither of the two teams who played for the NCAA title last April in this year’s Field of 68? With 26 days until Selection Sunday, both Connecticut ...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 3 days ago 84 reads 2 comments

  4. SEC Basketball: Crazy Saturday Means Kentucky, Then Everyone Else in SEC

    Going into the day, the focus of SEC followers was on the game in Nashville on Saturday night, between Kentucky and Vanderbilt. However, what transpired earlier in the day before this game made bigger waves throughout the SEC...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 5 days ago 401 reads 0 comments

  5. Big Ten Basketball: Under-the-Radar Players for All 12 Teams

    With just a few weeks to go in the Big Ten regular season, followers of the conference have a pretty good understanding of each team's go-to players, as well as the other key contributors who play a role in each team's success...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 7 days ago 1,780 reads 3 comments

  6. Ohio State Passes Rare Home Test Without Sullinger Late, Holds off Purdue

    Jared Sullinger is used to winning in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Since coming to Ohio State a year and a half ago, he has yet to lose at home...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 9 days ago 1,022 reads 0 comments

  7. Florida vs Florida State: Which Is the Better Basketball Team?

    The Florida-Florida State debates are usually reserved for the fall, when both teams are winning football games en route to their annual match-up in late November...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 12 days ago 994 reads 8 comments

  8. Maryland Basketball: Five Keys to a Terps Upset over No. 5 North Carolina

    The Maryland Terrapins are about to start the real meat of their ACC schedule. Maryland is now 3-4 in the ACC, after a tough two-overtime loss, at Miami, on Wednesday...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 15 days ago 323 reads 0 comments

  9. Pittsburgh Knocks off No. 10 Georgetown Without Need for Court Storming

    Pittsburgh’s 72-60 win over No. 10 Georgetown was one of three upsets involving top-15 teams playing on the road on Saturday. Earlier in the day, No. 5 Kansas lost at Iowa State whiel later on No...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 20 days ago 221 reads 0 comments

  10. CAA Basketball: Four-Team Title Race Offsetting Conference's Slow Start

    2011 was undoubtedly the banner year in the history of the Colonial Athletic Association. The league placed three teams in the NCAA Tournament; two reached the Round of 32, and VCU ...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 22 days ago 155 reads 3 comments

  11. Missouri vs. Baylor: Tigers' Win Should Erase Remaining Doubts

    With Notre Dame knocking off top-ranked and previously unbeaten Syracuse, and Florida State taking down No. 4 Duke in Durham later in the day Saturday, Missouri’s win at No...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 26 days ago 791 reads 3 comments

  12. San Diego State Win at New Mexico Bigger for Mountain West Title Hopes

    After an enormous, emotional win over No. 12 UNLV on Saturday in front of a great home crowd, San Diego State had to come back and win another crucial conference game in front of another home crowd...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 29 days ago 260 reads 0 comments

  13. Michigan State vs. Northwestern: Wildcats Upset Spartans 81-74 for Signature Win

    The Northwestern Wildcats are now included with Duke and North Carolina in rather exclusive company. After a surprising 81-74 win over No...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 1 month ago 152 reads 0 comments

  14. Alabama Basketball Primed to Contend for SEC Title After Football Title

    Just two days after dismantling the LSU Tigers for the BCS National Championship, the Alabama basketball team followed suit. Alabama rolled to a 69-53 win over LSU on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 1 month ago 260 reads 1 comments

  15. Ohio State vs. Iowa: Ohio State Avoids Becoming Another Top-10 Team to Be Upset

    At the time Ohio State was set to tip-off in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, one top-10 team had already been knocked off. Another—an unbeaten team—was minutes away from suffering a painful defeat...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 1 month ago 663 reads 4 comments

  16. Harvard Basketball: NCAA Hopes Now Rest Squarely on Ivy League Title

    The past week has certainly been up-and-down for the Harvard Crimson. Last Thursday, Harvard beat up on local foe Boston College, winning by 21 on the Eagles’ home court in Chestnut Hill...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 1 month ago 176 reads 0 comments

  17. Diamond Head Classic: Long Beach State Has Opportunity To Back up Early Play

    The ridiculously difficult road-tour of top-ranked teams is now behind them. However, there are still a few more non-conference games coming up that could be just as important for Long Beach State ...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 1 month ago 159 reads 0 comments

  18. Butler Basketball: Win over Purdue Could Restore Past Years' Confidence

    24 days: That’s how long it had been since Butler won their last game over a Division I opponent. That streak was far too long for the two-time national runners-up. In improbable fashion, Butler ended that streak today in Indianapolis...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 2 months ago 327 reads 2 comments

  19. BCS Championship Debate: What a 12-Team Playoff Might Look Like

    This year’s BCS matchups have certainly met the annual expectation of controversy and scrutiny...

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  20. Big East's Proposed Football Additions Further Deteriorate Basketball Brand

    Central Florida, Houston, SMU, Boise State and San Diego State. These are the five teams that the Big East conference is set to add, according ESPN.com ...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 2 months ago 298 reads 2 comments

  21. Baylor Bears Show Final 4 Potential by Dominating Northwestern

    Both the Baylor Bears and the Northwestern Wildcats came into the game undefeated, at 7-0. Neither had faced an overly difficult schedule at this point...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 2 months ago 449 reads 2 comments

  22. TCU in the BCS? Breaking Down the MWC Champs' Chances to Crack Top 16

    While conference championships ruled the day in college football and other conferences had games that decided their champions, Texas Christian University (TCU) had already wrapped up their championship well before Saturday...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 2 months ago 409 reads 0 comments

  23. Missouri Valley-Mountain West Challenge: More Important Than ACC-Big Ten?

    This year’s ACC-Big Ten Challenge is now history. The Big Ten won the challenge for the third straight year, in its most convincing fashion yet (8-4)...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 3 months ago 839 reads 0 comments

  24. BCS Bowl Predictions: Champions Being Excluded from a BCS Bowl?

    While the debate over a potential LSU-Alabama rematch in the BCS National Championship Game rages on, the other eight spots in the BCS are still far from determined. At this point, no team from any of the BCS conferences has clinched a BCS bowl bid...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 3 months ago 318 reads 0 comments

  25. UNLV Beats Top-Ranked North Carolina at Its Own Game

    It was hard to see this one coming. If we had known just how good UNLV could be, this might not have been such a surprise. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, UNLV knocked off No. 1 North Carolina 90-80...

    Erik Schultz Written by Erik Schultz about 3 months ago 1,207 reads 10 comments