On Saturday, the Selection Committee released the first early bracket of the season. It revealed some things people agreed on and others that people didn’t. #1 Seeds The Number One seeds consisted of Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State University, in that order. Baylor received the overall No. 1 seed and was slotted to go to Houston. The second
Just over one month remains in the college basketball regular season. At this point, we normally know which teams are final four contenders and who will most likely be NIT bound. However, the parity is at an all time high, leaving many experts guessing on where to place certain teams. We try our best to measure teams based on ‘Locks’,
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1. B1G Ten The deepest conference in college basketball is the B1G and it isn’t close. Every game in the conference is a chance for teams to pick up quality wins to boost their resume for a chance to make the tournament. The B1G is projected to get 12 out of the 14 teams into the tournament according to Joe
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Credit: CBS Sports #13 Memphis beats #19 Tennessee to break the Vols’s 31 home game winning streak. This was done in quite the low scoring affair with both teams shooting atrocious numbers from the field. Memphis shot a total 19-56 (33.9%) from the field and 5-13 (38.5%) from three point land. The Tigers were led by D.J. Jefferies (11 points),
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Today marks the start of the second month of college basketball. There have been many surprises to start the season. Two AP number one ranked teams have lost to a Mid-Major team at home. Kentucky lost to Evansville 67-64 in Lexington. Duke lost to Stephen F. Austin 85-83 in overtime in Durham. Right now, there is no team who is
Read moreStarting on Thursday, there are some great early season college basketball tournaments. I’m going to give readers my predictions and what players fans should look out for. Myrtle Beach Invitational I believe the favorite, Villanova, will win this tournament. However, Baylor or Mississippi State could definitely win this tournament as well. Villanova shouldn’t have any problems in the first round
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The Champions Classic consisted of the top four teams competing against each other at Madison Square Garden. The first game was #3 Kansas vs. #4 Duke. Although the game went down to the wire, Duke won the game 68-66. The first half was sloppy for both teams, but each team stepped it up in the second half. Kansas had 28
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Projected Starting Lineup G: Boogie Ellis G: Alex Lomax F: D.J. Jeffries F: Precious Achiuwa C: James Wiseman Key Additions: James Wiseman, Precious Achiuwa, D.J. Jeffries, Boogie Ellis, Jayden Hardaway, Lester Quinone. Key Losses: Not much, really. Season Ceiling: 31-6 (AAC Champions, NCAA Tournament Final Four Appearance) Season Floor: 24-10 (NCAA First Round Exit) Make or Break Player: James Wiseman If James
Read moreThere are a few teams this year who are ranked higher than they have in a while. And for most of them there is a lot of hype around the recruits they brought in. Here is my 5 teams this season
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The Temple Owls, currently sitting at 20-7, 10-5 in the American, currently sit on the elusive bubble of the NCAA Tournament field of 68. Although Temple’s record is one of the better on the bubble, it holds one win in three games versus top 25 opponents, making Temple a questionable selection for the committee. In November, Temple scheduled three games
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