The SEC has a reputable name for creating accomplished NBA players and having dynamic teams who are continuously improving and competing with each other. Since its creation in 1933, powerhouses such as Kentucky, Tennessee, and LSU have proven their worth to this date with 7 of the SEC participating in the NCAA Tournament. With these strong teams come sensational players
Team (Total Votes) (First Place Votes) Michigan State (197) (6) Kentucky (182) (1) Duke (181) (1) Kansas (159) Maryland (156) Louisville (154) North Carolina (143) Villanova (138) Virginia (132) Memphis (124) Gonzaga (121) Texas Tech (110) Seton Hall (108) Ohio State (77) Arizona (73) LSU (59) Baylor (52) Purdue (44) Utah State (41) Michigan (39) Washington (39) Auburn (38) Tennessee (34) Florida (31) Iowa
Read moreVirginia advanced to the National Championship with a dramatic 63-62 win over Auburn. Just as it looked like Auburn would pull off the comeback, Kyle Guy scored 6 points in the final 7 seconds to regain the lead. The first half of the Final Four matchup was back and fourth, as there were 6 lead changes. Virginia jumped out to
Read moreWith the Final Four upon us, we decided to share our predictions for the games in Minneapolis. Final Four Games Mat Mlodzinski: Virginia and Texas Tech Collin Speicher: Auburn and Texas Tech Matt Karner: Virginia and Michigan State Jordan Pardo: Virginia and Michigan State Ariel Puterman: Auburn and Texas Tech Nick Musial: Virginia and Texas Tech Leilani Fitzpatrick: Virginia
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After shocking many people by winning the SEC tournament, Auburn was disrespected by the tournament committee and was given a 5 seed. To make matters worse, they would have to face three blue bloods in Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky if they wanted to win the midwest region. This Auburn team showed no problems, easily taking care of Kansas and UNC
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Speed, finesse, and confidence gave Auburn and uncharacteristic advantage against North Carolina in the first regional semifinal in Kansas City. North Carolina was bigger, stronger, and like every Roy Williams coached team, played with the ferocious tenacity that few teams can ever match. Auburn did just that. Auburn was too quick for North Carolina and their defense would not allow
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Sixteen teams remain. Eight games to be played to decide who is elite enough to move on to be one step closer to cut down the nets and take a trip to Minneapolis to play for the National Championship. Seven conferences remain and will battle it out in hopes that their teams can keep the momentum going and break into
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As the First Four tips tonight in Dayton, the 2019 NCAA Tournament is upon us. Here are the top 5 first round match-ups to watch: 5. #4 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Saint Louis Friday 9:57 PM ET TruTV An East region first round match-up, as the automatic qualifier from the A-10 Saint Louis meets a hungry Virginia Tech team. The
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In the last weekend of non conference play for many teams, college basketball did not disappoint in Saturday’s action. There were upsets, near upsets, big plays, and nail biters. Overall, Saturday was a great day for college hoops fans. The day began with Ohio State and UCLA in game 1 of the CBS sports classic, a game that Ohio State
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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. To the American sports fan this time period known as “March Madness” is equal to Christmas, Thanksgiving and The Fourth of July all wrapped up in one. The only exception? This holiday last for an entire month! People all over this nation, basketball fan and non-basketball fan, cast their lots in basketball tourney pools at
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