At the start of each week during their respective seasons, the recurring narratives around college football and basketball are created by the poll rankings. Other than having a number next to your name, rankings have little impact on a team’s future (besides the CFB Playoff rankings). Having bragging rights over other schools makes it even more enjoyable for fans. What
Over the past few years, coaches like Shaka Smart, Josh Pastner, Steve Prohm, and Kevin Willard have been able to run a good college basketball program at a young age. Now that those coaches are getting older, it is not as much of a surprise that their programs are successful. Here are the top 10 college basketball head coaches under
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What makes college sports so entertaining, particularly college basketball, is the endless cycle of incoming players. Every season, college hoops brings in electric freshman who dominate at the college level for one year and head off to the NBA. However, these players are young, and their age is often seen by poor judgement, lack of leadership, etc. What is often
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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
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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
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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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The college basketball season is off and running. Throughout the first two weeks there have been buzzer beaters, overtime games, shocking blowouts, and some amazing upsets. If one didn’t look at the calendar and see that it is only November 18 it could easily be mistaking for March. Feast week has made its way to the forefront and will stay
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Final Four Predictions Mat Mlodzinski: Kansas, Tennessee, Duke, Syracuse Collin Speicher: Duke, Kansas, Villanova, Syracuse Sam Bass: Virginia, Oregon, Kansas, Syracuse Nick Musial: Duke, Gonzaga, Tennessee, Kansas Ariel Puterman: Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia, Oregon Matt Karner: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Gonzaga Cierra Loomis: Kentucky, Duke, LSU, Tennessee Championship Game Predictions Mat Mlodzinski: Kansas over Duke Collin Speicher: Kansas over Duke Sam Bass: Kansas
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With nine SEC Teams making the cut into the Round of 64 of last year’s March Madness, the Southeastern Conference is bound to be a race for the top seed in the Conference Tournament. Here are my Conference predictions for the 2018-2019 College Basketball season. Projected Standings (Regular Season) Kentucky Wildcats Tennessee Volunteers Florida
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We are only 72 days away from the tip off of the Champions Classic to start the 2018-2019 season. The season is drawing closer and everything is vamping up to make for a terrific year. The RPI is no longer and the NCAA will be using a new tool the NET to help evaluate teams. Recruits are signing like crazy
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