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
Usually once February starts, college basketball is in its full swing. Yesterday, fans got a glimpse of it. There were a ton of upsets and some great conference games that were down to the wire. Michigan vs. Michigan State and LSU vs. Auburn started the day off at noon with two great games. Michigan took down Michigan State 77-68. This
Read moreButler narrowly escaped Villanova on Thursday night, defeating the tenth ranked Wildcats, 79-76. Villanova’s Saddiq Bey hit a transition three to tie the game at 76 with 30 seconds to go, but Kamar Butler nailed a three right before time expired to give Butler the win. Villanova started the game hot, hitting three field goals, including a Connor Gillespie three
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If bolded, team is projected as an auto-bid. West (Los Angles): Gonzaga (21-1, 7-0) Duke (16-3, 6-2) Villanova (16-3, 6-1) Michigan State (15-5, 7-2) Colorado (16-4, 5-2) Indiana (15-5, 5-4) Arkansas (15-4, 3-3) USC (16-4, 5-2) Houston (16-4, 6-1) East Tennessee State (18-3, 7-1) Memphis (14-5, 3-3) Virginia (13-6, 5-4) / Utah State (16-6, 5-4) Murray State (15-5, 8-0) Akron
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Villanova remained unbeaten at home as they handled Butler 76-61. The Wildcats used a balanced attack with five players scoring in double figures. Villanova’s defense was the story of the game as they held Butler to 25% shooting from behind the arc and only committing a total of ten fouls the entire game. Villanova opened up a 10 point halftime
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If bolded, team is auto bid. West (LA): Gonzaga 20-1 (6-0) Duke 15-3 (5-2) Oregon 15-4 (4-2) West Virginia 14-3 (3-2) Iowa 13-5 (4-3) Florida 12-5 (4-1) Ohio State 12-6 (2-5) Michigan 11-6 (2-4) Stanford 15-3 (4-1) Marquette 13-5 (3-3) DePaul 13-5 (1-4) Northern Iowa 16-2 (5-1) Belmont 14-5 (5-1) Louisiana Tech 13-5 (4-2) Colgate 14-5 (5-1) NC-Central 7-11 (3-1)
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Player of the Year Ben Hall: Payton Prichard (Oregon) Mat Mlodzinski: Myles Powell (Seton Hall) Matt Karner: Myles Powel (Seton Hall) Nick Musial: Vernon Carey Jr. (Duke) Nikhil Binny: Markus Howard (Marquette) Sam Bass: Markus Howard (Marquette) Coach of the Year Ben: Brian Dutcher (San Diego State) Mat: Bruce Pearl (Auburn) Matt: LaVall Jordan (Butler) Nick: Bob Huggins (West
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If bolded, team is automatic bid. Midwest: Baylor 13-1 (3-0) Louisville 13-3 (4-1) Villanova 12-3 (3-1) Colorado 13-3 (2-1) Wichita State 15-1 (3-0) Ohio State 11-5 (1-4) Arkansas 13-2 (2-1) Indiana 13-3 (3-2) Virginia Tech 12-4 (3-2) Washington 11-6 (1-3) Florida 10-5 (2-1) Utah State 14-5 (3-2) / Texas 11-4 (1-2) Belmont 12-5 (3-1) Akron 13-3 (3-0) Little Rock 11-7
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As the New Year rolls in, so does a new decade. The 2010s saw plenty of action in college basketball with conference realignments, mid-major final four runs and the first #16 to beat a one in the NCAA tournament. With 2020 approaching the question arises as to who was the best team of the decade? What defines a successful team?
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College basketball has not disappointed this decade. Unlike most professional sports, especially in the postseason, upsets always occur and the unexpected begins to be expected. However, there have been programs that have powerhouses in the 2010’s, and have tattooed their name into college basketball’s blue bloods. In honor of the decade coming to a close, we will count down the
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