NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all
1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the NCAA Tournament National Championship game. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Alabama, Arizona and more • Virginia is also missing a key piece in Ben Vander Plas, the 6-foot-8 senior transfer who is the team’s fifth-leading scorer and is out with a broken hand. The big question with Houston, of course, is the health of Marcus Sasser, the Cougars’ All-American guard who missed Sunday’s AAC tournament final with a groin injury. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament Midwest Region analysis: Houston, Texas, Indiana and more • After Drake eviscerated Bradley by 26 points in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final, I spent time on Synergy studying the Bulldogs — and I loved what I saw. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament West Region analysis: Kansas, UCLA, Gonzaga and more • UCLA has long struck me as a team that was built for postseason success.

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Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

Associated Press  

Scores of schools have changed conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened as schools search for more stability and more revenue in the college athletics arms race. 2024 : Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest. 2023 : …

College Football: A Cheat Sheet on Conference Realignments
2 months, 1 week ago

College Football: A Cheat Sheet on Conference Realignments

Associated Press  

A dozen schools have changed conference affiliations in the past year, impacting the landscape of college athletics. The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences have seen significant changes, with the Pac-12 acquiring two teams and the Mountain West losing one. The Big Ten, ACC, and SEC conferences have also experienced changes, with several schools switching conferences.

Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four
9 months ago

Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four

NPR  

Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The NCAA basketball tournament is heading into its last weekend. Last night on the show, we previewed the women's Final Four matchups. KATZ: Well, first of all, if memory serves, I think your son's bracket is still alive, because we talked about UConn and Purdue. Alabama has never …

March Madness guide: Odds, upset picks, projections for all the NCAA Tournament action
9 months ago

March Madness guide: Odds, upset picks, projections for all the NCAA Tournament action

New York Times  

Follow live coverage as UConn, Purdue play for the national championship today Welcome to your 2024 March Madness Hub. South Carolina, Iowa and LSU form top tier Bracket Picks: CJ Moore has UConn winning the title March Madness best future bets for teams to reach Sweet 16 and Final Four of men’s NCAA Tournament Key stats, betting trends and facts …

The 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets

LA Times  

The 68-team bracket for the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set, with start times and TV channels finalized for each game. 10 Boise State — Wednesday, 6:10 p.m. | TruTV FIRST ROUND EAST REGION No. 15 South Dakota State, Thursday, 4:35 p.m. | TruTV SOUTH REGION No. 10 Boise State / Colorado, Friday, 1:30 p.m. | TBS No. 15 …

2024 NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Why CJ Moore has UConn winning the title
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Why CJ Moore has UConn winning the title

New York Times  

Since Florida repeated as national champs in 2007, no defending champion has advanced past the Sweet 16. Illinois has one of the best offenses and was a team pre-bracket that I was pretty sure I would push through to the Final Four, and Auburn is the candidate to be this season’s UConn. The Boilermakers have been one of the best …

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: North Carolina will be the fourth No. 1 seed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: North Carolina will be the fourth No. 1 seed

New York Times  

It only took until the day before Selection Sunday, but finally we can say for sure who the top eight seeds will be in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. New Mexico beat Colorado State in the Mountain West semis and should be safely in. Colorado finally gets over the hump on our bracket by beating Washington State in the Pac-12 semifinals …

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: New Mexico’s in, Indiana State is out
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: New Mexico’s in, Indiana State is out

New York Times  

Usually, right around this time, we find ourselves saying, “Do any of these bubble teams actually want to play in the NCAA Tournament?” Not this season. • New Mexico, which beat Boise State in the Mountain West tournament for its fourth Q1 win after entering the day 25th in the NET. Meanwhile, three teams in our First Four — Virginia, …

March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four
9 months, 4 weeks ago

March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four

Associated Press  

March Madness is racing toward the national championship game. The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament opened with bracket busters and overnight stars — Oakland’s Jack Gohlke and Oregon’s Jermaine Couisnard, anyone? Last year’s Final Four, remember, included two 5 seeds, the fourth-seeded Huskies and 9 seed Florida Atlantic. The Final Four Utah State forward Great Osobor celebrates …

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Race for the final No. 1, and a 2-bid Valley
10 months ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Race for the final No. 1, and a 2-bid Valley

New York Times  

The full NCAA Tournament bracket has been released with UConn leading the way as No. 1 seed — Blind resumes Team A Team B Team C NET 4 5 7 KenPom 6 5 8 BPI 4 5 11 SOR 11 5 4 KPI 6 3 5 Road 7-4 8-3 8-2 Q1 8-3 7-6 7-4 Q2 6-3 6-1 6-2 Noncon SOS …

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Iowa State climbs to No. 2 line, Zags get in
10 months, 1 week ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Iowa State climbs to No. 2 line, Zags get in

New York Times  

The full NCAA Tournament bracket has been released with UConn leading the way as No. Get your March Madness printable bracket In a recent interview with ESPN, NCAA president Charlie Baker indicated that he’s open to the idea of expanding the tournament if it’s “done with care and consideration.” Baker added that there could be updates on tournament expansion by …

Georgia loses to Alabama: Predicting the College Football Playoff scenarios
1 year, 1 month ago

Georgia loses to Alabama: Predicting the College Football Playoff scenarios

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the College Football Playoff rankings selection show. Heading into championship weekend, eight teams — Georgia, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, Florida State, Texas, Alabama and Ohio State — can still reach the College Football Playoff. GO DEEPER Emerson: Georgia’s three-peat hopes depend on beating familiar nemesis Scenario 10: Alabama, Washington, Florida State and Oklahoma State win. …

2024 men’s college basketball national title odds: Duke, UConn, Kentucky early co-favorites
1 year, 9 months ago

2024 men’s college basketball national title odds: Duke, UConn, Kentucky early co-favorites

New York Times  

Connecticut just won its fifth national title since 1999 and already the Huskies are among the favorites to win the title in 2024. 2024 men’s college basketball national title odds All odds from BetMGM. Team Odds Duke +1200 Connecticut +1200 Kentucky +1200 Kansas +1600 Alabama +1600 Arizona +1800 Purdue +1800 Houston +1800 Kentucky had the worst season of the eight …

Top overall NCAA seed Alabama headlines South Region bracket
1 year, 9 months ago

Top overall NCAA seed Alabama headlines South Region bracket

Associated Press  

Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament’s top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final Four. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and the headliner of the South Region bracket after landing the program’s first-ever top seed when Sunday’s field of 68 teams was revealed. If we do that, even if we shoot poorly, …

NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Alabama takes No. 1 overall seed
1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Alabama takes No. 1 overall seed

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs. Miami in the Final Four. Kansas’ 20-point loss to Texas in the Big 12 final — its second blowout loss to the Longhorns in eight days — left us feeling a bit nervous about our decision. Then we watched Alabama blitz through Texas A&M on Sunday the same way the Crimson Tide …

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Alabama, Arizona and more
1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Alabama, Arizona and more

New York Times  

The South Region features overall No. What you need to know: Arizona has one of the most prolific and frenetic offenses in the country, ranking top-10 in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency and effective field-goal percentage, third in points per game and second in assists per game. Spotlight on: Since coming to Maryland from Charlotte, 6-1 senior guard Jahmir Young was …

NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Texas A&M and Kentucky rise up the seed line
1 year, 10 months ago

NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Texas A&M and Kentucky rise up the seed line

New York Times  

The soundtrack at Bracket Watch world headquarters hasn’t changed for several months. Anyway, it doesn’t take an expert in supplying the field of 68 this week; last Saturday, the selection committee gave us its top 16 seeds and four other teams under consideration. “I’m coming in hot / Then freezing completely.” Two teams that appeared in the top 16 reveal …

PICK SIX: Who will win the national championship in 2022?
2 years, 4 months ago

PICK SIX: Who will win the national championship in 2022?

Associated Press  

Sometimes a prediction can feel right even though it ends up wrong. As for Alabama, the theory behind the Crimson Tide missing the CFP was that it would lose a regular-season game — most likely at Texas A&M — and then Georgia would eliminate Nick Saban’s team by winning the SEC title game. Straight chalk is boring, but last season’s …

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more

New York Times  

The East Region features last year’s national champion, Baylor, as the top seed, plus the two teams with most NCAA Tournament titles in history: No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Friday Record: 29-7 How they got here: Purdue secured early-season victories against ranked teams North Carolina and Villanova during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and kept winning. Spotlight on: Juzang …

2022 NCAA Tournament: Chantel Jennings picks her entire March Madness bracket
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament: Chantel Jennings picks her entire March Madness bracket

New York Times  

Selection Sunday has come and gone and now it’s time to fill out brackets. Let me watch Boston and Monika Czinano battle on the inside while South Carolina coach Dawn Staley game plans against Clark’s mid-court range. I don’t think the Wildcats have their March magic last season because ultimately, they’re going to run into the rebounding force that is …

2022 NCAA Tournament: Seth Davis picks his entire March Madness bracket
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament: Seth Davis picks his entire March Madness bracket

New York Times  

The guessing is over. South Region • Let’s start with my biggest upset pick in the bracket, and that’s Chattanooga to beat Illinois and reach the Sweet 16. And on Saturday, Remy Martin, the super senior transfer from Arizona State who was voted the Big 12’s preseason player of the year, played his best game since returning from a lengthy …

March Madness 2022: Expert picks for the men’s NCAA Final Four and national championship
2 years, 9 months ago

March Madness 2022: Expert picks for the men’s NCAA Final Four and national championship

New York Times  

The next national champion? — Brendan Quinn, national writer There are only so many years you can have the best team in the country, or one of the five best of them, and not win the national title. – Brian Bennett, senior editor Gonzaga lost the national championship game last season and a chance to become the first undefeated Division …

March Madness 2021: Expert picks for the NCAA Final Four and national championship
3 years, 9 months ago

March Madness 2021: Expert picks for the NCAA Final Four and national championship

New York Times  

The next national champion? The Zags, trying to pull off the first undefeated season in men’s college basketball since the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers, received nine out of 16 votes from our staff after the reveal Sunday of the 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket. Below is everyone’s Final Four, national title game matchup, and explanation for who they think will cut down …

2021 NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket: A guide to all 64 teams, from Stanford to Drexel
3 years, 9 months ago

2021 NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket: A guide to all 64 teams, from Stanford to Drexel

New York Times  

For months, we’ve prognosticated about the No. 15 Marist : The Red Foxes ended the season as the nation’s second-leading scoring defense — second only to UCF and barely edging out UConn — by allowing 50 points per game. Wyoming enters the tournament as the team on the biggest momentum swing, but it is also one of the lowest-scoring teams …

2021 NCAA Tournament picks: Seth Davis makes his predictions for Friday’s first-round games
3 years, 9 months ago

2021 NCAA Tournament picks: Seth Davis makes his predictions for Friday’s first-round games

New York Times  

Thursday night’s First Four will be the appetizer, but the main course shall be served at noon on Friday. Liberty also has a diminutive dynamo in 5-9 junior guard Darius McGhee, the Atlantic Sun’s player of the year who ranked third in the league in scoring and 3-point percentage. That’s also a great way to describe Houston, which has a …

NCAA tournament bracket picks: J. Brady McCollough’s prediction for every game
3 years, 9 months ago

NCAA tournament bracket picks: J. Brady McCollough’s prediction for every game

LA Times  

USC’s Evan Mobley controls the ball during a win over Utah in the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday. 16 Norfolk State Saturday, 6:20 p.m. TV: TBS Line: N/A Pick: The Bulldogs will be hungry to send a message to the field. 12 UC Santa Barbara Saturday, 12:30 p.m. TV: truTV Line: Creighton by 7. 11 Drake Saturday, 1:30 p.m. TV: TNT …

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