June 18, 2013

College Basketball Bracket Prediction: A look at field of 68 one week from Selection Sunday

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Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein (15) dunks the ball against Florida center Erik Murphy (33) and guard Kenny Boynton (1) in the second half at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Florida 61-57.(Photo: Mark Zerof, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — It’s officially one week before Selection Sunday. Now the never-ending questions gain more importance: Which [...]

College Basketball: Bubble popped for Drexel, Washington, Miami in NCAA tournament

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — For Drexel, Washington and Miami, the bubble officially popped when the NCAA tournament field was announced Sunday. Those left out weren’t helped when Iona (25-7) snuck in even after the Gaels lost to Fairfield in the Metro Atlantic Athletic tournament semifinals. “They weren’t the last team in,” committee chair Jeff [...]

March Maddness – Sunday: Penn State’s weekend run might be Crimson Tide’s undoing

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(PhatzRadio/ SI) – The addition of three more at-large spots this year, combined with the absence of bid thieves, has conspired to keep the bubble exceptionally soft, which means a lot of teams with modest profiles getting in. The ordering of that final batch of bubble teams, though, has been extraordinarily difficult. Every school has [...]