Category: NCAA News Wire
This Saturday, January 29th, college basketball gave us a treat to watch in Kentucky vs Kansas. In a top 15 battle, Kentucky will attempt to go into Allen Fieldhouse and beat the breaks off Kansas in a Big 12/SEC challenge game. Kansas is the clear favorite coming into this game, as they are the home […]
CHICAGO — The Wisconsin Badgers earned a historic NCAA top seed Sunday, but their approach going forward will be strictly business as usual. Wisconsin (31-3) beat Michigan State 80-69 in overtime in Sunday’s Big Ten tournament title game to complete a championship sweep and were rewarded with the first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — After a crushing omission from the NCAA Tournament last season, the 20th-ranked Southern Methodist Mustangs didn’t have any worries during this year’s Selection Show. They are dancing for the first time since 1993. SMU’s deep and talented frontcourt frustrated the Connecticut Huskies on both ends of the floor, paving the way for […]
Alabama fired head basketball coach Anthony Grant on Sunday after six seasons. The Crimson Tide struggled over the final two months of the season, finishing 18-14 and tied for eighth in the Southeastern Conference. Grant, 48, won at least 20 games three times and made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. His Alabama teams went […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 1-ranked Kentucky will take a perfect 34-0 record into the NCAA Tournament this week after thrashing Arkansas 78-63 in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. The conference tournament title is the 28th for Kentucky, meaning the Wildcats have won more than half of the 55 tournaments. “This […]
Undefeated, top-ranked Kentucky was selected the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Wisconsin, Duke and Villanova received the other No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The seedings and matchups for the 68-team field were announced Sunday afternoon, with the Final Four set for April 4 and 6 in Indianapolis. Wisconsin, which beat […]
SOUTH REGION Top seeds: 1) Duke, 2) Gonzaga, 3) Iowa State, 4) Georgetown How the South is won: Given Duke’s recent one-and-done flameouts the last two years, one can make a case this is the most wide-open region. Arguably the best Gonzaga team in Mark Few’s tenure and a resilient Iowa State side […]
WEST REGION Top seeds: 1) Wisconsin, 2) Arizona, 3) Baylor, 4) North Carolina How the West is won: If the seeds hold, it will be a West regional final rematch from last season, when Wisconsin beat Arizona 64-63 in an overtime classic, as it was a one-possession game for the final 17 minutes, 9 seconds. […]
EAST REGION Top seeds: 1) Villanova, 2) Virginia, 3) Oklahoma, 4) Louisville How the East is won: What makes the East region so great is that its best teams are really more than the sum of their parts. Villanova might have its best team in program history, even if the Wildcats can’t replicate the 1985 […]
MIDWEST REGION TOP SEEDS: 1) Kentucky, 2) Kansas, 3) Notre Dame, 4) Maryland How the Midwest is won: The one certainty on Selection Sunday was Kentucky being tabbed the tournament’s overall top seed. That never was in jeopardy, like most of the Wildcats’ games this season. Kentucky capped its captivating campaign by romping through the […]
