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Vanderbilt Commodores 2013 Spring Football Preview

College Football James Franklin has taken Vanderbilt where few thought it was possible for the program to go — to the middle of the pack in the SEC. After showing significant improvement in Franklin’s first sea...

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Vanderbilt Commodores, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 ACC Tournament Preview

College Basketball March Madness is just getting started as the college basketball season shifts to the conference tournaments. Titles will be won, NCAA Tournament spots will be clinched or lost all over the country....

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News, ACC, 2013 March Madness

2013 Big Ten Conference Tournament Preview

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Gophers, 2013 March Madness

2013 Pac-12 Conference Tournament Preview

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Cal Bears, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, 2013 March Madness

2013 Big 12 Conference Tournament Preview

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cowboys, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma Sooners, 2013 March Madness

2013 Mountain West Conference Tournament Preview

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Mountain West, Boise State Broncos, New Mexico Lobos, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, 2013 March Madness

2013 Big East Conference Tournament Preview

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Georgetown Hoyas, Louisville Cardinals, Villanova Wildcats, 2013 March Madness

College Basketball Power Rankings: Gonzaga waits at No. 1

College Basketball Gonzaga may end up with the best seat in the house for the conference tournaments. After defeating Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference finals, the Bulldogs will sit with their resume co...

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

College Basketball Power Rankings: Gonzaga takes top spot

College Basketball Gonzaga will hope this isn’t the last time for firsts. Mark Few’s team earned its first No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press poll this week, and the Athlon Sports power rankings will follo...

10 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News

NCAA Tournament Projections and Bubble Watch: Kentucky returns

College Basketball Selection Sunday is just a few weeks away, and the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is becoming more clear. In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly certain. Of...

11 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Power Rankings: Gonzaga, Georgetown make moves

College Basketball For most of the season, the college basketball power rankings have been fairly consistent at the top: Two or three teams from the Big Ten, a team or two from the state of Florida, maybe Duke and/or...

11 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana, Michigan State square for top three matchup

College Basketball Another week, another Big Ten showdown with national implications. With a five-game win streak including last week’s 75-52 rout of Michigan, Michigan State has gone from sneaky Final Four co...

12 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference

College Basketball Bracket Projections and Bubble Watch: Feb. 13

College Basketball Selection Sunday is about a month away, and the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is becoming more clear. In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly certain. Of th...

13 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana splits week, stays on top

College Basketball The fun water cooler debate of the top teams in college basketball keeps going. Each of Athlon’s top four teams from last week took a loss last week. Kansas took two. Our No. 6 team from las...

13 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Bracket Projections and Bubble Watch: Feb. 6

College Basketball Selection Sunday is about six weeks away, but the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is starting to take shape. In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly certain. ...

14 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana returns to top spot, Miami makes move

College Basketball Another week, another No. 1 in the Athlon Sports college basketball power rankings. For the third week in a row, we have a new team in the top spot following Duke two weeks ago, then Michigan....

14 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange

College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan takes top spot

College Basketball Miami’s 90-63 drubbing of Duke last week shuffled the power rankings in more ways than one. First, the Blue Devils’ loss means Athlon will have a new No. 1 this week. Our nod goes to Michi...

15 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange

College Basketball Bracket Projections and Bubble Watch: Jan. 24

College Basketball Selection Sunday is less than two months away, but the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is starting to take shape. In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly cert...

16 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Power Rankings: Jan. 22

College Basketball The discussion for the top spot in college basketball continues to be a contentious one, but we’re sticking with the same No. 1 team we’ve had for several weeks — Duke. Two weeks ago, th...

16 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Butler Bulldogs, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange

Fiesta Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon vs. Kansas State

College Football Kansas State and Oregon have proven that it is possible to change your standing on the college football food chain. Consider the following: These two programs have a combined 11 appearances in the ...

19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Kansas State Wildcats, Oregon Ducks

Top 5 Fiesta Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

College Football With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...

19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Utah Utes, Fiesta Bowl

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

Gator Bowl Preview and Prediction: Mississippi State vs. Northwestern

College Football It’s the one blemish on an otherwise stellar résumé for Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald: The Wildcats are 0–4 in bowl games in his six-plus seasons as the boss at his alma mater. The former...

19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, SEC, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Northwestern Wildcats

Music City Bowl Preview and Prediction: Vanderbilt vs. NC State

College Football Vanderbilt enters postseason play riding a six-game winning streak — the longest at the school since 1955. The Commodores are also playing in a bowl game in consecutive seasons for the first time...

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, NC State Wolfpack, Vanderbilt Commodores

Top 5 Orange Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Adrian Clayborn, Coby Fleener, Matt Leinart, Tom Brady, Torrance Marshall, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Orange Bowl

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