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Bracket Breakdown

Mar 29th, 2009

A conference-by-conference rundown of how this year’s field of 65 played over the first two weekends of the NCAA Tournament.

[FULL STORY]

Bracket Breakdown

Mar 22nd, 2009

A conference-by-conference rundown of how this year’s field of 65 played over the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

[FULL STORY]

Midwest Region Preview

Mar 15th, 2009

Championship winning coaches Rick Pitino of Louisville and Tom Izzo of Michigan State headline the Midwest Region, which also features defending champion Kansas.

[FULL STORY]

South Region Preview

Mar 15th, 2009

The South Region is paced by North Carolina and Oklahoma, but keep an eye on red hot Arizona State and battle tested Syracuse.

[FULL STORY]

West Region Preview

Mar 15th, 2009

Connecticut and Memphis are traveling to the West Region, where Washington's Isaiah Thomas hopes to make a name for himself.

[FULL STORY]

East Region Preview

Mar 15th, 2009

Pittsburgh and Duke are the beasts of the East Region, but don't be shocked to see Texas make a run or VCU pull off an upset.

[FULL STORY]

Bracket Breakdown

Mar 15th, 2009

In this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket, the Big East led the way with seven bids, including three No. 1 seeds in top overall seed Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut.

[FULL STORY]

March 5th Bracket Breakdown

Mar 6th, 2009

Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the fifth edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.

[FULL STORY]

March 5th Bracket

Mar 5th, 2009

Check out the March 5th edition of Athlon's Bracket and see who's in and who's out of the NCAA tournament.

[FULL STORY]

Big 12: Aggies on the Bubble

Mar 5th, 2009

No team in the Big 12 Conference has more at stake on the final weekend of the regular season than Texas A&M. Steve Walentik explores that and more in this week's Big 12 Notebook.

[FULL STORY]

February 26th Bracket Breakdown

Feb 26th, 2009

Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the fourth edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.

[FULL STORY]

February 26th Bracket

Feb 26th, 2009

Check out the February 26th edition of Athlon's Bracket and see who's in and who's out of the NCAA tournament.

[FULL STORY]

February 20th Bracket Breakdown

Feb 20th, 2009

Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the third edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.

[FULL STORY]

February 20th Bracket

Feb 20th, 2009

Check out the February 20th edition of Athlon's Bracket and see who's in and who's out of the NCAA tournament.

[FULL STORY]

February 12th Bracket Breakdown

Feb 12th, 2009

Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the second edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.

[FULL STORY]

February 12th Bracket

Feb 12th, 2009

Check out the February 12th edition of Athlon's Bracket and see who's in and who's out of the NCAA tournament.

[FULL STORY]

February 5th Bracket Breakdown

Feb 5th, 2009

Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the first edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.

[FULL STORY]

February 5th Bracket

Feb 5th, 2009

Check out the Feb. 5th edition of Athlon's Bracket and see who's in and who's out of the NCAA tournament.

[FULL STORY]

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2009 Vanderbilt Commodores Hoops Preview

This year, Vanderbilt can expect to return to the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores welcome back all but one player from last season’s 19–12 team and add John Jenkins, the most decorated recruit at the school in more than 30 years.

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2009 Washington Huskies Hoops Preview

The Huskies have a guard-oriented team led by Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Isaiah Thomas that should entertain their fans. And even with the loss of Jon Brockman up front, a second consecutive league title is definitely within reach.

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2009 Duke Blue Devils Hoops Preview

Since a Johnny Dawkins-led trip to the 1986 NCAA championship game, Duke has enjoyed brilliant guard play under coach Mike Krzyzewski. That orientation may change this season as the Blue Devils make a switch to a bigger lineup.

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