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Bracket Breakdown
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
A conference-by-conference rundown of how this year’s field of 65 played over the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
[FULL STORY]Big East: Three No. 1 seeds well deserved
Louisville followed up its Big East regular season championship by winning the Big East Tournament title. There's still one more tournament to win, however, but the Cardinals are feeling good after being one of three Big East teams to garner a No. 1 see.
[FULL STORY]Midwest Region Preview
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
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
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
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
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]Big East: Two Panthers lead All-Big East team
There's plenty of top 10 teams in the Big East and that's just one of the reasons Athlon's Big East player of the year is not the guy who led the conference in both scoring and rebounding.
[FULL STORY]March 5th Bracket Breakdown
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
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
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]Big East: Injury could impact Eagles' seeding
One minute the Marquette Golden Eagles were flying high. Ranked eighth in the country with a 23-4 record and battling Connecticut for the top spot in the Big East standings. The next minute, Marquette’s whole outlook had changed. Dominic James, the Golden Eagles’ dynamic senior guard, had gone down in the game against UConn and fractured a bone in his foot.
[FULL STORY]James' injury a major blow to Marquette
Just imagine the disappointment that had to be flooding the senses of Marquette guard Dominic James as he sat on the bench in the second half of a loss to Connecticut last Wednesday. James’ season – and his career at Marquette – ended with a freakish foot injury about four minutes into that game.
[FULL STORY]February 26th Bracket Breakdown
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
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]Big East: Thabeet a true game changer
He is a force unlike any other in college basketball. Blake Griffin, Stephen Curry and Tyler Hansbrough are all elite talents. But no other player in the country comes close to dominating the game on the defensive end of the floor like Hasheem Thabeet.
[FULL STORY]Aldrich growing into a leader for Jayhawks
The emergence of sophomore center Cole Aldrich is one of the big reasons why Kansas has surprised as a Big 12 contender. Tonight, he matches up against Blake Griffin in a battle of the league's best teams.
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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.
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.
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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