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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 Ten: Mixed emotions for league teams
Penn State fans aren’t happy, and Purdue fans are less-than-thrilled with a No. 5 seed, but the Big Ten landed seven teams in this field and, in many respects, that’s more than the conference probably deserves. Mike Beacom says the tournament shapers did well this year for the league.
[FULL STORY]NCAA Tournament stage is set
Memphis coach John Calipari was singing the No. 2 seeding blues on Selection Sunday, but Ken Davis says the NCAA men’s basketball committee got the No. 1 debate between Memphis and Connecticut right.
[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 Ten: Expect the unexpected
What has made the Big Ten so disappointing this season is what will make this conference tournament so exciting — anything can happen, and fans better expect the unexpected.
[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 Ten: Player of the Year?
Who will be the Big Ten Player of the Year for the 2008-09 season? With no obvious answer, the debate includes some unlikely but deserving candidates. Mike Beacom runs down that list in his weekly Big Ten Notebook.
[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]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 Ten: You, too, could play for Indiana
Indiana coach Tom Crean elevated Mike Santa, one of his team managers, to the active roster this week. It’s part of the image Crean hopes to shape of what an Indiana basketball player is — hard-working, dedicated.
[FULL STORY]February 20th Bracket Breakdown
Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the third edition of AthlonSports.com's 2009 Bracket Breakdown feature.
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2009 Kansas Jayhawks Hoops Preview
The Jayhawks will enter the 2009-10 season as the favorites to win their second national title in three years thanks to the return of Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins. Both are All-America and National Player of the Year candidates who will be the clear-cut leaders of a team that returns all five starters from a squad that lost to Michigan State in last year’s Sweet 16.
2009 Michigan State Spartans Hoops Preview
The Spartans return the Big Ten Player of the Year in point guard Kalin Lucas, and they possess plenty of high-end talent and potential. However, Michigan State will be short on Tom Izzo-brand intangibles in the frontcourt, which could make it difficult for the Spartans to reach their ultimate goal in 2010.
2009 Texas Longhorns Hoops Preview
The Longhorns have more versatility and depth than at any time since Rick Barnes’ team went to the Final Four in 2003 led by point guard T.J. Ford. This year’s version of Ford may well be incoming freshman Avery Bradley, a player whose stock has skyrocketed since the 6'3" guard committed to the Longhorns in September 2008.
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