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Big Ten Notes: Buckeyes blow through league

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:45:00 -0600

If Greg Oden was the story heading into the 2006-07 Big Ten season, he made his team the story at the end. Paul Klee looks back on Ohio State's run through the regular season and previews the conference tournament.

ACC Notes: A fitting end to the season

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:00:00 -0600

For the first time since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule, no team in the ACC recorded 12 conference wins. What resulted was a wild final weekend of play. Nolan Hayes looks at that and gives out his postseason awards.

Pac-10 Notes: Teams ready for postseason

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00 -0600

With the conference never more fiercely competitive from top to bottom, Pac-10 teams just spent the past 10 weeks beating up on each other. Now they head to LA for the conference tournament. Dan Raley wraps up the season.

Big East Notes: Tournament up for grabs

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:21:49 -0600

Syracuse's improbable run through the Big East Tournament last year has created a feeling of hope for all 12 teams involved in the event this season. Mike Waters wraps up the conference season and handicaps the 12 tourney participants.

SEC Notes: Postseason hardware

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:30:00 -0600

With the regular season in the books, it’s time to hand out some postseason hardware. Mitch Light names his players of the year and predicts the SEC Tournament results.

Big 12 Notes: Handing out the awards

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:53:00 -0600

With Kansas clinching the Big 12 regular season crown, the conference heads into the tournament with four solid NCAA teams. Can one more sneak its way in? Jason King hands out postseason awards and makes his predictions.

Big Ten Notes: League having a down year

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:30:00 -0600

Last season there wasn't a single Big Ten team remaining in the second week of the NCAA tournament. And at the rate this season has played out, Paul Klee says there's only one team that can prevent that from happening again.

ACC Notes: First place still up for grabs

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:30:00 -0600

Boston College, Virginia Tech and Virginia have all spent time at the top of the ACC recently, but with North Carolina a game ahead of the pack late in the season, the league was supposed to be wrapped up. Welcome to the ACC.

Pac-10 Notes: League displays fireworks

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:15:00 -0600

A battle of the top two teams in the Pac-10 won't get the television coverage it probably deserves but Washington State and UCLA should provide plenty of excitement in Pullman as the Pac-10 season winds down.

Big East Notes: Orange back from the dead

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:30:00 -0600

Syracuse has won five consecutive Big East games including Monday's upset of Georgetown. In that short amount of time, Mike Waters says the Orange have gone from one side of the bubble to the other.

SEC Notes: Determining who's in and out

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:45:00 -0600

With Selection Sunday less than two weeks away, Mitch Light takes a look at who’s in, who’s out and who’s on the bubble in the SEC.

Big Ten Notes: Conference lacks surprises

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:00:00 -0600

If you're looking for surprises, take a peak at another conference because Paul Klee says the Big Ten schedule is playing out exactly how it was predicted at the beginning of the season.

Big 12 Notes: Bubble teams hard to predict

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:30:00 -0600

Kansas, Texas A&M and Texas have punched their tickets. But after that, Jason King says it's nearly impossible to predict what other Big 12 teams — if any — will earn a berth to play in this season’s NCAA Tournament.

Pac-10 Notes: Sendek breaks through

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:10:54 -0600

Arizona State avoided becoming the first Pac-10 team to go winless in conference play with a recent victory over USC. Still, Dan Raley says Herb Sendek has the Sun Devils headed in the right directions.

ACC Notes: Coaches lobby for league

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:28:31 -0600

One year after sending just four teams to the NCAA Tournament, the ACC could double that number this season. To help its chances, the coaches are promoting the league's toughness every chance they get.