As the schedule moves to March, a lionshare of the NCAA schedule is conference tournament games. There were three Top 25 teams in action Friday night, with one team moving to a conference championship game. Also, outside of Top-25 action, Yale beat Harvard to become the first team to clinch a bid to the NCAA… Continue reading March Madness Begins: NCAA Recap for Mar 7

Kentucky checked off number thirty on Tuesday night, rallying back from nine points down to beat Georgia and move to 30-0 on the season. This was the Wildcats first gut check victory in a while as they faced their largest second half deficit of the year, before clamping down defensively and putting together a 14-0 run… Continue reading Five Teams Who Can End Kentucky’s Perfect Season

There were only four games yesterday, but two of them went a long way in deciding the seeding for the ACC Tournament. With only one game to go, it looks like each of the top four seeds are comfortably placed. Three of the top four teams in the conference played last night with two playing… Continue reading ACC Battles Headline a Short Day: NCAA Recap for Mar 5

Kentucky is on the verge of a historic start to the season, looking to better Indiana’s 32-0 finish to the 1976 season, giving them the best start for a major conference team in NCAA history. They moved a step closer last night, headlining what otherwise was a slow night in college basketball. Seven Top-25 teams… Continue reading 30 and Counting for Kentucky: NCAA Recap for Mar 4

The major conference tournaments will begin next week, but there are compelling stories in some of the mid-major battles that will begin this week. There are three of the top 11 ranked teams in the NCAA participating, some of the highest scoring teams in the nation doing battle, and the roads toward 12 NCAA tournament… Continue reading Mid-Major Conference Tournament Previews

Two major conference regular season title races ended last night in a small, yet competitive NCAA basketball schedule. There were only three games that involved Top 25 games, but each game was highly competitive and tightly contested. Let’s get to the games: Embed from Getty Images (14) Baylor Bears 59 (22-8) Texas Longhorns 61 (18-12)… Continue reading Two More Conference Champions Crowned: NCAA Review for Mar 3

Saturday afternoon at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, the Wichita State Shockers beat the Northern Iowa Panthers 74-60 in a hard fought game giving the Shockers the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title for the second consecutive year and avenging their only conference defeat of the season. The Shockers were led by their backcourt… Continue reading The Shockers Repeat as MVC Conference Champions

It was a small schedule of games on Sunday, but two conference races were more closely defined in tense matchups. Let’s get to the games: (21) SMU Mustangs 73 (23-6) Connecticut Huskies 81 (17-11) UConn built on their NCAA resume and created tension on the top of the AAC by beating SMU Sunday afternoon. UConn… Continue reading The Calm Before the Storm: NCAA Review for Mar 2

As the calendar moves to March, teams are clinching regular season conference titles and four titles were clinched on Saturday. There were few upsets yesterday, but another top five team fell last night. Kentucky won their 29th straight game and Arizona won a pivotal matchup, headlining the slate from yesterday. Let’s get to the games:… Continue reading Champions are named and a top team falls: NCAA Review for Mar 1