March Madness: Championship Week Continues with Big East Tournament

Last night, four teams punched their way into the tournament. St. Peter’s upset Iona to get into the tournament. Gonzaga beat the regular season WCC champion St. Mary’s. Old Dominion held off VCU late in the game. And Wofford is a surprising NCAA Tournament-maker as well. Of course, nobody expects any of those teams to [...]

March Madness Starts Now

I know there were a few NCAA Tournament deciding games over the weekend, but if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around, does anybody hear it? Fact is, March Madness starts this week, with big games from conferences that we have actually heard of. So while I mean no disrespect to UNC [...]

March Madness for College Basketball in February

Say what you want, but this college basketball season may wind up being one of the craziest we have ever seen. At most, we have one team that has set themselves apart from everyone else, and that team, Ohio State, lost over the weekend to the Wisconsin Badgers. Quite frankly, the Ohio State has had [...]

March Madness: And Down Goes Kansas

The biggest story over the weekend was, of course, #1 seeded Kansas falling to Northern Iowa in the Round of 32. This obviously was a shock to anyone and everyone. I haven’t met a knowledgeable basketball person that didn’t have Kansas in the Final Four, nevermind at the very least making the Sweet 16. But [...]

Early March Madness Recap

Guess what you’re waking up to this morning? The absolute epitome of March Madness! Last night, two big wins went down for two big time college basketball programs. And the night before served up 4 upset specials. So if you thought the madness wouldn’t begin until after Selection Sunday, think again.Penn State pulled off another [...]

Above the Rim – NCAA Tournament Edition! – March 20th, 2008

Okay, well here is the moment you all have been waiting for… the release of my filled out bracket! Now, before you all start copying my picks and tilting my odds with Las Vegas, let me warn you, this bracket has not been finalized quite yet, and it won’t be until 10:59am. I still have [...]