Field of 68, my prediction

I won’t waste our time by posting all 31 of the conference winning auto-bids. All we have to know is that leaves 37 at-large bids. Only the bubble teams are listed in order. At-large (37): Locks(30): ACC: Duke, UNC B10: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue B12: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State Big East: [...]

Bubble Watch (February 14th – February 17th)

A rooting guide for bubble fans everywhere. Bubble teams are in bold so those are the teams you should be rooting against. Feel free to contact me @CerasolisGhost or leave a comment if you feel anything should be added or modified. Tuesday February 14th: Seton Hall vs. St. John’s (7PM SNY/ESPN3.com) – The Pirates look [...]

Eating Crow: Michigan, UConn, Notre Dame

Its that time of the year, crow eating time. The time when the college basketball fans that had big enough cojones to make pre-season predictions look back at them and either pat themselves on the back, or just laugh. This will be the laughing edition. It seems fitting to lead crow eating off with the [...]

La Salle transfer Aaric Murray favors Kentucky

As most people who are familiar with La Salle basketball were expecting, sophomore big man Aaric Murray has decided to transfer. According to most accounts, Murray has tons of talent, but his ability to stay focused on and off the court is his downfall. Now, the 6’10 talent from Philadelphia looks to take his inconsistent [...]

Selection Sunday Reaction – Eye Test!?, Shut up Vitale!

If I hear the phrase “eye test” one more time, I might just have to shoot someone. What does it even mean? Someone thinks a team is good without any real quantitative data. So does Maryland pass the “eye test”? They played a lot of teams close, but didn’t win them. It just seems like [...]

Final Field of 68 Prediction

Auto Bids: 1. ACC – Duke 2. American East – Boston U 3. Atlantic 10 – Richmond 4. Atlantic Sun – Belmont 5. Big 12 – Kansas 6. Big East – UConn 7. Big Sky – No. Colorado 8. Big South – UNC-Ashville 9. Big Ten – Ohio State 10. Big West – UC Santa [...]

Brief Pac-10 Tournament Predictions

Tournament Bracket Times are local First Round: Stanford vs Oregon State – 3/9 6:10PM – FSN Oregon vs Arizona State – 3/9 8:40PM – FSN Second Round: USC vs California – 3/10 12:10PM – FSN Arizona vs Stanford – 3/10 2:40PM – FSN UCLA vs Oregon – 3/10 6:10PM – FSN Washington vs Washington State [...]

Brief Big 12 Tournament Predictions

Tournament Bracket Times are local First Round: Nebraska vs Oklahoma State – 3/9 11:30AM – Big 12 Network Colorado vs Iowa State – 3/9 2PM – Big 12 Network Baylor vs Oklahoma – 3/9 6PM – Big 12 Network Missouri vs Texas Tech – 3/9 8:30PM – Big 12 Network Second Round: Kansas vs Nebraska [...]

Brief Big Ten Tournament Predictions

Tournament Bracket First Round: Northwestern vs Minnesota – 3/10 2:30PM – ESPN2 Michigan State vs Iowa – 3/10, 25 minutes after NW/Minny – ESPN2 Penn State vs Indiana – 3/10 7:30PM – Big Ten Network Second Round: Ohio State vs Northwestern – 3/11 Noon – ESPN Michigan vs Illinois – 3/11, 25 after OSU/NW – [...]

Brief Big East Tournament Predictions

Tournament Bracket First Round: UConn vs Depaul – Noon ESPN2 Seton Hall vs Rutgers – 2PM ESPN2 Villanova vs South Florida – 7PM ESPNU Marquette vs Providence – 9PM ESPNU Second Round: UConn vs Georgetown – Noon ESPN St. John’s vs Seton Hall – 2:30PM ESPN Cincinnati vs Villanova -7PM ESPN West Virginia vs Marquette [...]