It was another disappointing year for the boys of BC, as they failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and the NIT.  The Eagles were at the bottom of the ACC with a horrible overall record of 9-22.

Our beloved BC hasn’t qualified for the big dance since the 2009 season, when they were a seventh seed and lost to the tenth seeded Trojans of USC.  It seems that the BC won’t make the tournament anytime soon…or does it? Continue reading Another March Sadness for Boston College »

Locally, the NCAA tournament is always an afterthought. There is some talk on the local radio and television shows about the upsets that happen, but for the most part, without a local team in the “Big Dance” and a lack of local college basketball knowledge amongst the media, it’s no surprise discussion is almost non-existent.

As a Villanova graduate, I have always been a big fan of college basketball, so I laugh at the local hosts who prove their ignorance by disparaging the sport itself.

The first four days of the tournament are still the most exciting four days in sports today. Continue reading What A Week It Was: March Madness, Rounds 1-2 »

The NCAA Tournament, especially on Friday…was INSANE!

Here’s a few sobering facts you should know the next time you fill out your brackets (after the jump): Continue reading InfoGraphic: March Madness Bracket Facts »

Here’s a region-by-region look as you all fill out your brackets. May the madness begin!

South Region

I don’t see any way in which Kentucky does not win this region. They’re set up to face UConn in the second round. While it will be an interesting game, it shouldn’t be too difficult for them.

In the rest of the bracket, a deceptively good Wichita State team will play a VCU team that people are certain to overrate. This game could go either way, but the determining factor could very well be Wichita State anger at the masses picking against them as a five seed. Then they’ll play Indiana because, honestly, New Mexico State doesn’t have a chance. The Shockers should win there as well, because Indiana is always vulnerable. If they don’t though, that will set up a rematch of Kentucky’s only first loss of the season (damn you Vanderbilt!). Continue reading March Madness 2012 Bracket Preview »

While the buzz of “Linsanity” has died down considerably in the past weeks, there is still reason to talk about Harvard basketball.

The Crimson men’s basketball team is going to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1946 after winning the first outright Ivy League championship in school history. The tournament appearance comes just one season after Harvard fell one heartbreaking game short of making the “Big Dance.”

Last year, after splitting the regular season Ivy League title with Princeton, the Crimson were forced into a one-game playoff to determine the league’s automatic NCAA tournament bid. Princeton’s Douglas Davis dashed Harvard’s tournament hopes with a buzzer-beater to give the Tigers a 63-62 win. Continue reading Harvard Makes First NCAA Tourney Since 1946 »