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BRACKET BLOG: Elite Eight (NCAA Open Thread)
Feel free to use this post as an open games thread for today's Elite Eight action. Previews after the jump. Previous Entries: First Four East Region Southeast Region Southwest Region West Region Third Round Sweet Sixteen The Teams No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks No. 2 seed Florida Gators No. 2 seed...
BRACKET BLOG: Sweet Sixteen (NCAA Open Thread)
Feel free to use this post as an open games thread for tonight's Sweet Sixteen action. Previews after the jump. Previous Entries: First Four East Region Southeast Region Southwest Region West Region Third Round The Teams No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks No. 1 seed Ohio...
BRACKET BLOG: Third Round (Day 1)
With two fewer double-digit seeds playing for a chance to reach the Sweet Sixteen than last year, today has a chalkier feel to it than the first day of what then was the second round. And two of those Cinderellas are playing each other, which virtually ensures that at least half of the fourth-round...
BRACKET BLOG: Southwest Region
Three down, one to go. Man, I need to get to sleep... I'll push the final BRACKET BLOG at 9 a.m. so you can make last-minute changes to your bracket here if you actually rely on my insights for any decisions you make with it. The group ID is 104278 and the password is FearTheBeard. Follow the jump...
BRACKET BLOG: Southeast Region
My previews of four regions in 48 hours continues unabated. While you're waiting on the next preview, which I expect to publish at midnight, make sure you go here to enter the 293rd annual BOTC Bracket Challenge. The group ID is 104278 and the password is FearTheBeard. Then follow the jump for a...
Seeding Critical for the Cats
After another loss down the stretch here for the fading Villanova Wildcats, the mulligans are officially over. If they lose again, it will be their last game of the season. Who would've thought that the potential #1 team in the country a month ago would fall so fast? Now, it looks like the Cats...
College Basketball Announcer Rankings
It's that time of year again. That's right, time to watch four college basketball games at once and for Cinderella to see if the slipper still fits. Undoubtedly, Championship Week and the first Thursday through Sunday of the NCAA tournament are my favorite weeks of the year. Sometimes on...





