The road to the Final Four goes through Storrs and Lincoln, Neb., for the Connecticut women. The NCAA announced the bracket for the women’s tournament Monday night and the Huskies were placed in the Lincoln Regional as the No. 1 seed. The defending national champions begin play with an opening round game in Storrs against […]
Florida holds top spot, Virginia No. 3 in final AP poll
March 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Associated Press released its final men’s basketball poll of the season on Monday. Here’s how the regular season will go into the books.
UConn, Louisville and AAC shown little respect
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – The pressure on the American Athletic Conference in its first season has been intense and steady. It’s not easy playing in the shadow of the Big East, especially when the old league is still playing quality basketball, still holding the conference party at Madison Square Garden and still grabbing high seeds to the […]
And the top four seeds are . . .
March 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As this is written, we are less than four hours away from the unveiling of the bracket for the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. It’s always an exciting day, full of suspense, arguments, celebration and disappointment. The conversation this week has focused on the four No. 1 seeds. Just about an hour ago, CBS Sports […]
Louisville may not be a 1 seed, but Cardinals are dangerous
March 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If college basketball fans need further proof that NCAA tournament seedings are overrated and exceedingly over-analyzed, we present as evidence the Louisville Cardinals. The defending national champions are not going to be a No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday. They may be a No. 3, more than likely a No. 2, but not a No. […]
Kilpatrick out to prove a point against UConn, Napier
March 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Emotion will certainly be running high Friday night when UConn plays Cincinnati in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference championship tournament. It’s always that way when the Huskies and Bearcats get together because the games are physical and it will be a major upset if the game isn’t tightly officiated. But the word out […]
Kansas can advance without Embiid
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Kansas Jayhawks get their first big test without freshman center Joel Embiid Thursday afternoon against Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo. If you’ve been visiting another planet and haven’t already heard, Embiid is trying to rehab his injured back in time to return to the […]
NCAA closely monitoring Embiid situation
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Kansas freshman center Joel Embiid, projected by many to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft this summer, will not play this week at the Big 12 Conference championship tournament but it’s safe to say he will be the most scrutinized college basketball player in the nation in advance of the NCAA tournament. […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – March 12
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t been absorbed by March Madness yet, it won’t take much longer. The NCAA tournament field is filling up with automatic qualifiers and play begins Wednesday in the major conference tournaments. By Sunday, you will have a bracket in your hand and can start making your picks. The top team in our Power […]
UConn’s Napier named first team All-American by US basketball writers
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn guard Shabazz Napier picked up the most significant honor of his career Wednesday, when he received first-team All-America honors from the US Basketball Writers Association. Napier, a senior from Roxbury, Mass., joined Creighton’s Doug McDermott, Arizona’s Nick Johnson, Duke’s Jabari Parker and Louisville’s Russ Smith as first-team selections by the association, which picked […]