Part of March Madness’ beauty is that each iteration unfolds at its own pace. This year’s narrative has been more of a slow burn than a quick blaze. Whereas in 2018 we saw half of the 1-3 seeds lose before the end of the first weekend, in 2019 we saw 14 of the top 16 kenpom teams…
Category: 2018-2019 Season
The Contenders
The Contenders Duke Blue Devils You don’t need to know much about college basketball to see that Duke is the most talented team in the country. They start four future NBA first-rounders (Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, and Tre Jones) and only lost twice when all of these players were healthy. Ranking in…
The Cinderellas
The Cinderellas Belmont Bruins I was ecstatic to see Belmont make the cut as one of the last at-large teams. The Bruins notched 26 wins in a very competitive Ohio Valley Conference and actually beat out Murray State for the regular season league title. They were neck and neck with Ja Morrant’s Racers in…
So You Think You Can Dance?
March Madness: Perfect In All of Its Flaws The NCAA tournament is unlike any spectacle in sports: 68 teams competing in a single-elimination format where fortune, momentum, and contrasting styles collide. Played out a thousand times, there would be a thousand outcomes. The only constant is madness. There’s more to this tournament than meets the…
Conference Tournament Schedules
America East – March 9th – 16th (ESPN+) American Athletic – March 14th – 17th (ESPN2/U) Atlantic 10 – March 13th – 17th (ESPN+, NBCSN, CBS) ACC – March 12th – 16th (ESPN/ESPNU/ESPN2) ASUN – March 4th – 10th (ESPN+, ESPN) Big 12 – March 13th – 16th (ESPNU, ESPN, ESPN2) Big East – March…