Colgate is seeking their first trip to March Madness in 23 years, but Bucknell is the biggest competition standing in their way from securing an automatic bid to March Madness this year. The Patriot League will send only one team to the March Madness tournament this season. Bucknell (19-11) and […]
March Madness
Coach Rick Byrd Wins 700 Games with Belmont, Bruins Favorites in the Ohio Valley Conference
Rick Byrd recently won his 700th game as head coach of the Belmont Bruins, who are trying to secure a spot in March Madness by winning the Ohio Valley Conference tournament this weekend. Belmont, located in Nashville, Tennessee, spent many years as a powerhouse in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The […]
Upset Saturday: UCF Huge Win, While Houston, Michigan State, and Nevada Fall
On the first Saturday in March, UCF stepped up with a huge upset while three high-profile teams lost conference battles including #6 Michigan State, #8 Houston, and #12 Nevada. Houston (27-2) had won 33 games in a row at home before American Conference rival UCF (22-6) came to town and […]
Surprise of the Big 12: Texas Tech Red Raiders Led by Lottery Pick Jarrett Culver
Very few people expected #11 Texas Tech would emerge as one of the best teams in the country, let alone in the Big 12, but sophomore shooting guard Jarrett Culver blossomed into a potential lottery pick to lead the Red Raiders to a potential #3 seed in the upcoming March […]
March Madness Mountain West Watch: Utah State, Sixth Man Spectrum, and Free Bacon
The Utah State Aggies (23-6) have a huge rematch against #12 Nevada Wolfpack (26-2) this weekend with first place on the line in the Mountain West. The Aggies were blow out by 23 points during their first meeting in Reno at the start of January. This time, they host the […]
New Mexico State Aggies Top of the WAC Once Again
The New Mexico State Aggies (24-4) won 13 straight games and are on the verge of winning their fourth WAC regular season title in the last five years. New Mexico State, located near the West Texas border in Las Cruces, dominated the WAC Conference over the last decade. The Aggies […]
March Madness Bear Watch: Montana Grizzlies from the Big Sky
The Montana Grizzlies (20-7) hold down the top spot in the Big Sky Conference and former point guard turned head coach Travis DeCuire is on the verge of leading the Grizzlies to consecutive March Madness appearances. The University of Montana, located in Missoula, might be most known because of their […]
March Madness Upset Watch: Sharpshooting Wofford Terriers from SoCon
The #24 Wofford Terriers earned a spot in the recent AP Poll Top 25 for the first time this season and the top team from the Southern Conference is on the verge of returning to March Madness for the first time since 2015. Wofford, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, represented […]
AP Poll College Hoops Shuffle: Gonzaga New No. 1, Duke Slips to No. 3
Gonzaga (27-2) returns to the #1 ranking in the latest college basketball AP Top 25 Poll, while Duke (24-3) slips to #3 after suffering a loss to rival North Carolina. Gonzaga held the top ranking for two weeks at the start of the season when they picked off Duke at […]
March Madness Watch: Lipscomb and Liberty from the Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb and Liberty are tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, and the two teams are competing to represent the ASUN in March Madness this year. The ASUN Conference, primarily comprised of smaller schools from the Southeast, made a name from themselves in the 2013 NCAA college basketball […]
High-Scoring Jackrabbit Mike Daum from South Dakota State Becomes Tenth Player in NCAA History to Score 3,000 Points
Mike Daum, two-time Summit League Player of the Year from the South Dakota Jackrabbits, became only the tenth player in NCAA Division I college basketball history to score 3000 points over his career. The 6-foot-9 senior from Kimball, Nebraska played for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for the last four […]
NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: Duke Favorite to Win March Madness, UNC and Kentucky Rising
Top-ranked Duke (23-3) is a 2/1 favorite to win the 2019 NCAA college basketball championship this year, but both North Carolina and Kentucky pulled off a couple of upsets to improve to 8/1 odds. Gonzaga (25-2) beat Duke earlier in the season at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii. The Zags […]
Demise of Pac-12 Basketball: Washington Huskies Best of a Sorry Bunch
The Pac-12 is on the verge of sending only one team, the Washington Huskies, to the college basketball tournament this season, which would be the first time in its history that an at-large team from the Pac-12 did not advance to March Madness. The Pac-12 does not have any teams […]
March Madness Bubble Watch: Iceland’s Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Davidson
If Davidson (19-7), led by Jon Axel Gudmundsson from Iceland, does not win the Atlantic 10 conference tournament, the Wildcats might not have enough wins to gain an at-large bid to March Madness this year. Davidson and VCU (20-6) are the two best teams in the A10 right now. Their […]
Mike Daum and South Dakota State Jackrabbits Seeking First March Madness Win
Mike Daum, the all-time leading scorer from the South Dakota Jackrabbits (21-7), is closing in on 3,000 points and the senior forward hopes he can secure the Jackrabbits their first victory in March Madness after SDSU lost their five previous games in the annual college basketball tournament. SDSU, located in […]
Mid-Majors Watch: Lottery Pick Ja Morant and Murray State
Sophomore guard Ja Morant is having a sensational season for the Murray State Racers (21-4) and he’s poised to become the first college player to average 20 points and 10 assists over a full season. Morant leads Murray State in scoring with 24.3 points and 10.2 assists per game. NBA […]
College Basketball Watch: Three Duncan Brothers from Vermont
The Vermont Catamounts (19-5), led by the three Duncan brothers, are currently in first place in the America East and trying to win an automatic bid to March Madness for a second time in three years. Vermont posted ten straight 20-win seasons. They’re one win away from eleven straight. Last […]
College Basketball Watch: Don’t Sleep On Ivy League’s Yale
Midway through the Ivy League season, Yale (15-4) is in first place and trying to win a bid to March Madness for the first time since 2016. Yale has won eight games in a row at home and currently hold a 5-1 record in the Ivy League. Princeton, Harvard, and […]
No. 2 Duke Easy Win Over Virginia, Frosh RJ Barrett Drops 26
In one of the biggest matchups of the college basketball season, freshman RJ Barrett scored 26 points for #2 Duke and the Blue Devils defeated #3 Virginia at home 81-71 Two of the top three teams in the country faced off in a game so special that NBA stars LeBron […]
College Basketball Teams to Watch: Last Year’s Cinderella Story Loyola-Chicago
Loyola-Chicago (15-9) took March Madness by storm last year and became the Cinderella story of the 2018 college basketball tournament, but this season the Ramblers got off to a slow 7-6 start. Loyola-Chicago has won 8 of their last 11 games to move into first place in the Missouri Valley […]