Two bonafide matchups are set to square off Thursday evening in Kansas City, where the top-seeded Jayhawks will have the closest thing to a home-court advantage outside of their true home in Allen Fieldhouse. Can Kansas continue rolling through the Midwest? And if so, will they run into the unstoppable force that is the March magic of Michigan?
Read moreSweet 16 2016-17 Preview: West Region
San Jose HEATS UP for two excellent battles Thursday night. None of these teams received much of a scare during the first weekend (apologies to St. Mary's), so some high-level basketball should be expected.
Read moreA Salute to the Seniors
An editorial on why we shouldn't forget what makes the annual tradition of March Madness so great...
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: East Region
Home of the #1 overall seed, the East looks like a collision course between Villanova and Duke...or does it? The first round has some upset potential with a few talented double-digit seeds, and an underseeded Wisconsin team lurks in the 8/9 game.
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: Midwest Region
The #1 seeded Kansas Jayhawks headline a top-heavy Midwest region, which feature two worthy contenders in Louisville and Oregon on the #2 and #3 seed lines respectively. Find out if any of these heavy hitters will get a scare in the opening round as we break down all 8 games in the Midwest region...
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: West Region
Many in the national media think the West is the weakest region, but there's still a bevy of entertaining first round matchups. Will Huggy Bear make it out of the first round this time? How many points will Mike Daum score against the Zags? And who wins Florida bragging rights, the Seminoles or Gulf Coast?
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Previews: First Four
The NCAA Tournament kicks off on Tuesday and Wednesday night with the four worst auto-bid teams and the four worst at-large teams facing off. 3MW combines forces to breakdown each matchup...
Read moreSecond Chance Points FINAL Bracketology - 3/12/17
It's here! It's finally here! Here's Jimmer's final bracket guesses...conference championship has been wild, but it's time for The Big Dance.
Read moreIvy 2016-17 Tournament Preview
It's the first year of the Ivy Tournament!! Princeton is the favorite after terrorizing the league (went 14-0), but the tournament is played at Penn's Palestra and Yale and Harvard have the talent to compete.
Read moreSecond Chance Points Bracketology - 3/10/17
Two days prior to the bracket being revealed, Jimbo looks at the bracket (factoring in games through 3-9-17)...it's creeping up on us, you guys...
Read moreWAC 2016-17 Tournament Preview
After finally wrestling a tournament berth away from New Mexico State last year, CSU-Bakersfield looks to make it two in a row as the 1-seed. NMSU is still lurking, though, and with no Grand Canyon in the tourney, it likely comes down to those two.
Read moreSouthland 2016-17 Tournament Preview
For the first time in forever (Frozen voice), the SLC is completely up for grabs - basically, because Brad Underwood is terrorizing another conference now. This conference had 12 of the 13 teams finish 7-11 or better, so despite New Orleans winning the league outright, competition will be fierce.
Read moreMountain West 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Nevada officially locked up the MWC regular season title at home last Saturday with a 13-point victory over Colorado St. Despite an impressive 25-6 overall record, the Wolfpack are by no means a lock to hear their name called on Selection Sunday, and will need to fend off a competitive MWC tournament field in Las Vegas to secure their spot in the Big Dance.
Read moreSEC 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Despite some midseason hiccups, John Calipari and a new wave of freshmen phenoms were once again too much for the SEC to handle. However, SEC coach of the year Mike White and his lock-down Gator defense finished just two games back of Big Blue Nation and will look to de-throne the Wildcats this weekend in Nashville.
Read moreBig Ten 2016-17 Tournament Preview
The top of the Big Ten is softer than a baby's bottom (That's a weird phrase, right? I'm pretty sure that's a creepy phrase). As a result, this tournament's pretty open - Purdue is the favorite, but they've dropped a few odd games along the way. Also - it's dumb that this tournament is in Washington, DC!
Read moreC-USA 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Spoiler - Marshall did not win this conference like I predicted. But hey, at least I took my shot! Middle Tennessee has a decent chance at an at-large, so we could very well see a bid stolen in Birmingham. Plenty of candidates abound, but the Blue Raiders were dominant this season, so it will be a tall task.
Read moreBig 12 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Guess who won the conference? I'll wait.
You're right, it was Kansas! But the Sprint Center has a tendency to get wild, with the Jayhawks only backing up their regular season crown twice in the last 5 years. Who will reign supreme this year?
Read moreAtlantic 10 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Dayton and VCU look like locks for the tournament (Rhode Island has a chance), but will a bid-stealer pop up in the A-10? Bubble teams everywhere are rooting for the Flyers and Rams...
Read moreBig Sky 2016-17 Tournament Preview
After Weber St. - the defending conference champions - faltered down the stretch, North Dakota seized a rare opportunity to snag the Big Sky regular season crown. Can the Fighting Hawks hold off a number of worthy challengers and secure their first ever trip to the NCAA tournament?
Read moreACC 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Fueled by an undefeated home record in ACC play, the Tar Heels emerged victorious from one of the deepest leagues in college basketball history. All eyes turn to Brooklyn, where 12 of the ACC's 15 teams will have their NCAA tournament fate decided over the next week.
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