Arch Madness kicks off on Wednesday. Northern Iowa looks to take the decision away from the Selection Committee and lock up an invite to the Dance on Sunday, while Tourney vets Loyola and Bradley, and preseason favorite Missouri State, look to play spoiler.
Read moreOhio Valley Tournament Preview 2020
Belmont and Murray State finished 1-2 for the third straight season. A generous bracketing format will give the co-champions a huge advantage in their quest to notch yet another NCAA Tournament bid.
Read moreNEC Tournament Preview 2020
The NEC can collectively exhale knowing they no longer have to solve Merrimack’s defensive vacuum. With the new kid on the block watching from afar, the NEC Championship is a total crapshoot.
Read moreMountain West Tournament Preview 2020
The Aztecs’ quest for perfection is no longer at stake, but a number 1 overall seed still looms large.
Read morePatriot Tournament Preview 2020
Colgate is the favorite, but an ultra-talented Loyola (MD) squad lurks in the bracket, and teams like Lafayette and Boston U can sneak their way to the title, as well.
Read moreBig South Tournament Preview 2020
The Big South is largely a two-headed monster with Radford and Winthrop at the top, but a Ewing Theory Gardner-Webb squad has designs on a second straight tournament title. Hampton’s tremendous individual talent remains a clear threat, as well.
Read moreASUN Tournament Preview 2020
Liberty looms as the huge favorite in the ASUN, but the Birds of Trey at North Florida and a young Stetson squad won’t make it easy on the Flames.
Read moreHorizon Tournament Preview 2020
The Raiders’ revenge tour ends in Indy. Two wins separate Wright State from a return to the NCAA Tournament, but can they outlast the Norse, the Raiders’ most threatening adversary?
Read moreBubble Genres: What Type of Team Are You?
Every year, the same “types” of teams try to claw their way into the NCAA Tournament, despite some clear flaws in their resumes. We take a look at these different genres of bubble-bound squads…
Read moreNext Year is OUR Year
As Aaron Burr once said, “Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done.” The following squads herein have taken Burr’s mantra to heart.
Read moreRoot's (Power) Rankings: 2020 Week 8
Kansas takes the top spot, Kentucky continues winning, and Duke…blew a nine-point lead in 75 seconds at Wake Forest? Perhaps all is not well in blue blood world!
Read moreNorthwestern v. Minnesota: A Recap
Northwestern hosted Minnesota on Sunday, and Ky was at the media table drinking it all in. Here are the main takeaways from Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Read moreRoot's (Power) Rankings: 2020 Week 7
The Power Ranks took a spa week in mid-February, but they are BACK this week and as packed as ever. Enjoy!
Read moreMidseason Futures Update
A month away from Selection Sunday, Jim takes stock of his preseason futures bets and adds a few more to the portfolio for the stretch run…
Read moreBeating the Books: The Grind of Conference Play
Are your college basketball gambling returns flatlining? We probe into why the current betting environment is becoming increasingly difficult to find an edge against the books.
Read moreKy's Bracketology 2.6.2020
Here is Ky’s first bracketology of the season. Lots of Big Ten teams included.
Read moreRoot's (Power) Rankings: 2020 Week 5
Our weekly check-in with the top of the college basketball world - both nationally and in the mid-major rankings - is back, and we’re as shocked as you are that the upper echelon has remained stable once again. Is this season finally getting a little bit sane?
Read moreRoot's (Power) Rankings: 2020 Week 4
Last week saw only two members of the Rankings lose (sorry, Michigan State and Florida State), so we finally have some stability. The Mid-Major Five saw its #1 team take it on the chin twice, though…
Read moreLate January Bracketology - 1/27/20
A month into conference play, the Weave checks in on where the bracket stands, with a particular focus on who has moved up and down over the past month.
Read moreTesting The Ewing Theory
While ‘The Ewing Theory’ originated in the pros, its tentacles spread all across college basketball. We dive into how prevalent its impact is in the college game and examine how well analytic projection models account for this phenomenon.
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