The lone double-digit seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 is ACC Tournament champion NC State as the No. 11 Wolfpack face No. 2 Marquette of the Big East in South Region action from Dallas on Friday with MU as a solid favorite. NC State beat Marquette in the 1974 national championship game in Greensboro, N.C. The two schools have met four times since… Read More
The last of the four Sweet 16 games from the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday is from the East Region in Boston as No. 3 Illinois of the Big Ten faces No. 2 Iowa State of the Big 12 with the Cyclones as short favorites. Both were conference tournament champions. The winner of this game faces either No. 5 San Diego State or No. 1… Read More
It’s a rematch of the 2023 national championship game in the 2024 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Thursday when No. 5 seed San Diego State faces No. 1 seed and defending champion UConn from Boston with the Huskies as sizable favorites to reach another Elite Eight.\ In last year’s national title game on April 3 in Houston, fourth-seeded UConn beat No. 5 San Diego State… Read More
The first game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 is from Los Angeles on Thursday and the West Region in particular as No. 2 Arizona faces No. 6 Clemson with the winner taking on either No. 1 North Carolina or No. 4 Alabama for a trip to the Final Four. Arizona and Clemons haven’t played each other since December 2012. Clemson Tigers vs. Arizona… Read More
It’s a chalk top half of the West Region from Los Angeles on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 as top-seeded North Carolina takes on No. 4 Alabama with the winner facing either No. 6 Clemson or No. 2 Arizona (probably the Wildcats) on Saturday for a spot in the Final Four. Alabama Crimson Tide vs. North Carolina Tar Heels 2024 March Madness… Read More
With the end of the NBA’s regular season now that far off, we are going to see some unusual lineups at times with those teams out of playoff contention. For example, on Saturday the Portland Trail Blazers started five rookies in a loss to Denver, only the second time that has happened since starters were first tracked on NBA box scores more than 50 years… Read More
At least one No. 12 seed upsets a No. 5 seed in nearly every NCAA Tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, and this writer believes that No. 12 James Madison of the Sun Belt has a real shot to beat No. 5 Wisconsin of the Big Ten in first-round action Friday night from Brooklyn. Wisconsin and James Madison will meet for… Read More
The first game of Friday’s first-round action from the NCAA Tournament is from Brooklyn as East Region No. 9 Northwestern of the Big Ten and No. 8 Florida Atlantic of the American Athletic Conference face off in the afternoon. The Owls were a Final Four team last year and are short favorites. The Wildcats and Owls are meeting for the second time in program history,… Read More
The First Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament concludes Wednesday night from Dayton as No. 10 seed Colorado faces fellow No. 10 Boise State with the winner advancing to face South Region No. 7 seed Florida in Round 1. The Buffs are short favorites Wednesday. Colorado Buffaloes vs. Boise State Broncos Game Information Dayton#GoBuffs | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/iPI1VPD6w8—… Read More
First Four NCAA Tournament action continues from Dayton on Wednesday with the first matchup featuring No. 16 seed Grambling of the SWAC against fellow No. 16 Montana State of the Big Sky. The winner faces Midwest No. 1 Purdue in the first round Friday. Wednesday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between Grambling State and Montana State. Grambling Tigers vs. Montana State Bobcats Game… Read More
