NCAA Division 1 College Hoops (And Olympics) Talk and Tourney Projections
We begin today’s post with a live look at me at about 5:04 p.m. Central last night when the 8/9 game in Auburn’s pod in Lexington popped up: Again, since the men’s Selection Committee ditched the S-curve and decided to make the tournament more regional, you get nonsense like this. Yes, protected seeds are only […]
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The Selection Show (6 p.m. ET, CBS) is almost upon us. I did another pass at lines 5 down, so this looks a little different than this morning’s projection. Up (⬆︎) and down (⬇︎) arrows reflect movement of a seed line (or more) relative to the bracket projection for the morning of Sunday, March 16, […]
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Prior seasons: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 All times are p.m. Eastern unless noted. Games marked with an asterisk (*) will start after the previous game, so tip time is approximate. All TV info courtesy of the conference’s official websites or Matt’s College Sports on TV site. Graphics by Chris Dobbertean […]
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2025 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket Site The Big Ten Tournament is back at the Gainsbridge Fieldhouse in Downtown Indianapolis after spending last year at the Target Center in Minneapolis. There is one TV/streaming change for 2025, with Peacock taking Wednesday’s first-round tripleheader from the Big Ten Network. (I’m still […]
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2025 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket with one fewer opening-round game than in previous years, thanks to SMU’s departure to the ACC. Site For the fifth season in a row, the majority of the American Athletic Conference Tournament is set for Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, which was also scheduled […]
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2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket. After two years of implementing a Friday off between the quarterfinals and semifinals/final, the Atlantic 10 has returned its traditional Wednesday through Sunday schedule. Site The Atlantic 10 Tournament is back at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. after two years at the Barclays […]
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