AP/Eric Gay This season, the NCAA decided to switch its system for sorting and evaluating teams heading into the NCAA tournament from RPI to the NET rankings. According to the NCAA, the new system uses game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses […]
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Villanova Wins NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Villanova beat Michigan 79-62 to win the NCAA men’s college basketball national championship. The Wildcats claimed their second title in the past three seasons.
The hero who sent Notre Dame to the NCAA Championship hit a second straight incredible game-winner to seal the title
Tony Dejak/AP Notre Dame guard Arike Ogunbowale hit a game-winner on Sunday to defeat Mississippi State and win the NCAA Tournament. Ogunbowale had hit a game-winner on Friday to beat UConn and send Notre Dame to the championship. She won Most Outstanding Player for the tournament. It’s been a good weekend for Arike Ogunbowale. On […]
Ratings: Five-0 and Blue Bloods Return Up From NCAA Break; Dynasty Rises
Back from its two-week March Madness benching, CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 delivered 7.7 million total viewers and a 1.0 rating, ticking up in the demo from its last fresh outing and leading Good Friday/the start of Passover in that measure. RELATEDS.H.I.E.L.D. Delivers Marvel-ous Easter Eggs in a Hale of a Backstory NBC |Blindspot (2.9 mil/0.5) and […]
NASCAR, the NBA, and NCAA hoops see a future in esports
GUEST: Traditional sports have their eye on esports. Leagues like the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and NASCAR see esports as a path to generating younger viewership. We’ve seen traditional sports invest in esports teams, and now we are beginning to see professional teams/leagues and collegiate programs attempt to integrate esports elements into their own bu…Read […]
Texas did everything wrong in the final 20 seconds to blow a big shot at an upset and advancing in the NCAA Tournament
Mark Humphrey The Texas Longhorns blew a 14-point second-half lead and lost in overtime to Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas had a good chance to win the game in regulation but committed several blunders in the final 20 seconds. Texas blew a 14-point second-half lead against Nevada, but it was […]
One player to know from all 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament
Abbie Parr/Getty Images Starting this week, 68 teams will compete in the greatest single-elimination tournament that sports has to offer. The beautiful thing about March Madness is that any team can win. String together six (or seven, if you’re in a play-in game) perfect wins together and you earn the right to call yourselves the […]
Here’s your 2018 NCAA tournament bracket
Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images March Madness is here! The 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament starts Thursday with First-Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday. So it is time to start your research and get your brackets filled out.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Nate Silver has the perfect formula for winning your March […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Michael Jordan’s legendary North Carolina NCAA championship team
Ellen Ozier/Reuters The University of North Carolina Tar Heels cut down the nets at last year’s NCAA tournament, adding yet another title to the program’s prestigious history. Of all of North Carolina’s title winning teams, however, none may be more iconic than the 1982 National Championship team. Led by legendary coach Dean Smith, and with […]
What is March Madness? Everything you need to know about the NCAA tournament
March Madness is arguably one of the most followed college sports in the world and causes a frenzy among teams and fans. Sports fanatics from far and wide engross themselves for three weeks (from mid-March to April) as they compare brackets, talk about buzzer-beaters and make their guesses on who will be champion. It pits […]