The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is out and the selection committee had a tough job this season. They were dealing with what we all thought were four bid stealers, only to learn it was actually five. Four were obvious. Oregon, NC State, Duquesne and UAB all had to win their conference tournaments to play in…
Happy Selection Sunday! Some teams won’t be happy, however, after four bids were stolen in this year’s tournament. The Pac-12, ACC, A-10 and American all have at-large teams and a champion that would not have made the NCAA Tournament any other way. Sometimes, we’ll go five years without four bid-stealers in total. One odd thing…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Entering Saturday, North Carolina was the fourth No. 1 seed in the Bracketology projected NCAA Tournament bracket behind overall No. 1 seed Purdue, UConn and Houston. The Tar Heels moved up to the top line Friday after Tennessee lost to Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament and the Volunteers dropped to…
Bubble teams picked up some huge wins on Friday. Mississippi State downed Tennessee in the SEC Tournament to move out of the “Last 4 In” section of the bracket for now. I have taken the Bulldogs off the bubble. Tennessee’s loss dropped the Volunteers from the top line of the bracket. The Vols were replaced…
The one sure thing about conference tournament season is that there are going to be upsets, and the results on Thursday were pretty upsetting for some teams. Duke made a quick exit in the ACC Tournament after losing Tobacco Road rival NC State, and the Blue Devils dropped down to a 4-seed as a result….
We are just five days from Selection Sunday, but who’s counting? Me. And the teams that need some help down the stretch to hear their name called on that day. The major conference tournaments get started on Tuesday and there are some compelling storylines to watch. First though, a couple of reminders. Conference tournament games…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Sunday was a rough day for Seton Hall. UConn, a No. 1 seed in the latest Bracketology, made the Pirates walk the plank in a 91-61 Huskies victory. Fortunately for Seton Hall, the first team out in Monday’s projected bracket, it only counts as one loss. The Pirates finish the…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Tennessee has jumped up to claim the fourth No. 1 seed in Sunday’s updated Bracketology after winning at Alabama. The Vols have a comparable set of wins to North Carolina’s and their losses are higher quality. UNC does have a head-to-head victory vs. Tennessee, but it came at home, so it carries…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports It is crunch time for several teams on the bubble playing on Saturday. That is especially true for Gonzaga, which will actually see its regular season end a week before most other teams. The finale is against Saint Mary’s, which also represents a much-needed Quad 1 opportunity. Saturday’s action features a…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports There were a couple of results on a light Sunday schedule that caused a bit of shuffling in the middle of the bracket. Michigan State lost at home to Ohio State 60-57 in a game in which the Spartans trailed for only six seconds. That is the Spartans second Quad 2…
