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National Championship Game Set: Butler did it with defense.
The Bulldogs stifled the VCU Rams rabid attack in a 70-62. Sheldon
Mack led the way with 24 points for Butler. It will be Butler's
second National Championship game in as many seasons, something
unheard of for a mid-major program.
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Time
To Play: It's time to play. It's been a couple of days, but
now the analyzing and measuring of the match ups is over. Virginia
Commonwealth and Butler square off in the first game. UConn and
Kentucky will play in the late game. The winner of the two contests
face off on Monday for the NCAA Championship crown.
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Final
Four Set: The Final Four is set with the most unlikely
national semi-final ever. The Virginia Commonwealth Rams and Butler
Bulldogs will face off for a shot at the NCAA championship in
Houston next weekend. In the other semi-final, the UConn Huskies and
the Kentucky Wildcats will face off.
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Final Four Shaping Up: When does a team make the
leap from Cinderella to serious tournament contender each season?
Fans will find out as the Butler Bulldogs are going to their second
consecutive season, after defeating Florida, 74-71 in overtime.
Sheldon Mack scored 27 points for the Bulldogs.
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Big
East Doesn't Shine in NCAA Tournament: The Big East didn't
exactly shine in the tournament. Team after top team were eliminated
during the first weekend. Pittsburgh, regular season champion and
number one seed, lost to Butler. Louisville, Syracuse, St. John's,
Georgetown and Notre Dame all lost during the open weekend.
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Deep
Tournament Run Means Potential Luxury Job for Coaches: The
NCAA tournament is a time for schools to shine, for the mid-major
team to come out and down the big BCS schools. It's also an
opportunity for coaches to shine. The mid-major coaches usually end
up with bigger paychecks, more expectations, coaching at one of the
BCS schools next season.
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First
Day of Tourney Doesn't Disappoint: The first day of the
NCAA Tournament didn't disappoint. There were upsets, buzzer beaters
and it turned into one of the best first full day of games in a long
time. Morehead State upset the number five seeded Louisville
Cardinals, 62-61. Demonte Harper hit a three pointer with 4.2
seconds left to down the Cardinals.
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First
Day of Tourney Doesnt Disappoint: The first day of the NCAA
Tournament didn't disappoint. There were upsets, buzzer beaters and
it turned into one of the best first full day of games in a long
time. Morehead State upset the number five seeded Louisville
Cardinals, 62-61. Demonte Harper hit a three pointer with 4.2
seconds left to down the Cardinals.
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Big
Name Coaches Pose Great Challenges for Buckeyes: The number
one team in the NCAA tournament usually gets far in the tournament.
Thad Matta took the Ohio State Buckeyes to the 2007 championship
game, losing to Billy Donovan's Florida team. He knows how to get it
done against the other top competition. It's going to come in handy
with potential games against other top coaches like Jim Boeheim and
Roy Williams before getting to the Final Four.
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It's
Tournament Time: It's that time of the year. Time when
businesses move like glaciers and production slows Thursday and
Friday. It's NCAA bracket time for the next two weekends as 68 teams
have an equal chance at the NCAA Basketball championships. The games
begin on Tuesday in Dayton, with UAB and Clemson playing. On
Wednesday, USC and VCU play for the number 11 seed.
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Big
East Tournament In Full Swing: The Big East has provided
some great fireworks during the 2011 Big East tournament. It started
on a sour note as the referees missed a turnover in the waining
minutes of a close game between Rutgers and St. John's. The referees
have since withdrawn from the tournament for not officiating the
entire contest.
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Post
Season Tourneys in Full Swing: The bracket is becoming
clearer as Sunday draws nearer. Old Dominion took the Colonial
Athletic Association title with a win over Virginia Commonweatlh.
St. Peter's won the Metro Athletic Athletic Conference championship.
Harvard and Princeton may have a one game playoff if Princeton loses
to Penn on Tuesday.
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Conference Tournaments Present One Last Showcase: Regular
season champions are being crowned this weekend. It's all in an push
towards the conference tournaments this week with Selection Sunday
only a week away. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated arch rival
Duke, 81-67 at UNC. It gives the Tar Heels the the number one seed
in the ACC tournament starting in Greensboro, NC on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh defeated Villanova to earn the regular season Big East
Championship.
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BYU
Potentially Sacrificing Dream Season: Brigham Young
University has a strict code that dictates much of their student's
life. BYU has dismissed starting center Brandon Davis for breaking
the BYU honor code. It's a code that forbids alcohol consumption,
abstaining from pre-martial sex and dictates dress and grooming
techniques. It goes beyond a basic college code, forbidding the
consumption of coffee, tea and tobacco.
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Bracket Becoming Clearer: It's getting clearer as Selection
Sunday approaches. The last four in and the first four teams out
have yet to be decided. The conference tournaments begin next
weekend, which is the final opportunity for the mid-major schools to
show they belong with the major conference teams. The Big East will
be represented by the most teams, as many as nine teams could be in
the 68-team field.
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Ohio
State and Wisconsin Set For Classic Clash: Beware the
Wisconsin Badgers. During the college football season, the Ohio
State Buckeyes came into Madison as the number one ranked team. The
Badgers downed the Buckeyes, 31-16 on October 13. Ohio State hasn't
won inside the Kohl Center in a decade.
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St.
Johns Downs UConn: Big time college basketball is back in
New York City. The St. John's Red Storm downed the number 10 ranked
UConn Huskies, 89-72 win at Madison Square Garden. St. Johns stands
at 14-9 and 6-5 in the Big East. It was the fourth win over teams
ranked inside the top 15.
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Buckeyes Poised As Early Tournament Favorites: The Ohio
State Buckeyes are the best team in college basketball. They've
started the season 23-0. It's hard to predict a winner in the NCAA
tournament but OSU will be considered a favorite because of their
regular season success. The tournament is hard to pick because there
are so many well coached teams.
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Syracuse Losses Show Big East Is Still The Best: The
Syracuse Orange are going through a slump. The team, lead by head
coach Jim Boeheim has lost three games in a row. The most recent
loss, Seton Hall exercised its demons inside the Carrier Dome with a
90-68 win. The Orange started the season 18-0, on their way to a
number one ranking. The last three games haven't been a complete
disaster.
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Tennessee Gets Early Statement Win over Villanova: The
Tennessee Volunteers showed some great meddle after losing in an
exhibition game early this season. They stormed back during the
early part of their schedule. They won the early season NIT tip off
at Madison Square Garden, downing the number seven ranked Villanova
Wildcats 78-68. Head coach Bruce Pearl is going to get sanctioned
for misleading NCAA investigators. It's time to talk about the
players and not just the head coach.
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College Basketball Early Season Headlines: The first games
of the non-conference schedule in NCAA basketball have started. It
means there's been some near upsets, including a close victory for
Pitt over Rhode Island. Tennessee lost to Division II Indianapolis
in a scrimmage game, which led to a 5:30 a.m. video session with the
entire team. Head coach Bruce Pearl was frustrated with the effort
and his poor coaching that led to the loss.
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New
NCAA Tournament Format Announced: The NCAA unveiled its
latest shake up to the best post season tournament in sports.
Tournament Chairman Matt Guerrero announced that four teams would
have to play each other for the right to enter the traditional
64-team tournament.
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Duke Wins National Title: Butler losing to Duke
provides hope to all other schools in NCAA college basketball that
call themselves "mid-majors". The Horizon League champs were picked
by the majority of America to lose in the first weekend of the
tournament.
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College Basketball March Madness 2010: The
second weekend of NCAA's March Madness is upon us. It means the teams that
survived will have another opportunity to shock, thrill and methodically
defeat all in one game.
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NCAA Final Four Showdown: Sixty teams have
been eliminated and now Michigan State, Butler, Duke and West Virginia will
compete for the NCAA National Championship. It's no surprise to see Michigan
State in the Final Four. More...
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