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The "First Four" and why you should care

by Charlie on March 14, 2011

Even the biggest bracket-heads might not be aware of the fact that, for years, the NCAA Tournament has started on the Tuesday after Selection Sunday. Under the 65-team format, the two lowest-seeded teams in the Big Dance – the champions from two of the smallest conferences – would match up every year, with the winner [...]

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Prep Your Man-Cave for March Madness

by Charlie on March 10, 2011

Selection Sunday is just days away… is your television ready for the Madness that follows? About.com’s Robert Silva has some tips on getting your home theater configured for optimal NCAA Tournament viewing. … Read Full Post

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Big East Likely to Break Record for NCAA Bids

by Charlie on March 3, 2011

The Big East holds the record for most teams from one conference in the NCAA Tournament field; they sent eight teams to the Big Dance in 2006 and 2008. That record figures to fall, and fall hard, come Selection Sunday. … Read Full Post

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Tournament Expansion Taking Shape

by Charlie on April 2, 2010

The NCAA continues to inch closer to a major expansion of March Madness by announcing how a 96-team tournament would be set up. NCAA vice president Greg Shaheen outlined this possible schedule on Thursday. As previously suggested, the format would include first-round byes for the top 32 teams in the field while seeds nine through [...]

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Three more league champions earned tickets to the Big Dance on Tuesday, including one that could make noise in the tourney. Horizon League: Butler dismantled Wright State in the Horizon League final, and will return to the Big Dance for the fourth straight year. The number 12 team in the nation should land a three [...]

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CAA, SoCon, MAAC and WCC Champs

by Charlie on March 9, 2010

It’s March, which means it’s time for you to brush up on conference championship alphabet soup… we’ll start with the four conference champions who were crowned on Monday, earning automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Tournament: Colonial Athletic Association: William & Mary would have been a great story — but they’ll maintain their status as [...]

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