Projecting The NCAA Field – 3/10 UPDATE
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 10 2017 10:35 AM
ON THE PROWL: Kansas State got a big win over Baylor, but Bryan Lienesch believes the Wildcats still have work to do. Photo courtesy ESPN
After a big shake up in the bracket projections yesterday, it’s definitely time for another ...
Projecting The NCAA Field – FINAL PROJECTION
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 13 2016 02:09 PM
ONE HELL UVA GAME: Despite a close-knit battle, top-seeded Virginia was upset by UNC in the ACC Championship. Photo courtesy Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
So here it is: our final bracket projection before The Selection Show in just a few ...
Projecting The NCAA Field – 3/11 UPDATE
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 11 2016 09:46 AM
BULLISH ON THE BULLDOGS: Even in a down year for Gonzaga basketball, the Bulldogs upset St. Mary's to steal their conference's automatic berth. And now the field will have one more tournament-seasoned mid-major likely to wreak havoc in the ...
Projecting The NCAA Field
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 8 2016 02:35 PM
STATE OF SHOCKER: An upset loss to Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament has Wichita State in a risky position heading towards Selection Sunday. Photo courtesy KWCH
Conference tournaments are in mid-swing with the major conferences beginning theirs ...
Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart and the Price of Ambition
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 24 2015 01:20 PM
A TALE OF TWO CAREERS: Shaka Smart is one of the most talked about coaches in the country while Grant, who preceded him at VCU, was just fired by Alabama.
Lost in all the chaos that is March Madness came ...
Why Kentucky Won’t Win The National Championship
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 18 2015 05:05 PM
PREDATOR OR PREY? Kentucky can't be beaten, many say. But starting tomorrow, 63 teams will be trying to do just that. Photo courtesy AP
It was not long after the NCAA Tournament Bracket was announced Sunday evening that Vegas gave ...
Projecting The Field: March 15 AFTERNOON FINAL EDITION
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 15 2015 02:51 PM
RAM TOUGH: VCU overcame a late-season slump and the loss of guard Briante Weber to win the A-10 Tournament. Photo courtesy Richmond Times-Dispatch
This is it. This is the final bracket projection. It’s been a wild two weeks and teams ...
Projecting The Field: March 8
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 8 2015 08:12 AM
BRUIN UP A STORM: Belmont is the first team to punch its ticket to the big dance, taking down #25 Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference finals. Photo courtesy AP
Yesterday was an unfathomably huge day in shaping up ...
Projecting The Field: March 1
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 1 2015 09:25 AM
Photo courtesy AP
BYU’s big upset of Gonzaga last night reminded us all of just what time of year it’s about to be. It’s the first day of March, and brackets and college basketball should be on every sports fans’ ...
March Madness: Projecting The Field (3/12 Edition)
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 12 2014 06:22 AM
BADGER OF HONOR: Nebraska's defeat of Wisconsin gave it one big feather to stick in its cap heading into the Big 10 tourney. (Photo courtesy Bruce Thorson/USA Today)
Starting today, things are really going to pick up on here. The ...