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Sports Central May 7, 2014 Corrie Trouw |
The New ACC/Big Ten Challenge This week, the ACC and Big Ten announced the slate for this fall's 16th (!) ACC/Big Ten Challenge to something aspiring to lukewarm excitement.  |
Sports Central December 24, 2005 Andre Watson |
ACC Season Beginning to Heat Up The Atlantic Coast Conference has long been one of the best conferences in college basketball. And this year is no exception.  |
Sports Illustrated February 13, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Terrapin Tumble Maryland continues to reel in the aftermath of its ghastly meltdown against Duke..  |
Sports Central March 3, 2011 Paul Foeller |
Here We Go Again Even the top of the conference is anything but a sure bet against quality opponents.  |
Sports Central January 13, 2015 Corrie Trouw |
The Other Guys In the gentle Southern winter, a blue juggernaut of impressive basketball talent is getting ready for March. Oh, and Kentucky is pretty good, too.  |
Sports Central December 22, 2010 Ross Lancaster |
Atlantic Coast Calamity As of last week, the ACC had just one ranked team, normally an unthinkable phenomenon in most seasons approaching the holidays and conference play for everybody.  |
Sports Central October 21, 2008 Brian Cox |
Trouble in Terrapin Land? In the six years since winning the national title, Maryland has struggled to recapture the magic that lead them to the Final Four in back-to-back years.  |
Sports Central May 19, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Early-Season College Hoops Matchups It takes until pretty close to the season for all the Division 1 schools to say, "okay, here is our schedule" to where it can be reliably released to the media.  |
Sports Central February 4, 2013 Andrew Jones |
NCAA Contenders and Pretenders As of the week 13 rankings released on January 28, 10 teams have been in the AP top five at one point or another this season: Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, Florida, Duke, Syracuse, Louisville, Arizona, Ohio State, and Kentucky.  |
Sports Central July 31, 2008 Brian Cox |
ACC Has a Lot to Prove in 2008 Why does the ACC have so much to prove? In the grand scheme of the picture in college football, they haven't mattered in the last eight years. Here's a look why.  |
Sports Central January 30, 2006 Andre Watson |
Random College Basketball Thoughts Surprises in the ACC... Blunders in the Big East... Knockout in Knoxville?... NCAA should do something about scheduling...  |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Is Larry Eustachy the best coach in the country? It's hard to conceive of anyone else doing what he's done with the Cyclones the past two seasons...  |
Sports Central October 7, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The ACC, Not Just For Basketball In the final year of the BCS, the ACC has its best chance since the heyday of Bobby Bowden and Chris Weinke to win a title.  |
Sports Central March 13, 2013 Jean Neuberger |
The Rise of the New Big East While realignment killed some rivalries and made dramatic changes to the geographic map, seven Catholic schools got it right. Instead of creating new leagues and identities, they went back to their roots. They'll be better off for it, as will college basketball.  |
Sports Central March 10, 2005 Vince Grzegorek |
Champaign Still Good 'TIl Last Drop About a month ago, some friends and I were sitting around discussing sports over some beers. The subject of the then undefeated Fighting Illini came up --- what are their chances?  |
Sports Central November 29, 2004 Eric Williams |
First Impressions of the New Season The college basketball season has started anew and the first impressions of the new season have been made.  |
Sports Central December 1, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
ACC Looking to Improve on Big Ten Over the next three nights, teams from two of the biggest and best conferences will come together for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Here are some of the highlights.  |
Sports Central January 18, 2006 Alfons Prince |
One Conference Standing Alone The Big East has shown through the first couple of weeks of 2006, that it is the best conference in college basketball.  |
Sports Central November 20, 2003 Eric Williams |
A New Beginning The hiring of Roy Williams to take over the struggling and proud North Carolina basketball program has brought newfound optimism.  |
Sports Central February 27, 2008 Ross Lancaster |
A First-Hand Account of Cameron Indoor A look inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, college basketball's greatest theater.  |
Sports Central August 5, 2013 Jean Neuberger |
Beefing Up Schedules It was a packed house at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, listening to SEC Commissioner Mike Slive talk about basketball.  |
Sports Central April 7, 2010 Jean Neuberger |
NCAA Tournament Winners and Losers From the first day until the last heave by Gordon Heyward that just missed, March Madness outdid itself this year.  |
Sports Central March 7, 2006 Mark Chalifoux |
The Beat Goes On I will never bet on another Duke/UNC game in my life!  |
Sports Central February 26, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Sorting Out the One Seeds From the Twos As the college basketball season winds down, we're met with questions of bubble teams, road wins, strength of schedule, and my personal favorite debate this time of year: who deserves the number one seeds.  |
Sports Central December 8, 2010 Corrie Trouw |
The Empire Strikes Back If the country's gag reaction to Duke's return to the college hoops spotlight is any indication, 2010 is just another year in the Blue Devils' reign of disdain.  |
Sports Central March 12, 2008 Joe Boesch |
Born to Lead Mike Krzyzewski happens to be one of the most effective leaders on the court -- and one of the most sought-after speakers to all type of groups.  |
Sports Central October 9, 2004 Jonathan Lowe |
A New Tactic It's only been a few weeks, but the refurbished ACC looks to be a success on the football field. The new-blood Hurricanes and Hokies are standing on their own, with a 3-1 conference record to boot (all right, one of those victories was against Duke).  |
Sports Central February 8, 2012 Andrew Jones |
Why Murray State Deserves a No. 1 Seed Murray State is 23-0. They have beaten one ranked team (Memphis) and only face one more before the end of the season (Saint Mary's). They currently hold a No. 7 ranking in the USA Today Poll and a No. 9 ranking in the AP poll.  |
Sports Central November 30, 2006 Kevin Beane |
Livewriting Ohio State/North Carolina Commentary on the Ohio State/North Carolina basketball game, written as it was being played.  |
Sports Central March 17, 2011 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: NCAA Tourney Bric-A-Bracketology What happens in the dark room once the NCAA Selection Committee convenes?  |
AskMen.com February 22, 2013 Jon Finkel |
Duke Basketball As a person who would put himself in the category of not being a Duke fan, I always wondered what it would be like to exist in the Durham bubble, to live in a world where you worship Coach K.  |
Sports Central March 25, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
Missed Opportunities and No Cinderella The media-driven creation of parity in college basketball is dead.  |
Sports Central February 20, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The Season to Expect the Unexpected As a college basketball fan, I can't begin to keep track of the number of times someone has told me, "The regular season doesn't mean anything. I'm just waiting for the tournament to start." No, I would always say or think.  |
Sports Illustrated March 11, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel College hoops writer takes NCAA pairings questions...  |
Sports Illustrated January 22, 2003 Seth Davis |
College Basketball: Cutting Duke Down to Size In a resounding victory, Maryland revealed the Blue Devils' weaknesses  |
Sports Illustrated March 13, 2001 |
Taking a gamble Thank goodness for gambling. There, I said it. Sue me, curse me, ban me, flog me. My wails of pain will not drown out the obvious truth: The NCAA tournament owes its wild popularity to gambling, from the $10 office pool to the $10,000 parlay...  |
Sports Central July 15, 2004 Alan Rubenstein |
An Unusual Influence at Duke In a day and age when the small guy seems to keep getting pushed out of sports in a variety of ways, one very small voice helped to alter the landscape of college basketball, and particularly Duke basketball, forever.  |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
Three's the Charm Clutch three-point shooting was key as coach Mike Krzyzewski completed his own trifecta, leading Duke to its third NCAA title in 11 years...  |
Sports Central January 16, 2013 Greg Suttich |
March Madness Starts in January As we near the end of another NFL football season, we start to feel the blues. But then March comes and the event called March Madness gets us back on our couches cheering and fist-bumping over our favorite team while keeping our brackets and a pen within arms reach.  |
Sports Central April 12, 2006 Michael Beshara |
In Defense of the BCS As enjoyable as college basketball's March Madness may be, college football's BCS provides the opportunity for both a more exciting and more just crowning of a national champion.  |
Sports Central November 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Bold Predictions For 2014 March Madness The college basketball season is underway and so far there have been few surprises. There are some familiar names in the preseason rankings. Indeed, it is a veritable who's who of college basketball.  |
Sports Central October 13, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Week 1 College Basketball Preview As the college football season gets into full swing, we will soon have yet another "favorite sports time of the year" for this writer.  |
Sports Central February 9, 2006 Ryan Hojnacki |
The Best Rivalry in Sports? A running commentary, ala Bill Simmons, on Tuesday's Duke vs. UNC game in Chapel Hill.  |
Sports Central April 9, 2014 Jonathan Lowe |
Tourney Learning For the second time in four years, and the fourth time in 16 seasons, the Huskies became the rulers of men's college basketball (only to be joined by the women's team Tuesday night).  |
Sports Illustrated March 29, 2001 Seth Davis |
Grand finale Expect Arizona, Duke to survive the Final Four...  |
Sports Central January 12, 2005 William Geoghegan |
Tar Heels Will Leave Footprint On ACC The Tar Heels are good. Really good. It's safe to say that they're on another plane of existence in the college basketball world.  |
Sports Central December 11, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Six Mid-Majors to Watch Come March We'll take a look at basketball teams who have been traditionally looked at as mid-majors (though that may be changing for some of them in the very near future) and look at their chances to make some serious noise come March.  |
Sports Central March 9, 2011 Ryan Day |
On March Madness March Madness isn't perfect, and I think even the most ardent college basketball apologist would agree with me.  |
Sports Illustrated January 29, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Tennessee doesn't have what it takes, but Fresno does...  |
Sports Illustrated February 12, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Iowa State looks for real...  |