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Sports Illustrated January 15, 2001 |
Fearless Predictions Slick Rick isn't going to UNLV. Pitino made it look like he was headed for Vegas because he's an egomaniac, and he wants the country to know that he's available and that it will take a lot of money to sign him... Tim Welsh gets the early nod for Big East Coach of the Year... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated December 11, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions I love college basketball, and a week of watching several exciting games has reminded me of my passion for the sport...  |
Sports Illustrated February 12, 2001 |
Fearless Predictions Memo to UNLV president Carol Harter: Wake up. Slick Rick is playing you. Harter should recognize that she has a good man in no-nonsense interim coach Max Good. He doesn't wear fancy suits or talk a good game, but this guy is good for college athletics and deserves much better...  |
Sports Illustrated December 18, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions I admire teams such as Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke, Illinois, Arizona and North Carolina for playing such difficult non-conference schedules. Coaches know that come tournament time it will pay off, even if it means a couple more losses...  |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List Believe it or not, I actually almost made my own Hot List. If it wasn't for Oklahoma and UNLV, I would have gone a perfect 10-for-10 on my Fearless Predictions. But that's OK because unpredictability is the main reason why this season has been so interesting. Well, there's always next week...  |
Sports Illustrated November 27, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions It has been a wild year in college football, and any one of the Top 25 teams could make a run at the title if a playoff existed. Since one doesn't, we already know only three teams have a chance to be crowned national champions. College basketball is another story, though...  |
Sports Illustrated February 12, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Iowa State looks for real...  |
Sports Illustrated October 26, 2000 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers A preview of the upcoming college basketball season: Duke, Arizona are clearly nation's best...  |
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 Illustrated November 6, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List Now that only one team remains undefeated, things are about to get interesting. The beauty of this season is that there are only a few very good teams. Everyone else is pretty even, which gives us some pretty exciting football week in and week out...  |
Sports Central December 18, 2004 Cory Danner |
Who's Up to the Challenge? Looking over the remaining undefeated college basketball teams, of which there are 10 in the top 25, here are the three teams that have the best chance to run the table in the regular season and cut down the nets in April.  |
Sports Illustrated January 17, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
'Integrity' is not in UNLV's vocabulary Rick Pitino made a comment to The Providence Journal last week -- "UNLV is a sleeping giant and could be brought back to where it was in the '80s, only this time with integrity" -- that occasions two observations...  |
Sports Illustrated January 29, 2001 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions First of all, let's give Duke its props. The Blue Devils ruined my timely prediction of an upset (so, so close), but they showed tremendous heart and desire in erasing a 10-point deficit in the final minute of regulation...  |
Sports Illustrated October 20, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter Florida State, Miami could meet again for the college football title...  |
Sports Central January 15, 2008 Seth Doria |
60 Days to Selection Sunday A look back at the last week in college basketball.  |
Sports Central December 20, 2012 Kevin Beane |
2013 College Football Week 1 Preview This year, the preview's earlier than ever! I'd also say we have a better slate of games upcoming in the first week of 2013 past.  |
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 Illustrated December 11, 2000 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel: SI's Tim Crothers Does Duke have what it takes to cut down the nets in April, without a strong backup for Carlos Boozer when he gets in foul trouble?... It's becoming clear that ACC teams play "softer" than teams from some of its rival conferences... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Fearless Predictions The SEC is down this year and won't send a team to the national championship game... Marshall will shock Michigan State and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 19 games... Miami will win at Washington... Penn State will not lose to Louisiana Tech...  |
Sports Illustrated October 27, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter Breaking down Oklahoma-Nebraska from several angles...  |
Salon.com March 19, 2001 King Kaufman |
The beat-down round The upsets of the NCAA Tournament's first two days give way to order being restored over the weekend, but there are still some thrills.  |
Sports Illustrated December 13, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Sizing up the unbeatens It hasn't happened since 1976 and it may never happen again, which is why undefeated college basketball teams hold such a mystique for me. See, I want another team run the table, to do something historic...  |
Sports Central March 11, 2009 Seth Doria |
The NCAA Bubble Shuffle With so many conference championships going on this week, it's easy to lose focus on the few games that hold the most meaning. But there are other games that serve as critical dominos in the dance before The Dance - call it the bubble shuffle.  |
Sports Illustrated March 5, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Trying to predict the NCAA Tournament seedings...  |
Sports Central March 25, 2008 Seth Doria |
NCAA Sweet 16 Power Poll Here's a look at the remaining Sweet 16, power poll-style.  |
Sports Central October 23, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
College Football Midterm Report There are three teams that, as expected, are very good if not great.  |
Sports Illustrated February 26, 2001 Tim Crothers |
Chat Reel Virginia, Ohio State could do damage in the Big Dance...  |
Sports Central September 12, 2008 Jean Neuberger |
Thoughts From Row 1, Seat 2 Observations and predictions about the 2008 college football season.  |
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?  |
Sports Central February 5, 2008 Seth Doria |
39 Days to Selection Sunday This week in basketball saw one team step above the rest, others move up or down the ladder of momentum, and some individual performances that make your jaw drop.  |
Sports Illustrated November 13, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
The Hot List: Nov. 13 I can't say enough about Oklahoma. The Sooners grabbed my attention by convincingly defeating Big 12 powers Nebraska and Kansas State earlier this season. But their performance on Saturday was even more telling...  |
Sports Central January 10, 2004 Alan Rubenstein |
Midseason Hoops Review Four different No. 1 teams, 10 teams undefeated through early January, pleasant surprises, and teams that have not lived up to expectations. The present college basketball season has seen parity become more prevalent.  |
Sports Illustrated March 27, 2001 Seth Davis |
Momentum to Maryland Dixon's emergence keyed Terrapins' Final Four run...  |
Sports Illustrated October 12, 2000 |
Let the party begin Ten pressing questions entering the 2000-20001 season. That's right, hoopheads, it's our time of year again. Time to par-tay...  |
Sports Illustrated February 21, 2001 Seth Davis |
Guide to the Madness Before the excitement begins -- and ends -- I thought I'd weigh in with a few predictions on how the season's climax will unfold. Here, then, is my Guide to the Madness: Sure things and sleepers and busts, oh, my!  |
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 Central October 2, 2007 Kyle Jahner |
Chaos on Campuses After the most turbulent week of college football in recent memory, you have to wonder if pollsters and experts were just picking schools out of a hat.  |
Sports Illustrated November 21, 2001 Grant Wahl |
What's going on in Maui? Let's wait until March before we call my preseason college basketball rankings a joke.  |
AskMen.com Andrew Segal |
Top 10 All-Time NCAA Tournament Upsets Every year, 65 teams get invited to the big dance that is the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship. And every year, there are a few surprises. This list honors a few great unexpected winners of tournaments past.  |
Sports Central September 18, 2006 Matt De Lima |
What a Spectacular Seperation Saturday What a day of college football. I am nearly speechless. Separation Saturday lived up to its billing and then some ... and then some!  |
Sports Illustrated February 27, 2001 Seth Davis |
A season in review Before we kick off the greatest month on the American sporting calendar, here's a quick look back at the best and worst of college basketball's regular season...  |
Sports Central October 18, 2006 Ryan Hojnacki |
College Football Predictions: Week 8 Betting advice for this week's upcoming college football games.  |
Sports Central January 29, 2005 Doug Graham |
Illinois Seeking an Undefeated Season? Well, it's that time of year where there are still a couple of unbeaten teams out there in the college basketball world. This year, there is Illinois and Boston College as the Top 25 undefeated.  |
Sports Illustrated March 21, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
And then there were 16 Musings on the first week of NCAA tournament play  |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 King Kaufman |
The Tournament, Day 1 A view from a couch: Three buzzer beaters in the NCAA highlight a day of underdogs hanging around, and sometimes winning.  |
Sports Central March 15, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Final Four Picks What four teams will advance to the Final Four in Atlanta? What are some of the tournament's most intriguing matchups?  |
Sports Illustrated November 3, 2000 B.J. Schecter |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter BCS picture still unclear and wide open...  |
Sports Central December 9, 2005 Jonathan Lowe |
Trying to Earn Their Wings Even with the new college basketball season only a few weeks old, there are already signs of growth across the land.  |
Sports Central March 15, 2010 Corrie Trouw |
Your Date For the Big Dance When you fill out your brackets, pick upsets with confidence. And, of course, pay attention to this analysis.  |
Sports Illustrated October 6, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's B.J. Schecter Plenty of anticipation for Week 7 college football showdowns...  |