Give it up to the senior who played in obscurity until the past month. A pretty sick fake to throw ASU's defense off him ... right before he sank a 28-footer to win the game in overtime for the Cougars on Senior Day. ... Read More

—UPSET—No. 23 Florida State 73, No. 12 Clemson 66. Clemson drops two straight following its loss to Virginia Tech. Tony Douglas, who is extremely underrated, seemed to fuel the 'Noles today. Seal up the first bid for FSU since 1998. —UPSET—Georgetown 56, No. 10 Villanova 54. Bit of a smokescreen here, as G'town only had two field goals in the final nine minutes of play. Hoyas are still breathing, though most ... Read More

It's a tough task for a high-profile coach, I know. No F-bombs here, either. Some levity and talk of Calhoun at the end of the video. Measured, calm, direct. Something tells me ol' Roy wasn't too concerned about his opponent, Georgia Tech, less than 24 hours from the time the press conference was held. ... Read More

Blake Griffin is expected to be back in the lineup tonight. Why not just bench him, and if it gets dicey on the road, then throw him in. Don't rush it if it's not needed. {AP} ... Read More

»Georgia Tech at No. 4 North Carolina; noon ET (CBS). Heels by more than 25. »Georgetown at No. 10 Villanova; noon ET (ESPN). Wildcats have handled prosperity surprisingly well this year. »Cleveland State at No. 24 Butler; noon ET (ESPN2). CSU always gives Butler a challenge. And Butler has struggled a bit in the last few weeks. »Notre Dame at No. 2 Connecticut; 2 ET (CBS). It's really this stark: Notre wins this ... Read More

“The Student Section Supports” highlights one game each weekend that is under the national radar and/or has high upset potential. Last week’s preview was Arizona at Arizona State, a game Arizona State won, 70-68. When: Sunday, 2 ET (CBS). And now we get to the portion of the program where these games start to have some serious Tournament implications. Winner of this one can consider itself in the field of 65 — ... Read More

It's getting to crunch time. Joe Lunardi won't get off your television screen; I hate that. I avoid that man and his toupee at all costs. After all, let's get real: predicting the actual group of 65 isn't that hard. Thirty-one bids are spoken for, and another 30 are pretty much cake to predict. It's that final two or three that's tough — and even then, who's going to give you ... Read More

—UPSET—Michigan 87, No. 16 Purdue 78. Wolverines won't lay down. The Big Ten honks love a win like this. No. 21 Washington 73, No. 14 Arizona State 70 (OT). The only game of the night featuring ranked teams was the best game. At least that's what the highlightss showed me. Clutch steal in the backcourt from Harden tied the game at 61 and put the game into overtime, but Washington is ... Read More

Comparing Jim Calhoun's "not a dime back" salary with one Barack Obama. {SI.com} ... Read More

It's a topic that's started to gain some steam. ESPN's "Gameday" dedicated five minutes to it last weekend, and with players getting bigger and stronger, the question should be posed frequently: are fouls becoming too rough and commonplace? I say no.In fact, you can make a strong argument that the NCAA's officials have gone to an NFL-like protection the elbow rule. No one should dispute the fact elbowing with aggression should ... Read More

HoopTube: Thursday Set to broadcast nationally ... »West Virginia at Cincinnati; 7 ET (ESPN). »No. 19 Xavier at Saint Joseph's; 7:30 ET (ESPN2). »No. 16 Purdue at Michigan; 9 ET (ESPN). »No. 5 Memphis at UAB; 9:30 ET (ESPN2). »No. 17 Gonzaga at Santa Clara; 11 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

Indiana has gone to its team manager for help: Hoosiers upgrade towel-fetcher to reserve guard. See what you've done, Kelvin. {AP} ... Read More

A.J. Price embarrasses McNeal with a crossover. ... Read More

—UPSET—Virginia Tech 80, No. 12 Clemson 77. The ACC's to most inconsistent teams in the past three years converged in Clemson last night. Even more curious: the last seven games between these two have been decided by five points or less. Virginia Tech stays on the radar. No. 2 Connecticut 93, No. 8 Marquette 82. Look forward to picking up a Hartford Courant today to see how they treat Jim Calhoun's ... Read More

HoopTube: Wednesday Set to broadcast nationally ... »No. 2 Connecticut at No. 8 Marquette; 7 ET (ESPN). »Virginia Tech at No. 12 Clemson; 7:30 ET (ESPN2). »No. 7 Duke at Maryland; 9 ET (ESPN). »Texas Tech at No. 25 Texas; 9:30 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

Here's a chart Andy Katz provided recently. Putting teams with sub-.500 conference records in the NCAA tournament is hardly new. Just look at how many teams made the field with such a résumés in the past 25 years or so: Sub.-500 records in conference since '83 that received at-large bids. Year Team Record Conference Conf. Record Finish 2008 Arizona 19-14 Pac-10 8-10 7th 2007 Arkansas 21-13 SEC 7-9 T-3rd 2005 Iowa 21-11 Big Ten 7-9 7th 2005 NC State 19-13 ACC 7-9 T-6th 2003 Alabama 17-11 SEC 7-9 T-4th 2001 Penn State 19-11 Big Ten 7-9 T-6th 1999 Purdue 19-12 Big Ten 7-9 7th 1998 Clemson 18-13 ACC 7-9 T-4th 1998 Florida State 17-13 ACC 6-10 T-6th 1997 Virginia 18-12 ACC 7-9 6th 1996 Clemson 18-10 ACC 7-9 6th 1995 Iowa State 22-10 Big Ten 6-8 5th 1994 Seton Hall 17-12 Big East 8-10 7th 1994 Wisconsin 17-10 Big Ten 8-10 7th 1992 Iowa State 20-12 Big Eight 5-9 T-6th 1992 Wake Forest 17-11 ACC 7-9 5th 1991 Georgia Tech 16-12 ACC 6-8 T-5th 1991 Villanova 16-14 Big East 7-9 T-7th 1991 Virginia 21-11 ACC 6-8 T-5th 1990 Indiana 18-10 Big Ten 8-10 7th 1990 Virginia 19-11 ACC 6-8 T-5th 1989 Providence 18-10 Big East 7-9 T-5th 1988 Iowa State 20-11 Big Eight 6-8 5th 1988 Maryland 17-12 ACC 6-8 5th 1987 LSU 21-14 SEC 8-10 T-6th 1986 Maryland 18-13 ACC 6-8 6th 1985 Boston College 18-10 Big ... Read More

Andy Katz gives us a look at some of what the Selection Committee will be going through when it's boarded up in a glorious hotel suite in Indianapolis in less than three weeks. {Andy Katz Blog} ... Read More

Maryland fans have found Duke's hotel. One, supposedly, got a hold of Greg Paulus' room and asked him which ACC players' genitalia had the best taste. {850 The Buzz} ... Read More