ncaa basketball tournament Stories - A Sea Of Blue
Bracketology Just Got More Complicated
Earlier today, NCAA President Mark Emmert went on Scott Van Pelt's radio program and announced that Academic Progress Rate (APR)* will now be a factor in determining eligibility for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. According to Emmert, any school with an APR lower than 930 (out of...
No Word Yet On Mouphtaou Yarou
There has been no official word out of Villanova on the status of Mouphtaou Yarou, despite what it said in this report. Don't let the rest of that article freak you out - I still think that 'Nova is comfortably in, which is exactly what Jerry Palm (the end-all of bracketologists as far as I'm...
Villanova Bracketology: Where Will The Wildcats Be Seeded On Selection Sunday?
Like I'm sure the rest of you feel, it's getting very hard for me to keep my hopes up regarding this Villanova Wildcats basketball team. It's truly difficult to watch a team that has just completely lost confidence in itself. How could we possibly right this ship this late in the year? Well, that's...
Villanova-Pitt: 2009 Elite 8 Highlights
...You knew we had to bring this up... If this doesn't get you fired up for tomorrow, I don't know what will. Best sporting event I've ever attended in my life. I'll never forget this win as it was my senior year. By the way, it's replaying RIGHT NOW on ESPN Classic. Tune in if you can and enjoy...
NCAA Unveils 68-Team Tournament Format
New opening round sadly not named the Seth [Greenberg] Sweepstakes: The final four at-large teams and final four automatic qualifiers in the newly minted 68-team NCAA men's basketball tournament field will meet for the right to enter the traditional 64-team draw, tournament selection committee...
Preparing for your NCAA Tournament office pool- it starts now!
It is never too early to start preparing for your office NCAA bracket pool. Those who do their homework in November and December will have exactly the same chance as the girl in your office who likes the colors of North Carolina but wonders what do those little numbers mean next to the school...
College Baseball Musings
A handful of random reflections on college baseball during this super regional weekend: I don’t care for in-game interviews with coaches, of the sort conducted by ESPN. If you want to talk to him beforehand or afterward, fine, but the guy’s supposed to be doing his job during the game itself....
I come to praise the ACC -- and to bury it.
You know that we here at A Sea of Blue like to occasionally comment on the comings and goings of our rivals over on Tobacco Road (A.K.A. North Carolina and Duke) and their "I wanna be like the SEC" conference. Today, I come to both praise the ACC for wisdom and rip them for vapidity. First, the...
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