Monthly Archives: March 2012
CTC Day Nine Preview: The MEAC – Home of the World’s Best Quintuple Header
Just when you think you’ve seen it all in a conference tournament setting, these tournaments throw something at you that you’ve never seen before. And, this is one of them. I have never seen a quintuple-header, in succession in the … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: Get Ready
So, the Eye of the Storm is just about ending. In fact, the winds are picking up, out of the East… 19 games today, including a Big East quadruple-header at the Garden. Championships Horizon Summit Sun Belt Semifinal Doubleheaders Big … Continue reading
CTC Day Eight Standings: Teddy Wins Day Eight, Rockets Up the Leaderboard; Alexi Remains the Overall Leader
This second Monday could be called “Moving Day” in the CTC. It is a day with only a few games, but one-third of them championship games, so there are usually big variations in the point totals, offering real opportunities for moving in the … Continue reading
CTC Recap: Madness in the SoCon Finale
All week long I have harped on the confusing nature of the SoCon tournament this year. Well, it almost ended with the most confusing result yet, but, on this night of utter MADNESS, the SoCon world was returned to a sense of understanding…eventually. … Continue reading
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CTC Recap: No Style Points Awarded in the MAAC Championship
It wasn’t pretty, but to the people of North Baltimore, it doesn’t matter. The Loyola Greyhounds are going dancing. And, they deserve it. This is one of the best teams in school history and just because they were overshadowed by … Continue reading
CTC Recap: CAA Championship – Give Them Both a Bid
Anyone who watched the CAA title game last night has to know that both of those teams are NCAA teams. But, we all know that the Committee is going to take Seton Hall or N.C. State or Northwestern over Drexel, … Continue reading
CTC Day Recap: WCC Championship
It was a great season in the WCC, and it culminated with a fantastic championship game. Alexi, who only missed one game the entire tournament, wins his first WCC crown here in 2012. Stri misses out on a perfect WCC bracket. … Continue reading
CTC Day Eight Preview: The New-Look MAC…A Welcome Change
I have been a pretty loud opponent of the two division, 12-team tournament bracket. And, the MAC was the poster-child for its injustice, as the Eastern Division is so far superior to the West that it presented a grossly unfair … Continue reading
CTC Day Eight Preview: Sun Belt Semis
The clusterF that is the Sun Belt bracket picks back up tonight after the debacle of last night left only one top-4 seed standing. #5 N. Texas vs. #9 Arkansas St. The Mean Green all of a sudden have a … Continue reading
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CTC Day Eight Preview: The Summit Semis
After a two-day, four-game quarterfinal round, the Summit is ready for some semifinal action. It has appeared all year that the top two teams were on a collision course for the championship and they are each one game away from … Continue reading
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