Monthly Archives: March 2012

CTC Day Fourteen Preview: The A-10 Gives Us One Last Chance for Bid Thievery

The true depth of the A-10 has been on display all year, yet was never more evident than in AC this week.  6 games so far have been played down the shore, and they have all been hard-fought competitive games, … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Standings: Alexi is 50 Points Better Than Anyone Else; Bry Stays Ahead in the Overall Standings But Only by 14 Over Doogan; Lohse and Primm are in Striking Distance

Alexi’s 585.5 points are almost 60 more than Lohse (who had another impressive day) and almost 120 more than 3rd place Scoot, and over 200 more than the average score on the day. The great day for Alexi jumped him … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: WAC Finale

Like several of the conferences that came before, the WAC was supposed to come down to one game between the league’s two best teams.  But, something happened on the way to this fateful game tonight.  Cinderella lives in Ruston, LA, … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: As Expected, the Whole Big West Season Comes Down to One Game

You could see this coming back in November.  Long Beach St. was the clear favorite in this league and, despite their aggressive schedule, it was hard to imagine an at-large coming from a conference so weak.  So, the Beach would … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: When Will We Ever Learn that the Big East Tournament is Crazy

Every year this tournament gets turned upside-down and every year we end up with a finale that, while good and interesting, usually has no CTC impact.  And, here we are again – same thing.  Syracuse, Marquette, Notre Dame, and even … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: MAC Championship

If the goal of the new MAC tournament format was to give the NCAA tournament the best representative of the Mid-American conference, then it is going to succeed, as the two best teams all year are battling it out for … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: The First Four Semifinal (aka SWAC Championship)

The winner of this game can basically just book a flight to Dayton, even if it’s Mississippi Valley St., and their gaudy conference record.  The Delta Devils haven’t exactly looked dominant here in Garland, TX, though, struggling against Jackson St. … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: Mountain West Championship

All chalk in the Mountain West, and it’s still been a phenomenal tournament.  #1 San Diego St. needed a last-second shot to beat #8 Boise St. in the quarters, but handled #4 Colorado St. in the semis last night.  New … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: The Terrible Pac-12 Finale

A historically atrocious Pac-12 season has passed on to nearly as atrocious conference tournament, culminating in a terrible championship game. Not only is Gross leading this tournament, but he is also one of only two people that can score points … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen Preview: Big XII Championship

This has been a fantastic tournament and now, while it’s not the championship we expected, it is going to be a great game. Bry lost his perfect Big XII bracket with the Kansas loss yesterday, and he also lost his … Continue reading

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