Daily Archives: March 11, 2013

I’m embarrassed to admit how actually sad I am to look at this bracket this year.  Throughout the CTC, this one conference tournament – 12 teams strong, great intrigue, fantastic basketball – has been above all others to me.  Even … Continue reading →

First the A-10 transcended mid-majordom by routinely placing multiple teams in the tournament.  Then, the Mountain West did the same – even ranking as the #1 RPI conference for much of this season.  Then, the Missouri Valley gained national attention … Continue reading →

The Sun Belt is down to 11 teams after the defection of Denver to the WAC, but it might as well have been 10 teams fighting for second place this year, as Middle Tennessee St. is at least one cut … Continue reading →

The SoCon made the encouraging move this year away from the divisional-based seeding system for their conference tournament, with the exception of granting the top two seeds to the two division winners.  The thing that hasn’t changed, however, are the … Continue reading →

It’s not often (and by “not often” I mean “absolutely never”) that the #1 team in the nation appears during the first week of the CTC, but that is going to be the case here in 2013 (and, my thoughts … Continue reading →

Mac wins his second day in a row, completing a perfect Missouri Valley bracket, moving into 3rd place.  Bry and RDoc remain barely ahead in the top 2 spots overall.  Lazarow has a huge day, jumping into the Top 10 … Continue reading →