Happy Tuesday, everyone, and welcome to the Men’s NCAA Tournament! That’s right, the action technically begins tonight. You still have roughly 48 hours to fill out your brackets, so be sure you’re signed up for our Men’s Bracket Games and our Women’s Bracket Games.
Let’s get right to it.
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It’s here! The NCAA Tournament begins tonight with a pair of games, which first and foremost means answering the age-old question: “What is truTV?”
All right, now that you know that answer, time to get into the good stuff. Our college basketball experts have it all broken down, and if you’re still preparing to fill out your bracket, our region-by region previews will help.
In my humble opinion, the West region is absolutely loaded. In the top four seeds alone, there’s…
- 1-seed Kansas, the reigning national champions.
- 2-seed UCLA, a super experienced team with a terrific defense.
- 3-seed Gonzaga, also plenty experienced and possessing arguably the sport’s best offense.
- 4-seed UConn, a team that’s been as high as No. 2 in the AP Poll.
Our Chip Patterson has it all covered in his regional preview.
While top teams always get top billing, it’s the Cinderella teams that steal our hearts. Our David Cobb has identified plenty of Cinderella candidates, including…
- Cobb: “Midwest: No. 13 seed Kent State — This team has the athleticism and toughness to compete at the highest level and represents a difficult draw for No. 4 seed Indiana in the first round. The player to watch is senior guard Sincere Carry, who averages 17.6 ppg. Defense is where this team can hurt you, though. The Golden Flashes allow just 65.7 ppg.”
I love this pick from David. Good, experienced guards, stout defense and battle-tested? Count me in. You can see all of David’s picks here.
As for tonight, we get two games:
Don’t sleep on the First Four. The First Four began in 2011, and a First Four team has advanced to the Round of 32 in 10 of the 11 Tournaments since. I looked at which First Four team could do that this year. My top candidate? Well, I won’t give it away, but it’s in action tonight.
Honorable mentions
Not so honorable mentions
- There was a big fight at the end of last night’s Bucks-Kings game.
- The Ravens released Calais Campbell to clear some cap space.
- Michael Porter Jr. is not happy with his head coach, Michael Malone.
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