March Madness Is Must See Television For Sports Fans

Years ago March Madness was so much different. When you created brackets you knew most №1 seeds had an excellent chance of making the Finals. Now you cannot even make that claim aymore. Even a №16 seed could upset a Top-Ranked team in this tournament.

It has become where almost anyone can win a game in this tournament. Twenty years ago that was a rare thing indeed. This has made March Madness a must see anymore. You never know now who will win or lose a game. This means even the smaller schools have a chance to win some games in the tournament.

Does this mean we will see a smaller school win this tournament soon. I do not forecast that for awhile, but we are getting closer to that point. Players are choosing smaller colleges to play for where before that was taboo. As smaller colleges start getting better players the field will even out even more.

I enjoy the more level playing field in college basketball. March Madness for me now becomes a must watch for every round. Years ago it just wasn’t that way so I’m glad for this closer then ever playing field.

Many Indicted In University Of San Diego Point Shaving Scandal

This should really not come much of a surprise to people. I would venture to say at smaller universities that do not have big college basketball programs this is more common than people think. Players know many times they can get away with it and make some good money doing it. These players from Sand Diego got caught. I wonder how many get through the cracks though and are never caught.

The indictment names Brandon Johnson, the school's all-time leader in points and assists who finished his college career last year; Thaddeus Brown, an assistant coach at the school in the 2006-07 season; and Brandon Dowdy, who played at USD in the 2006-07 season and at the University of California, Riverside, from 2008 to 2010. Seven other people were also charged.

Hopefully, this is a isolated case and we will not find out about anymore. It does make you wonder if there are many more out their in college basketball. Only time will tell if anymore exist, but for now these players and individuals are the ones that got busted.

College Basketball Scores January 27, 2011

Michigan 61
25 Michigan St 57
Final

Maryland 66
Virginia 42
Final

19 Vanderbilt 81
Miss St 74
Final

Boston Coll 68
3 Duke 84
Final

USC 63
Arizona St 61
Final

DePaul 60
S Florida 71
Final

20 Illinois 49
Indiana 52
Final

UCLA 74
Arizona 85
Final

Oregon 67
Stanford 59
Final

Oregon St 57
California 85
Final

Notre Dame Men's College Basketball Making An Impact In The Big East

Last night the Notre Dame mens basketball team went to Pittsburgh and proved they were no fluke by defeating the No.2 team in the land by a score of 56-51. Notre Dame got 19 points from Ben Hansbrough and 16 points from Carleton Scott. Notre Dame has continued their impressive run so far this season. They have now beat No.2 Pittsburgh, Georgetown, and UConn.

Notre Dame plays tough defense and has some excellent shooters. This team is loaded with seniors and they run their offensive sets very well. The Fighting Irish play exceptional at home and are tough to beat on their home floor. Right now they are playing well and could be a tough matchup when March Madness gets here.

College Basketball Scores January 24, 2011

15 Notre Dame 56
2 Pittsburgh 51
Final

Baylor 61
Kansas St 69
Final

NCAA College Basketball Schedule

East Region

11 Washington
3 New Mexico
5:50pm ET

9 Wake Forest
1 Kentucky
8:15pm ET

Midwest Region

14 Ohio
6 Tennessee
3:35pm ET

9 N Iowa
1 Kansas
5:40pm ET

South Region
10 St. Mary's
2 Villanova
1:05pm ET

11 Old Dominion
3 Baylor
5:45pm ET

West Region
13 Murray St
5 Butler
3:20pm ET

7 BYU
2 Kansas St
8:10pm ET

Michigan State Stops Louisville

Not a lot of people gave Michigan State much of a chance against Louisville, but it did not matter as they stopped stopping overall No. 1 seed Louisville 64-52 Sunday to win the Midwest Regional and head home to Michigan and a date with UCobb in the Final Four in Detroit. The crowds in Detroit are expected to be over 72,000 people and a home crowd should help Michigan State out a lot.

Goran Suton had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the second-seeded Spartans (30-6) reached their fifth Final Four in 11 years -- the most trips of any team in the nation during that span. The Cardinals scored 103 points in overwhelming Arizona in the regional semifinal, but barely reached half that total against a rugged, defensive-minded squad. Earl Clark scored 19 points, but coach Rick Pitino's team played without the precision or passion it had Friday night. For Louisville it was another tough loss for them and their fans.

North Carolina Once Again Stops Duke Claims ACC Title

It was fitting that it came down to Duke for North Carolina to clinch the ACC Title as over the years these two college basketball powerhouses have never disappointed anyone when they play each other. On this day though North Carolina was not going to lose on their floor and they did not disappoint as they grabbed a 79-71 win over Duke and the ACC Title for North Carolina. The big difference in Duke and North Carolina is real simple the Tarheels have a lot more talent and are real deep. This win should cement North Carolina as a number 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.



Sunday, March 8th

7 Duke 71 Final
2 North Carolina 79

20 Purdue 51 Final
8 Michigan State 62

19 Clemson 88 Final
10 Wake Forest 96

Santa Clara 59 Final
14 Gonzaga 94

Virginia Tech 53 Final
24 Florida State 63

Pittsburgh Climbs To No.1 In College Basketball!

The Pittsburgh Panthers jumped to No.1 after their big win over UConn and that should not really surprise anyone. With teams such as North Carolina, Oklahoma, and others losing Pitt was the logical choice to be No.1. Rest of the Top 25 is below. I hope your team is listed because mine has not cracked it just yet.

1. Pittsburgh (69) 25-2 1,797
2. Connecticut (1) 25-2 1,692
3. Oklahoma (2) 25-2 1,643
4. North Carolina 24-3 1,556
5. Memphis 24-3 1,543
6. Louisville 21-5 1,403
7. Duke 22-5 1,228
8. Marquette 23-4 1,169
9. Michigan State 21-5 1,136
10. Villanova 22-5 1,125
11. Missouri 23-4 1,094
12. Clemson 22-4 1,050
13. Wake Forest 20-5 992
14. Arizona State 21-5 869
15. Kansas 22-5 812
16. Purdue 21-6 765
17. Gonzaga 21-5 661
18. LSU 23-4 541
19. Xavier 22-5 413
20. Illinois 22-6 364
21. Washington 20-7 291
22. UCLA 20-7 268
23. Florida State 21-6 217
24. Butler 23-4 192
25. Texas 18-8 162

Others Receiving Votes

Utah 108, West Virginia 96, Syracuse 53, Arizona 33, Dayton 21, Creighton 21, Utah State 16, Florida 14, California 11, Siena 9, South Carolina 8, Penn State 8, Saint Mary's 5, Davidson 3, Minnesota 3, Kansas State 3, Brigham Young 2, American University 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1.

UConn Stops Scrappy Michigan Squad

The UConn Huskies figured that playing Michigan would be a break from their tough Big East schedule, boy were they ever wrong. Michigan gave them all they wanted and UConn needed a 17 point 12 rebound effort from Hasheem Thabeet for a 69-61 won over Michigan. It was the 11th straight win for UConn, but they worked for this as Michigan would never go away and made it tough on UConn all night long.

Saturday, February 7th

Michigan 61 Final
1 Connecticut 69

Colorado 72 Final
2 Oklahoma 77

Miami (FL) 75 Final
3 Duke 78 OT

Virginia 61 Final
4 North Carolina 76

5 Pittsburgh 92 Final
DePaul 69

9 Xavier 68 Final
Duquesne 72

Florida State 65 Final
10 Clemson 61

11 Butler 69 Final
Wright State 51

Notre Dame 63 Final
12 UCLA 89

Indiana 47 Final
14 Michigan State 75

15 Memphis 68 Final
18 Gonzaga 50

20 Syracuse 85 Final
16 Villanova 102

17 Texas 55 Final
Nebraska 58

19 Minnesota 58 Final
Ohio State 64

Louisiana Tech 52 Final
22 Utah State 60

23 Arizona State 49 Final
Oregon State 38

Oklahoma State 67 Final
24 Kansas 78