NCAA Great Debates: Will Big East Reign Supreme?
mvn.com 3/30/2009 — NCAA Outsider 's James Rees and Jeff Greer debate the issue: Will the 2009 NCAA men's basketball national champion be a member of the Big East? James Rees argues that a Big East team will cut the nets down in Detroit: 50% chance With two of the four Final Four teams being from the Big ...

The Final Four :: Who Will Win It All?
sports2debate.com 3/30/2009 — The greatest time of the year, the Final Four! Who will win it all? All great candidates; Michigan State, UNC, Villanova, UCONN...S2D'S OPINION: ---- read more -->

NCAA Final Four
clevelandfrowns.com 4/4/2009 — After a boringly chalk-infested start to this Tournament, there's good reason why the underdogs might prevail in the Final Four. We're not sure that UConn or North Carolina are that much better than their respective opponents, Michigan State and Villanova. At least not as much better to ...

Final 4!!!
stankoniforous.blogspot.com 3/30/2009 — AP Photo/Darron Cummings > > Ain't this somethin!? L'ville did not make it! Again maybe M0yo was right in saying they hadn't played anyone. Maybe Mich St. is on a mission. > BGreazy did his thug thizzle, but OU did not. UNC is Final 4 bound! Griff still got his numbers but the ...

Checking the Polls and Brackets
the5thcorner.com 3/10/2009 — Well, after the great win by the Tar Heels over the Blue Devils and UConn losing to Pitt again, it is now time to check out how the main stream media polls (AP & ESPN/USA Today) rearranged the Top 25. I am also going to check out CHN’s poll as well as the one I am now in, the Blog ...

The Heels in the rankings and brackets
the5thcorner.com 3/4/2009 — Well, the new main stream media polls are out, as well as the one that by CollegeHoopsNet , so it’s time to check out how the Tar Heels are doing, how the ACC is fairing, and to see how the conference is fairing against the Big East in this week’s rankings. With the number one ...

Ides of March: Musical Chairs
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 2/4/2009 — A look at this season's shuffling atop the polls and why teams may want to avoid the number one ranking in college basketball.

Preparing for your NCAA Tournament office pool- it starts now!
thedailygopher.com 12/8/2008 — It is never too early to start preparing for your office NCAA bracket pool. Those who do their homework in November and December will have exactly the same chance as the girl in your office who likes the colors of North Carolina but wonders what do those little numbers mean next to the school ...

Five of the Top 10 prospects looking at UNC
the5thcorner.com 3/12/2009 — Even if North Carolina Men’s basketball has everyone’s attention, I found this Rivals ranking about the 2010 class. It is the list of the Top 100 prospects for 2010 , and once again the Tar Heels seem to be leading the charge, with two of the Top 5 playing listing UNC as a ...

It’s the Sweet Links
the5thcorner.com 3/23/2009 — Sweet 16 Well, with North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen it’s time to go look around at what is going on with the UNC media and bloggers. First off there is plenty of articles about UNC beating LSU, starting with the one from the Tar Heels official site and a great writer, Adam Lucas, ...

Big East Shows Its Power in N.C.A.A. Field — NYT > College Basketball 3/16/2009
With Louisville, Connecticut and Pittsburgh joining North Carolina as top-ranked teams, the Big East is the first conference to have three teams as No. 1 seeds. >

Upset Alert: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to Make Some Noise Once Again in 2009 — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 3/16/2009
The Hilltoppers are poised to make another run in the NCAA tournament. Going 9-1 in their last 10, the Hilltoppers are a threat once again. Seeded No. 12 in this year's tournament, the boys from Kentucky are a threat to the top teams in the ...

Tourney teams make academic progress (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News 3/16/2009
North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Connecticut share a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA tournament. Their graduation rates have less in common. The numbers ranged from 86 percent at North Carolina to 33 percent at UConn, according to a report ...

Fewer NCAA tourney teams have failing APR scores — The Seattle Times: Sports 3/16/2009
North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Connecticut share a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA tournament. Their graduation rates have less in common.

Kentucky Wildcats Return to Memorial Coliseum for One Night Only — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 3/16/2009
For the first time since 1976, when the Wildcats moved to their downtown home in Rupp Arena, the University of Kentucky will play a home game at Memorial Coliseum.  Even though it is only the NIT, Tuesday night's crowd will be rocking. All ...