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Wednesday, March 10
by John Gasaway
John considers whether Duke's recent ascendance to presumed one-seed status presages a second consecutive ACC tourney crown for the Blue Devils.
by Joe Sheehan
With the major conference tournaments starting to tip off, how do the teams on the proverbial NCAA Tournament bubble compare?
by Bradford Doolittle
During the Big Ten's regular season, three teams tied for the conference title, while Wisconsin finished one game behind. All four of the Big Ten's power teams are NCAA-bound, but only one can claim this weekend's de facto tie-breaker for the conference championship.
by John Gasaway
Was it really only a year ago that Billy Gillispie led a slumping Kentucky team into the SEC Tournament? Now the Wildcats arrive in Nashville loaded with NBA-bound talent and acknowledged as the favorites.
by Bradford Doolittle
The Bulls' fifth straight loss drops them out of the last Eastern Conference playoff spot, while the Jazz hang tough in the furious race for top seeds in the West.
Tuesday, March 9
by Joe Sheehan
Basketball Prospectus begins the annual task of narrowing the field down to the final 65 NCAA Tournament teams during championship week.
by John Perrotto
With several bids already decided by conference tournaments, The List takes a last stab at predicting the 65-team NCAA Tournament field as well as ranking the nation's top 25 teams.
by Bradford Doolittle
The Jayhawks enter their conference's tournament ready for a coronation before what promises to be a KU-friendly crowd in Kansas City. Can anybody stop Kansas?
by Kevin Pelton
The Pacific-10 Conference begins a nine-team tournament Wednesday in Los Angeles hoping to get multiple teams into the NCAA Tournament and salvage what has been a historic down year for the conference.
by Ken Pomeroy
Ken wraps up the tournament previews for one-bid leagues with a look at the Big West, Great West, MEAC, Southland and SWAC.
Monday, March 8
by John Gasaway
Don't touch that calendar. John wraps up the regular season with a special Monday edition of Tuesday Truths. The per-possession numbers from conference play more or less agree with Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, and Duke as the four one-seeds. But after that it gets interesting.
by Ken Pomeroy
Ken kicks off our Championship Week with a look at the second ever 16-team Big East tournament. Syracuse is the favorite, but Villanova and West Virginia should definitely keep things interesting. Oh, and did we mention Notre Dame's suddenly playing defense?
by Bradford Doolittle
The Lakers' losing streak knocks them off their perch atop our rankings.
by Ken Pomeroy
The A-10, CUSA, Mountain West, and WAC are all nourishing at-large aspirations this March. In his latest Championship Week preview, Ken assesses the likely winners and losers in these four league tournaments.
by Kevin Pelton
Saturday's fourth annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference helped make the case that statistical analysis is becoming commonplace in the NBA as players and coaches begin to embrace the value of the numbers.
Sunday, March 7
by Bradford Doolittle
The Mavericks extended their winning streak to 11 games with a methodical dissection of the Bulls' defense on Saturday, a game that sent reeling Chicago to its fourth loss in a row.
Friday, March 5
by Bradford Doolittle
When the Bulls and the Sixers got together on a recent Saturday night for a game in Chicago, no one realized that they might be seeing Allen Iverson's last game in an NBA uniform.
by John Perrotto
Our author shares his selections for the USBWA's All-America teams, featuring several veteran perimeter players and one dynamic freshman.
by Kevin Pelton
As several NBA general managers and many statistical analysts covering for and working within the league gather for the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, an update on the state of analysis in the NBA.
by Kevin Pelton
From NCAA Tournament seeding to a chance to get off the bubble to hope for an automatic bid, there is plenty on the line as the WCC tips off its unorthodox conference tournament today in Las Vegas.
by John Gasaway
The relationship between performance and result is never perfect in any sport, and college basketball is certainly no different. This season teams like Dayton, Indiana, Vanderbilt, BYU, Wisconsin, and UNLV have stood out for being quite fortunate--or unfortunate.
Thursday, March 4
by Bradford Doolittle
Atlanta's Josh Smith has shown increased efficiency in his game this season by focusing on his strengths and, in doing so, has become one of the NBA's top young players.
by John Gasaway
The Ohio State junior wins John's prestigious third annual POY award in a photo finish over a certain Kentucky freshman. No, not that Kentucky freshman.
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