We’re pared down to 32 teams left in the NCAA Tournament as our wild four-day ride enters the second half. There’s now “only” eight games each day, and TheSportsNotebook continues its daily sports focus during March Madness of first laying out the TV agenda of the day ahead, then cleaning up with some notes on Friday’s first-round results.
The NCAA Tournament rolls on with the latter part of the true first round here on Friday. TheSportsNotebook’s daily sports look will break down today’s games by TV time slot, so you can make your viewing plans, and then we’ll close out with some thoughts on Thursday.
The real first round of the NCAA Tournament starts today, with the slate of 16 games that will leave us all wondering which bracket-busting upset will come first—or if the favorites will survive unscathed. TheSportsNotebook’s daily sports league will run through the games in the sequence they’ll appear on TV…
It’s the second day of NCAA Tournament play-in action. TheSportsNotebook’s daily sports look previews tonight’s action, and looks back on Tuesday’s games.
The NCAA Tournament starts tonight with the first two of the four play-in games that will take place in Dayton over Tuesday and Wednesday. TheSportsNotebook’s daily sports look is going to be pretty well tied up in college basketball until we get this pared down to the Final Four, so without further adieu let’s dive into tonight’s games
There’s going to be plenty of chances in the next couple days for everyone—TheSportsNotebook included—to make Final Four picks and talk about upset possibilities. But here on Selection Sunday Night, let’s look at the newly unveiled bracket from a different perspective. Let’s break it down by pod—the eight teams assigned to each of the opening weekend venues. Which would be the most fun to go if you had the time and money to just pick a spot and go?
The first two spots in the Final Four get claimed today, with Florida-Louisville and Syracuse-Ohio State set to go. Note that the winners of these games go to opposite national semifinals in New Orleans next Saturday and that all remaining NCAA games are televised by CBS. TheSportsNotebook previews both of today’s games…
The regionals of the NCAA Tournament tip off again on Thursday and Friday, in four different cities. Prior to last weekend’s games, TheSportsNotebook took a look at all eight venues that hosted games and determined which would be the best one. The recommendation was Nashville on the grounds that all six games promised to be good, and serious upset possibilities existed. What happened? Ohio beat Michigan. South Florida knocked out Temple. St. Bonaventure led Florida State most of the way in a game that came down to final possession. Texas and Cincinnati played a great game down to the end. And that was just the first day. Then on Sunday, Ohio completed a dark horse run to the Sweet 16 in a good game over South Florida, and Cincy-Florida State was another nail-biter. You got everything TheSportsNotebook said you would, as long as you didn’t take my advice on who would actually win all these games (I went 1-3 on Friday, 0-2 on Saturday), you had a good time. The scenarios aren’t as varied this week, but TheSportsNotebook is back in its travel-agent capacity to look at the four travel options for this weekend….
The second round closes out today, with the final eight spots in the Sweet 16 filled. TheSportsNotebook has a look at the games, in the order they’ll appear on television today… N.C. State-Georgetown (12:15 PM ET, CBS): I’ve been going back-and-forth on this game since the bracket was announced. At first, I had Georgetown advancing […]
The most intense four-day run in sports continues, as NCAA Tournament Boot Camp moves into the second day, with 16 more games that will close out the first round. TheSportsNotebook takes a look at all 16, in the order they’ll appear on your television…
Let’s have some fun and put a different spin on the bracket. Instead of playing bracketologist or handicapper, let’s play travel agent. There’s eight cities hosting first and second-round games this weekend. Which ones would offer the most entertainment? TheSportsNotebook breaks them down, looking at the quality of the matchups–both straight basketball and storyline–along with the potential crowd atmosphere. We’ll go through all eight and then determine what the best travel schedule would be for a college hoops junkie from Thursday thru Sunday.