The 21st/22nd (ESPN/AP)-ranked Baylor Bears have arrived at a crossroads in their 2009-10 campaign. After battling through the Big 12 for 16 games and securing the highest conference tournament seeding in BU history, this team and its fans have a rare chance to reflect on success before gearing up for Kansas City. As a longtime Baylor fan—and masochist, I suppose (it comes with the territory)—I have tried to rationalize the underachieving performances of many of our ...

A 16-seed will beat a number one seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Just telling you right now, it’s going to happen—this year. It's a 16-seed odyssey. Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, or Syracuse will lose in the first round of this NCAA Tournament. The shot heard around the world. A tiny nobody full of working class heroes will beat one of the vaunted this March, sending the world into insanity. Nothing makes sense. It’s impossible. Never gonna happen, so ...

The ACC Tournament is always wide-open, but this year things could get even crazier than normal. If ever there was a season for an underdog to make some noise, this is it. Contrary to the portrayals of the national media, the ACC is still a very strong conference. No, there haven't been many consistently ranked teams outside of Duke, but there is tremendous balance from top to bottom. All but two teams (Virginia and Boston College) have winning ...

When the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis, eleven teams will be trying to win it all and secure an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. Wondering how the games will turn out and which university will come out on top when the dust has settled? Well, you're in luck. This slideshow predicts the outcome in each of the ten games to be played in this week's Big Ten ...

Michigan State's basketball coach Tom Izzo isn't known as a pushover. Izzo's reputation is well known in the world of college basketball, and he's not one to play games with his players, staff, or the media. With March Madness creeping in, the Spartans are getting prepared for battle by one of the business' best. As any general would, Izzo demands nothing less than perfection from his men. He's stern, fair, and sometimes he just has to lay ...

As the NCAA tournament field comes to a close, we notice that there are only two likely teams from the state of North Carolina in the field. Yes that’s right, the traditional basketball state not only has just two of its Tobacco Road teams that will likely be in the field (Duke and Wake Forest), and it will have no Davidson, Charlotte, or East Carolina in the field this year. ...

In the wake of Colorado State forward Andy Ogide earning all-MWC honors on Monday, Rams head coach Tim Miles has been named the Mountain West Conference's Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com . Miles, now in his third year as the head coach at CSU, has led the Rams to a 16-14 record overall with a 7-9 mark in conference play, good for fifth in the league. The Rams have had an incredible turnaround from last season, ...

Bowling Green had a slim chance of finishing above .500 this season, ending its season on a three game slide. The only hope was a serious run in the MAC Tournament, and unfortunately, the Falcons just didn’t have it in them this season. Bowling Green held a 39-38 advantage going into the half, but fell to Western Michigan 75-73 in the opening round of the tournament. This loss brought Bowling Green to 14-16 on the season ...

He came out of Iowa State a relative nobody. He was a transfer from a not-so-great big 12 team, and there was some controversy brewing over his relationship with his coach. Although he was an electrifying athlete, his jumper and overall game needed a lot of work. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim saw something in Wes Johnson he had not seen in many other transfer recruits though.  And now Johnson, in his first year playing for the Syracuse Orange, ...

The Mountain West Conference tournament gets underway this week, and it promises to be memorable. Talent, intrigue, momentum, hatred, redemption, pride; it will all be on display and on the line.   It will be awesome. I guarantee it.   The following are a few key storylines to keep in mind to maximize viewing enjoyment.     Alford’s Personal Mascot   New Mexico has had a brilliant season. After being picked to finish fifth in the MWC, head coach Steve Alford has led the ...