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NCAA Bracket Challenge Recap — The Highs, the Lows & a Winner!

Townsquare Media — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:48:38 +0000

With Louisville's victory over Michigan in the 2013 NCAA basketball tournament on Monday night, our million dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge has come to a close.

Among the numerous entrants vying against Bristol (and each other!) for a shot at a special tailgating prize pack, $10,000 and the grand prize of $1 million, we found a winner!

NCAA Title Game: Kentucky Beats Kansas 67-59 To Win National Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:25:35 +0000

Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998. After a first half that saw them surge ahead [...]

The 12 Best Teams That Didn't Win the NCAA Tournament

Joe Student — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:55:41 +0000

Not every great college basketball team wins the NCAA tournament. Some incredible college teams have suffered heartbreaking losses only to win the NCAA tournament title the following year (1973 North Carolina State, 1975 Indiana, 1982 Georgetown). Other championship teams have lost in an attempt at repeating (1961 Ohio State, 1985 Georgetown, 1991 UNLV, 1997 Kentucky).

Here are the 12 best teams that failed to win the NCAA tournament:

Kentucky Wildcats Fan Offers Wife For Final Four Tickets

Patrick Bateman — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:56:01 +0000

The joke goes, “take my wife… PLEASE” but this Craigslist posting from a die-hard Kentucky Wildcats fan who describes himself as a pimp is no joke. The ad starts off innocently enough with the title suggesting the owner is putting either a movie theater, or a structure for pets to play on, up for sale. But, it [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Kentucky and Kansas Advance To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:41:22 +0000

Traditional college basketball powers Kentucky and Kansas each won regional finals on Sunday to join Ohio State and Louisville in the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Sunday’s regional final games: South Regional Kentucky 82 — Baylor 70 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse and Louisville Advance

Joe Student — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:05:32 +0000

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games: East Regional Ohio State 81 — Cincinnati 66 Deshaun Thomas scored 26 points and teammate Jared Sullinger had 23 points and 11 rebounds, [...]

NCAA Tournament Preview: Four Ohio Schools In Regional Semifinals

Joe Student — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:46:20 +0000

All four top regional seeds — Kentucky, North Carolina, Syracuse and Michigan State— remain alive as the 2012 NCAA tournament begins the regional semifinal round on Thursday. An NCAA record four schools from Ohio have advanced to the round of 16. Here’s a preview of the next round of NCAA tournament games: Thursday, March 22 [...]

10 Ways to Cope If Your NCAA Tournament Bracket Busted

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:08:01 +0000

So, the four-day marathon known as the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament is now in our rearview mirror. If your bracket busted like a cheap watch, you may not care too much about the rest of March Madness, so here are some ways to pass the time until a national championship is crowned:

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier Win To Advance To Round Of 16

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:03:42 +0000

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: Midwest Regional North Carolina 87 — Creighton 73 After [...]

Barack Obama Makes His NCAA March Madness Tournament Picks

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:21:49 +0000

Basketball-Fan-in-Chief Barack Obama’s career as a presidential bracketologist got off to a rousing start in 2009 when his pick to win the 2009 NCAA tournament, North Carolina, were indeed crowned champions. However, his results haven’t been so good since then. After acknowledging he got “decimated” with his 2010 picks, Obama selected only number one seeds [...]

10 Things You Need To Know Before You Fill Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket

Joe Student — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:54:26 +0000

Streeter Lecka, Getty Images Do you have your NCAA bracket filled out yet? You'd better hurry. The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament gets underway Tuesday with two of the 'First Four' games. Mississippi Valley State plays Western Kentucky in a 16-seed game in the South Region, while BYU takes on Iona in a 14-seed game in [...]

10 Biggest First Round Upsets in Recent NCAA Tournament History [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Danny Groner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:57:41 +0000

The annual NCAA Tournament kicks off Tuesday with two games featuring lower seeds vying for a spot in the field of 64. The winners of those matchups will try to make history by then knocking off a top seed. No #16 seed has ever ousted a #1, but four #15s have taken care of #2s [...]

10 Signs You've Got March Madness

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:21:44 +0000

The country is rapidly approaching March Madness, an annual celebration of rabid sports fandom and hallowed college tradition. Every year, NCAA fans follow their alma mater or college they’d go to if grades and criminal records didn’t matter from hope and glory to everlasting victory or crushing defeat. Of course, any diehard fan can take [...]