Tag: NCAA

Opt-outs galore Is the NIT the new Bowl game? That is the question, but maybe not in real-time. It was likely seen as a Bowl Game long before this season, when several teams, mostly large schools, said, “No thanks.” There’s probably plenty of blame to go ’round, so let’s look at a few of the…

UConn, Purdue, Houston, UNC get top NCAA seeds Conference tournaments are complete, brackets have dropped, and March Madness 2024 is officially here. UConn was announced as the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament during the bracket reveal on Selection Sunday. The defending national champion Huskies will stay close to home in the East…

Top 3 unchanged, North Carolina, Kentucky on the rise For the third week in a row, Houston has maintained its position as the top team in the latest NCAA Men’s Poll. Meanwhile, some of the traditional powerhouse teams in the sport have made significant strides in the rankings as they prepare for postseason competition. Houston…

Are they point-shaving? The recent Temple basketball betting scandal is catching some attention. With the rise of legal sports betting, there are growing fears among some fans that the games could be influenced or compromised somehow. Recently, there has been suspicion surrounding the Temple-UAB college basketball game due to some unusual line movement before the…

Basketball team votes to join the first college athletics union Members of the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team Tuesday became the first college athletes to vote to unionize. A significant milestone in the rapidly changing business for collegiate sports. The team members voted 13-2 in favor of the union, according to the National Labor Relations…