16 Sweet Facts About This Year’s Sweet Sixteen

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The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals, better known as the Sweet Sixteen, begin tonight. To get you ready for the Regional Semis, here are sixteen facts about this year’s Sweet Sixteen.

Sweet 16 Preview: Ranking The Matchups 1-8

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To combat the effects of NCAA Tournament withdrawal, Andy Bottoms ranks the upcoming Sweet Sixteen games.

Indiana-Kentucky Sweet 16 Preview: Analysis, Prediction, Date and TV Tip Time, Point Spread, and Tickets

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In this post, we preview the South Region Sweet 16 matchup, which is a rematch of this season’s most memorable and oft-replayed games: the 4th seeded Indiana Hoosiers against prohibitive tournament favorite, #1 overall seed Kentucky.

Kentucky-Iowa State Preview: Analysis, Prediction, Date and TV Tip Time, Point Spread, and Tickets

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In this post, we preview the South Region’s second round matchup between #1 overall seed Kentucky and the #8 seed out of the Big 12, Fred Hoiberg’s Iowa State Cyclones.

Kentucky-Western Kentucky Preview: Analysis, Prediction, Date and TV Tip Time, Point Spread, and Tickets

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In this post, we preview the South Region’s 1-16 matchup between tournament favorite Kentucky and the comeback kids from Western Kentucky.

March Madness: Bracket Predictions and Final 4 Picks for 2012 NCAA Tournament

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After pumping out team profiles, regional breakdowns, and game previews, Andy Bottoms shares his NCAA Tournament picks with March Madness finally upon us.

March Madness: South Region First Round Predictions

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Andy Bottoms examines the NCAA Tournament first round matchups in the South Region and predicts a winner for each game.

South Region Bracket Breakdown: Upset Picks, Sleeper Team, and Regional Champion Prediction

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Andy Bottoms breaks down the South Region, which features top overall seed Kentucky and a number of other top teams.

March Madness: Bracket Predictions For The 2012 NCAA Tournament

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Yesterday, I posted my official bracket predictions for the 2012 NCAA Tournament, which were made using this Four Factors-based system. Here is a recap in case you missed that post yesterday in the maelstrom of March Madness content that went up.

March Madness: South Region (Atlanta) Team Profiles for 2012 NCAA Tournament

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Now that the field has been set, I’ll be posting team profiles of all 68 teams, broken down by regions. First up is the Atlanta region, where top-ranked Kentucky is the number one overall seed.

SEC Championship Game: Kentucky-Vanderbilt Time, TV, Point Spread, and Prediction

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Today, in the SEC Championship Game, Kentucky faces the final hurdle in its path towards ultimate single-season SEC supremacy: Kevin Stallings’ Vanderbilt Commodores.

2012 SEC Tournament Preview, Prediction, Bracket, and TV Schedule

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After Kentucky posted a perfect conference record and won the SEC by six games, it will be interesting to see if anyone in the league can challenge them when the SEC Tournament begins in New Orleans on Thursday. With the Wildcats already locked into a one seed, that may be one of the only points of intrigue in the event.

What if…Christian Laettner had been ejected for stomping on Aminu Timberlake?

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Even without Christian Laettner’s game-winner, the 1992 East Regional Final was a classic, an all-time great. However, one thing many people forget is that Christian Laettner should not have been in the game to make that final shot.

College Basketball Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Rankings

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With Selection Sunday less than a week away, Andy Bottoms unveils his final College Basketball Power Rankings of the season.

College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of February 27th

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If Saturday’s glut of upsets, exciting games, and nail-biting finishes is any indiation, this year’s NCAA Tournament is going to be fantastic. As it stands, this looks like Andy Bottoms’ second the last set of Power Rankings for the season, because once the field is announced and March Madness begins, any lingering debates will be settled on the floor.