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
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Andy Bottoms breaks down the South Region, which features top overall seed Kentucky and a number of other top teams.
West Region Bracket Breakdown: Upset Picks, Sleeper Team, and Regional Champion Prediction
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Andy Bottoms takes a look at the West region, which features tournament champions from the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, and Mountain West along with one of the hottest teams in the country in Memphis as well as the nation’s only one-loss team in Murray State.
East Region Bracket Breakdown: Upset Picks, Sleeper Team, and Regional Champion Prediction
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Andy breaks down the East region. Syracuse and Ohio State make for a top-heavy East region, but Florida State and Vanderbilt also come in brimming with confidence after winning their respective conference tournaments.
Midwest Region Bracket Breakdown: Upset Picks, Sleeper Team, and Regional Champion Prediction
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Andy breaks down the Midwest region. Perennial powers North Carolina and Kansas earned the top two seeds in the Midwest region, but it may well be the easiest one of the four.
March Madness: Midwest Region (St. Louis) Team Profiles For 2012 NCAA Tournament
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Now that the field has been set, Andy is posting team profiles of all 68 teams, broken down by regions. Next up is the St. Louis region, which features perennial contenders North Carolina and Kansas as well as regular season champions from the Big Ten, Atlantic 10, and Mountain West.
March Madness: East Region (Boston) Team Profiles for 2012 NCAA Tournament
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Now that the field has been set, Andy is posting team profiles of all 68 teams, broken down by regions. Next up is the Boston region, which features regular season champs from the Big East and Big Ten along with tournament champs from the ACC and SEC.
March Madness: 5-12 Upset Picks For 2012 NCAA Tournament
March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Every year, a 12-seed upsets a 5-seed. That’s why the first rule of NCAA Tournament bracket predicting is: thou shalt predict a 12 seed to beat a 5 seed. In this post I’ll analyze the 5-12 matchups and tell you which ones are good upset picks and which ones are not, and then we’ll crowdsource opinions from everyone.
March Madness: West Region (Phoenix) 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. Next up is the Phoenix region, which is home to the Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East Tournament Champions.
March Madness Upsets: 6 Intriguing ‘Round of 64′ Matchups
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Here are six matchups that really stand out as potentially great battles, and possible upsets, at the beginning of March Madness.
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.
Bubble Watch: NCAA Tournament Bubble Teams as of March 10th
March 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
With Selection Sunday just a couple days away, this will be Andy Bottoms’ last bubble watch of the season, although he will still be posting daily bracket projections. Even at this late stage, there is a ton of uncertainty in terms of the last few at-large spots. In some cases, mid-majors that lost early have been able to sit back and allow the ineptitude of others to give them a better shot.
March Madness: A Brief History of the NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The NCAA hasn’t always extended at-large invitations. Josh Tinley takes you on the continuously evolving journey that has led us to today’s tournament setup.
March Madness Info: “Your Guide To The Perfect Bracket”
March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bubble Watch: NCAA Tournament Bubble Teams on March 8th
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With Selection Sunday mere days away, Andy Bottoms is ramping up the frequency of his bubble watch posts from here on out. The last few conference tournaments start on Thursday, which will undoubtedly lead to plenty of movement among what remains a lengthy list of tournament hopefuls.
