NCAA Tournament Archive

Open Thread: NCAA Tournament

  • Alex Bozich Mar 18, 2010 3
 

It’s the best day of the year for college basketball. (Well, it’d be better if IU were playing, but I think that’s understood around these parts.) With that said, we’ve decided to open up a thread to discuss all things ...

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Talk of an NCAA Tournament expansion was pushed to the front page again on Monday when SportsbyBrooks reported, via sources, that expansion to a 96-team tournament was a done deal: Sources at ESPN and inside the administration at a powerhouse ...

Some rambling postseason thoughts on a Monday morning … So, we’re a few days removed from Indiana’s season-ending first round loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. Ho, hum. We all knew the Hoosiers were probably going to ...

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Tournament Pick ‘Em update

  • Staff Mar 24, 2008 3
 

The opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in the books and with that, we bring you an update on the Inside the Hall Tournament Pick ‘Em Challenge: There’s still a long way to go, but the contenders for the ...

Props to CBS Sports for getting with it and releasing highlights of every game via YouTube:

Around the Hall: Reaction to Arkansas loss

  • Alex Bozich Mar 22, 2008 3
 

Here is an all-encompassing link dump for your reading pleasure on the morning after IU’s embarrassing 86-72 loss to Arkansas: Loss puts stamp on roller coaster season (Indiana Daily Student) Hoosiers’ season of drama ends with a whimper (Indianapolis Star) ...

A season that started with promise and aspirations of a run to San Antonio ended Friday night as Indiana fell to Arkansas 86-72 in the first round of the East Regional in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hoosiers (25-8) started the ...

Game Thread: Indiana vs. Arkansas

  • Alex Bozich Mar 21, 2008 3
 

Opponent: Arkansas Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 | 9:40 EST Arena: RBC Center (19, 722) – Raleigh, North Carolina Line: Indiana by 2 All-time Series: Indiana leads 1-0 TV: CBS (Jim Nantz and Billy Packer) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don ...

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Keys to the game: Arkansas

  • Alex Bozich Mar 20, 2008 3
 

Strong out of the gate: In each of IU’s last three losses, they’ve trailed at halftime and in two of the games (Michigan State and Minnesota), they’ve trailed big early. Playing from behind is not advisable for anybody in the ...

Our meaningless Final Four picks

  • Alex Bozich Mar 20, 2008 3
 

We filled up our Yahoo! Tournament Pick ‘Em Group, so I had to get PostmanE and PostmanR on record with their Final Four picks. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, despite how poorly the last half of the ...

Pick ‘Em Prize: Guest blogger @ ITH

  • Staff Mar 19, 2008 3
 

First off, props to all of the ITH’ers who have joined the Yahoo! Tournament Pick’ Em group. As of this writing, we’ve got 388 members and we’re the 8th largest group. We tossed around a couple of ideas on how ...

Around the Hall: Selection Sunday reaction

  • Alex Bozich Mar 17, 2008 3
 

I’m still waiting on some clarification on how IU dropped to a No. 8 seed (reality check: it’ll never happen), but in the meantime, here’s the best of the best from the Web this morning: Seeding committee does IU no ...

Indiana and Arkansas will tip-off 30 mins following North Carolina vs. Coppin State/Mount St. Mary’s on Friday night, according to the NCAA. The Tar Heels are scheduled to play at 7:10 PM EST. For an updated NCAA Tournament bracket with ...

Breaking down the Charlotte Regional

  • Alex Bozich Mar 16, 2008 3
 

Tyler Hansbrough is one sexy beast. Reminder: Don’t forget to join the Inside the Hall NCAA Tournament Pick ‘Em Challenge by clicking here. Marquee players: Tyler Hansbrough (UNC), Wayne Ellington (UNC), Ty Lawson (UNC), Eric Gordon (IU), D.J. White (IU), ...

An eight seed? Are you serious?

  • Alex Bozich Mar 16, 2008 3
 

Tom O’Connor says “I’m the worst NCAA selection committee chairman of all-time.” Over the course of this afternoon, I had discussions with PostmanE and PostmanR as well as a member of the mainstream media on the potential seeding for IU ...