Saturday, March 16, 2024

Crown 'em

What an incredible, ticket-punching day............some newbies, some (long-absent) returnees, and other surprises......


MAAC final:


Fairfield outlasted Niagara in OT, 70-62.


MAC final:


Kent State took care of Buffalo, 78-60.


WAC final:


Cal Baptist edged Stephen F. Austin, 75-74, for their first tournament berth.


MEAC final:


Norfolk State bested Howard, 51-46.


SWAC final:


Jackson State routed Alcorn State, 68-44.


CUSA final:


Middle Tennessee handled Liberty, 67-51.


Big West final:


UCI downed UC Davis, 53-39, to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995.


ASUN final:


FGCU ran past Central Arkansas, 76-47.


Ivy League final:


Princeton stopped Columbia, 75-58.


CAA semifinal scores


MVC semifinal scores


Selection Sunday is tomorrow!!!!

Monday, March 11, 2024

Tournaments continue, and coaching dismissals begin

Big East final:


UConn routed Georgetown, 78-42.


Sun Belt final:


Marshall outlasted James Madison in OT, 95-92.


Big 12 semifinals:


Iowa State 85, Oklahoma 68


Texas 71, Kansas State 64


America East semifinal scores


Horizon semifinal scores


Summit semifinal scores


WCC semifinal scores


AAC quarterfinal scores


Big Sky quarterfinal scores


Mountain West quarterfinal scores


Northeast quarterfinal scores


Patriot quarterfinal scores


Southland first-round scores


College team news:


Some teams are already peaking.


Southern Indiana won the OVC title, but due to reclassification rules, UT Martin got the NCAA bid.


College player news:


Naismith DPOY semifinalists.


College coach news:


Kentucky has fired coach Kyra Elzy.


Utah State has fired coach Kayla Ard.


Cornell has dismissed coach Dayna Smith, after 21 years.


UMBC won't renew the contract of coach Johnetta Hayes.


Conference tournament news:


Nostalgia, greatness and emotion ruled the day at the last Pac-12 Tournament.


More on the South Carolina-LSU altercation:


More eyes, more scrutiny: the fight is seen as a bad look for growing WBB.


The brother of Flau'jae Johnson was arrested and charged with assault and battery, and disorderly conduct.

This week's AP top 25 poll: small tweaks

 The almost-last AP top 25 poll of the season:


1. South Carolina

2. Iowa

3. USC

4. Stanford

5. Texas

6. UCLA

7. Ohio State

8. LSU

9. Notre Dame

10. UConn

11. North Carolina State

12. Oregon State

13. Virginia Tech

14. Gonzaga

15. Indiana

16. Kansas State

17. Oklahoma

18. Colorado

19. Baylor

20. Utah

21. UNLV

22. Syracuse

23. Creighton

24. Louisville

25. Fairfield