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March Madness The Synchronized Frenzy

There is a selection committee that chooses the teams for the March Madness tournament. The same committee selects the teams for both the men's and women's tournaments. The members of this committee include conference commissioners and university athletic directors. The meetings are held between Thursday and Sunday, just before the date of the first game of the tournament. The final decision is taken on Sunday. It is popularly known as the ‘Selection Sunday’. The committee announces the decision on television. Read More...

March Madness Invitation To The Dance

The term March Madness refers to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. The winner of this tournament is awarded the college basketball's biggest prize. The winners of these tournaments become the national champions of college basketball. Sixty-five teams participate in this tournament – all vying for the championship trophy. The concentrated hype of these teams, the agony of losing and going back home, the euphoria of winning to play another day and the last-second buzzer-beating baskets – this is what March Madness refers to. Read More...

NCAA March Madness Series

The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held each spring featuring 65[1] college basketball teams in the United States. Colloquially known as March Madness (as the tournament takes place mainly during the month of March) or the Big Dance (as opposed to the now smaller and less prestigious NIT), the tournament takes place over 3 weeks at sites across the United States, and the national semifinals (the Final Four) have become one of the nation’s most prominent sporting events.Read More...

NCAA March Madness How To

You read now with your brackets in hand and a desire to win your office pool, or the ESPN challenge thingy - with millions of entrants vying for $10,000. (If one does the math, one realizes it's a long shot - the length-of-the-court, falling-out-of-bounds variety - to take the grand prize in that rat race.) You want to become a Cinderella story. You want your March Madness slipper to fit. You seek office prominence, cube farm glory! But how? (Never mind why!)...Read More...

College Basketball Handicapping - Calculating Your Investment

The first statistical trends that I look at in NCAA basketball are defensive. These include forced turnovers and points allowed. I also look at the team's ability to protect the ball (turnovers committed), three point shooting, field goal percentage, and their ability to put up points as evidenced by points per game. These categories are analyzed in home and away games from the current season. Ever wonder how to calculate your return on investment? What can you realistically expect at various winning percentages? Read on...Read More...

Michigan can not catch a Break

The Michigan men's basketball team played its most complete game of the season Tuesday night. It still wasn't enough to equal a much-needed win. Michigan lost a heartbreaker 64-61 to Wisconsin to fall to a morose 5-14 overall and 1-6 in the Big Ten. Back in December, my friend Tick said Michigan might manage just one or two Big Ten wins. I called him crazy. The Big Ten, after all, isn't the power conference it used to be. And Michigan plays bottom-dwellers Penn State and Northwestern twice.Read More...

College Basketball Teams & Players Looking to Make a 2008 Impact

Tyler Hansbrough: is a scoring and rebounding force for the UNC Tar Heels. Chris Douglass-Roberts: has stepped up for Memphis leading the C-USA squad in scoring at right at 20 points per game while averaging just at 6 rebounds per game. D.J. Augustin: has been a sensation for the Longhorns. Augustin is averaging 19 points a game, is an assist dishing machine and is an assassin from 3-point range.Read More...

Final Four Betting - Betting on the 2008 Final Four

The Final Four betting action is hot in Las Vegas as well. Professional and casual gamblers alike book reservations in the nation's gambling capital months in advance of the March Madness frenzy, and during the games you'll find Vegas casinos packed and pumping with standing-room-only status. Billions of gambling dollars change hands during Final Four betting and the three weeks of back-to-back basketball games leading up to it.Read More...

How did the NCAA tournament get its nickname?

The NCAA men's basketball tournament, which tipped off today, is colloquially known as "March Madness." Other staples of the 65-team tourney's unique lingo include "Sweet 16," "Final Four," and the "Big Dance." How and when did these terms originate? Read More...

2008 Division I Men's Basketball Championship

Meanwhile, around the Web keep up with March Madness to see who's in and who's out on Selection Sunday, with first round action beginning March 20. The Final Four begins April 5 and heads to Texas... on the way to see who wins the 2008 NCAA Men's Championship Game on Monday, April 7, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Seeds will be announced live on Selection Sunday - March 16, 2008 on CBS at 6PM ET when the pairings for the 65 men's teams are revealed. ... Read More...

Sports Betting with Sportsbooks

Why just watch sports when you can make money from them? Sportsbooks offer the sports gambler many choices to bet on their favorite sports. Learn the basics of sports betting at sportsbooks and be more than just a spectator.People have always liked to wager. May it be an ... Read More...