Category Archives: News and Notes

Cleveland State had a heck of a season last year: after losing 21 games in 2020, the Vikings bounced back in 2021 with a 19-8 season and the school’s 3rd-ever trip to the NCAA tourney. However, the greatest team in … Continue reading →

-For starters, BIG TIME congrats to Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears.  They survived a rough schedule in one of the nation’s toughest conferences, they had to overcome a COVID protocol shutdown at a crucial point in the season, their … Continue reading →

-The ratings for the NCAA Tournament are through the roof this year.  They are always high, but they are DAMN high this year!  I don’t know if it’s because we didn’t get one last year.  I don’t know if it’s … Continue reading →

-The only Sweet Sixteen game that featured two protected seeds ended up being one of the biggest clunkers of the whole day, and perhaps even the whole tournament.  Neither Florida State or Michigan looked all that much like protected seeds, … Continue reading →

-Oregon State marches on!!  That is five top 25 wins in a row for a team that almost no one gave any thought to on the Thursday of the Pac 12 Tournament.  They are now in the Elite Eight after … Continue reading →

-Another bit of a silver lining to a season that has had a lot of lead in it, we will get to see all eight Sweet Sixteen games this year with no overlap!  In other words, I won’t need two … Continue reading →