The 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis college basketball tournament tips off Thursday and is STACKED with six top 25 teams including Final Four contenders Louisville, Duke, and Missouri. Too bad half the games are being shown on something called AXS TV while the others will be seen on NBC Sports Network (which isn't offered to me on DirecTV even though I upgraded to the sports tier … [Read more...] about 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis Preview and Predictions
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#42 Stanford Cardinal: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #42 Stanford Cardinal: College Basketball 111 in 111
#83 Stanford Cardinal: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #83 Stanford Cardinal: College Basketball 111 in 111
99 in 99: #84 Stanford Cardinal
My all-time favorite Sportscenter commercial is the one where John Anderson throws a piece of paper into the garbage as the Stanford Cardinal mascot is watching. Anderson looks at the big oafy tree, then picks the paper out of the trash and puts it in the recycling bin. Get me every time. What does this have to do with my Stanford basketball preview? Nothing. I just … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #84 Stanford Cardinal
Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
By Mike Gallagher After an up and down end to the regular season, no one really knew what to expect heading into a match-up with Penn State that posed a few problems for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team. … [Read more...] about Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
2009-2010 Pac 10 Hoops Preview: Part 1 of 4
by: David Kay One down, five major conferences to go. Our 2009-2010 college basketball previews tipped-off last week with the Big East (to check those out click on the links at the bottom of the page.) Now, we head west to check in on the Pac-10 Conference, which should be down for a second straight season. Part one of our four part series begins with the teams that are … [Read more...] about 2009-2010 Pac 10 Hoops Preview: Part 1 of 4