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American Athletic Conference

... actual geography and the name of the league. Houston and Memphis at least are located in America, but it’s going to take some serious climate change to put Pittsburgh or Syracuse on the Atlantic Coast. •  Printable bracket: Make your March Madness picks. Still, though, this odd, mismatched bunch has some serious historical chops at this time of year. Hell, UConn’s in this league, and it’s won four NCAA championships since 1999 and, when the Huskies lost to Cincinnati on Saturday, it was a matchup of two teams with six national championships between them. The hometown Huskies fell to the Bearcats to finish with their first sub-.500 record since Jim Calhoun took over the program 31 years ago. UConn came into the season as a consensus top-20 selection, but it could muster only a split in 18 games within the AAC, which has chops beyond the historical, despite its unwieldy creation. For example, it has SMU, which ...

Ncaa Tournament Predictions

... pick Kris Dunn last year, and has lost several recruits he had counted on to keep things rolling once Dunn left. They’re dancing for the fourth straight year, despite being predicted to finish ninth in the Big East in the preseason. This team is led by a quartet of double-figure scorers, including 6-8 junior forward Rodney Bullock (15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg). 6-7 junior Emmitt Holt (12.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg) is robust inside, and juniors Kyron Cartwright (11.7 ppg) and Jalen Lindsey (10.2 ppg) are capable scorers as well. Southern California’s Elijah Stewart dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong). 11. Southern California (24-9, 10-8/Pac-12)–The Trojans and Friars are matching up in the NCAAs for the second straight year, though this time it’s before the Round of 64. Providence edged SC, 70-69, on a Rodney Bullock layup off of an inbounds pass with 1.8 seconds left. We think USC got a raw deal this year—how this team ended up in the ...

Ncaa No. 6 Seed Smu Finishes Ahead Of No. 3 Seed Baylor

... which received the other six first-place votes, and Kansas, two No. 1 seeds for the tournament, were second and third, but the poll and the selection committee disagreed on the fourth No. 1. Arizona was fourth in the poll, while North Carolina, the fourth No. 1 seed, was ranked fifth. Kentucky was sixth, followed by Duke, UCLA, Oregon and Louisville. SMU was 11 th, followed by Baylor, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Purdue, Florida State, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Wichita State and Florida. The last five ranked teams were Butler, Saint Mary's, Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin. This was Villanova's eighth week as No. 1 this season. Gonzaga was on top of the poll for four weeks while Duke, Kentucky and Kansas were all there for two weeks and Baylor for one. Baylor's climb was the most impressive considering the Bears weren't ranked in the preseason poll. Fifteen teams were ranked the entire season, with Villanova and Kansas the only two who spent the entire season in the top 10. March Madness central: Printable bracket, matchups for Baylor and SMU, TV times, tickets and more. Kansas ends the season ...

Aftermath Of Smu Debacle, Now And Beyond

... Podcast: Aftermath of SMU debacle, now and beyond. This week's edition focuses on what the SMU loss means for Memphis this week and for the rest of the Tubby Smith era. Post to Facebook. Tiger Basketball Podcast: Aftermath of SMU debacle, now and beyond This week's edition focuses on what the SMU loss means for Memphis this week and for the rest of the Tubby Smith era. Check out this story on __link__: __link__/2 nbax ID. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation. Tiger Basketball Podcast: Aftermath of SMU debacle, now and beyond. Mark Giannotto , USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee 2:02 p.m. CT March 7, 2017. Buy Photo. Dejected University of Memphis forward Dedric Lawson (right) walks off the court after losing to Southern Methodist University 103-62 at Moody Coliseum in Dallas on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Lawson scored 13 points off 4-12 shooting while grabbing five rebounds and allowed four turnovers in 31 minutes of play. The Tigers closed the regular season with five losses in their ...

Kentucky, Michigan And Smu Win Conference Tournament Titles

... / Getty Images). Associated Press. De'Aaron Fox scored 18 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to its third straight Southeastern Conference tournament championship with an 82-65 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. The Wildcats (29-5) added their 30 th tournament title all-time to their 48 regular-season championships in convincing fashion. The Razorbacks couldn't string together points the way they usually do, not with Kentucky answering every big bucket with its own run. The big spurt came as Kentucky scored 13 straight points to end the first half and into the opening minute of the second that turned a three-point lead to a 46-30 edge. Arkansas (25-9) fell to 1-6 in this championship, having lost to Kentucky for the second time in three years. BIG TEN. Michigan 71, No. 24 Wisconsin 56: The Wolverines completed a magical run to its first conference tournament title, using a swarming defense and accurate shooting to beat the Badgers in Washington. The eighth-seeded Wolverines (24-11) began their journey with a scary skid ...

Smu Closing In On Baylor For Highest Ranking Among Texas Teams

... ranked for the first six polls of the season, moved back into the Top 25 after beating Baylor on Saturday. The Hurricanes (20-8), who were ranked for most of last season, reaching as high as seventh, moved into the poll after Saturday's victory over Duke. Creighton (22-7), which was 23 rd, dropped out for the first time this season after losses to Providence and Villanova. Maryland (22-7) fell out from 24 th after losses to Minnesota and Iowa. Kansas, which has the longest current streak in the Top 25, dating to February 2009, is No. 1 for the 63 rd time. That is the fifth-best total behind UCLA (134), Duke (129), Kentucky (117) and North Carolina (113). The Jayhawks' conference title run matches UCLA's streak in the Pac-8 in the 1960 s-70 s. The other teams to be No. 1 this season were Duke, Kentucky, ...

The Long, Winding Journey Of Former Top Recruit Semi Ojeleye

... defense as he is on offense. Maybe better.”. Still, Ojeleye required a little more time to grasp the circumstances that conspired toward this late arrival with SMU. He was the No. 32 prospect in the Class of 2013, per the Recruiting Services Consensus Index, after setting the Kansas high school career scoring record with 2,763 points at Ottawa High School. He joined a three-person Duke recruiting class headlined by Jabari Parker and also featuring Matt Jones, who would go on to be a four-year cornerstone for the Blue Devils. “I planned for things in college to go differently, to go more smoothly, to be at Duke,” Ojeleye says. “That was my plan. But plans change.”. Bracket Watch: Florida, Louisville look to boost their seeding. A lack of maturity stalled him; as Ojeleye puts it, he never learned a skill as small as taking the two or three minutes after class to clear his mind for the day’s work. “Not knowing ...

East Region Has Intrigue, But Upsets Unlikely

... first-round upset will be … None! I’m going chalk. But I won’t leave you empty-handed. If you want my pick on the upset (11 seed or lower) that’s most likely to win, I think I’d lean USC over SMU, but only if USC can first get by Providence Friars in Dayton. That game will be played on Wednesday night at the First Four. Another fun possible upset to watch for: Let’s jump ahead a round and declare SMU over Baylor. This would be an intra-Texas battle. The Bears have been roughed up in the NCAAs in recent seasons, remember. In 2016, Yale Bulldogs got ‘em. How does Yale outrebound Baylor, by the way. on You Tube. I don’t think the Bears get picked off by New Mexico State (who is good, by the way), but SMU presents enough challenges in the starting lineup that I’m inclined to believe Baylor won’t make the Sweet 16. The lowest-seeded school to make the Sweet 16 will be … No. 6 SMU. Alongside Ojeleye, the Mustangs have talented senior Sterling Brown , a sophomore point guard in Shake Milton who is going to be a breakout player next season, and ...