feed://minimillions.athlonsports.com/game_content_rss.php MINI BRACKET CHALLENGE en http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=289 Twenty years after Danny Manning and the Miracles won it all, Kansas defeated Memphis for the national championship, thanks to a miraculous shot by Mario Chalmers at the end of regulation. Racing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:30:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=290 Kansas' remarkable comeback has the Jayhawks finishing the season atop our power rankings with a devestated Memphis bunch No. 2. Racing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:20:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=293 Memphis coach John Calipari played point guard at UNC-Wilmington as a freshman and sophomore from 1978-80 before returning to his native Pennsylvania’s Clarion State for his junior and senior seasons in 1980-82. Racing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:10:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=292 The season after John Calipari left Kansas for Pitt, current Kansas coach Bill Self joined Larry Brown’s Jayhawk staff as a graduate assistant. Now, the talk surrounding Self is less about where he came from and more about where he may or may not be going. Racing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:05:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=294 For the second straight season, Athlon Sports awarded its national player of the year award to a player from the Big 12 conference. Racing Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=285 The East Region was dominated by the North Carolina Tar Heels and coach Roy Williams, who will be facing Kansas for the first time since leaving KU for UNC. Racing Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:04:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=286 The Midwest Region was clinched by the Kansas Jayhawks and coach Bill Self, who is making his first Final Four trip after leading three schools to the Elite Eight. Racing Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:03:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=287 The West Region was won by the UCLA Bruins and coach Ben Howland, who is hoping that his third consecutive trip to the Final Four ends in a national title. Racing Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:02:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=288 The South Region was outran by the Memphis Tigers and coach John Calipari, who has convinced his No. 1 seed team that they are underdogs in the Final Four. Racing Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:01:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=284 A conference-by-conference recap of the field in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Big 12 has a 10-5 record with one team still alive at the Final Four in San Antonio. Racing Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=280 The chalk ruled the East Region, as the top four seeds — North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisville and Washington State — advanced to the Sweet 16 in Charlotte. Racing Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:04:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=283 The Midwest Region has been dominated by Kansas and Cinderella story Davidson, but Villanova and Wisconsin are eager to end those trends at the Sweet 16 in Detroit. Racing Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:03:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=281 The West Region is headlined by top seed UCLA, but Xavier, West Virginia and underdog Western Kentucky are also headed to the Sweet 16 in Phoenix. Racing Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:02:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=282 The South Region's top team is Memphis, but Michigan State is tough, Stanford is tall and Texas is comfortably close to home at the Sweet 16 in Houston. Racing Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:01:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=279 A conference-by-conference recap of the field in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Big East is leading the way with a 10-5 record and three teams in the Sweet 16. Racing Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=274 North Carolina is the beast of the East Region, thanks in large part to the Tar Heels' National Player of the Year candidate, forward Tyler Hansbrough. Racing Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:04:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=277 Kansas is the pride of the Midwest Region, but Georgetown wants to bring "Hoya paranoia" to the Final Four for the second consecutive year. Racing Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:03:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=275 UCLA is the best in a wild West Region that also features a pair of trigger-happy 3-point shooting teams in powerhouse Duke and underdog Drake. Racing Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:02:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=276 Memphis is the team to beat in the South Region, but Texas will be a popular pick to become the second "UT" to defeat the C-USA champs this season. Racing Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:01:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=273 A conference-by-conference recap of the the field in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Big East led all conferences with eight teams in the Big Dance.   Racing Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=272 As Big Ten conference tournament action commences this afternoon, several teams will have an opportunity to prove they’re better than either their record or the public’s perception suggests they are. Racing Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=271 It seems unlikely, more so even than one-upping Kevin Durant, that someone could step in and be more dominant than Michael Beasley has been since first donning a Kansas State uniform, which is why he's Athlon's Big 12 Player of the Year. Racing Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=270 The ACC posted the nation’s best RPI for the fourth year out of the last five yet with play soon to begin in the 55th annual ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., plenty of prognosticators predict that the conference will receive just four bids to the NCAA Tournament. Racing Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=269 As the 11th Pac-10 Tournament unfolds Wednesday through Saturday at the Staples Center, UCLA has won its third consecutive regular-season conference championship, is heavily favored to capture its third postseason league title among the 11 events held and is readily counted on to advance to the Final Four for the third time in as many trips. Racing Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=268 The 29th annual Big East Tournament returns to the Big Apple this week for its 26th run at Madison Square Garden. The Big East Conference has held its tournament in the same location; in this case the World’s Most Famous Arena, longer than any other conference tournament. Racing Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=266 Before we move on to Selection Sunday and start filling out our bracket sheets, it’s time to recognize the work done to this point. The regular season is an incredible journey that should never be forgotten. Racing Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=267 In this week's SEC notebook, Mitch Light hands out his postseason hardware and predicts the results from the upcoming SEC Tournament in Atlanta. Racing Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=265 Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the sixth edition of AthlonSports.com's 2008 Bracket Breakdown Feature. Racing Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=264 Big 12 Conference basketball coaches are begging for respect, and they want it in the form of NCAA Tournament bids. With three teams sitting on the 8-7 bubble, the coaches are looking for six entries into the Big Dance. Racing Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=263 Several Big Ten teams can claim missed opportunities during the 2007-08 season – Minnesota, Ohio State, Michigan State – but only Penn State has a valid ‘excuse’ for why it has failed to live up to lofty preseason expectations. Racing Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=262 Two months of black eyes and bruised egos have left two teams — UCLA and Stanford — standing, a pair of survivors reaching for a league championship while ducking the punches of one determined challenger after another. Racing Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=261 Maryland is one of a few ACC bubble teams looking to solidify their resumes as the regular season draws to a close. The Terps didn't help their cause though by allowing Clemson to rally from a 59-39 deficit in Maryland to claim a 73-70 victory. Racing Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=260 It might be a stretch to call at team with a .600 winning percentage a dynasty, but it’s clear that Mississippi State has been the top program in the SEC West in recent years. Racing Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=259 As Notre Dame’s starting point guard, Tory Jackson controls the Fighting Irish’s offensive attack with the instincts of someone who’s thinking a step or two ahead of the action. It’s a fitting approach for the accomplished chess player. Racing Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=257 Forget what you’ve heard about March coming in like a lion. The most important month of the college basketball season blew into Allen Fieldhouse Saturday night like a flock of fired up Jayhawks. Racing Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=256 Mitch Light projects the 65-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the fifth edition of AthlonSports.com's 2008 Bracket Breakdown Feature. Racing Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=255 The unpredictable events of the last week and a half have altered the predictable landscape of the ACC. With March Madness fast approaching, not much of anything is certain. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=254 With three games remaining in the regular season, Rick Barnes is on the verge of bringing his second Big 12 Conference regular season men’s basketball title to Austin in the past three years. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=253 Patrick Ewing Jr. is a 6-foot-8 forward who toils in the blue-collar realms of rebounding and defense. He’s not the same player his dad was and doesn’t pretend to be. But sometimes those expectations are hard to escape at your famous father's alma mater. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=252 Other than forfeits due to NCAA sanctions, only twice in the last half-century has a Big Ten team finished the regular season without a single conference victory. The 2007-08 the Wildcats were dangerously close to adding a third such campaign until junior guard Craig Moore came to the rescue. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=251 Names like Jerryd Bayless, James Harden, Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo headline the Pac-10. They’re freshmen, mostly teens, the reason Pac-10 basketball received a significant seat upgrade this season, from coach to first class. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=250 Can a team that lost at home to Gardner-Webb make the NCAA Tournament? What about a team that went 6–7 in the non-conference portion of its schedule? Well, if that team is Kentucky, and a few things fall the right way over the next few weeks, the answer is yes. Racing Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:00 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=112 The Florida Gators are two wins away from repeating as NCAA Tournament champions. Racing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:11:45 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=111 The UCLA Bruins are poised to run through the Final Four to the school’s 12th national title. Racing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:11:30 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=110 The Georgetown Hoyas are led by a new John Thompson but are producing the same results. Racing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:11:17 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=109 The Ohio State Buckeyes have three losses this year – at Florida, at UNC and at Wisconsin. Racing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:11:01 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=108 A rundown of each conference’s overall record and each team’s results in March Madness. Racing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:10:39 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=103 UNC and USC are ready to run, while Georgetown and Vanderbilt prepare for a rematch. Racing Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:24:20 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=104 Ohio State survived an overtime scare, but Memphis may need to overcome an injury. Racing Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:23:58 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=105 Florida is still eyeing back-to-back national titles, but Butler wants an underdog story. Racing Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:23:25 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=106 Kansas and Southern Illinois have opposite styles, while UCLA and Pitt share a coach. Racing Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:22:47 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=107 A rundown of each conference’s overall record and each team’s results in March Madness. Racing Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:03:46 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=97 Check out a conference-by-conference rundown of this year’s NCAA Tournament field of 65 teams. Racing Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:55:27 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=101 UNC and Georgetown are the top teams, but Texas freshman Kevin Durant will be hard to stop. Racing Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:25:15 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=100 Ohio State and Memphis look strong, but Louisville coach Rick Pitino has his team ready to play. Racing Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:24:40 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=99 Florida is aiming to return to the Final Four, but Wisconsin, Oregon and Maryland stand in the way. Racing Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:24:06 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=98 Kansas and UCLA hope to carry on the storied tradition, but so does Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Racing Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:22:37 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=96 For the first time since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule, no team in the ACC recorded 12 conference wins. What resulted was a wild final weekend of play. Nolan Hayes looks at that and gives out his postseason awards. Racing Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:23:38 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=95 Syracuse's improbable run through the Big East Tournament last year has created a feeling of hope for all 12 teams involved in the event this season. Mike Waters wraps up the conference season and handicaps the 12 tourney participants. Racing Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:11:54 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=94 Mitch Light breaks down the projected NCAA Tournament field conference by conference in the seventh edition of our Bracket Breakdown feature. Racing Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:49:41 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=93 There's one week to go as conferences across the nation dish out their automatic bids. Check out Mitch Light's March 5th version of the projected NCAA Tournament field. Racing Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:45:53 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=92 With Kansas clinching the Big 12 regular season crown, the conference heads into the tournament with four solid NCAA teams. Can one more sneak its way in? Jason King hands out postseason awards and makes his predictions. Racing Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:29:55 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=91 A battle of the top two teams in the Pac-10 won't get the television coverage it deserves, but Washington State and UCLA should provide plenty of excitement in Pullman as the Pac-10 season winds down. Racing Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:02:13 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=90 Boston College, Virginia Tech and Virginia have all spent time at the top of the ACC recently, but with North Carolina a game ahead of the pack late in the season, the league was supposed to be wrapped up. Welcome to the ACC. Racing Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:00:14 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=89 With Selection Sunday less than two weeks away, AthlonSports.com's Mitch Light takes a look at who’s in, who’s out and who’s on the bubble in the SEC. Racing Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:31:02 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=88 Syracuse has won five consecutive Big East games including Monday's upset of Georgetown. In that short amount of time, Mike Waters says the Orange have gone from one side of the bubble to the other. Racing Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:28:34 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=87 Maryland all but secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament by stunning North Carolina 89–87 in College Park. The Terrapins were left out of the Big Dance in 2005 and 2006, but Jason King says they can't be ignored again this season. Racing Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:25:21 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=86 Mitch Light says Tubby Smith is a great basketball coach, but even the most ardent Smith backers have to be a bit concerned about the current state of the Kentucky basketball program. Racing Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:10:11 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=85 The Big East is staging two intriguing races that add meaning to the month of February. While the battle to get into the conference tournament is a given, Mike Waters says the Battle for the Bye is even more impoartant. Racing Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:04:31 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=84 New Mexico coach Ritchie McKay suspended J.R. Giddens indefinitely Friday. By doing so McKay was admitting that he failed on his promise to turn Giddens into a “new man” after the troubled guard transferred from Kansas. Racing Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:50:50 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=83 Mitch Light breaks down the projected NCAA Tournament conference by conference in the fifth edition of our Bracket Breakdown feature. Racing Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:46:43 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=82 It will be tough for voters to pick the Big 12 Coach of the Year with all of the worthy candidates in 2006-07, but Jason King says identifying the coach who has done the worst job is a much easier task. Racing Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:45:01 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=81 After exhibiting remarkable toughness throughout the year, the wear and tear of the Pac-10 schedule is starting to catch up with the top teams, leaving key players like Darren Collison, Anthony Goods and Derrick Low sidelined. Racing Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:29:51 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=79 Despite his team's struggles, South Carolina senior Tre Kelley is a strong candidate for first-team All-SEC honors. Kelley leads the Gamecocks into Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym this week, where they have had unusual success. Racing Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:28:11 -0600 http://minimillions.athlonsports.com/article.php?art_id=78 West Virginia stunned No. 2 UCLA on Saturday to record its biggest win in a season that has already surpassed expectations. After losing four starters, the Mountaineers own a 19-6 overall record and are currently 7-5 in the Big East. Racing Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:27:03 -0600