Ohio Becomes Butler of 2012 NCAA Tournament in Heartbreaking Way: A Fan's Take The 2012 NCAA tournament bracket has the North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks as the last programs standing in the Midwest, as expected. But it was nearly very different on Mar. 23, as the Tar Heels were inches away from a gigantic loss to a mid-major Cinderella. The Ohio Bobcats were in a position that my own Temple Owls could have easily been in - to shake up the NCAA tournament by ... Xavier Finds NCAA Tournament X-Factor yet Again: A Fan's Take The 2012 NCAA tournament bracket has only the Xavier Musketeers left to represent the Atlantic 10. Temple Owls alumni like myself were convinced all year that we'd be the A-10's best NCAA tournament bet, yet the Owls were sent home a week ago. But this kind of bracket is nothing new, as Temple may have great regular seasons and A-10 titles, yet Xavier remains the conference's signature program ... 2012 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Regional Finals Round TV Schedule The eight teams left in the 2012 NCAA tournament will face off in Elite Eight Regional Final round games to see who will make it to this year's Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana. In a two-day span (March 24-25), four games will be played to determine which teams will advance. Who will conquer March Madness and claim this year's championship? Can Ohio Pull NCAA Tournament Shocker in Temple's Place?: A Fan's Outlook The 2012 NCAA tournament bracket seems to have worked out for the North Carolina Tar Heels on paper. The Tar Heels only have to face the No. 13 seeded Ohio Bobcats in the Sweet 16 on Mar. 23 and might just face the No. 11 seeded N.C. State Wolfpack in the Elite Eight. However, the potential loss of Kendall Marshall has helped the Bobcats dream of pulling an NCAA tournament upset for the ages ... Fresno Region Sweet 16 Women's NCAA Tournament Preview: Fan's Take With the 2012 NCAA Women's basketball tournament down to 16 teams, the pressure of making it through each game could be unbearable for some. For the most part, all teams remaining in the Fresno Region were expected to make it this far. Top-seeded Stanford, second-seeded Duke, third-seeded St. John's and fifth-seeded South Carolina will all take the court on March 24 in hopes of advancing to the ... NCAA Capsules PHOENIX (AP) Freshman forward Chane Behanan made the go-ahead basket with 1:06 left and fourth-seeded Louisville finished the game on a 23-8 run for a 72-68 victory over Florida on Saturday in the NCAA West Regional final, earning the Cardinals a trip to the Final Four. NCAA May Not Decide on APR Changes Before July NCAA in no rush to decide on APR changes that could allow UConn to qualify for tourney NCAA talks on APR changes impacting UConn could last into July Connecticut may not find out before this summer whether the NCAA will adopt academic rules changes that would allow the Huskies men's basketball team to qualify for the 2013 NCAA tournament. NCAA Preview: Penn State Vs UConn at Ryan Center Sunday March 25th The No. 1 seed UConn Huskies will face No. 4 seed Penn State when they return to the Sweet Sixteen for the 19th straight year on Sunday, March 25 at 4:30 p.m. EDT at Ryan Center. In the teams' series history, UConn has the better record, at 6-3 over Penn State. NCAA tournament 2012: Things come full-circle for Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan PHOENIX – The first time Louisville Coach Rick Pitino reached this stage — one win from advancing to the NCAA tournament's final weekend – he guided Providence to a Final Four berth in 1987 . That squad was led by a plucky guard who needed little more than an opportunity and some guidance. The guard's name was Billy Donovan. Read full article >>
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