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Reasons Your "SWEET 16" Team will Win The NCAA Tournament
Here are reasons why your Sweet 16 team will win the Tournament. Yeah, I guess it's possible that "your" team did not make the Sweet 16...


THE DOMINATION RANKINGS
Definition of Domination Rankings : the ranking of all categories of college basketball - women, men, wheelchair, D1, D2, D3, NAIA, JUCO...

Why Your Team (and Each Team) Can (Will) win The NCAA Tournament
Below are reasons why every team will win the NCAA Tournament. All right, let me clarify. We realize that only one team will win, but we...

College Wheelchair Hoops Updates - with a Little Comedy from Luke Hutchinson.
3/19/2025 The NWBA has officially announced the seedings for the 2025 NIWBT! The tournament will take place March 26th-March 29th. Link...

College Hoops Updates - in Jokes - by Dave Barend
3/25/2025 Millions of people across the country are passionately rooting for their schools to prevail. So clearly the perfect time time...

UConn will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - ReasonsWhy By Mike Rusconi
More Reasons 1. Uconn won their first game by 69 points. 2. reason #1 3. reason #1 and #2 4. Azzi Fudd had 21 pts in the first half...

Maryland will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Mike Rusconi
More Reasons - 3/24/2025 1. By all accounts, Maryland should not have beaten Colorado State, however the mascot gods smiled upon their...

Tennessee will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Matt Carty
New Reasons 1. There’s been some scuttlebutt that Vols' coach Rick Barnes may be retiring, and that the team wants to send him out on...

Kentucky will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Whit Henry
New Reasons They’ve already beat Tennessee twice. This is the ideal matchup for a Sweet Sixteen. Wildcat fans must be salivating looking...

Notre Dame will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Rick Condon
New Reasons Quick preamble: my editor for this site sent a request (actually many, many requests) after Selection Sunday asking me for ...

UCLA will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Keith Spillett
New Reasons They are off to a great start. They blew the Joggin’ Jaguars of Southern University away by 40 in the opener. Richmond hung...

Duke will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Robb Hellwig
New Reasons 1. COOPER FLAGG 2. Duke's defense and depth 3. The media (including CBS) - which favors elite liberal universities like Duke...

South Carolina will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Trey Allwood
More Reasons 5. The University of South Carolina is the largest university by enrollment in the state. This means that if the team starts...

Duke will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Robb Hellwig
New Reasons 1. Great team defense 2. Toby Fournier gets healthy and back in lineup 3. Incredible efficiency – Duke...

Arizona will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Matt Carty
New Reasons 1. Never underestimate spite. I said the Wildcats have a history of breaking my bracket, and I picked them losing to Oregon...

Texas Tech will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Keith Spillett
New Reasons JT Toppin is an absolute monster and is as relentless as kudzu. He completely demolished Drake in the paint with 25 points...

Alabama will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Keith Spillett
New Reasons Mark Sears is unstoppable. Imagine for a moment you are a college coach faced with the task of coming up with a defensive...

BYU will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Whit Henry
New Reasons Richie Saunders is the Tater Tot King. For those confused, his great-grandfather invented tater tots. Since this incredible...

Arkansas will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
New Reasons 1. They are big. They are physical. They block shots. Just ask St John's. 2. Boogie Fland appeared to be back in the groove...

Auburn will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons by Shawn O'Neal
New Reasons • Bruce Pearl has won everyplace he has gone and has yet another chance to shed the title of "Best Coach without a National...

Florida will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Tyler Brodie
New Reasons Walter Clayton is the best college player when he's on. He can make a three from anywhere. Drive to the paint. Create...

Michigan State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Michael Dinga
5. They were the clear top dawg in a top-heavy, top-tier B1G, ending the regular season with a full 3-game lead 4. They may have lost...

Houston will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Shawn O'Neal
New Reasons • The Cougars' rise in the American helped earn their jump to the Big 12, where there was no thought they could continue on...

Purdue will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
New Reasons People had a hard time forgetting how hard it was for this team to get past the first two rounds. Nearly a third of NCAA.com...

Mississippi will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
More Reasons I have now watched two more Ole Miss games, totaling up to four on the season, and lemme tell you, this team is fun to...

LSU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Eli Barsoum
Coach Kim Mulkey was the first person in NCAA history to win a championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. With a...

Tennessee will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. It is impossible to discount the team that has made it to every single NCAA Women's Tournament. 2. The Lady Vols have such diversity...

Michigan will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Mason deLisser.
New Reasons: The first two rounds have shown that the Wolverines are battle tested. They staved off the upset that everyone picked and...

Ohio State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - By Tyler Brodie
Two of Ohio State’s losses came to UCLA. If they meet their kryptonite again, which Ohio State can do later in the tournament, it’s hard...

Oklahoma will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Andrew Connell
Score, Score, and Score some more. The Sooners were one of the best offensive teams in the country this year, as they averaged 85.2...

FGCU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Trey Allwood
5. I just came up with the really good catchphrase, “FGseeyou later”. The team has to win so they can use that on all of their opponents...

Kansas will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Eli Barsoum
The Jayhawks were the number 1 team in the country in the preseason. Maybe they can revive that type of energy for the tournament, using...

Florida State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. This FSU team is incredibly battle-tested, fighting their way to a 13-5 mark in the ACC. This will be excellent preparation for NCAA...

San Diego State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Shawn O'Neal
• Fifth straight appearance -- and would have been a sixth were it not for Covid -- for what is clearly one of the best programs in the...

NC State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Steven Miller
1.May the chalk be ever in their favor. If the women’s tournament goes chalky for the first few rounds, the Wolfpack will just have to...

USC will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Matt Carty
1. They've got Juju: If there's a name you need to know in Women's College Basketball right now, it is Juju Watkins. She's the Big Ten...

Hog Maws and Loathing in North Carolina
College Basketball Times sent me on location to go up to the Sportsbook at the casino in Murphy, North Carolina and cover the first two...

Oklahoma State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. The Cowgirls have as impressive guard play as any team in the country. The trio of Stailee Heard, Micah Gray, and Anna Gret Asi make...

New Mexico will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Steven Miller
1Leadership. Donovan Dent, Mountain West Player of the Year, averages over 20 points per game. Head Coach Richard Pitino is the...

Colorado State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Keith Spillett
They are clicking at the right time. They had stretches early in the season where they looked like they were a mess, typified by a...

Maryland will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Steve Hiegel
1The Lady Terps won the National Championship in 2006 under current Head Coach Brenda Frese so why couldn’t they do it again. In 2006...

Texas will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
Before their conference championship loss to South Carolina on Sunday, Texas was Associated Press’ No. 1 team in the nation for two weeks...

SIUE will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons by Mike Hurley
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars gained their first ticket ever to the Big Dance by defeating Southeast Missouri...

Iowa State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Shawn O'Neal
• When fully healthy, this has looked like one of the best teams in the nation, with the backcourt duo of Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert...

TCU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Mason deLisser
To be blunt, this team is damned good. The 31-3 record and getting as high as 6th in the AP poll speaks for itself. The Horned Frogs...

Louisville will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Michael Dinga
5. That pesky gnat that keeps flying around your face, disrupting everything, and then comes back with more of his friends? Yeah, that’s...

UConn will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Paul Nardizzi
UConn will win because I have them losing early. Will win because there’s nothing else to do in Storrs, CT but practice basketball. Danny...

Duke Update - with Laughs - by Robb Hellwig
3/24/25 Duke defeats Baylor to advance to the Sweet 16. A fairly even game through the first 15 minutes, but Duke took control after...


Domination Rankings - D1 Men
We at College Basketball Times have decided to take our somewhat successful Domination Rankings concept (ranking together all categories:...

Texas A & M Basketball - Gig'em with Bo Swayze
3/14/2025 Well, it’s about time for big-time players to play BIGTIME! The #14 Fightin’ Texas Aggies vs the tu t-sips in the second round...
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