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...

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...

3/25/2025 Millions of people across the country are passionately rooting for their schools to prevail. So clearly the perfect time time...

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...

More Reasons - 3/24/2025  1.  By all accounts, Maryland should not have beaten Colorado State, however the mascot gods smiled upon their...

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...

New Reasons They’ve already beat Tennessee twice. This is the ideal matchup for a Sweet Sixteen. Wildcat fans must be salivating looking...

New Reasons Quick preamble: my editor for this site sent a request (actually many, many requests) after Selection Sunday asking me for ...

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...

New Reasons 1. COOPER FLAGG 2. Duke's defense and depth 3. The media (including CBS) - which favors elite liberal universities like Duke...

More Reasons 5. The University of South Carolina is the largest university by enrollment in the state. This means that if the team starts...

New Reasons 1.      Great team defense  2.      Toby Fournier gets healthy and back in lineup       3.      Incredible efficiency – Duke...

New Reasons 1. Never underestimate spite. I said the Wildcats have a history of breaking my bracket, and I picked them losing to Oregon...

New Reasons JT Toppin is an absolute monster and is as relentless as kudzu.  He completely demolished Drake in the paint with 25 points...

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...

New Reasons Richie Saunders is the Tater Tot King. For those confused, his great-grandfather invented tater tots. Since this incredible...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Coach Kim Mulkey was the first person in NCAA history to win a championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. With a...

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...

New Reasons: The first two rounds have shown that the Wolverines are battle tested. They staved off the upset that everyone picked and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

• 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1Leadership. Donovan Dent, Mountain West Player of the Year, averages over 20 points per game. Head Coach Richard Pitino is the...

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...

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...

Before their conference championship loss to South Carolina on Sunday, Texas was Associated Press’ No. 1 team in the nation for two weeks...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars gained their first ticket ever to the Big Dance by defeating Southeast Missouri...

• 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...

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...

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 because I have them losing early. Will win because there’s nothing else to do in Storrs, CT but practice basketball. Danny...

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...

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

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...

1. Wade Taylor IV and  Zhuric Phelps - Might be the best backcourt in College Basketball 2. #1 Offensive Rebounding team in College...

• The Zags underperformed expectations all year -- traditional and pre-season --didn't win the WCC regular season, needed a third try to...