The Big Ten sent eight teams to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, one year after only four teams from the conference made the Big Dance, and seven of them won at least one game in the tournament. Here are Stadium’s postseason grades for every team in the Big Ten, which take into account the unofficial preseason […]
CHICAGO – The Big Ten Tournament provided an up-close look at all 14 teams in the conference as Stadium sat courtside in press row all week, right behind the “away” team’s (read: lower-seeded team’s) bench. It provided an unfiltered look at the communication between coaches, players, officials and fans in an intense win-or-go-home setting. Over […]
CHICAGO – Indiana’s turbulent season, in the eyes of many impartial observers, touched down with a bumpy landing Thursday afternoon. The Hoosiers haven’t yet reached their gate but they will likely get waved past the terminal reserved for NCAA Tournament teams – that’s for Ohio State and 67 others – and probably to a stall […]
College basketball’s regular season is officially over, which means time is running out for teams to improve their resumes and climb onto the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. Four automatic bids have already been clinched and if there’s a high number of bid stealers, then the number of at-large hopefuls will shrink. Here’s […]
It’s March 3 and…80 percent of the Big East is on the NCAA Tournament bubble? Welcome to NCAA Tournament Bracket Scouting, where we analyze the NCAA Tournament resumes and upcoming opportunities among tournament hopefuls from the top six conferences in college basketball. As a reminder, here’s how we define each category. Lock = These teams could […]
Arguably the most turbulent roller coaster season in college basketball took another surprising turn Saturday as unranked Indiana locked up Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston on the final possession in Bloomington as the Hoosiers held on for a 63-62 win against the No. 6-ranked Spartans. The victory sealed Indiana’s home-and-road sweep of Michigan State […]
Gonzaga has the most efficient offense in the country as the Bulldogs average 128.2 points per 100 possessions (adjusted for their competition), according to kenpom.com. The Zags are 27-2, they haven’t lost since mid-December and they’re a No. 1 seed in Stadium’s latest NCAA Tournament projections. But does having the most efficient offense in the […]
Eight ranked teams are in action on Tuesday night, including a matchup between ranked Big Ten teams and an in-state rivalry game in the conference. Here’s a look at how tonight’s intriguing matchups could impact the NCAA Tournament resumes of the programs involved. The NCAA Tournament seed projections are from Stadium’s latest tournament update. Vanderbilt […]
Selection Sunday is exactly a month away, which means there’s up to three weeks left of regular season action before the start of conference tournaments. Since last week’s edition of NCAA Tournament Bracket Scouting, we added six new teams that are “locks” to make the tournament. As a reminder, here’s how we’re defining each category. […]
Enrolling a top-10 recruit doesn't guarantee team success, especially if a school missed the NCAA Tournament the year before.
After predicting the 2019 over/under win totals for the ACC and SEC, let’s turn to the Big Ten — a conference with its own unique scheduling format. While the ACC and SEC both utilize an eight-game conference schedule, the Big Ten deploys a nine-game format. In theory, this makes the regular season for all their teams […]
The last regular season college basketball games will tip off one month from Sunday, including a rematch of Houston-Cincinnati, which was the biggest game of the day. The Cougars protected their home court Sunday to become the third team this season to reach the 23-win mark, joining Gonzaga and Nevada. Saturday was a significant day […]
It has been three years since a Big Ten team has been in the College Football Playoff. It’s been even longer since a Big Ten team has scored in a College Football Playoff game, way back in 2014. Ohio State won the inaugural College Football Playoff in 2014 as a No. 4 seed, upsetting No. […]
Now that it’s February, we’re officially a month away from March Madness. That means it’s time to unveil the first edition of our Bracket Scouting, where we’ll take a conference-by-conference look at where teams stand in regards to their NCAA Tournament hopes. For our first edition, we’re focusing on the top six conferences in kenpom.com’s […]
The Big Ten has long been a rankings darling this season with nine teams that have been ranked in the AP Top 25 poll, six teams ranked in the top 30 of the NET as of Sunday, and the conference holding the top spot on kenpom.com as the strongest of college basketball’s 32 conferences. On […]