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SPORTS: Jabari Parker Commits to Duke
The number 2 high school recruit in the country has made his decision at a press conference at his high school this afternoon. The 6’8 forward Jabari Parker chose Duke over Michigan St, BYU, Florida and Stanford. Parker comes from the same high school Simeon Career Academy that produced NBA All-Star point guard Derrick Rose. Read more…
SPORTS: Jack Taylor Scores 138 Points
Division III guard Jack Taylor from Grinell has set a new NCAA Basketball scoring record by dropping 138 points in a 179-104 win over Faith Baptist Bible. Read more…
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Jim Calhoun Retires
UCONN’s men’s basketball coach and Hall of Famer has announced his retirement. The legendary coach held a press conference on Thursday to make the announcement of his exit from college basketball, as well as introducing us to new head coach, former UCONN guard Kevin Ollie. Read more…
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Pat Summitt Steps Down
The legendary and most winningest coach in NCAA Basketball both men’s and women’s is stepping aside from Tennessee today. A statement was announced by the University announcing the move, Summitt will now report to the Athletic Director along with helping the womens program that she coached to 8 National Basketball titles in 38 years of coaching. Coach Summitt was diagnosed with early onset Dementia, a type of Alzheimers less than a year ago. Her successor Holly Warrick has been an Assistant Coach to Summit for the past 27 years, as well as being a 3 time All-American while playing at Tennessee under Summitt.. Full stroy from the link below.
Pat Summitt Steps Aside as Coach
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Baylor Bears Womens 2012 National Champions
Congrats to the women’s basketball team of Baylor for winning the 2012 National Title on tuesday night by defeating Notre Dame 80-61. Lead by Brittney Griner who had 26pts, 13rebs and 5blks, Baylor went a perfect 40-0 this season. The first team in both men’s and women’s basketball to ever go 40-0 in one season.
Kentucky Wildcats 2012 National Champions
Congrats to the Kentucky Wildcats for winning the 2012 Men’s Basketball National Championship. The Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 at the Superdome in New Orleans. This is Kentucky’s 8tn National Title in the schools storied history. Freshman Anthony Davis was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Player. John Calipari has finally won the “Big Game” for his first NCAA Championship as a head coach.
Fab Melo Ineligible for the Tournament
Syracuse center Fab Melo has been ruled ineligible to play in this years NCAA Tournament due to an eligibility issue. This puts the Orangemen at a very vulnerable position. Their zone defense is anchored by Melo being in the middle to block shots and rebound. Without his presence Syracuse is going to rely a lot more on their depth if they plan on making a deep run in the tournament.
March Madness 2012 – The Road to New Orleans
Championship Week has come and gone. Selection Sunday has come and gone. Now it’s time for March Madness to go into full swing. The 68 team field was unveiled yesterday evening. The number 1 seeds are Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State. The 4 play-in games will be played tomorrow night and the rest of the field will begin on Thursday and Friday. So get those brackets filled out and let’s enjoy the best that NCAA Basketball has to offer in the next couple of weks.
NCAA Rankings – “Week 18″
Look who’s number 1 once again and deservedly so. Kentucky finished the regular season a perfect 16-0 in SEC play running their record to 30-1 and more than likely the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Now it’s time for Championship Week, conference tournaments kick off today with a ton at stake for a lot of teams especially those on the bubble. It’s one an done time and it doesn’t get any better. March Madness has officially begun.
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 30-1 | 775 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Georgia 79-49 (3/1), Def No. 13 Florida 74-59 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 2 | Syracuse | 30-1 | 744 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def No. 18 Louisville 58-49 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 3 | Kansas | 26-5 | 703 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def Oklahoma State 70-58 (2/27), Def Texas 73-63 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 4 | North Carolina | 27-4 | 690 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Maryland 88-64 (2/29), Def No. 3 Duke 88-70 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 5 | Missouri | 27-4 | 620 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Iowa State 78-72 (2/29), Def Texas Tech 81-59 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 6 | Duke | 26-5 | 604 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def Wake Forest 79-71 (2/28), Lost to No. 6 North Carolina 88-70 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 7 | Ohio State | 25-6 | 568 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern 75-73 (2/29), Def No. 5 Michigan State 72-70 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 8 | Michigan State | 24-7 | 540 | 5 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 20 Indiana 70-55 (2/28), Lost to No. 11 Ohio State 72-70 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 9 | Marquette | 25-6 | 537 | 7 |
| Last Week: Lost to Cincinnati 72-61 (2/29), Def No. 12 Georgetown 83-69 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 10 | Murray State | 30-1 | 526 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Tennessee Tech 78-58 (3/2), Def Tennessee State 54-52 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 11 | Baylor | 25-6 | 422 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Texas Tech 77-48 (2/27), Lost to Iowa State 80-72 (3/3) This Week: 3/8 vs. Kansas State (21-9) Tickets |
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| 12 | Wisconsin | 23-8 | 417 | 15 |
| Last Week: Def Minnesota 52-45 (2/28), Def Illinois 70-56 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 13 | Michigan | 23-8 | 397 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois 72-61 (3/1), Def Penn State 71-65 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 14 | Georgetown | 22-7 | 369 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def No. 19 Notre Dame 59-41 (2/27), Lost to No. 7 Marquette 83-69 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 15 | Indiana | 24-7 | 287 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def No. 5 Michigan State 70-55 (2/28), Def Purdue 85-74 (3/4) This Week: 3/8 vs. Penn State (12-19) Tickets |
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| 16 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 241 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Indiana State 72-48 (3/2), Lost to Illinois State 65-64 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 17 | Florida State | 21-9 | 199 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def Virginia 63-60 (3/1), Def Clemson 80-72 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 18 | Saint Mary’s | 26-5 | 198 | 21 |
| Last Week: Def San Francisco 83-78 (3/3) This Week: 3/5 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga (25-5) Tickets |
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| 19 | Florida | 22-9 | 187 | 13 |
| Last Week: Lost to Vanderbilt 77-67 (2/28), Lost to No. 1 Kentucky 74-59 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 20 | UNLV | 25-7 | 181 | 17 |
| Last Week: Lost to Colorado State 66-59 (2/29), Def Wyoming 74-63 (3/3) This Week: 3/8 vs. Wyoming (20-10) Tickets |
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| 21 | San Diego State | 24-6 | 165 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Boise State 66-53 (2/29), Def TCU 98-92 (3/3) This Week: 3/8 vs. Boise State (13-16) Tickets |
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| 22 | Creighton | 28-5 | 164 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def Drake 68-61 (3/2), Def Evansville 99-71 (3/3), Def Illinois State 83-79 (3/4) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 23 | Notre Dame | 21-10 | 134 | 19 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 12 Georgetown 59-41 (2/27), Def Providence 75-69 (3/2) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 24 | Temple | 24-6 | 112 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Massachusetts 90-88 (2/29), Def Fordham 80-60 (3/3) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 25 | Gonzaga | 25-5 | 80 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Longwood 92-60 (2/27), Def Brigham Young 77-58 (3/3) This Week: 3/5 at No. 18 Saint Mary’s (26-5) Tickets |
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Previously: NCAA Rankings – Week 17
NCAA Rankings – “Week 17″
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The Kansas Jayhawks probably has the biggest win last week by defeating at the time number 3 Missouri Tigers in OT after being down 15 in the 2nd half. This propelled the Jayhawks into the top 4 of the rankings heading in to the last week of conference play. A lot is still up for grabs though, as all potential number 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament there is about 6 teams fighting for the final 2. Right now only Kentucky and Syracuse are pretty much a lock for number 1 seeds. Of course all that can change in a hurry, once again all we can do it sit back and watch it all play out. I love this time of year.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 28-1 | 775 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Mississippi State 73-64 (2/21), Def Vanderbilt 83-74 (2/25) This Week: 3/1 vs. Georgia (13-15), 3/4 at No. 13 Florida (22-7) Tickets |
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| 2 | Syracuse | 29-1 | 744 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def South Florida 56-48 (2/22), Def Connecticut 71-69 (2/25) This Week: 3/3 vs. No. 18 Louisville (22-7) Tickets |
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| 3 | Duke | 25-4 | 690 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def No. 16 Florida State 74-66 (2/23), Def Virginia Tech 70-65 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at Wake Forest (13-15), 3/3 vs. No. 6 North Carolina (25-4) Tickets |
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| 4 | Kansas | 24-5 | 683 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Texas A&M 66-58 (2/22), Def No. 3 Missouri 87-86 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 at Oklahoma State (14-15), 3/3 vs. Texas (18-11) Tickets |
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| 5 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 650 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Minnesota 66-61 (2/22), Def Nebraska 62-34 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at No. 20 Indiana (22-7), 3/4 vs. No. 11 Ohio State (23-6) Tickets |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 627 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def North Carolina State 86-74 (2/21), Def Virginia 54-51 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Maryland (16-12), 3/3 at No. 3 Duke (25-4) Tickets |
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| 7 | Marquette | 24-5 | 568 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Rutgers 82-65 (2/22), Def West Virginia 61-60 (2/24) This Week: 2/29 at Cincinnati (20-9), 3/3 vs. No. 12 Georgetown (21-6) Tickets |
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| 8 | Missouri | 25-4 | 566 | 3 |
| Last Week: Lost to Kansas State 78-68 (2/21), Lost to No. 5 Kansas 87-86 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Iowa State (21-8), 3/3 at Texas Tech (8-20) Tickets |
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| 9 | Murray State | 28-1 | 480 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def Tennessee State 80-62 (2/23), Def Tennessee Tech 69-64 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 10 | Baylor | 24-5 | 475 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Texas 77-72 (2/20), Def Oklahoma 70-60 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 vs. Texas Tech (8-20), 3/3 at Iowa State (21-8) Tickets |
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| 11 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 470 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois 83-67 (2/21), Lost to No. 15 Wisconsin 63-60 (2/26) This Week: 2/29 at Northwestern (17-11), 3/4 at No. 5 Michigan State (24-5) Tickets |
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| 12 | Georgetown | 21-6 | 439 | 8 |
| Last Week: Lost to Seton Hall 73-55 (2/21), Def Villanova 67-46 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 vs. No. 19 Notre Dame (20-9), 3/3 at No. 7 Marquette (24-5) Tickets |
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| 13 | Florida | 22-7 | 354 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def Auburn 63-47 (2/21), Lost to Georgia 76-62 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at Vanderbilt (20-9), 3/4 vs. No. 1 Kentucky (28-1) Tickets |
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| 14 | Wichita State | 26-4 | 352 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois State 68-55 (2/22), Def Drake 81-58 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 15 | Wisconsin | 21-8 | 341 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to Iowa 67-66 (2/23), Def No. 9 Ohio State 63-60 (2/26) This Week: 2/28 vs. Minnesota (17-12), 3/4 vs. Illinois (17-12) Tickets |
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| 16 | Michigan | 21-8 | 306 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern 67-55 (2/21), Lost to Purdue 75-61 (2/25) This Week: 3/1 at Illinois (17-12), 3/4 at Penn State (12-17) Tickets |
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| 17 | UNLV | 24-6 | 281 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def Boise State 75-58 (2/22), Def Air Force 68-58 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 at Colorado State (17-10), 3/3 vs. Wyoming (19-9) Tickets |
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| 18 | Louisville | 22-7 | 202 | 17 |
| Last Week: Lost to Cincinnati 60-56 (2/23), Def Pittsburgh 57-54 (2/26) This Week: 2/29 vs. South Florida (18-11), 3/3 at No. 2 Syracuse (29-1) Tickets |
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| 19 | Notre Dame | 20-9 | 184 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def West Virginia 71-44 (2/22), Lost to St. John’s 61-58 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 at No. 12 Georgetown (21-6), 3/2 vs. Providence (14-15) Tickets |
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| 20 | Indiana | 22-7 | 178 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def North Carolina Central 75-56 (2/22), Def Minnesota 69-50 (2/26) This Week: 2/28 vs. No. 5 Michigan State (24-5), 3/4 vs. Purdue (19-10) Tickets |
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| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 25-5 | 163 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Portland 70-43 (2/23), Def San Francisco 67-60 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 22 | Florida State | 19-9 | 119 | 16 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 4 Duke 74-66 (2/23), Lost to Miami (FL) 78-62 (2/26) This Week: 3/1 at Virginia (21-7), 3/4 vs. Clemson (15-13) Tickets |
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| 23 | San Diego State | 22-6 | 111 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Wyoming 67-58 (2/22), Def Colorado State 74-66 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 at Boise State (13-14), 3/3 at TCU (17-11) Tickets |
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| 24 | Creighton | 25-5 | 80 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Evansville 93-92 (2/21), Def Indiana State 61-60 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 25 | Temple | 22-6 | 53 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def La Salle 80-79 (2/22), Lost to Saint Joseph’s 82-72 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Massachusetts (19-9), 3/3 at Fordham (10-17) Tickets |
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Previously: NCAA Rankings – Week 16
