Xavier pounded these guys | Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Arizona faces yet another region where the bottom of the bracket is absolutely loaded. After four months of winnowing, the greatest single-elimination contest is sports is set to begin. From 362 D1 basketball programs, 68 have been chosen to spend three weekends playing for the sport’s national title. Each of the … [Read more...] about 2024 NCAA Tournament West Bracket Preview
2024 NCAA Tournament East Bracket Preview
“HOW IS IOWA STATE OUR 2 SEED!?” | Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Want to see 4 of the top 10 teams in the nation play? Good news! They’re all in this region. After four months of winnowing, the greatest single-elimination contest is sports is set to begin. From 362 D1 basketball programs, 68 have been chosen to spend three weekends playing for the sport’s national … [Read more...] about 2024 NCAA Tournament East Bracket Preview
Xavier will face Georgia in the first round of the NIT
Can he make it back to back NIT titles? | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier’s season will continue with a trip to an SEC foe. For the second time in three years, Xavier’s season will conclude with a trip to the NIT. After winning the tournament in 2022, Xavier will begin their quest to capture another title with a trip to Athens, Georgia to face the … [Read more...] about Xavier will face Georgia in the first round of the NIT
What was the committee thinking?
Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK The men’s basketball tournament is the NCAA’s biggest showpiece, and they messed it all up. The tournament is finally here. Xavier isn’t in it, nor should they be, but the glorious bracket has been unveiled, the seeding has been analyzed, and the talking heads have talked. It was a great Selection Sunday, because all … [Read more...] about What was the committee thinking?
Xavier obliterates Butler by four to advance in the Big East Tournament
The star of the first half, or all of us when Des pulls from three. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s all binary from here on out, and on a scale of win to lose, X landed on the correct side. This is a game that played out over 40 minutes as a narrative, with fits and starts from both teams as the balance swung this way and that before finding an … [Read more...] about Xavier obliterates Butler by four to advance in the Big East Tournament