RCS
By The Minutes' estimation, there are 11 teams still in the running to land the four No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, which should make the jockeying for position intense and interesting down the stretch.
In an attempt to prioritize the contenders, The Minutes combined the 11 teams' rankings in the AP Top 25, RPI, Sagarin Ratings and Ken Pomeroy's numbers. The lower the number, the better:
The case for: The nation's best offensive team is the sole leader in the nation's best conference. That's a good place to start. In a season defined by parity and unpredictability, Indiana gained some separation from the national pack the last couple of weeks with four straight victories, including road triumphs at Ohio State and Michigan State. The Hoosiers are 4-0...
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Magic Johnson doesn’t generally muddle up a broadcast with startling insights – my kingdom for Dan Dakich on the call -- but he had one cogent observation about Indiana during the No. 1-ranked Hoosiers’ 72-68 ... more »
Ten years ago this March, Tom Crean was the coach of a highly-seeded NCAA tournament team from the Midwest led by a player who was always the most talented player on the floor. While his competition furiously pumped their legs... more »
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller have a beef. This can't happen very often. You can't be co-stars on a team as successful as the Indiana Hoosiers have been this season -- IU is the No. 1 team in the country,... more »
I don't know how well Mike Montgomery slept Sunday night and Monday morning, but his reputation didn't get a wink. The Cal basketball coach, whose image is about as wholesome as can be found in the oily business of college... more »
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