This week was supposed to be a ‘status quo’ week for college football. However, four of the BCS’s top seven teams all suffered losses, creating a myriad of possibilities for the championship game. #2 Oklahoma State started the domino effect on Friday night by losing at Iowa State. #7 Clemson was the next to fall, getting smacked by 27 points. Both #4 Oregon and #5 Oklahoma were put away late, ending their BCS Championship hopes. Where does this leave us? #1 LSU, #3 Alabama, #6 Arkansas, and #8 Virginia Tech were all victorious on Saturday. Welcome to BCS hell, folks.

LSU (and their cheerleaders) took care of business in Week 12.

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The UCONN Huskies upset the second seeded San Diego State Aztecs en route to their eight straight win and Elite 8 appearance. UCONN’s 74-67 win was a blend of offensive efficiency and a lot of Kemba Walker. However, the Huskies will face the nation’s best player, Derrick Williams. Williams scored 32 points against the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16. More impressively, of the 55 points the Wildcats scored in second half against the Blue Devils, Williams contributed only seven points. Williams is one of the most efficient scorers in all the land and the Huksies will have to contain him inside. Which team will advance to the Final Four?

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As we enter the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament play, only two Big East teams remain. The UCONN Huskies and the unlikely Marquette Golden Eagles are the last two teams standing. The #3 UCONN Huskies will take on the #2 San Diego State Aztecs in Anaheim. The Aztecs have a clear home court advantage, but Las Vegas doesn’t see the game that way. Vegas has the game as a straight up pick’em and this has the build to be the best game tonight. The scrappy #11 Marquette Golden Eagles have upset #6 Xavier and #3 Syracuse en route to their Sweet 16 match-up against the #2 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Tar Heels had a tough second round game against the Washington Huskies. The Golden Eagles have relied on tenacious defense and have felt both Syracuse and Xavier to under 63 points each. Will the Big East make it the Elite 8?

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The second round of the tournament is set after yesterday’s action. After analyzing each Big East match-up, I went 8-3 in the first round and look to improve upon that figure. Of note, I had VCU topping Georgetown and Gonzaga handling the Johnnies. The second round features another Big East head-to-head match-up with #3 Syracuse taking on #11 Marquette. #2 Notre Dame will play against the surging #10 Florida State Seminoles.

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After yesterday’s Opening Round games, four out of six Big East teams advanced to the second round. Lousville and St. John’s are heading home earlier than expected, but UCONN, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati had relatively easy games. West Virginia had a huge mid-game rally, which propelled them past Clemson. The name of the game at this time of year is just ‘Win Baby, Win’.

Buckets!

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Yesterday, I looked at the Big East squads in the East & West. Today, I’m going to dissect teams in the Southeast and Southwest brackets. Personally, I think that the Southeast is the easiest region and I don’t see any team that could slow down the #1 Pittsburgh Panthers. #6 St. John’s has a tough first round match up against tournament darling, #11 Gonzaga. In the Southwest, Notre Dame is the #2 seed, Louisville is #4, and Georgetown is #6.

Hi Justin

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The Big East Conference is very well represented in this tournament, sending eleven teams to the big dance. The Big East is America’s best conference and we should continue to expect to see hard-nosed, East Coast basketball from all of the teams. Today, we are going to look at the Big East teams playing in the East and West Regional tournaments.

Hi Kemba

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Times are changing in college football, and three different conferences are going to feature severe ramifications. The entire state of the Big 12 rests on the University of Nebraska’s shoulders, and what they decide will change the Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 10 like nothing college football has seen before.

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Duke is the 2009-2010 NCAA Champion.

Congratulations to our Yahoo! Bracket Challenge Winner and biggest fan of NYSOS, ‘Pistol’ Pete Vereb.

2nd Place: Kenny Mauss’ lady friend, Sam Leschek(great job, Ken)

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Day 1 of the Sweet 16 was extremely exciting. Jacob Pullen led Kansas State to a thrilling double overtime victory over Xavier. John Wall led the Wildcats over tournament darling, Cornell. West Virginia prevailed over Washington. In the most unlikely upset, Syracuse was ousted by Butler. The Bulldogs is only one win away from heading home to Indianapolis for the Final Four.

Game Results:

Update 12:00AM: Duke dominates Purdue.

Update 11:57PM: Michigan State ends Northern Iowa’s Cinderella run.

Update 9:15PM: Baylor completely embarrasses Saint Mary’s. See ya, Samhan.

Update 9:00PM: Evan Turner’s last second three-pointer is blocked as Tennessee advances to the Elite 8.

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