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By Friday night, the Sweet 16 will be cut in half, with eight teams going home for the season. Which teams will advance to the Elite Eight? Dick Vitale makes his picks.

Jay Bilas provides in-depth analysis for every pick in his 2013 NCAA tournament bracket.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

In the March 11 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas gives his rankings and analysis of the 68 best teams in college basketball, and looks at what could go right or wrong for each in the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2013

In the March 4 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas gives his rankings and analysis of the 68 best teams in college basketball.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2013

In the Feb. 25 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas gives his rankings and analysis of the top 68 teams in college basketball.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2013

In the Feb. 18 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas gives his rankings and analysis of the top 68 teams in college basketball, with Indiana hanging on to the No. 1 spot and Miami among the teams rising up the rankings.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2013

In the Feb. 7 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas gives his rankings and analysis of the top 68 teams in college basketball, with Indiana taking over the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2013

Joe Lunardi ranks the top 100 teams along S-curve one month into the season, looking at where every current NCAA tournament contender stands with regard to its seeding. Includes analysis of potential No. 1 seeds, bubble teams and automatic qualifiers.

Blog | Conversation | December 11, 2012

Joe Lunardi ranks the top 100 teams along his preseason S curve, looking at where every current NCAA tournament contender stands with regard to its seeding. Includes analysis of potential No. 1 seeds, Final Four sleepers and teams on the bubble.

Blog | Conversation | November 06, 2012

ESPN Insider Fran Fraschilla provides his list and analysis of eight players who could go from limited supporting roles to star performers in 2012-13. UNC's James Michael McAdoo tops the list.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2012

Jay Bilas, Fran Fraschilla and Joe Lunardi offer up analysis on their Final Four selections and single out a sleeper team that could win a surprise trip to New Orleans.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012

Jay Bilas draws from a season's worth of film and live scouting to make his bracket selections, taking Insiders pick by pick to the title game in New Orleans.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2012

Don't fill out your bracket without doing your homework. ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to break it down for Insiders.

Make smart picks on your 2011 NCAA tournament bracket with ESPN Insider's Tournament Tips, which offers historical analysis of the NCAA bracket and in-depth breakdowns on the Kansas Jayhawks and all of the 68 NCAA tournament teams.

Story | Conversation | March 05, 2012

Jay Bilas introduces his inaugural Top 68 rankings, looking at the best college basketball teams through a combination of metrics and visual analysis. In the debut ranking, Syracuse leads, but Kentucky is close behind.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2011

Using the Bracket Predictor tool, Chris Sprow goes through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament and comes up with a Sweet 16. Includes analysis on picks that were close calls.

Story | Conversation | March 15, 2011