Sites, at-large bids the biggest questions
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comNo one is ever 100 percent satisfied with the NCAA tournament bracket. But aside from two surprising at-large bids and some unavoidable matchups for the top seeds, this year's field of 64 fails to spark any harsh criticism.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009Duke gets final No. 1 seed ... for now
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comWhile UConn, Maryland and OU seem guaranteed 1-seeds, five teams are vying for the final spot on the top line. Will it go to Duke, Auburn, Louisville, Stanford or Baylor?
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2009Bubble watch is on in Bracketology
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comWho's on the bubble, which teams should be safe on Selection Monday and which tournaments will have the most impact until then?
Story | Conversation | March 09, 2009Tourneys that will impact the bracket
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comSeveral of the mid-major conference tournaments could have significant impacts on this season's ever-sensitive S-curve.
Story | Conversation | March 02, 2009Seven who could challenge UConn
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comThese seven players could challenge unbeaten UConn better than anybody else has this season? Oh, wait, they don't have to be on the same team, do they?
Story | Conversation | February 28, 2009Eight Frenzy observations
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comFebruary Frenzy has come and gone. But after eight games, how about eight observations from the day's action?
Story | Conversation | February 15, 2009Just how much should a loss to UConn affect a team's tourney résumé?
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comAs it turns out, losing to UConn in the regular season might not hurt a team's NCAA profile too much. But landing in the eighth spot in the S-curve -- and in the same regional as the Huskies -- is the thing to be wary of.
Story | Conversation | February 03, 2009Milestone aside, Lady Vols are underperforming
Charlie CremeForget 1,000. After a lopsided loss to Auburn and a Houdini escape act Thursday against Ole Miss, Tennessee has plenty of other numbers with which...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009
Upsets cause shake-up among top 16
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comAfter the first week of 2009 provided plenty of losses for Top 25 teams, the top of the S-curve got shaken up, too.
Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009If our bracket made its way to March ...
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comUConn will go all the way, Tennessee will stumble earlier than ever, and Auburn (!) will be the national runner-up when the women's 2009 NCAA tournament is played.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008NCAA tourney shifts back to 16 predetermined sites
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comThe women's NCAA tournament is shifting back to using 16 predetermined sites for the first and second rounds. That means higher-seeded teams likely will have to play "road" games ... but historically, that has led to few upsets.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008League-by-league breakdown for 2008-09
Charlie Creme, ESPN.comCharlie Creme examines the league favorites, contenders and players to watch in the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008Connecticut comes out on top in early look at 2009
Charlie Creme, ESPN.comThe 2008-09 season might be seven months away, but here's a look at how the preseason top 25 shapes up now.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2008A 1-64 look at what might be in 2009
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comWondering which 64 teams might wind up hearing their names called on Selection Monday in 2009? A look at the front-runners.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2008Committee comes through -- but there are still questions
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comWhy did Florida State make it off the bubble? Why are UConn and Rutgers in the same regional? Why did Maryland (and not Stanford) get the final No. 1 seed? Though the bracket seems fair and balanced, Charlie Creme tries to make sense of the few things that didn't.
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