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

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

In the March 17 edition of The Bilas Index, Jay Bilas ranks the top 68 teams in the nation as the NCAA tournament field is set.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2013

Jay Bilas gives his list of the 10 toughest college basketball players he has seen in the past 20 years.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2013

In the latest edition of his ranking of the top 68 teams in the country, Jay Bilas has Rick Pitino's Louisville team at No. 1.

Story | Conversation | January 08, 2013

Jay Bilas names his early-season All-Toughness team, a list of the 10 players who have done the best job of exhibiting the quality coaches value most in players -- toughness -- during the first part of the 2012-13 season.

Blog | Conversation | December 20, 2012

Jay Bilas provides his Nov. 28 edition of The Bilas Index, his ranking of the top 68 teams in the nation. Tom Crean's Indiana team earns the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2012

Jay Bilas provides his preseason edition of The Bilas Index, his ranking of the top 68 teams in the nation. Rick Pitino's Louisville team earns the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2012

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas writes that the possibility of Murray State missing the NCAA tournament illustrates why automatic bids hurt, not help, non-power-conference teams. And why automatic bids ought to be eliminated outright.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2012

Despite the panic generated by the so-called super conference movement, Jay Bilas writes that college basketball will be just fine, if not better, after what he sees as an inevitable change.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2011

Even after the deadline to declare for the NBA draft has passed, the fortunes of a few top college teams remain in flux as some players decide whether to remain in the draft. Jay Bilas examines which squads could be hurt the most.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2011

Jay Bilas lists the players, teams and events that he'll remember from the 2010-11 season, including Jimmer Fredette, the great play of seniors, and the poor job of the selection committee.

Blog | Conversation | April 06, 2011

Jay Bilas breaks down a number of crazy late-game situations that have made headlines from the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, including Texas-Arizona, Butler-Pittsburgh and UNC-Washington.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2011

The tournament selection process isn't bad, but it's not nearly as good as it could be. And isn't that what the NCAA should strive for? Jay Bilas breaks down four ways the selection committee's process could be improved.

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2011

We spend a good deal of time going back and forth over the national and conference player-of-the-year races, and we celebrate the best and most athletic players who dominate the highlights, magazine covers and social media. But in our celebration ...

Blog | Conversation | February 17, 2011

There are very few teams that can play well and go unnoticed in today's age of immediate information. Actually, more teams are overhyped rather than underhyped. But there are several teams that have been underhyped relative to the attention garnered ...

Blog | Conversation | December 31, 2010

There's plenty going on in college basketball these days. Here are some of my observations as we head into what should be a fun weekend of games: Syracuse smarts: There are no geniuses in college basketball, but Jim Boeheim is close. The Orange co...

Blog | Conversation | December 09, 2010