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John Gasaway uses Joe Lunardi's first projected 2014 NCAA tournament bracket to identify some potential surprises, disappointments and pick his Final Four teams and national champion.

Story | Conversation | April 17, 2013

John Gasaway provides his final ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2013

John Gasaway provides his list of five teams not expected to have the same amount of success next season. Gonzaga, which likely loses star Kelly Olynyk to the NBA, won't have nearly the amount of talent it did in 2012-2013.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2013

John Gasaway ranks the 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament, with the Florida Gators and Louisville Cardinals leading the way.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

John Gasaway give an in-depth look at which teams are legitimate contenders for a national title. He also says why programs like Georgetown and Marquette will come up just short.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Insider experts Jay Bilas, John Gasaway, Seth Greenberg, Joe Lunardi and Ken Pomeroy explain their Final Four and national championship picks for the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

John Gasaway examines the offensive differences between top teams at home and on the road. He finds that Indiana and Louisville have very good per-possession scoring margins no matter the venue.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2013

John Gasaway evaluates each of this season's top teams against the per-possession performances of past Final Four teams to identify which are legitimate contenders to win a national title in 2013 and which aren't.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

John Gasaway explains which five college basketball teams, including Louisville and Kansas, are peaking at the right time.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2013

John Gasaway updates his ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013

John Gasaway tracks this season's top teams against the statistical benchmarks of past Final Four teams in order to separate the contenders from the pretenders. The result: Only seven teams are currently setting a national championship pace.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013

John Gasaway ranks the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball, based on performance so far this season. Kansas' Ben McLemore takes the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2013

John Gasaway looks at what the loss to Temple means for Syracuse, Jeff Withey's Player of the Year candidacy and a subtle change that paid off for Kansas State.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2012

John Gasaway takes a look at the stats of past national champions to see how the early title contenders of the 2012-13 season measure up.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2012

John Gasaway ranks the top 25 freshmen in college basketball for the first month of the season -- based on production, not potential. UNLV's Anthony Bennett earns the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2012

John Gasaway introduces "The Eliminator," a regular feature examining how top contenders' performance metrics stack up against past national champions and Final Four entrants. This edition looks at the top seven preseason teams.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012