Just 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, 2009Upsets 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, 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, 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, 2008Pitt will have hands full against Stanford
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comCan Vanderbilt make Maryland pay for not putting teams away sooner so far in this tournament? Will Pitt's magical run find a way to top a Stanford club that is really clicking? Charlie Creme previews Saturday's regional semifinals.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 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.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2008Time to tie up some loose ends
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comThought your team was a 7-seed but it's a No. 9? Why should a lower seed have to play on its opponent's home floor? Charlie Creme revisits some of the bracketing procedures.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2008Start of Championship Week helps clear up S-curve
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comTwo weeks ago, it was hard to distinguish teams two through seven on the S-curve. But after the opening weekend of conference tournaments, the top two lines of the bracket became a lot clearer.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2008Rutgers needs this win a lot more than UConn
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comYes, the Big East title is on the line Monday when UConn and Rutgers clash. But when it comes to Bracketology, it's a far more important game for the Scarlet Knights than it is for the Huskies.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008Top of S-curve as deep and tightly contested as ever
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comOnce upon a time (OK, November), UConn, Tennessee and Maryland were obvious No. 1 seeds. But it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the eight teams at the top of the S-curve.
Story | Conversation | February 25, 2008No matter who has the job, bracket building is never easy
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comThis week two decisions, both dealing with geography, shaped the entire bracket.
Story | Conversation | February 11, 2008Maryland or Rutgers? The answer isn't set in stone
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comLast week, and perhaps for the rest of the regular season, the biggest question is whether Maryland or Rutgers deserves the fourth and final No. 1 seed.
Story | Conversation | February 02, 2008Not all games are created equal
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comWho knew that four games in two days could impact Charlie Creme's latest bracket projection so much? And for winners like Oklahoma, North Carolina and Kansas State, that was very good news.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2008Stanford's big step shakes things up (a bit) at the top
Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.comStanford's overtime win over Tennessee likely ensures the Cardinal a No. 1 seed. But who else is at the top of the S-curve?
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