NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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64 teams to watch in 2009-10

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

What might the NCAA tournament field look like next March? Here are the 64 teams that will be the last standing for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

Can Cards pull off one more upset?

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Can Louisville take Tina Charles out of the game? Can young point guard Deseree' Byrd harass UConn's Renee Montgomery just enough? Charlie Creme breaks down the X factors and key individual matchups in Tuesday's title game.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

UConn, Louisville the favorites

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

From X factors and X's and O's to key individual matchups, Charlie Creme previews -- and predicts the winners of -- Sunday's national semifinals.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Duke gets final No. 1 seed ... for now

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

While 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, 2009

Tourneys that will impact the bracket

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Several of the mid-major conference tournaments could have significant impacts on this season's ever-sensitive S-curve.

Story | Conversation | March 02, 2009

Questions only the women's NCAA selection committee can answer

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Crunch the profiles, résumés and RPIs all you want. But the selection process still sometimes comes down to issues of a more philosophical nature.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2009

Eight Frenzy observations

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

February Frenzy has come and gone. But after eight games, how about eight observations from the day's action?

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2009

Five things I learned about the NCAA tournament selection process

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Taking part in a mock bracket exercise with the NCAA helped clear up a few questions for our Bracketologist.

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2009

At-large pool small in nontraditional leagues

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Might this be the year for mid-majors to win more at-large bids than ever? Yes ... and no.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2009

If our bracket made its way to March ...

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

UConn 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, 2008

NCAA tourney shifts back to 16 predetermined sites

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

The 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, 2008

League-by-league breakdown for 2008-09

Charlie Creme, ESPN.com

Charlie 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, 2008

A 1-64 look at what might be in 2009

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

Wondering 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, 2008

Connecticut comes out on top in early look at 2009

Charlie Creme, ESPN.com

The 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, 2008

Parker leads Lady Vols to second straight title

Charlie Creme, ESPN.com

ESPN.com's Charlie Creme provides instant analysis from the national championship game between Tennessee and Stanford.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008