March Madness

This whole season has been madness in men's college basketball. Plenty of ranked teams have fallen to the wayside and have fallen to unexpected foes this season. Some teams have also made surprising pushes (St. John's for instance).

There has been no overwhelming favorite to win a title this year or to stay as number one, which can actually hurt the sport as much as help it. I am a fan of the underdog myself, but every now and then I do like seeinga team make a push for the perfect season. It always is interesting to witness what could be a perfect season. This season without a dominant team has made room for some new teams to jump high in the polls and competition. On the flipside, the sport is in a little bit of trouble when your biggest story of the year is a 6'2" shooting guard out of a mid-major BYU in Provo, Utah, whose name is Jimmer.

But it is interesting to see BYU in the top 5, fighting for a number one seed in the tournament, and to have San Diego State following closely behind, in the same conference, the Mountain West Conference.

The Big East is ridiculously good this year, and they are looking at 11 out of the 16 teams in their conference punching tickets to the Big Dance this year, with West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Marquette rounding out the bottom three. Watch out for Big East shocker St. John's to make a push in the NCAA Tournament perhaps even the Elite 8.

Two teams that have greatly increased their chances off hopping off the bubble and into the bid column are Kansas State and Virginia Tech. The Wildcats may have clinched a spot on Selection Sunday with a victory over a recently struggling Texas Longhorns team. The perennial bubble Hokies should have solidified a spot with a victory over then #1 Duke.

A team to look out for in the tournament that most people haven't heard of, the Murray State Racers, of the Ohio Valley Conference. This is a team that shocked Vanderbilt last season in the tourney as a #12 seed that also had much of their core returning.

Without a powerhouse this season, look forward to an upset filled and very entertaining March and April in the tournament.