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The RPI is the closest thing college basketball has to the BCS, but what if college hoops had bowl games, instead of tourney games?

JIM RUBERA

(Rubera writes for The Spop)

Respected and powerful people much smarter than myself have pushed for a college football tournament in lieu of the BCS system. They have all failed. [...]

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Let the love affair with Mr. Excitement begin again.  The NCAA Tournament starts tonight and the most exciting announcer in sports is going to have plenty of shots to make some more memories
SCOTT JACOBS
If YouTube had an announcer it would be Gus Johnson.
“Clicks the video… and it’s playing!  Ha Ha, from your living room, in [...]

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The NBA and College Hoops analyst gives you 4 key tips for getting through your bracket — alive
SCOTT JACOBS
The NCAA Tournament begins tonight — well technically — but the madness doesn’t commence till Thursday afternoon.  Here to kick start your bracket are some tips from CBS Sports Analyst, the one, the only, Greg Anthony:

Don’t just [...]

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You want depth? We got it! Version 4, Round 3 of our mock draft
MIKE KAYE
Picks 1-16 / Picks 17-32 /  Round 2 / Round 3
65.  Carolina / Muhammad Wilkerson / DT / Temple
The former Owl has first round talent but I think his small school will hurt him. Temple is a DT school [...]

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Version 4, Round 2 of our Mock Draft
MIKE KAYE
Picks 1-16 / Picks 17-32 /  Round 2 / Round 3
33.  New England (^ CAR) / Rodney Hudson / OG / FSU
Hudson can take over for Logan Mankins if the team decides they have really had enough.
34.  Denver / Ryan Williams / HB / Virginia Tech
Williams is [...]

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Only it doesn’t determine a national champion
SCOTT JACOBS
Selection Sunday usually  brings us our annual list of snubs — teams that guys like Dicky V look at and just shake their head, but never can I ever recall this much outrage over the teams that didn’t get in, compared to the handful of final teams that [...]

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Just got back from my cruise to the Bahamas and I’m ready to roll.  Championship Week is just about over, so let’s get to the week that was, the week ahead, and things that peaked my interest in the second ever installment of, For The Win
SCOTT JACOBS
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UConn! What a show Kemba Walker put on during [...]

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It’s version 4 of the mock draft, picks 16-32

MIKE KAYE
Picks 1-16 / Picks 17-32 /  Round 2 / Round 3
17.  New England (^ Oakland) (8-8) / Anthony Costanzo / OT / Boston College
Logan Mankins has been a problem for the Pats and Stephen Neal just retired. This is a good opportunity to pick up [...]

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