NCAA bracket picks tilt toward upsets and flair
A preview of first round NCAA tournament pools with bold upsets and risk taking. East Tennessee State over Georgia Tech is favored in Knoxville, while Carolina, Illinois, Arkansas and Princeton loom in key matchups. The piece notes balanced field, potential shocks, and varied bracket paths to Denver.
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Michigan State
Nevada
Las Vegas
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Denver
Princeton
Georgetown
Hoyas
Siena
Stanford
East Tennessee State
Georgia Tech
Tech
Yellow Jackets
Buccaneers
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Midwest
Austin
North Carolina
Southwest Missouri State
Illinois
Dayton
Arkansas
Carolina
Southwest Missouri
Northern Iowa
Bears
Marcus Liberty
Illini
Negele Knight
Ilini
Syracuse
Arizona
Kansas
LSU
Michigan
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Regis Faces No 1 Pella Christian In Open Round Clash
Cedar Rapids Regis, 15-8, enters as underdogs against top-ranked Pella Christian, 22-0, in the opening 8:15 p.m. game at Veterans Auditorium. Regis uses 10th state appearance with six sophomores. Pella Christian relies on four seniors and one sophomore. The winner advances to the semifinal against Hull Western Christian or Red Oak.
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Pella Public
Regis
Estherville
Pella Christian
Eagles
Washington
Iowa
Royals
Breitbach
Mark van Gorp
Brent Geetings
Ryan Klyn
Jerry Nikkel
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets vs La Crosse Catbirds Playoff Bid
Cedar Rapids hosts La Crosse at Five Seasons Center aiming to clinch a playoff berth with a 7 05 pm tip off. Playoff tickets go on sale at 10 am and offer two discount plans for future round tickets. The Silver Bullets trail Grand Rapids by a half game for the final American Conference spot.
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Cedar Rapids
Silver Bullets
la Crosse
Catbirds
Five Seasons Center
CBA
Iowa Ticketmaster
The
Grand Rapids
Quad City
Pensacola
Pensacola Torna Dos Eye Playoff Help From Hoops Match
The Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets host the Grand Rapids Hoops as Pensacola Torna Dos could aid if Grand Rapids is upset. Coach George Whittaker says he does not rely on outside help and notes their playoff chances hinge on tonight's results.
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Pensacola Tornados
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
Grand Rapids Hoops
Silver Bullets
George Whittaker
Home court not a guarantee in NCAA tournament
The piece notes multiple high profile upsets where home regional sites failed teams. It cites Duke and North Carolina in Raleigh in 1979, Kentucky in Lexington in 1980, Tulsa in Tulsa in 1982, Syracuse in 1986, and recent losses by Idaho, Texas, Ball State, East Tennessee State, and Middle Tennessee State to illustrate that home court advantage is not a sure thing in March.
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Ncaa Basketball Committee
Connecticut
Hartford
Virginia
Richmond
Home Sweet Home
Raleigh
N.C
Duke
North Carolina
Blue Devils
St. John’s
Tar Heels
Penn
Kentucky
Lexington
Tulsa
Houston
Syracuse
Navy
Carrier Dome
Georgia Tech
Omni
Atlanta
LSU
Idaho
Boise
Texas
Dallas
Ball State
Indianapolis
East Tennessee State
Middle Tennessee State
Nashville
Ex Cyclone Mack dropped from Arizona State basketball
Sam Mack, former Iowa State forward, is dismissed from the Arizona State basketball program amid off court troubles. ASU athletic director Charles Harris cites a policy against anti social behavior and declines to detail the reasons. Mack started 14 of 29 games for Iowa State in 1988 89 and faced robbery and kidnapping charges in 1989, later acquitted.
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Tempe
Ariz
Sam Mack
Iowa
Arizona State
Charles Harris
Bill Frieder
Mack
Frieder
Iowa State
Price named Big Ten Player of the Year
Iowa senior Franthen Price was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Year by the league coaches. She is the only unanimous pick for the all-Big Ten first team and is joined by Jolette Law. Stephanie Schueler earns a spot on the second team.
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Price
Big Ten
Law
Schueler
Schaumburg, Ill
Iowa
Franthen Price
Michelle Edwards
Jolette Law
Stephanie Schueler
Sioux Falls
S.D
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Omaha
Rapid City
Santa Barbara
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Associated Press
Sun Devil AD
Ames
Cyclones
the Gazette
Edwards
Vivian Stringer
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