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Utah, Dayton, Nebraska, Georgetown Move Toward Bids

Value Add’s top all-around player Delon Wright led Utah to the biggest win of the night at then #43 Cal. Utah, Nebraska, Georgetown and Dayton moved up the fasted in the Middle 50 the last two nights, all putting themselves

Utah, Dayton, Nebraska, Georgetown Move Toward Bids

Exclusive: Middle 50 Teams Fight for Final March Madness Bids

The Breitbart Sports exclusive “Middle 50” ranks the teams not in the AP top 25, but fighting for the final 25 spots in the NCAA tournament (26th to 50th below). The 51st through 75th ranked teams below are desperate to get into

Exclusive: Middle 50 Teams Fight for Final March Madness Bids

Value Add: Top 16 Hoop Trios 22 Days Before Selection Sunday

With Selection Sunday just 22 days away, the following would be the No. 1 through No. 4 seeds if selections were based on the top three players from each team. Al McGuire first noted that it usually takes three stars

Value Add: Top 16 Hoop Trios 22 Days Before Selection Sunday

Valued Add Bracketology: 9- to 12-seeds Based on Top Trios

The depth and balance of San Diego State, Virginia and St. Louis may get them very high seeds – however depth can be less important in the tournament where have three strong players can be more important to a run.

Valued Add Bracketology: 9- to 12-seeds Based on Top Trios

Value Add: 11 Biggest Disappointments Still May Revive

With Warren Buffet now offering $1 billion if anyone can fill out a perfect bracket, you may want to look at the 11 teams that Value Add calculates were really at least eight points better than they have played so

Value Add: 11 Biggest Disappointments Still May Revive

Value Add: 15 Biggest Surprise Teams

If you are mulling over Warren Buffet’s offer to pay you $1 billion if you can fill out a perfect bracket, you may want to look at the 15 biggest surprises of the year and decide if you believe they

Value Add: 15 Biggest Surprise Teams

Value Add Top 50: Coaches' Sons McDermott, Baron Near Top

Creighton’s Doug McDermott is one of the five best offensive Value Add players for a third straight season–no other player has done that even twice. However, since Christmas he has only been the second best coach’s son, as Billy Baron has

Value Add Top 50: Coaches' Sons McDermott, Baron Near Top

Value Add Predictor: Pac12 Has Best All-Conference Team

Computers rank the Big Ten as the best basketball conference from top to bottom. However, if each conference had to put their Top 10 players on the court for a game, the Value Add Predictor gives the Pac12 an 83-74

Value Add Predictor: Pac12 Has Best All-Conference Team

Sweet 16: SEC needs bench to beat MAC (Big East, MVC eliminated)

In New York, the Mid American’s top five players went toe-to-toe with the SEC for a 41-41 tie due to double digit outings for Karrington Ward (Eastern Michigan) and Richaun Holmes (Bowling Green). However, the SEC’s second team of Chris

Sweet 16: SEC needs bench to beat MAC (Big East, MVC eliminated)

Sweet 16: Pac12 beats ACC in OT (SB, Horizon eliminated)

In Anaheim, the Pac12 pulled out the only overtime game of the tournament with an 86-85 win over the ACC. UCLA’s Jordan Adams and Utah’s Delon Wright gave the Pac12 a big edge in the starting backcourt, and Arizona State’s

Sweet 16: Pac12 beats ACC in OT (SB, Horizon eliminated)

Sweet 16: Big Ten beats WCC (CUSA, A10 eliminated)

In Indianapolis, shooting guard Kevin Pangos has a game-high 14 points to lead the WCC, but the more balanced Big Ten prevailed 87-82 behind the defense of Aaron Craft (Ohio State) and double digit scoring from their other four starters

Sweet 16: Big Ten beats WCC (CUSA, A10 eliminated)

Round 1: SEC 78, Big South 66 and MVC 79, WAC 56

In Orlando, Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein held his counterpart to only two points and Trevor Releford (Alabama) and Casey Prather (Florida) both scored in double figures to give the 6-seed SEC at 78-66 win over the Big South. They will travel

Round 1: SEC 78, Big South 66 and MVC 79, WAC 56

Round 1: Big East 70, Southland 68 and MAC 74, BW 66

In Buffalo, opposing power forwards Doug McDermott (Creighton) and Jacob Parker (Stephen F. Austin) both led their teams in scoring as the 3-seed Big East barely survived a challenge from the 30-seed Southland 70-68. Despite the low rating for the

Round 1: Big East 70, Southland 68 and MAC 74, BW 66

Round 1: Big12 80, MEAC 58 and MAAC 78, Sum 72

In San Antonio, Oklahoma St. Point Guard Marcus Smart held his counterpart to only three points, while Smart’s teammate Markel Brown won the battle at small forward with 12 points. The 2-seed Big 12 beat the MEAC 80-58 to advance

Round 1: Big12 80, MEAC 58 and MAAC 78, Sum 72

Round 1: Pac12 89, Southern 65 and Horizon 75, Patriot 67

In San Diego, the 5-seed Pac12 rolled to the second biggest win in any Round 1 game, as surprise newcomer Delon Wright (Utah point guard) joined the four better-known starters in double figures. They will travel to Anaheim to meet

Round 1: Pac12 89, Southern 65 and Horizon 75, Patriot 67

Round 1: ACC 95, American East 56 and Sun Belt 84, Ivy 72

In Raleigh, the 4-seed ACC registered by far the most lopsided victory of the opening round with a 95-56 win over the American East. The ACC will advance to Anaheim to play the 20-seed Sun Belt, which stunned the Ivy

Round 1: ACC 95, American East 56 and Sun Belt 84, Ivy 72

Round 1: A10 74, ASun 57 and WCC 93, NEC 71

In Spokane, Nine of 10 Atlantic 10 players bested their counterparts from the Atlantic Sun, with UMass Center Cady Lalane outscoring Mercer’s Daniel Coursey 10-4 in an easy 74-57 win. The 8-seed A10 team advances to Indianapolis to play the

Round 1: A10 74, ASun 57 and WCC 93, NEC 71

Round 1: Big Ten 81, SWAC 64 and CUSA 62, CAA 60

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin was too much for Texas Southern’s Aaric Murray as the 1-seed Big Ten All-Conference team beat the 32-seed SWAC team 81-64. The Big Ten will advance to Indianapolis to play the 17-seed

Round 1: Big Ten 81, SWAC 64 and CUSA 62, CAA 60

Sweet 16: American beats Big 12 (MAAC, MWC eliminated)

In Memphis, the Cincinnati duo of Sean Kilpatrick and Justin Jackson dominated their Big 12 counterparts to lead the American Athletic Conference to a 75-66 win. The Oklahoma State duo of Marcus Smart (outdueled Louisville’s Russ Smith) and Markel Brown

Calculating Each Player's Impact on the Point Spread

The two most common questions I receive when updating ratings for college basketball players regard: 1) Sports Information Directors who want to explain the value of their star player and 2) people who want to understand how much the absence

Calculating Each Player's Impact on the Point Spread

Fox Sports Noon to Midnight Big East: Top 25 Players

Big East fans have the chance to see every Big East player Tuesday during a Fox Sports Noon to Midnight Marathon day. The nightcap features pre-season favorite Marquette visiting National Player of the Year candidate and top Value Add offensive

Fox Sports Noon to Midnight Big East: Top 25 Players

Value Add Documents How Defenses Are Struggling with Rules Changes

Just as lower pitching mounds, smaller ballparks and eventually a blind eye to steroids changed the whole scoring context for baseball history, a new way of calling college basketball is letting players put up much bigger numbers this year. Deion

Value Add Documents How Defenses Are Struggling with Rules Changes

Wade, James Only Players Having 10th Straight Top 20 Seasons

You can hate Dwyane Wade, and you can certainly hate the jerseys NBA teams wore Christmas Day (pictured). But statistically Wade and LeBron James came out of a Christmas-day win in Los Angeles as the only two players who are

Wade, James Only Players Having 10th Straight Top 20 Seasons

Christmas Gift: Wright Tops Ratings Heading into Tough Pac12 Play

Delon Wright gave Utah the biggest Christmas gift this season. In the Utes’ three toughest games (BYU, Boise St. and Fresno St.) his average line has been an incredible 6-7 (2-pointers), 1-2 (3-pointers), 5-6 (FT), 9 assists, 8 rebounds and

Christmas Gift: Wright Tops Ratings Heading into Tough Pac12 Play

Big Man Scores Historic 48 Year After Dismissal

In April of 2011, I rated Aaric Murray as No. 1 on the wish list of big men. By earlier this year ESPN’s Eamonn Brennan noted Murray was seeking redemption in the SWAC and saying he wanted movie rights if

Big Man Scores Historic 48 Year After Dismissal

Top Value Add Stars Clash in No. 1 Arizona's Win over Michigan

Glenn Robinson finally looked like the preseason Value Add Player of the Year, hitting all seven of his first half shots against the No. 1 team in the nation Saturday. Two years ago, Value Add projected Arizona as one of the

Top Value Add Stars Clash in No. 1 Arizona's Win over Michigan

Auburn Church-goers Loudest Cheers for God's Call

AUBURN – Down the road from arguably the most conservative student body in the nation, Mass concluded Sunday with loud applause after acknowledgment that Auburn would play for the national title. After a week of greeting Alabama fans with, “Do

Auburn Church-goers Loudest Cheers for God's Call

Value Add Top 50: John Brown Visits Georgetown

John Brown has hit 65 percent of his shots, but Thursday he will face a Georgetown team that only lets opponents make 36.8 percent of their shots. Brown ranks 2nd in Value Add on the initial top 50 that includes

Value Add Top 50: John Brown Visits Georgetown

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: American Athletic

Defending Big East and National champ Louisville will try to hold off defending CUSA champ Memphis, which stunned Oklahoma State this weekend, and Value Add 2nd Team All-American Shabazz Napier who pulled out another one Monday with a 4-point play

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: American Athletic

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Pac-12

Value Add spotted TJ McConnell as a top-20 player back in 2012 before most had heard of him, and he gives Arizona the top transfer to join perhaps the top freshman in Aaron Gordon along with star Nick Johnson. However,

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Pac-12