Marquette Golden Eagles (11) vs. Syracuse Orangemen (3) Sun. March 20, 2025 7:45 p.m. EST

Last season the Syracuse Orangemen (3) were playing some superb basketball headed into the NCAA Tournament, but then just couldn’t hang with the best of the best in the Big Dance and were knocked a bit sooner than anticipated. This season the Orangeman are playing at a high level once again and despite all the stiff competition coming out of the Big East conference with 11 teams punching their tickets to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Jim Boeheim’s squad was able to wrap up a third seed in the East Region. Continue Reading…

VCU Rams (11) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (3) Sun. March 20, 2025 7:10 p.m. EST

Coming into the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Purdue Boilermakers (3) and the VCU Rams (11) were two completely different college basketball teams with two completely different outlooks for this tournament. The Rams were just looking for the slightest chance of making it to the first round by getting past the USC Trojans, but USC didn’t stand much of a challenge as VCU cruised to victory. Continue Reading…

Florida State Seminoles (10) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2) Sun. March 20, 2025 9:40 p.m. EST

There is no question that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2) are arguably one of the best college basketball teams in the country right now and have a legitimate shot of going the distance in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Continue Reading…

Arizona Wildcats (5) vs. Texas Longhorns (4) Sun. March 20, 2025 6:10 p.m. EST

Coming into the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Texas Longhorns (4) were considered to be a serious force to be reckoned with in college basketball as they had the tools and the talented to make a run in the tournament. Even though they are just the four seed in the extremely competitive West Region, the Longhorns are as good as any team in their region and will look to prove that as they continue to play a solid brand of basketball. Continue Reading…

George Mason Patriots (8) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (1) Sun. March 20, 2025 5:15 p.m. EST

Coming into the 2011 NCAA tournament, the Ohio State Buckeyes (1) were considered to be arguably the best all-around college basketball team in the country. With a superstar forward Jared Sullinger leading the way, the Buckeyes have played brilliantly the season and continued that brilliant play in their first game of the tournament. Continue Reading…

Michigan Wolverines (8) vs. Duke Blue Devils (1) Sun. March 20, 2025 2:45 p.m. EST

Arguably one of the most impressive wins in the second round of the 2011 NCAA tournament was the Duke Blue Devils (1) starting their NCAA title defense against the 16 seed Hampton Pirates. Not only did Coach K’s squad absolutely dominate the Pirates, but they proved everyone that they are ready to repeat as NCAA champions of college basketball. Continue Reading…

Washington Huskies (7) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (2) Sun. March 20, 2025 12:15 p.m. EST

Last season the North Carolina Tar Heels (2) were the defending NCAA champions and looking to do what many college basketball programs haven’t able to do in the past by repeating as NCAA champions. Continue Reading…

No player in the 2011 NCAA tournament has been talked about more than the BYU Cougars’ (3) Jimmer Fredette. Even though the UConn Huskies (3) star guard Kemba Walker and the Ohio State Buckeyes’ (1) Jarred Sullinger has gotten a lot of attention as of late, Jimmer Fredette trumps them all as he has been arguably the most unstoppable force in college basketball all season long. Continue Reading…

The one thing that is made the NCAA Tournament extremely popular over the years and a must watch for even people who don’t follow college basketball is the upset factor and the fact that any team could go the distance and win a national championship. This season we have already seen a couple big upsets as the Louisville Cardinals and the Georgetown Hoyas have already fallen at the hands of lesser opponents, but by far the biggest upset came in the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament with the one seeded Pittsburgh Panthers falling to the eighth-seeded Butler Bulldogs. Continue Reading…

George Mason Patriots (8) vs. Villanova Wildcats (9) Fri. March 18, 2025 2:10 p.m. EST

A few years ago, no one knew who the George Mason Patriots (8) were as they just seemed like another no-name team that were lucky enough to get into the NCAA Tournament. Even though people expected absolutely nothing out of this team that no one had ever heard of, the Patriots were able to do the seemingly impossible and become the Cinderella story by paving their way all to the Final Four. Continue Reading…