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College Hoops Updates - in Jokes - by Dave Barend
4/11/2025 College hoops fans must wait 7 months for next season. Sad, because it’s not enough time to learn where everyone transferred....

Dave Barend


Cadwallader University Will Win The NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Dave Barend
The number of losses Cadwallader has: zippo. That’s right, they are the only undefeated team left. Uh Dave, according to your own...

Dave Barend


My Quest For Bill Raftery's Onions
I should clarify that Bill Raftery does not have onions. Well, he does, but not real ones. Actually he does have real onions, I think....

Dave Barend


Hog Maws and Loathing in North Carolina
College Basketball Times sent me on location to go up to the Sportsbook at the casino in Murphy, North Carolina and cover the first two...

Keith Spillett


Domination Rankings - D1 Men
We at College Basketball Times have decided to take our somewhat successful Domination Rankings concept (ranking together all categories:...

Dave Barend


NCAA Tournament Final Four Preview - Reasons Your Team Will Win
We are down to the Final 4. Uh Dave, then why are there 8 logos on the above image? Ahh, because there are 4 men's team and 4 women's...
CollegeBasketballTimes2025


UConn will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Mike Rusconi
Latest Reasons 1. Paige Bueckers is pretty good...105 points in three games. 2. UConn has way cooler names than UCLA. Although there...

Mike Rusconi


Florida will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Tyler Brodie
Latest Reasons Walter Clayton. That's the reason—most clutch player in the tournament and the second coming of Steph Curry. Todd Golden...

Tyler Brodie


Houston will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Shawn O'Neal
Latest Reasons • Houston's Kelvin Sampson took his first team to the NCAA Tournament in 1993, and while his Washington State Cougars lost...

Shawn O'Neal


How To Make It As A College Hoops Humor Writer (Seriously, How?)
Warning: This isn't your ordinary "How to" piece. Those have something helpful - answers. But I honestly don’t know what constitutes...

Dave Barend


Texas will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
Latest Reasons Many people will look at the upcoming South Carolina matchup in biblical fashion, calling it “David versus Goliath.” I’d...

Theo Franz


Tennessee will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Matt Carty
New Reasons 1. There’s been some scuttlebutt that Vols' coach Rick Barnes may be retiring, and that the team wants to send him out on...

Matt Carty


Texas Tech will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Keith Spillett
New Reasons JT Toppin is an absolute monster and is as relentless as kudzu. He completely demolished Drake in the paint with 25 points...

Keith Spillett


USC will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Matt Carty
New Reasons 1. My biggest argument for USC was that JuJu Watkins would be the force of nature that carried them to the title. JuJu is now...

Matthew Carty


Michigan State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Michael Dinga
More Reasons 5. Sparty can absolutely whoop every other mascot left. 4. They are due—it’s been 25 years since they last won it all…in...

Michael Dinga


TCU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Mason deLisser
New Reasons This squad can dominate teams, and the first two rounds showed that. Winning both of those games by a combined 37 points...

Mason deLisser


Why Your Team (and Each Team) Can (Will) win The NCAA Tournament
Below are reasons why every team will win the NCAA Tournament. All right, let me clarify. We realize that only one team will win, but we...
CollegeBasketballTimes2025


Purdue will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
New Reasons People had a hard time forgetting how hard it was for this team to get past the first two rounds. Nearly a third of NCAA.com...

Theo Franz


Mississippi will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Theo Franz
More Reasons I have now watched two more Ole Miss games, totaling up to four on the season, and lemme tell you, this team is fun to...

Theo Franz


LSU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Eli Barsoum
Coach Kim Mulkey was the first person in NCAA history to win a championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. With a...

Eli Barsoum


Tennessee will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. It is impossible to discount the team that has made it to every single NCAA Women's Tournament. 2. The Lady Vols have such diversity...

Clayton Trutor


Auburn will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons by Shawn O'Neal
Latest Reasons • Easiest prediction in the Final Four: Johni Broome will suffer a fairly serious-looking injury, limp off the court ......

Shawn O'Neal


Michigan will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Mason deLisser.
New Reasons: The first two rounds have shown that the Wolverines are battle tested. They staved off the upset that everyone picked and...

Mason deLisser


Ohio State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - By Tyler Brodie
Two of Ohio State’s losses came to UCLA. If they meet their kryptonite again, which Ohio State can do later in the tournament, it’s hard...

Tyler Brodie


Oklahoma will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Andrew Connell
Score, Score, and Score some more. The Sooners were one of the best offensive teams in the country this year, as they averaged 85.2...
Andrew Connell


FGCU will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Trey Allwood
5. I just came up with the really good catchphrase, “FGseeyou later”. The team has to win so they can use that on all of their opponents...

Trey Allwood


Kansas will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Eli Barsoum
The Jayhawks were the number 1 team in the country in the preseason. Maybe they can revive that type of energy for the tournament, using...

Eli Barsoum


Florida State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. This FSU team is incredibly battle-tested, fighting their way to a 13-5 mark in the ACC. This will be excellent preparation for NCAA...

Clayton Trutor


San Diego State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Shawn O'Neal
• Fifth straight appearance -- and would have been a sixth were it not for Covid -- for what is clearly one of the best programs in the...

Shawn O'Neal


NC State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Steven Miller
1.May the chalk be ever in their favor. If the women’s tournament goes chalky for the first few rounds, the Wolfpack will just have to...

Steve Miller


Oklahoma State will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Clayton Trutor
1. The Cowgirls have as impressive guard play as any team in the country. The trio of Stailee Heard, Micah Gray, and Anna Gret Asi make...

Clayton Trutor


New Mexico will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Steven Miller
1Leadership. Donovan Dent, Mountain West Player of the Year, averages over 20 points per game. Head Coach Richard Pitino is the...

Steve Miller


Colorado State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Keith Spillett
They are clicking at the right time. They had stretches early in the season where they looked like they were a mess, typified by a...

Keith Spillett


Maryland will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Steve Hiegel
1The Lady Terps won the National Championship in 2006 under current Head Coach Brenda Frese so why couldn’t they do it again. In 2006...

Steve Hiegel


SIUE will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons by Mike Hurley
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars gained their first ticket ever to the Big Dance by defeating Southeast Missouri...

Mike Hurley


Iowa State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Shawn O'Neal
• When fully healthy, this has looked like one of the best teams in the nation, with the backcourt duo of Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert...

Shawn O'Neal


Louisville will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Michael Dinga
5. That pesky gnat that keeps flying around your face, disrupting everything, and then comes back with more of his friends? Yeah, that’s...

Michael Dinga


UConn will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Paul Nardizzi
UConn will win because I have them losing early. Will win because there’s nothing else to do in Storrs, CT but practice basketball. Danny...

Paul Nardizzi


Duke Update - with Laughs - by Robb Hellwig
3/24/25 Duke defeats Baylor to advance to the Sweet 16. A fairly even game through the first 15 minutes, but Duke took control after...

Robb Hellwig


UCLA will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Keith Spillett
Latest Reasons Lauren Betts is stronger than bathtub gin and the best UCLA post scorer who never received a dime from Sam Gilbert. She’s...

Keith Spillett


Duke will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Robb Hellwig
Latest Reasons 1. Best combination of offense and defense. 2. Because Duke dominated the ACC – the most competitive conference in all of...

Robb Hellwig


South Carolina will Win the NCAA Women's Tournament - Reasons Why By Trey Allwood
Latest Reasons 4. In the final four, the Gamecocks will face the Texas Longhorns, a team they beat not even a month ago. We can only hope...

Trey Allwood


Texas A & M Basketball - Gig'em with Bo Swayze
3/14/2025 Well, it’s about time for big-time players to play BIGTIME! The #14 Fightin’ Texas Aggies vs the tu t-sips in the second round...

Bo Swayze


Texas A&M will Win the NCAA Tournament -Reasons Why by Bo Swayze
1. Wade Taylor IV and Zhuric Phelps - Might be the best backcourt in College Basketball 2. #1 Offensive Rebounding team in College...

Bo Swayze


Gonzaga will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Shawn O'Neal
• The Zags underperformed expectations all year -- traditional and pre-season --didn't win the WCC regular season, needed a third try to...

Shawn O'Neal


Robert Morris will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Michael Dinga
5. I own a Bobby Mo t-shirt 4. You need upsets—been there, done that (see 2009 NIT v. then-defending champ Kentucky) 3. Horizon League...

Michael Dinga


Omaha will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Michael Dinga
5. They were a LOCK—and I mean a STONE COLD LOCK—to make the tourney even before they played their Summit League championship game v. St....

Michael Dinga


Wofford will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why by Whit Henry
The Terriers are lethal from deep. Across their three games in the Southern Conference Tournament, they hit 37 triples and shot 44% from...

Whit Henry


Iowa State Basketball Update - Humor and Haar
3/16/2025 The Big 12 Tournament started early Wednesday for the Cyclones against Cincinnati. A relatively smooth and easy 76-56 win over...

John Haar


Saint Francis will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Andrew Connell
The Red Flash are hot. They are playing their best basketball as of late, coming off a Northeast Conference tournament championship...
Andrew Connell
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