Another undefeated team goes down

Coleman Armes Staff Writer This week in the college basketball world there were two undefeated teams left, Ohio State University, a big sport school, and San Diego State University. I know what you might be asking, “San Diego State, is that a mistake?” However, their head coach Steve Fisher had the team sitting at 20-0 and ranked fourth in the nation. Last night, San Diego State had a big game at ninth ranked Brigham Young University, and came up short 71-58. It was a tough loss against a tough opponent, and it just adds to the madness that is college basketball. Could SDSU or BYU be this season’s Butler? I guess we will just have…

Duke, Butler square off tonight

By Travis Bremner Staff Writer We started at 347 teams, selected 65; they played down to the Final Four where now we’re down to two with one team to eliminate. Duke and Butler play for the national championship tonight in men’s college basketball. Storyline: It’s a David vs. Goliath matchup no doubt, but Butler is no Cinderella story, they’re a perennial ‘mid-major’ power and haven’t lost since December 22nd. Duke is the preverbal road team with Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis being just a few miles from Butler University’s campus. Matchups: If Butler forward/center Matt Howard, a game time decision, isn’t able to play it will be even more difficult for the Bulldogs to keep…

Sweet 16 kicks off tonight

It’s already been one of the most memorable NCAA tournaments since its expansion to 65 teams, and we’re only out of the first weekend. The Sweet 16 kicks off tonight with four games on the schedule, let’s take a look at the matchups. 1 Syracuse vs. 5 Butler This game will be very interesting to watch because the ‘Cuse play a unique 2-3 zone that is hard to score against, while Butler shoots the ball well from beyond the arc and has big men with good footwork and post moves, but they lack size. That’s why the Orange take over, Syracuse is much bigger than the Bulldogs as well as much more athletic. Pick: Syracuse…

Conference Tournaments: Big 12

By Travis Bremner Staff Writer Number One Seed: Kansas has locked up a number one seed in the NCAA tournament, maybe the number one overall seed, winning the conference tournament would assure that. The Jayhawks are just looking to tune up before the NCAAs. Bubble Teams: None. Dark Horse: Baylor.