Conference: OVC (Automatic-Bid) Record: 20-14 (9-7) NCAA Tournament Seed: 15 (Midwest) How they got to the Big Dance The Gamecocks had an average 2016-17 regular season but finished with 20 wins. The greatest highlight of their season so far has come in postseason play. It has been a season of firsts for Jacksonville State, the fourth seed in the OVC Tournament advanced to their first ever final after a win…
Conference: SEC (At-Large) Record: 19-15 (10-8) NCAA Tournament Seed: 9 How they got to the Big Dance Vanderbilt made history this year, becoming the first team with 15 losses to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, their strength of schedule and impressive wins warrant this selection. The Commodores had a very up and down season, but three wins over Florida along with victories over Iowa State…
Conference: Big East (At-Large) Record: 25-9 (10-8) NCAA Tournament Seed: 6 (Midwest) How they go to the Big Dance The Bluejays got off to a strong start this season, going 12-0 in non-conference play with an impressive win against Wisconsin. A few weeks later, Creighton was 18-1 with a win over Butler and its only loss coming to Villanova. However, in their 19th game of the season, the Bluejays suffered…
Photo courtesy of Kris Calvin / @KCFreshInc In 2016 Jack Colletto led the Camas High School football team to a perfect 14-0 record, a state championship and was named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Washington. However, life was not always this perfect for the quarterback. Without a transfer to Camas, which occurred after his mother took a new job, things may have been different for both…
Feature image courtesy of Sarah Sopher. No.19 Utah Utes (8-4) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (6-6) Where: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California When: Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 8:30pm EST on FOX No. 19 Utah Utes How they got here: The Utes began the season by rattling off four-straight wins, including a 31-27 victory over No. 9 USC. After a 28-23 loss to California, Utah was able to regroup and win three-consecutive…
Idaho Vandals (8-4) vs. Colorado State Rams (7-5) Where: Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho When: Thursday, December 22, 7:00pm EST on ESPN Idaho Vandals How they got here: After an opening week win over Montana State, the Vandals ran into a buzzsaw as they faced Pac-12 powerhouses Washington and Washington State in consecutive weeks. To prevent a 1-3 start, Idaho went into Las Vegas and knocked off UNLV in an…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On Monday morning, Brionna Jones was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for Women’s Basketball. On Monday night, Jones made a strong case for a repeat. The senior center scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds to help lead the Terps to a 79-60 win over intrastate opponent Loyola. With the win, Maryland improved to 11-0 on the season.