Let’s just get the overused joke over with. R.I.P. RPI. This week, the NCAA announced that they will be retiring the Rating Percentage Index (RPI), the primary tool used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee since the metric’s inception in 1981. Taking its place is the newly created NCAA Evaluation…
**This was written as an assignment for my sports media class.** Just before the start of the 2018 MLB season, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles announced that they were cutting ties with local, over-the-air broadcast channels. Whereas in previous years, television broadcasts of games for both teams were split…
**This was written as an assignment for my sports media class, on the topic of the media rights deal between ESPN and Turner and the NBA. Keep in mind, this was written before the start of the playoffs.** Back in 2014, ESPN and Turner announced a nine-year, $24 billion media…
Welcome to the third annual Top Level Sports bracket challenge on Yahoo. Click the link here to join the contest. This year, the winner will receive a t-shirt of their national champion or a school of their choice. Here are the rules: Picks must be completed by 12:15 pm ET on Thursday,…
**Connor will be publishing updated bracket projections every other day during Championship Week. Click here to view the last update. A bolded team name represents a conference tournament champion with an automatic bid into the field. Teams whose seeds are shaded in orange are current participants in First Four games to earn…
It’s time to step into on the shoes of the NCAA Selection Committee with one of my favorite March Madness exercises, the Blind Resumes game. I’ll present you with the resumes of two teams. Look them over, and decide which team you would give an at-large bid. Afterward, you’ll get…
**Connor will be publishing updated bracket projections every other day during Championship Week. Click here to view the last update. A bolded team name represents a conference tournament champion with an automatic bid into the field. Teams whose seeds are shaded in orange are current participants in First Four games to earn…
**Connor will be publishing updated bracket projections every other day during Championship Week. Click here to view the last update. A bolded team name represents a conference tournament champion with an automatic bid into the field. Teams whose seeds are shaded in orange are current participants in First Four games to earn…
The following is a Top Level Sports Public Service Announcement: Listen to me. This is important. I need you to hear this now before Selection Sunday rolls around and you find yourself swearing at the printer for acting up whilst printing enough March Madness brackets to satisfy the gambling needs…
**Connor will be publishing updated bracket projections every other day during Championship Week. Click here to view the last update. A bolded team name represents a conference tournament champion with an automatic bid into the field. Teams whose seeds are shaded in orange are current participants in First Four games to earn…