2019 was an important year for the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. In the first year of the new NET rankings and with a historically weak bubble, the committee’s decisions on Selection Sunday were poised to set a precedent for future seasons. The result was a pleasant surprise for many fans…
Selection Sunday has graced us once again, which means it’s time for the 4th edition of the Top Level Sports Bracket Challenge! As always, the contest will be run on Yahoo. You can find a link to join it here. The group password is “connor“. You can also find a…
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,…
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…
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…
*Join the Top Level Sports Bracket Challenge on Yahoo! Welcome to Top Level Sports’ 2018 March Madness Central! Here you’ll find all my coverage of the Big Dance, including Bracketology, Bubble Breakdown, tournament predictions, bracket tips, team breakdowns, and more. This page will be regularly updated, so make sure to…
*A previous version of this article stated that game location does not affect RPI. This was originally the case, but was modified beginning in 2004. As we approach Selection Sunday, everyone’s eyes become focused on the tournament bubble. After every game with bubble implications, the question is once again phrased: who’s in,…
Just three games remain in March Madness 2017, and the Final Four stage is set. Entering Sunday, Gonzaga and Oregon had already emerged out of their regions victorious, and on Sunday, both North and South Carolina were able to do the same. While the Gamecocks’ victory was of no real…
There’s no doubt about it – we’re into the thick of things. With defeats of Xavier and Kansas, Gonzaga and Oregon became the first two teams to book their trips to Phoenix for the Final Four. It’s the First Final Four in school history for Mark Few and the Zags’ and…
The Top Level Sports Bracket Challenge saw 24 entries this year, and now that we’re down to the Elite Eight, just 10 brackets still have the possibility of coming out on top. With seven games left to be played in March Madness, there are 128 possible combinations of results. I’ve…