Bracketology - Edition IV

Let's take a look at Edition IV of NCAA Men's Basketball Bracketology!

EAST
Buffalo
1 Villanova vs. 16 Morgan St./Texas Southern
8 Iowa St. vs. 9 Arkansas

Orlando
5 Duke vs. 12 Nevada
4 Purdue vs. 13 New Mexico St.

Sacramento
6 Saint Mary's vs. 11 Seton Hall
3 UCLA vs. 14 Winthrop

Greenville
7 South Carolina vs. 10 TCU
2 North Carolina vs. 15 Bucknell

WEST
Salt Lake City
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 UC Irvine
8 Minnesota vs. 9 USC

Buffalo
5 Norte Dame vs. 12 Akron
4 West Virginia vs. 13 Vermont

Indianapolis
6 Creighton vs. 11 VCU
3 Louisville vs. 14 Princeton

Salt Lake City
7 Indiana vs. 10 Wake Forest
2 Arizona vs. 15 North Dakota St.

SOUTH
Tulsa
1 Baylor vs. 16 Mount St. Mary's/New Orleans
8 Dayton vs. 9 Michigan St.

Greenville
5 Cincinnati vs. 12 Miami/Michigan
4 Virginia vs. 13 Monmouth

Milwaukee
6 Maryland vs. 11 Middle Tennessee
3 Butler vs. 14 Belmont

Indianapolis
7 Northwestern vs. 10 Kansas St.
2 Kentucky vs. 14 UNC Greensboro

MIDWEST
Tulsa
1 Kansas vs. 16 Weber St.
8 Marquette vs. 9 Virginia Tech

Milwaukee
5 Florida vs. 12 Clemson/Texas Tech
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 Valparaiso

Sacramento
6 Xavier vs. 11 UNC Wilmington
3 Oregon vs. 14 Florida Gulf Coast

Orlando
7 SMU vs. 10 Illinois St.
2 Florida St. vs. Georgia Southern

Women's Bracketology - Edition I

While UConn is once again dominating the Women's Basketball season, let's get our first look of the season of Women's Bracketology!
*Teams in BOLD represent automatic bids
Bridgeport Regional
#1 Connecticut vs. #16 Sacred Heart
#8 Syracuse vs. #9 Michigan
#5 Miami (FL) vs. #12 Elon
#4 UCLA vs. #13 Central Michigan
#6 Kentucky vs. #11 Arkansas-Little Rock
#3 Texas vs. #14 Florida Gulf Coast
#7 California vs. #10 Tulane
#2 Florida State vs. #15 Campbell
Lexington Regional
#1 South Carolina vs. #16 Norfolk State
#8 Green Bay vs. #9 Texas Tech
#5 Kansas State vs. #12 George Washington
#4 North Carolina State vs. #13 Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs. #11 Charlotte
#3 Stanford vs. #14 Belmont
#7 South Florida vs. #10 Northwestern
#2 Notre Dame vs. #15 Mercer
Oklahoma City Regional
#1 Baylor vs. #16 Southern
#8 LSU vs. #9 Temple
#5 Ohio State vs. #12 South Dakota
#4 Arizona State vs. #13 Gonzaga
#6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Northern Iowa
#3 Louisville vs. #14 Bucknell
#7 Auburn vs. #10 Georgia Tech
#2 Washington vs. #15 New Hampshire
Stockton Regional
#1 Mississippi State vs. #16 New Mexico State
#8 Marquette vs. #9 Michigan State
#5 DePaul vs. #12 Quinnipiac
#4 Duke vs. #13 Stephen F. Austin
#6 Oklahoma vs. #11 Harvard
#3 Oregon State vs. #14 Northern Colorado
#7 Virginia Tech vs. #10 Oregon
#2 Maryland vs. #15 UC Davis

Last Four In: Oregon, Tulane, Northwestern, Georgia Tech
First Four Out: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, St. John's, Creighton
Next Four Out: Utah, USC, Pittsburgh, Ole Miss

Bracketology - Edition III

After a week that included West Virginia losing twice, Arizona winning at UCLA, Kentucky defeating South Carolina, Florida State beating both Notre Dame and Louisville and Northwestern beating Ohio State in Columbus for the first time since 1977, our third released bracket has changed a lot once again. So where does your team fall? Is your team a one seed, four seed, in the field or on the outside looking in? Find out in our bracket below.

*Teams in BOLD represent automatic bids

East Regional

#1 Villanova vs. #16 North Carolina Central/#16 Texas Southern

#8 Iowa State vs. #9 Virginia Commonwealth

#5 Cincinnati vs. #12 Michigan/#12 Pittsburgh

#4 Virginia vs. #13 Monmouth

#6 Maryland vs. #11 Wichita State

#3 Oregon vs. #14 Vermont

#7 South Carolina vs. #10 Illinois State

#2 Florida State vs. #15 Princeton

West Regional

#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 UC Irvine

#8 Virginia Tech vs. #9 Southern California

#5 Purdue vs. #12 Akron

#4 Butler vs. #13 Texas-Arlington

#6 Southern Methodist vs. #11 Miami (FL)

#3 Louisville vs. #14 North Carolina-Greensboro

#7 Indiana vs. #10 Seton Hall

#2 Baylor vs. #15 Bucknell

Mid-West Regional

#1 Kansas vs. #16 North Dakota State

#8 North Carolina-Wilmington vs. #9 Texas Christian

#5 Creighton vs. #12 Arkansas/#12 Michigan State

#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Valparaiso

#6 Florida vs. #11 Middle Tennessee

#3 Notre Dame vs. #14 New Mexico State

#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Marquette

#2 UCLA vs. #15 Belmont

South Regional

#1 Kentucky vs. #16 Sam Houston State/#16 Mount St. Mary’s

#8 Dayton vs. #9 Minnesota

#5 Duke vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast

#4 West Virginia vs. #13 Nevada

#6 Xavier vs. #11 Texas Tech

#3 Arizona vs. #14 Winthrop

#7 St. Mary’s vs. #10 Kansas State

#2 North Carolina vs. #15 Weber State

Last Four 'First Four Byes': Wichita State, Texas Tech, Miami (FL), Kansas State

Last Four In: Michigan, Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Michigan State

First Four Out: Clemson, Illinois, Wake Forest, Utah

Next Four Out: California, Oklahoma State, Memphis, Georgia

AP Scorecard (January 23, 2017)

	Here are the latest scores from yesterday's sports events:
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	NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final	Golden State	118	Orlando	98
Final	Dallas	122	L.A. Lakers	73
Final	Phoenix	115	Toronto	103
Final	Minnesota	111	Denver	108
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	NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT	N-Y Rangers	1	Detroit	0
Final	Pittsburgh	5	Boston	1
Final OT	Columbus	7	Ottawa	6
Final OT	Philadelphia	3	N-Y Islanders	2
Final	Chicago	4	Vancouver	2
Final	Nashville	4	Minnesota	2
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	NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final	Atlanta	44	Green Bay	21
Final	New England	36	Pittsburgh	17
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	TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final	(22) Xavier	86	Georgetown	75

AP-Scorecard (January 20, 2017)

	Here are the latest scores from yesterday's sports events:
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	NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final	Cleveland	118	Phoenix	103
Final	Miami	99	Dallas	95
Final	Washington	113	N-Y Knicks	110
Final	San Antonio	118	Denver	104
Final	Minnesota	104	L.A. Clippers	101
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	NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final	Ottawa	2	Columbus	0
Final	N-Y Islanders	3	Dallas	0
Final	N-Y Rangers	5	Toronto	2
Final	Washington	7	St. Louis	3
Final	Minnesota	4	Arizona	3
Final	Nashville	4	Calgary	3
Final	Anaheim	2	Colorado	1
Final	San Jose	2	Tampa Bay	1
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	TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final	(3) UCLA	102	Arizona St.	80
Final	(4) Gonzaga	88	Santa Clara	57
Final	(11) Oregon	86	California	63
Final	(12) Louisville	92	Clemson	60
Final	(14) Arizona	73	Southern Cal	66
Final	(23) Saint Mary's (Cal)	62	Pacific	50
Final	(25) Maryland	84	Iowa	76

Pac-12 Conference Releases 2017 Football Schedule

By PAC-12 CONFERENCE | Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 Conference announced today its 2017 football schedule that pairs a competitive nine-game Conference schedule with a non-conference slate that includes 15 contests against teams that played in a bowl game this past season. In all, nearly a third of the Pac-12’s non-conference schedule pits the league against a Power 5 conference or major independent opponent, including three contests against the Big Ten Conference and two against both the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences.

Every football game played at Pac-12 sites will be televised. A combination of the ESPN channels, ABC, FOX and FOX Sports 1 will broadcast 44 games nationally and Pac-12 Networks will offer 35 games to a national audience. Exact broadcast schedules will be determined at a later date.

The 2017 season is scheduled to get under way with nine home non-conference match ups in the opening week that include Southeastern Conference opponent Texas A&M at UCLA and Cotton Bowl participant Western Michigan at USC. The second week features the Pac-12 opener with STANFORD at USC on Saturday, September 9, along with seven non-conference clashes with teams that participated in bowl games following the 2016 season.

The 2017 Conference schedule features three games on two Thursday night dates that includes a key league matchup between STANFORD at OREGON STATE on Thursday, October 26. In addition, the schedule’s nine games on seven Friday dates feature COLORADO hosting Colorado State on Friday, September 1, WASHINGTON at STANFORD on Friday, November 10, and CALIFORNIA at UCLA and OREGON STATE at OREGON the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 24.

In addition, traditional rivalry games will be played over the last two weeks of the season, followed by the Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on either Friday, December 1 or Saturday, December 2.

2017 Pac-12 Football Schedule
(Subject to change)

Thurs., Aug. 31

New Mexico State at ARIZONA STATE

North Dakota at UTAH

Fri., Sept. 1

Colorado State vs. COLORADO (1)

WASHINGTON at Rutgers

Sat., Sept. 2

Northern Arizona at ARIZONA

Western Michigan at USC

Texas A&M at UCLA

Southern Utah at OREGON

Portland State at OREGON STATE

Montana State at WASHINGTON STATE

CALIFORNIA at North Carolina

STANFORD at Rice

Sat., Sept. 9

Houston at ARIZONA

San Diego State at ARIZONA STATE

STANFORD at USC

Hawai’i at UCLA

Texas State at COLORADO

UTAH at BYU

Nebraska at OREGON

Minnesota at OREGON STATE

Montana at WASHINGTON

Boise State at WASHINGTON STATE

Weber State at CALIFORNIA

Sat., Sept. 16

ARIZONA at UTEP

ARIZONA STATE at Texas Tech

Texas at USC

UCLA at Memphis

Northern Colorado at COLORADO

San Jose State at UTAH

OREGON at Wyoming

OREGON STATE at WASHINGTON STATE

Fresno State at WASHINGTON

Mississippi at CALIFORNIA

STANFORD at San Diego State

Fri., Sept. 22

UTAH at ARIZONA

Sat., Sept. 23

OREGON at ARIZONA STATE

USC at CALIFORNIA

UCLA at STANFORD

WASHINGTON at COLORADO

OREGON STATE at Colorado State

Nevada at WASHINGTON STATE

Fri., Sept. 29

USC at WASHINGTON STATE

Sat., Sept. 30

ARIZONA STATE at STANFORD

COLORADO at UCLA

CALIFORNIA at OREGON

WASHINGTON at OREGON STATE

Sat., Oct. 7

ARIZONA at COLORADO

OREGON STATE at USC

STANFORD at UTAH

WASHINGTON STATE at OREGON

CALIFORNIA at WASHINGTON

Fri., Oct. 13

WASHINGTON STATE at CALIFORNIA

Sat., Oct. 14

UCLA at ARIZONA

WASHINGTON at ARIZONA STATE

UTAH at USC

COLORADO at OREGON STATE

OREGON at STANFORD

Sat., Oct. 21

ARIZONA at CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA STATE at UTAH

USC at Notre Dame

OREGON at UCLA

COLORADO at WASHINGTON STATE

Thurs., Oct. 26

STANFORD at OREGON STATE

Sat., Oct. 28

WASHINGTON STATE at ARIZONA

USC at ARIZONA STATE

UCLA at WASHINGTON

CALIFORNIA at COLORADO

UTAH at OREGON

Fri. Nov. 3

UCLA at UTAH

Sat., Nov. 4

ARIZONA at USC

COLORADO at ARIZONA STATE

OREGON at WASHINGTON

OREGON STATE at CALIFORNIA

STANFORD at WASHINGTON STATE

Fri., Nov. 10

WASHINGTON at STANFORD

Sat., Nov. 11

OREGON STATE at ARIZONA

ARIZONA STATE at UCLA

USC at COLORADO

WASHINGTON STATE at UTAH

Sat., Nov. 18

ARIZONA at OREGON

ARIZONA STATE at OREGON STATE

UCLA at USC

UTAH at WASHINGTON

CALIFORNIA at STANFORD

Fri., Nov. 24

CALIFORNIA at UCLA

OREGON STATE at OREGON

Sat., Nov. 25

ARIZONA at ARIZONA STATE

COLORADO at UTAH

WASHINGTON STATE at WASHINGTON

Notre Dame at STANFORD

Fri., Dec. 1 or Sat., Dec. 2

Pac-12 Football Championship Game (2) (ESPN)

(1) Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colo. (2) Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.

No. 2 Kansas beats Iowa State 76-72 for 17th straight win

By LUKE MEREDITH
Associated Press 

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- No. 2 Kansas passed its biggest Big 12 road test of the season, winning in a gym where losing was threatening to become a trend.

Frank Mason III had 16 points, Landen Lucas scored 14 and the Jayhawks held off Iowa State 76-72 on Monday night for their 17th straight win.

Svi Mykhailiuk added 13 for the Jayhawks (17-1, 6-0 Big 12), who snapped a two-game skid in Ames and opened 6-0 in the Big 12 for the 10th time.

"It's always tough (here)," Lucas said. "We should be proud to come in here and win. Our young guys maybe don't understand that."

Though it was never comfortable for Kansas, the Jayhawks led the entire second half. Iowa State star Monte Morris drilled a long 3-pointer and two free throws to make it 75-72 with 14.6 seconds left. But then Devonte Graham's free throw made it a two-possession game and Morris missed a 3 that would've made for an interesting finish.

Morris scored 23 points with seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cyclones (11-6, 3-3), who saw their recent string of success against the Jayhawks come to an end.

Iowa State had won four of its last six against the 12-time defending league champions.

"We've just got to figure out a way to become a better defensive team. They shot 14 layups in the first half. Layups. You can't give Kansas 28 points in layups and expect to beat them," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.

Deonte Burton had 21 points on 21 shots for the Cyclones, losers of two straight for the first time in six weeks.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas: This was a win Kansas has a right to be proud of. Hilton Coliseum is one of the most intimidating atmospheres in America - especially when the Jayhawks come to town - and over 14,000 fans braved an ice storm to scream at them. Victories like this are the reason Kansas keeps winning the Big 12. "No disrespect, but I think it was the best home court we've played in so far," Kansas coach Bill Self said.

Iowa State: The Cyclones let a huge opportunity slip by. Iowa State is very talented and remains a threat in the postseason because of its strong backcourt. But the Cyclones have lost tight games to Gonzaga, Baylor and Kansas, and their program has long since passed the day when moral victories mattered.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

In a slight surprise, voters picked Villanova over Kansas for the top spot on Monday. It'll be hard for the Jayhawks to pass the Wildcats after Villanova routed Seton Hall by 30 points on Monday. The defending national champions host Providence on Saturday. "It really doesn't matter. I told our staff that Villanova would jump us in (the) AP (poll). They beat Xavier by 25 last week. That didn't surprise me at all. We're in a pretty good spot right now," Self said.

TURNING POINT

Burton's three-point play brought the Cyclones within 67-63. But a quick 6-0 run capped by Mason's layup put Kansas up 10 with 1:57 left, and those baskets came in handy after Iowa State made its late surge. Given that the Jayhawks' first two road league wins were at TCU and scuffling Oklahoma, the resolve Kansas showed down the stretch was impressive.

THE DIFFERENCE

Kansas dominated Iowa State on the boards, 41-24, and scored 52 points in the paint. The Cyclones' guards did their part, with Naz Mitrou-Long chipping in 18 points, but the inability to hang with teams inside continues to haunt Iowa State against elite competition.

THE NUMBERS

Kansas shot 54.8 percent from the floor, helping mitigate its 18 turnovers. ... Iowa State was 9 of 27 from 3-point range. ... Graham had nine points and eight assists, freeing up Mason to attack the basket. ... Morris also had four steals, but he turned it over three times in the first half after committing just one such miscue in his first five Big 12 games.

UP NEXT

Kansas hosts Texas on Saturday. But next week will be brutal, with trips to West Virginia and Kentucky looming.

Iowa State plays at Oklahoma on Saturday.