BrackAddictions: Predicting the NCAA Tournament Bracket

For the first time at Big East & Beyond, we are going to release how we would set up the NCAA Tournament if we were the selection committee. Throughout the season, we will continue to update our bracket all the way up until Selection Sunday. Without further ado, here is the first ever Big East…

Live and Die by the 3-Pointer

We hear it again and again – but is there any validity to the fact that teams that rely on 3-pointers are unreliable in March? This season, there are four teams I have identified that rely heavily on 3Ps for their offensive output – and I am going to compare them to teams of the…

Predicting the South Region

The speculation is over, Selection Sunday has come and gone, and we are left with a 68-team tournament field. The committee breaks it down into four regions for us – so we’ll break it down in four segments for you. Let us do the research for you. First, I am going to be looking at…

Strength of the Bubble

How strong is this year’s bubble compared to years past? Looking at the last 4 teams in the tournament field since 2006, according to BracketMatrix.com, and their corresponding Offensive and Defensive efficiencies, according to KenPom.com, we can compare the teams on the bubble in 2014 statistically. Here is the chart of every “Last 4 In”…

Who Can Win the National Championship?

Well, 68 teams will have a shot starting next week. Obviously, some teams will have a better chance than others – but this season might have the most contenders in the top 4 seed lines in recent memory. It would really be no surprise if we saw Florida, Arizona, Wichita State, Kansas, Duke, Syracuse, Louisville,…