Record: 22-8 (10-6, 3rd place ACC)
Quality Wins: @ Mississippi St, Purdue, Miami, Virginia Tech
Key Losses: Charlotte, @ FSU, @ Georgia Tech, UNC (2)
NCAA Tournament Status: LOCK
Strengths: Clemson is a very athletic, active team. They play great defense as a team, constantly pressing and recovering to stop any fastbreaks that might occur after the opponent [...]

Record: 26-4 (13-3, 2nd place ACC)
Key Wins: Wisconsin, Marquette, Clemson, @ North Carolina
Key Losses: N-Pittsburgh, @ Wake Forest, @ Miami, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament Status: LOCKStrengths: The 2007-2008 version of the Blue Devils spread the floor and penetrate for easy buckets or kick-outs for open three-pointers. This team frequently has five players on [...]

Record: 29-2 (14-2, 1st place ACC)
Quality Wins: @ Kentucky, @ Ohio St, Clemson (2), @ Duke
Key Losses: Maryland, Duke
NCAA Tournament Status: LOCK Strengths: Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson, etc. In short, North Carolina has an incredible amount of talent. Hansbrough is one of two leading candidates for National Player of the Year [...]

Record: 18-12 (9-7, 4th place ACC)
Key Wins: UNC Asheville, Maryland (2), Wake Forest
Key Losses: @ Old Dominion, @ Richmond, @ Penn St, @ NC State
NCAA Tournament Status: Bubble
Strengths:  Virginia Tech is a versatile team.  Every player can play multiple positions, allowing them to matchup defensively against most any team.  AD Vassallo is the Hokies’ [...]

The Creighton Bluejays survived a tough road test at Summit League-leading Oral Roberts, pulling out a 65-64 victory. The contest remained close the entire way, with Creighton leading by one at halftime and maintaining the margin only after a last-second defensive stand.
Oral Roberts’ only lead of the entire game came just before halftime after [...]

Television: Saturday, February 23, 2008, 3:00pm EST – ESPN2One of the original concepts of the BracketBuster series was to provide exposure to mid-major schools that do not otherwise get it. Many schools have benefited from said exposure over the last few years, as bracket gurus and average fans alike have tuned in to check [...]

Second-year coach Herb Sendek’s Arizona State Sun Devils have started the year off eager to show off their growth after the pains of last season. Sendek’s squad suffered through an 8-22 season, including a 14-game losing streak. Close losses plagued the Sun Devils, as its youth showed in late-game situations.
Five games into the [...]

Stanford enters its trip to Boulder with a 7-1 record, including a loss at Siena. The Cardinal are coming off a disappointing end to their season last year, as they were blown out by Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after squeaking in as an 11-seed. Looking to be led [...]

Mike Anderson’s Missouri Tigers will compete a bit under the radar in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series. Not only nationally, but within the Mizzou fanbase. Why? A little football game versus the Oklahoma Sooners in which Missouri is playing for the right to play for the national title.
That game aside, Missouri has [...]

Both Washington State and Baylor enter their second-ever meeting as programs on the rise, with bright young coaches they must work hard to keep in place.
The undefeated Cougars are ranked sixth in the nation, the highest ranking in school history. Tony Bennett’s team is led by the duo of Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver. [...]