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...Connor] scored more points in the tournament than he has in the last three months,” Weiss said. “He was dominating throughout the whole tournament. He’s never wrestled better—it was amazing...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: O'Connor Captures National Championship | 3/20/2010 | See Source »

...loss in the first round of the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament left the Crimson’s seniors with a disappointing conclusion to their collegiate careers, and its rookies with a sense of what postseason basketball so often entails for Ivy squads—games on the road against bigger and quicker teams...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Domination in Frontcourt Leaves Harvard Seniors Disappointed | 3/19/2010 | See Source »

Despite such noble sentiments, expanding the tournament would still be a mistake. Sure, the NCAA could squeeze a few extra dollars out of the television networks by adding an extra round of games. But schools could also lose money if an expanded tournament devalues the regular season to the point that they sell fewer tickets to those games, or if television networks don't pony up as much dough to broadcast battles in January and February. "I don't think it's good for the game," says Martelli, one of the few coaches who have come out against the expansion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NCAA Mulls Expanding March Madness. Are They Mad? | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

...teams know they'll be in a 96-team tournament, is their regular-season game as attractive a product? "I think we all in college basketball have to be certain that we try to protect what's so special about it," says Dan Gavitt, associate commissioner for the Big East Conference. One expert recently predicted that 13 out of the 16 Big East teams would have qualified for a 96-team tournament. So you would think that a guy like Gavitt would be pushing hard for a larger field. However, knowing that such a scenario would render the Big East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NCAA Mulls Expanding March Madness. Are They Mad? | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

Bottom line: A 96-team tournament would prove too unwieldy. "If it's really just about the kids, don't stop at 96," says ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, who played at Duke in the mid-1980s. "Let all 3,400 Division 1 teams in." (There are 347 basketball teams in Division 1.) Bilas believes a diluted tournament would ultimately inflict long-term harm to college basketball. "I just think there aren't 96 good basketball teams," he says. "And so what we're essentially saying is that we're going to allow 32 more teams who we think are just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NCAA Mulls Expanding March Madness. Are They Mad? | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

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