Before the day ends, we’ll know what 68 teams have made the field for the NCAA Tournament. There are a lot of teams that are awfully nervous heading into the announcement, sitting squarely on the tournament bubble. Bracketologists have prognosticated who they think is in and who is out. What do we think? Here are the four teams we think will be deemed the “Last Four In.”
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Instant Analysis: UNI rallies from 18-point deficit
Illinois State looked to finish their regular season by continuing its six-game win streak, and claim the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament berth against (11) Northern Iowa. Had the game ended at halftime, it would have been successful. But they play two halves for a reason. Northern Iowa’s seniors are the core of the team and they were the ones cutting down the nets as Missouri Valley champions Sunday afternoon with a 69-60 win. Illinois State led the entire first half and continued to hold the lead until the 13:22 mark in the second. Once the Panthers grabbed control of the lead, though, there was no looking back.
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BGOC: Yale at Harvard
There is no older rivalry than that between Harvard and Yale. Twelve presidents have graduated from one of these two universities. The schools that have been around for over 200 years do not mess around when it comes to this
rivalry. These schools take it so serious, that during a football game in 1894, seven players were taken off the field in “dying condition.”
Tonight, the two old rivals meet again on the basketball court at 8 p.m. ET with huge stakes on the line.
Dorm Room Hoops 