By Paul M. Banks and David Kay During the 2008-2009 season, the Big East set itself apart from any other conference in the history college basketball. It became the first conference in NCAA Tournament history to not only send five teams to the Sweet Sixteen, but also advance four schools to the Elite 8. At one time, eight Big East teams were ranked in the AP Top 25, the … [Read more...] about The Big East’s Battle Tested NBA Prospects
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East Regional Bracket Breakdown
By: David K. Overview: What stands out most about this regional, is the massive home-court advantage for (2) Duke and (3) Villanova. You pretty much write in each team into the Sweet 16 since the Dukies play in North Carolina and Nova is in their home city of Philadelphia. With Pittsburgh being the one seed, this is a fairly top heavy bracket. Elite Eight Prediction: (1) … [Read more...] about East Regional Bracket Breakdown