The Madness is Starting

One thing is certain in college basketball: The regular season is over and things are about to get crazy. Actually, the craziness may have already begun. Although it isn’t obvious to the casual fan, there have already been many upsets in smaller conference tournaments. Coastal Carolina, a team that ran through its conference and finished with a 28-5 record, likely will not be headed to the NCAA Tournament after losing the Big South Tournament Championship Game to UNC-Asheville.  Instead it will be the Bulldogs moving on, at 19-13, with a chance of becoming this season’s Cinderella. Missouri Valley Conference regular season winner Missouri State fell to Indiana State in their conference tournament final, which means the Bears will miss the Big Dance without an unlikely at large bid.  Meanwhile the Sycamores enter the tournament on a five game winning streak (and have won 8 of 9), but are likely to be seeded as a 14 due to a weak RPI. Ian Clark and Belmont are a very scary...