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Middle Tennessee Shocks Spartans

For the 8th time in Tournament history and the first time since 2013... a #15 has topped a #2 seed. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans 90-81 in the first round of this year's tournament! For More, check out  below: Middle Tennessee vs. Michigan State - Game Recap…

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Five Teams You Can't Count Out This March

We all love a good upset in March, and everyone wants to be the one who predicted it. There's no greater satisfaction than taking the lead in your office pool because you, and only you, had that certain 14 seed dropping a 3 on the first day of the tournament. So, whether you're waffling on…

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Wolverines squeak by Tulsa

The Michigan Wolverines found a way to continue their championship hopes last night, doing just enough to get by Tulsa in the final tournament play in game last night. A dismal first half, that included plenty of bad shooting from both sides, and three impressive blocks from Michigan Freshman and Germany native, Moritz Wagner. That…

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March Madne$$

Communitytax.com released an infographic showing the huge amounts of money associated with college basketball and the NCAA Tournament. From the arenas to brackets to coaches, teams & media... the dollar amounts are staggering. And did you know you're more likely to win the Mega Millions lottery back-to-back than to fill out a perfect bracket? Check out…

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Draymond Throws Shade Towards Michigan

Former Spartan Draymond Green is like basically every other Spartan and ex-Spartan, they all hate Michigan. Green was asked about the NCAA tournament in a radio interview on Tuesday and had some strong words about the Wolverines and their fans. "I despise Michigan..Just realizing how they are. They're super arrogant..The arrogance that they carry is…

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Fans Will Bet An Astounding Amount Of Money On The Tourney

While betting on sports is actually considered illegal, people still do it anyways. One of the biggest sports betting times of the year is March. The American Gaming Association is estimating that Americans will bet about $9.2 billion on the NCAA Tournament. The most shocking part? According to the AGA only $262 million of that…

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Today's NCAA Tournament Schedule

Round of 64 This Afternoon Noon, CBS: No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson) 12:30, truTV: No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 UNC Asheville (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce) 1:30, TNT: No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU (Blackburn/Gminski/Maggio) 2:00, TBS: No. 4 California vs. No. 13 Hawaii…

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The Hero America Needed: The Leaked Bracket

It's no secret that the NCAA Tournament Selection Show was quite long, and many were not happy with the new two hour format. That is why one Twitter user became the hero that folks watching the show needed. A leaked bracket came out, and quickly folks who saw it, and retweeted it watched it match…

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MSU Earns A Two Seed, Michigan In A Play-In

The NCAA tournament bracket is out, and the verdict is in. The Michigan State Spartans who deserved a one seed ended up getting slotted as a two seed. The Michigan Wolverines who were on the bubble for the past few weeks may have sealed their fate with a buzzer-beater victory over Indiana, the regular season…