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Sweet 16 West Region: Preview, Top Players and TV Schedule

Can Duke's championship pedigree help them advance to the Final Four out of a loaded West Region?
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The West Region of this year’s Sweet 16 definitely isn’t hurting for storylines. Duke is college basketball royalty with a king for a coach looking another Final Four appearance. Oregon, the No. 1 seed, is still fighting for respect outside of the paper tiger that is the Pac-12.

2016 NCAA Tournament: Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams

Cinderella has been sent home, as college basketball's big boys flood Sweet 16, led by No. 1 overall seed Kansas
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2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet 16 Schedule
NCAA Tournament 2016: Sweet 16 Bracket Cheat Sheets
Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for the NCAA Tournament Teams in 2016

The first week of the NCAA Tournament has come and gone, and we have cut down the field to the Sweet 16. Northern Iowa, Stephen F. Austin and Middle Tennessee tried their best to  play the role of Cinderella, but the clock has struck midnight on the mid-majors, as the Sweet 16 has turned into a battle of the college basketball big boys — including a record six ACC teams.

Has The College Basketball Recruiting Landscape Leveled Out?

Many of the Class of 2015's top recruits opted not to sign with traditional powerhouse programs
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The college basketball recruiting landscape is leveling the playing field.
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An Early College Basketball Top 25 for 2015-16
10 Things You Need to Know about College Basketball Recruiting
Grading 13 Key College Basketball Coaching Hires for 2015-16

With only a few unsigned prospects left in the 2015 class, recruiting analysts can begin to evaluate the top classes. But this year might make it a little more difficult than in years past. The top prospects of this class have not chosen the national powerhouses as in previous years, instead opting to sign with the underdogs. So with that, could the college basketball recruiting landscape finally be leveling out enough to provide more contenders for this year's national championship?

 

10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment

Please, please, please bring back these classic rivalries
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10 college rivalries ended by conference realignment
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The Top 25 Greatest Rivalries In College Football History
Ranking the SEC's Football Coaching Jobs in 2015 (Expert Poll)
Ranking the Big Ten's Football Coaching Jobs in 2015 (Expert Poll)

Thanksgiving hasn’t been the same since the Texas A&M and Missouri started hanging out with the SEC. Or since West Virginia and Pitt started rolling with the Big 12 and ACC, respectively.

 

Conference realignment ended a handful of traditional rivalries, either because of scheduling conflicts or acrimonious relationships.

 

In other words, no more Texas-Texas A&M. No more Backyard Brawl. No more Border War.

 

SEC Second-Half Predictions and Midseason Review

Magnolia State Magic Dominates the SEC
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ACC Second-Half Predictions and Midseason Review
Todd Gurley's Absence Doesn't Slow Georgia in Key SEC Win over Missouri
Baylor's Bryce Petty is Athlon Sports' Week 7 Player of the Week

We have learned to expect the unexpected in college football, but no one could have seen this coming. At the midpoint of the college football season, the two schools from Mississippi are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 nationally, and Dak Prescott from Mississippi State is the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. Simply amazing.

Midseason Reviews and Second-Half Predictions

SEC Takeaways: Thompson's patience rewarded, Georgia's frustrations continue, UK's QB emerges

South Carolina is back in business
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ACC Takeaways: Hokies Upset, Brad Kaaya's Progress, Improvement at Virginia
Pac-12 Takeaways: Taylor Kelly, Brett Hundley Injured in wins, Trojans Upset
Big 12 Takeaways: Oklahoma's Nasty D, Trickett stars, Texas blunders
Big Ten Takeaways: Nebraska, Penn State Still Standing

There was high drama in Columbia, where South Carolina recorded yet another win over its SEC East rivals from Athens. Georgia had ample opportunity to post a huge win, but once again the Bulldogs couldn’t get it done in a big spot. Elsewhere, Kentucky was impressive in a loss while Florida was a bit of disappointment in a win. And Missouri, the team that everyone forgets about, is really good again.

 

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