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Dance Card: Florida, SEC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 17, 2012 at 12:29am

Who? The Gators of Florida. What? Marketing works. I'm not sure if Albert and Alberta are named after Albert Murphree or if they're just names that shorten to Al. (At least they have full first names instead of just being Al E. Gator and Ally Gator.) Wh...more

Dance Card: California, Pac-12
by Swish Appeal
posted March 17, 2012 at 12:27am

Who? The Golden Bears of the University of California at Berkeley. Cal for (very) short, California for slightly less short. What? The name was coined in 1895, when Cal track and field brought a bear banner with them to represent the school and state. ...more

Dance Card: West Virginia, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 17, 2012 at 12:25am

Who? The Mountaineers of West Virginia. What? They're in the mountains. Hence, they are Mountaineers, and they are serious business. And the gun is real. But the beard is optional. Where? Morgantown, West Virginia, home of an experimental personal ra...more

The not so shocking college grad rate stats
by After Atalanta
posted March 16, 2012 at 1:56pm

WaPo published an article about the disparate graduation rates between the men's and women's teams in this year's NCAA tournament. The women have a 89 percent graduation rate; the men are at 67 percent. Also the disparity in grad rates, on the women's sid...more

Dance Card: Georgia Tech, ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:07pm

Who? The Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech. What? They're not named for the insect, though Buzz has become a secondary logo- instead, they're named for their colors. Oh, and their other mascot. Where? Atlanta, Georgia, a city with a lot of trees. When? M...more

Staurowsky Cheers NCAA's New Title IX Compliance Guide
by Title IX Blog
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:56am

Recently, the NCAA published Equity and Title IX in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Practical Guide --- available here and now permanently added to our blog's resource links. The authors of this guide are attorneys Janet Judge and Tim O'Brien. As Professor ...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Links
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:18am

Before we dig deeper into the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, we check in with blogs from around SB Nation to get their takes. David Hooper of Rocky Top Talk took a first look at the bracket with a focus on a few of the "more interesting turns ...more

Obama Bracket Challenge: Only guys got game? C’mon.
by Fair Game News
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:48am

By Laura Pappano Sports are political. This year’s March Madness tournament has made that point even more clearly than usual as President Barack Obama’s campaign announced the “Obama Bracket Challenge:” Out pick the President...more

Revisiting The 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Bubble: Deserving Bids, Snubs, & Surprises
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:46am

Although many analysts seemed to believe that the Texas Longhorns were pretty certain to get a bid in the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament, Jessica Lantz has made the point (here and here) that they should not have gotten a bid, particularly not ov...more

Dance Card: Notre Dame, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:44am

Who? The Irish of Notre Dame. What? There are many stories explaining the name. There are fewer explaining the leprechaun. Where? South Bend, Indiana. It sounds like springtime. When? March 18th, in Notre Dame, Indiana. How? They were an at-large se...more

Dance Card: Georgetown, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:42am

Who? The Hoyas of Georgetown. What? Literally. Hoya is a transliteration of the Green for "what" or "such" or maybe "great". It's unlikely you'll hear the "Hoya Saxa!" chant, but it means "what rocks". Jack is a hard-working guy in a suit, or a surpri...more

Dance Card: St. John's, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:40am

Who? The Red Storm of St. John's. What? The teams started out as Redmen, but when that was interpreted a bit too racially insensitively, it was switched to Red Storm. Mascot Johnny Thunderbird is a callback to that interpretation. They're also called J...more

Dance Card: Duke, ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:34am

Who? The Blue Devils of Duke. What? They're named for hardcore French soldiers. Where? Durham, North Carolina, one of the vertices of the Research Triangle. When? March 18th, in Nashville, Tennessee. How? They were an at-large selection. Partner: Sam...more

NCAA Hockey Frozen Four: After A Wild Weekend, On To The Semis
by The First Line
posted March 13, 2012 at 11:05am

BC versus Wisconsin- The major upside to the Frozen Four’s being played in Duluth is that we won’t have to listen to the BC announcer, as he gets more nervous, use the phrase “nothing doing” with increasing frequency until it&rsquo...;more

Intriguing First Round College Hoops Tourney Matchups
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:40am

BRACKET.I'm not one to bemoan the exclusion of various teams, nor wonder why so-and-so wasn't selected. I like to look at intriguing match ups.Kingston Regional#5 LSU vs. #12 San Diego StateIt should be a fast-paced game, featuring two teams who like to r...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Kingston Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:36am

The Kingston Region's No. 1 seed, Connecticut, will have short treks throughout the duration of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament. The Huskies start on the Connecticut coastline in Brindgeport for the first two rounds, and if they advance will h...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Raleigh Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:34am

Both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Raleigh Region will have home-court advantage in the first two rounds of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament. Both Notre Dame and Maryland will be joined with No. 3 seed and defending-champion Texas A&M ha...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Fresno Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:29am

Stanford takes the top spot in the region destined to fall in the Cardinal's home state. But to get back to the West Coast, the Fresno Region No. 1 seed will have to travel to Norfolk, Virginia. Other first- and second-round games will be in West Lafayett...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Des Moines Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:26am

The top-rated Baylor Bears headline the Des Moines Region with first- and second-round games taking place in Bowling Green, Chapel Hill, Little Rock and Chicago. No. 3 seed Delaware poses quite a test for host team Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round....more

WNIT bracket is released
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:21am

BRACKET.First-round action starts Thursday, with the championship March 31.Five Pac-12 teams are going, including Oregon State, Colorado, Washington, Arizona State and Utah.The CSUN Matadors are in, as is the Tulane Green Wave. So is Central Arkansas, Har...more

Is it June yet... Can’t wait for the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships!
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:15am

I got so geeked by this past weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships that I just bought tickets for the outdoor championships in June. I’m going with one of my best friends, my old high school coach, and another buddy. I’ll turn in my grad...more

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament Moving To Seattle's KeyArena In Partnership With Force 10 Hoops
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:08am

As many fans have clamored for given poor attendance in Los Angeles, the Pac-12 conference announced today that the conference's women's basketball tournament will relocate from Staples Center to KeyArena beginning in 2013. The deal has the potential to...more

A Rockin’ Sister Act: Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike
by Pretty Tough
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:39am

Image: Kyle Terada/US Presswire As March Madness ramps up, it’s time to look at some of the stars of the women’s game.  When it comes to sister acts, they don’t come any more impressive than Nnemkadi (Nneka) and Chiney ...more

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