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ESPN releases updated Bracketology for 2023 March Madness after upset-filled November

Sam Gillenwater
3–4 minutes

The college basketball season is not even a month in and we haven’t had to wait for March for madness to arrive. For as many teams as we’ve seen rise early on, we’ve seen even more stumble out of the gates. Now, as we enter December, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has released another update of Bracketology to give us a preview of what The Big Dance could look like.

While the sport’s staples in North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, and Gonzaga have all fallen several spots in the update, programs like Virginia, Creighton, and Purdue are securing top seeds in the projection. Meanwhile, the Houston Cougars have quietly held firm as the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed.

NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Last Four In / First Four Out

Last Four In (with byes): TCU, Kansas State, Michigan, Penn State
Last Four In: Arizona State, LSU, Ole Miss, NC State
First Four Out: UAB, Oklahoma State, Utah State, Texas A&M
Next Four Out: Rutgers, Florida, Seton Hall, Marquette

West Region

1) Arizona vs. 16) Montana State
😎 Saint Mary’s vs. 9) Iowa State

5) North Carolina vs. 12) Sam Houston
4) Arkansas vs. 13) James Madison

6) Michigan State vs. 11) Ole Miss/NC State
3) Kansas vs. 14) MTSU

7) Wisconsin vs. 10) Kansas State
2) UConn vs. 15) Bryant

Midwest Region

1) Houston vs. 16) Texas A&M CC/Southern
😎 Oklahoma vs. 9) Miami

5) San Diego State vs. 12) Drake
4) Illinois vs. 13) UC Irvine

6) Maryland vs. 11) Arizona State/LSU
3) Gonzaga vs. 14) Oral Roberts

7) Mississippi State vs. 10) Virginia Tech
2) Baylor vs. 15) Norfolk State

East Region

1) Virginia vs. 16) SIU Edwardsville/Wagner
😎 West Virginia vs. 9) Xavier

5) UCLA vs. 12) Kent State
4) Alabama vs. 13) Furman

6) Kentucky vs. 11) Penn State
3) Indiana vs. 14) Liberty

7) Ohio State vs. 10) TCU
2) Creighton vs. 15) Wright State

South Region

1) Texas vs. 16) UNC Asheville
😎 St. John’s vs. 9) Memphis

5) Auburn vs. 12) Towson
4) Duke vs. 13) Yale

6) Iowa vs. 11) Saint Louis
3) Tennessee vs. 14) Iona

7) Texas Tech vs. 10) Michigan
2) Purdue vs. 15) Colgate

ESPN’s bracket has the Big Ten finishing with 10 teams in the field, the most of any conference. The Big 12 is right behind them, though, with nine while the SEC is a close third with eight.

Kelvin Sampson’s team has made a statement early as the best squad to start the season. The Cougars are doing so as one of the most balanced teams in the country. Through their 7-0 start, Houston is first in points allowed (48) and defensive rating while also being 13th in offensive rating. That’s the kind of recipe that, even in the AAC, will lead them to success and, in the end, a region’s No. 1 seed.

However, the story of the year really is the struggles of some of the sport’s most well-known programs. Kentucky, UCLA, Duke, and Gonzaga all have two losses at this point of the season. North Carolina was amongst that group before they suffered their third straight loss on Wednesday night against Indiana that has the Tar Heels sitting at an unconvincing 5-3.

There’s a lot of time left for all these teams to prove to Lunardi at ESPN that they’re worthy of a higher seed. Still, their early faults have allowed other programs to take center stage when it comes to this early preview into the NCAA Tournament.

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Bruce Pearl fires back at national college football writer over criticism of him, Hugh Freeze

Sam Gillenwater
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There are a lot of mixed feelings when it came to the report that Auburn is looking to potentially name Hugh Freeze their next head football coach. Some would be happy to accept the current Liberty head man that has a career 83-43 record in college football while others can’t see past the scandal that ended his five-year tenure at Ole Miss. While this has nothing to do with the Tiger’s basketball program, one reported decided to compare the decision to the school’s hiring of Bruce Pearl and, based on his response, he wasn’t having any of it.

Pearl replied to Dan Wolken of USA Today Sports on Twitter, who tweeted something that compared Freeze’s former NCAA violations with Pearl’s. That’s when Pearl realized that Wolken may not be making a trip to The Plains anytime soon if this is what has him riled up.

 

Everyone is free to think what they want of the situation that ended Freeze’s first go around in the SEC. However, coming after Pearl after he has posted a 172-98 record and been a great addition at Auburn in his return to college hoops following his violations at Tennessee feels like pointing fingers just for the sake of doing so.

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Auburn drops in Week 4 AP basketball poll despite remaining undefeated

Updated: Nov. 28, 2022, 11:22 a.m.|Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 11:19 a.m.
2–3 minutes

Wendell Green Jr.

Auburn guard Wendell Green Jr. (1) walks through the huddle of Saint Louis players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP

Auburn remained undefeated on the season with three wins during Thanksgiving week, but Bruce Pearl’s team slipped in the latest AP poll after an uneven week of play.

Auburn (7-0) dropped two spots to No. 15 in the Week 4 poll released Monday. The Tigers were ranked 13th in each of the prior two weeks. The drop comes after a week in which the team won the Cancun Challenge, defeating Bradley and Northwestern in Mexico, and then returned home for a hard-fought win against Saint Louis.

Though Auburn’s record remained flawless, it didn’t come easy. The offense struggled in a rock fight with Northwestern on Wednesday, as the team shot just 26 percent from the field. The Tigers then staved off the Billikens on Sunday at Neville Arena, erasing a late five-point deficit and closing the game on a 12-2 run to improve to 7-0.

Arizona, Purdue, UConn, Alabama and Tennessee all jumped Auburn in this week’s poll, while Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State fell below Pearl’s team.

Auburn is one of five SEC teams ranked in the latest top-25, with four of them ranked between 11th and 15th. Alabama and Arkansas are tied as the highest-ranked league teams this week, both checking in at No. 11. Alabama’s climb came after its quadruple-overtime win against then-No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday. Tennessee is ranked 13th, moving up nine spots after improving to 5-1. Kentucky is the other SEC team ranked this week, checking in at No. 19.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

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Defense headlines No. 15 Auburn's duel with Colgate

By FLM
~4 minutes

Defense headlines No. 15 Auburn's duel with Colgate

Wendell Green Jr. and Johni Broome have been a formidable outside-inside punch for No. 15 Auburn through its first seven games.

But a big reason why Bruce Pearl's team is undefeated entering a Friday home date with high-scoring Colgate has been the play of its stingy, in-your-face defense.

Entering the matchup with Raiders, Auburn (7-0) leads the country in blocked shots (8.3 per game) and is ranked 16th nationally in points allowed (56.9).

In a 65-60 comeback win over an experienced Saint Louis squad last Sunday, the Tigers' defense allowed just two points to the Billikens in the game's final five minutes, sparking a 12-2 run to close the game. It was the fifth time in seven outings that Auburn held its opponent to 60 points or less.

"Defense wins championships," said Broome, who had 11 points, eight rebounds and a season-high eight blocks in the victory. "I knew I had to make an impact on the game and that was rebounding and blocking shots."

Green is coming off a season-high 22 points in the win over the Billikens. He's currently the Tigers' leader in scoring (13.4 points per game) and assists (3.7). But he doubles as a quality rebounder (4.6) despite his 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame.

Broome (10.5 points, 8.7 rebounds) has been Auburn's best offensive player in the post. But he, along with Dylan Cardwell, are a big reason why the Tigers lead college basketball in blocked shots.

Broome ranks third nationally in blocks per game (3.7), while Cardwell, who is averaging 4.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, is tied for seventh in blocks (2.8).

K.D. Johnson (9.7 points) and Allen Flanigan (8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds) continued their outstanding play off the bench in the win over Saint Louis. Johnson had four points in the late-game surge, while Flanigan added a momentum-shifting dunk in addition to tying a career-high with 10 rebounds.

Colgate (5-4) features four players who average double figures in scoring, but defense has been a major issue for head coach Matt Langel's squad. In the Raiders' four losses this season, the team has allowed 81.5 points per game.

Tucker Richardson (16.4 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds) and Ryan Moffatt (12.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists) are Colgate's top scorers. But they are also excellent defenders who give opposing teams problems with their length.

Richardson was recently named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I hoops. He's a five-year starter and the only player in school history who's amassed 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

Oliver Lynch-Daniels (11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds) and youngster Braeden Smith (9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists) are also key contributors on a Colgate offense that's averaging 81.2 points an outing.

Following a 92-58 win over Hartford, Langel gave his team a day off before shifting Colgate's focus to the Tigers.

"It will be good to get a much-needed day of rest before we get back to work for an excellent Auburn team," Langel said.

--Field Level Media

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this is recorded live so if it does not play it all i am sorry. i did the best i could.

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