Toledo Finally Falls But Hangs Tough at Kansas

We saw tonight another undefeated team go down after Toledo fell at Kansas. The result was not unsurprising, but Toledo proved a lot about itself even in a ten-point loss. Elsewhere, a major Big 12 team fell rather unexpectedly, and two major conference teams battled for RPI points for themselves and their respective conferences.

NCAA College Basketball Naps During the NFL's 17th Week

With Week 17 in the NFL underway, college basketball was smart to not put any marquee games on Sunday. Still, there were a few games of note. Drexel fell further off the bubble, perhaps permanently, and Notre Dame nearly added a dreadful loss to its at-large resume when it needed overtime to take out a mediocre Canisus.

Bracket Brief for December 29, 2013

Seed	West (1) Anaheim (Th/Sa)	South (4) Memphis (Th/Sa)	East (2) New York City (Fr/Su)	Midwest (3) Indianapolis (Fr/Su)
Site 1 16 8 9	San Diego (Fr/Su) Arizona No. Colo./Char. So. Gonzaga Virginia	Buffalo (Th/Sa) Ohio State NC Central Missouri Xavier	Buffalo (Th/Sa) Syracuse Boston U Harvard Michigan	Milwaukee (Th/Sa) Wisconsin Bryant/Texas So. New Mexico Arkansas
Site 5 12 4 13	Spokane (Th/Sa) Baylor Tennessee/Illinois San Diego State North Dakota State	San Diego (Fr/Su) North Carolina New Mexico State Colorado Drexel	San Antonio (Fr/Su) Kentucky Arizona State/VCU Iowa State UC Santa Barbara	Orlando (Th/Sa) Florida State Toledo Massachusetts Southern Miss
Site 3 14 6 11	Raleigh (Fr/Su) Duke Manhattan Memphis Georgetown	Orlando (Th/Sa) Florida Belmont Louisville Butler	San Antonio (Fr/Su) Wichita State Mercer Pittsburgh Oklahoma	Spokane (Th/Sa) Oregon Green Bay Iowa LSU
Site 7 10 2 15	Milwaukee (Th/Sa) UCLA Texas Michigan State Elon	Saint Louis (Fr/Su) Saint Louis Minnesota Oklahoma State Louisiana Lafayette	Raleigh (Th/Sa) Connecticut Stanford Villanova Stony Brook	Saint Louis (Fr/Su) Creighton Cincinnati Kansas Stephen F. Austin

Note: Through games of December 28, 2013. Teams in italics below represent automatic bids. The rankings at the top of each column are based on the overall seeds of the top four teams, so the winner of the regional with the team seeded #1 overall would meet the winner of the regional with the team seeded #4 overall.

A Busy College Basketball Saturday Doesn't Disappoint

Even though this Saturday had fewer games than we'll probably see going forward, a number of games with huge implications were played, including some gems from Villanova at Syracuse and Louisville at Kentucky. The last Saturday in 2013 was entertaining from morning to night, and it should leave all fans hungry for what we're about to see over the next three months.

No Surprises in College Basketball Just After Christmas

Friday night was quite in college basketball as the only three ranked teams in action, Ohio State, North Carolina, and San Diego State, all rolled over their competition.

The Diamond Head Classic Destroy's Saint Mary's At-Large Profile

So here I was, ready to proclaim Saint Mary's the new West Coast Conference power.

On Monday Night, College Basketball's Bubble Teams All Won

Some nights, there are no games involving teams where both teams have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. And then some nights, there are no upsets. Monday night was one such night. So what follows is a list of games involving teams you should be watching for your bracketology who won exactly as expected: favored teams beating teams they should beat.