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Big 12 Preview

September 28, 2022 jonathonwarriner

Conference Preview season is officially underway here at Making the Madness, and we begin with the league that has been…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs

November 8, 2021 jonathonwarriner

The Countdown wraps up with the number one team, which to the surprise of exactly no one, is the Gonzaga…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #2 Kansas Jayhawks

November 7, 2021 jonathonwarriner

 Another season, another year where the Jayhawks are the favorite to win the Big 12 and one of the leading…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #3 Kentucky Wildcats

November 6, 2021 jonathonwarriner

To say last season was a disappointment for Kentucky, would be quite an understatement, as last season was by far…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #4 UCLA Bruins

November 5, 2021 jonathonwarriner

From the First Four to the Final Four, the UCLA Bruins made history by becoming only the second team in…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #5 Texas Longhorns

November 4, 2021 jonathonwarriner

After being on the wrong end of a historic upset at the hands of Abilene Christian, Shaka Smart decided to…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #6 Purdue Boilermakers

November 3, 2021 jonathonwarriner

While last season was purposely billed to be somewhat of a rebuilding year for the Boilermakers, this year is built…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #7 Michigan Wolverines

November 2, 2021 jonathonwarriner

After winning a Big Ten regular-season title and making a trip to the Elite Eight, the answer is clear, Juwan…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #8 Duke Blue Devils

November 1, 2021 jonathonwarriner

This is the Final Season of the Coach K era, as at the end of this season Mike Krzyzewski is…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #9 Villanova Wildcats

October 31, 2021 jonathonwarriner

 What Jay Wright has done at Villanova has been extraordinary, winning the Big East has become the new normal, and…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #10 North Carolina Tar Heels

October 30, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Roy Williams’ career has come to an end, and North Carolina is turning to top assistant Hubert Davis to lead…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #11 Memphis Tigers

October 29, 2021 jonathonwarriner

While they don’t hand out trophies for the preseason, it is undeniable that if they did, the Memphis Tigers would…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #12 Baylor Bears

October 28, 2021 jonathonwarriner

The reigning National Champions have arrived on the countdown, while last season’s team was one of the best teams in…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #13 Alabama Crimson Tide

October 27, 2021 jonathonwarriner

 In a short time since becoming a Division 1 head coach, Nate Oats has quickly emerged as one of the…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #14 Arkansas Razorbacks

October 26, 2021 jonathonwarriner

It had been a while since the Razorbacks have been competing late into March Madness, but last season Arkansas surprised…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #16 Oregon Ducks

October 24, 2021 jonathonwarriner

I’m not going to be friendly about last seasons Oregon team, while they technically won the Pac-12 regular-season title (despite…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #17 Houston Cougars

October 23, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Kelvin Sampson and Houston are coming off the program’s most successful season since the Phi Slama Jama days, as they…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #18 Florida State Seminoles

October 22, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Leonard Hamilton has built one of the most consistently great programs in College Basketball as the Seminoles are a mainstay…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #19 Ohio State Buckeyes

October 21, 2021 jonathonwarriner

While last season ended in about the most demoralizing way you could find, as they became the latest team to…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #20 Saint Bonaventure Bonnies

October 20, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Coming off a season where Saint Bonaventure won the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Bonnies now look ahead to this year…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #21 Auburn Tigers

October 19, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Last season was a bit of a rough one for Auburn as they self-implemented a postseason ban and missed the…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #22 Colorado State Rams

October 18, 2021 jonathonwarriner

While last season, Colorado State ended up having an at-large bid slip through their fingers late in the season, this…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #23 Oklahoma State Cowboys

October 17, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Cade Cunningham’s departure to the NBA was both expected but also a major loss because of how good he was…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #24 Maryland Terrapins 

October 15, 2021 jonathonwarriner

The Mark Turgeon era has been one of long-term decency, mixed with disappointments as it feels that Turgeon’s teams never…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #25 Tennessee Volunteers

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While the NCAA Tournament success hasn’t matched exactly how good this Tennessee program has been in the Rick Barnes era,…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #26 Xavier Musketeers

October 14, 2021 jonathonwarriner

With a talented roster that got off to a great start, Xavier struggled down the stretch en route to missing…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #27 BYU Cougars

October 13, 2021 jonathonwarriner

Although BYU lost early in the NCAA Tournament, Mark Pope has still proven to be one of the better coaches…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #28 Texas Tech Red Raiders

October 12, 2021 jonathonwarriner

After another NCAA Tournament appearance, the Red Raiders were surprised when Chris Beard left Texas Tech to head to Texas.…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #29 Seton Hall Pirates

October 11, 2021 jonathonwarriner

In a Big East that is up in the air beyond Villanova, Seton Hall has a good chance to be…

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Countdown to College Basketball: #30 Arizona Wildcats

October 10, 2021 jonathonwarriner

With uncertainty about the future of the Sean Miller era, Arizona pulled the plug on the Miller era and hired…

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