A comprehensive reference provides historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams, season-by-season summaries, ESPN/Sagarin rankings of top-selected college basketball programs, and more.
This new, updated edition answers all the questions about college basketball for every coach, player, fan, and trivia buff. Full of photos and timely statistics, The Official 2000 Men's College Basketball Records is a staple to every sports collection. -- Records in all divisions for men -- Championship results -- Attendance -- Statistical leaders -- 1998 results -- Coaching records -- Timeline of rule changes -- All-Americans -- Action photographs -- 1999 schedules
This new, updated edition answers all the questions about college basketball for every, coach, player, fan and trivia buff. Full of photos and timely statistics, NCAA Basketball is a necessary part of every sports collection.
Lunardi delves into the early days of Bracketology, details its growth, and dispels the myths of the process The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most popular sports events in the country, consuming fans for weeks with the run to the Final Four and ultimately the crowning of the champion of college hoops.? Each March, millions of Americans fill out their bracket in the hopes of correctly predicting the future. Yet, there is no true Madness without the oft-debated question about what teams should be seeded where—from the Power-5 Blue Blood with some early season stumbles on their resume to the mid-major that rampaged through their less competitive conference season—and the inventor of Bracketology himself, Joe Lunardi, now reveals the mystery and science behind the legend. While going in depth on his ever-evolving predictive formula, Lunardi compares great teams from different eras with intriguing results, talks to the biggest names in college basketball about their perception of Bracketology (both good and bad), and looks ahead to the future of the sport and how Bracketology will help shape the conversation. This fascinating book is a must-read for college hoops fans and anyone who has aspired to win their yearly office pool.
The book that every basketball fan has been waiting for celebrates the complete history of who and what made basketball the sport it is today. A one-of-a-kind treasury of all the facts, stats, and background that can't be found anywhere else. 16-page photo insert.