While the NCAA Tournament has cachet all its own, one way of looking at the Tournament from the perspective of NBA talent evaluators. Here are the games and prospects most worthy of your attention for the round of 64. Read more »

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On paper, San Diego State, Creighton and Colorado State should all be better than last season. They should be a bigger threat to go deep in March. And yet they could have an equivalent or slightly worse win total than last season. These teams all deserve some hype, but perhaps not quite as much as they are getting. Read more »

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Wichita State had a dominant season, losing just twice and have an FIC differential more than twice as great as a strong Creighton team. Read more »

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