Morning Madness Friday March 31
Morning Madness: Friday, March 31 NCAA.com
Everything you need to know about: Oh yeah. Before we get to the actual playing of, you know, real games, we have one more day of veteran coaches meeting with the masses of media in town and young men living out the times of their lives ... after meeting, first, with the masses of media in town. Other business at hand: The basketball writers association will award the Oscar Robertson Trophy Player of the Year. Teams will practice. And talk to the media. And the Reese's College All-Star Game, featuring , tips off in the afternoon (6:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network) at University of Phoenix Stadium. Speaking of seniors, this Final Four has plenty. Every team here has some grizzled upperclassmen who know their way through a tough game or 100. Oregon's Dylan Ennis, for one, is 25 years old and in his sixth season of college basketball. (A couple of transfers and a redshirt year for an injury, to answer your question.) NCAA.com's Mike Lopresti made the Final Four rounds on Thursday to talk to the old heads and . Still looking at your brackets? Well, wonderful. We're really happy for you. Really. Most of us have long since used ours for a little game of trash hoops. (We were lousy at that, too.) But if you're still in the running for bragging rights, count yourself among the elite. And if you picked all four Final Four teams correctly -- well, . That's how it worked in the Capital One Bracket Challenge Game. If you're still in a bracket state of mind ... have won the Associated Press coach (that'd be Few) and player (that's Mason) of the year awards. Mason was also the only unanimous pick to . The AP -- these guys were busy Thursday -- also released a ranking of their top 100 teams. Ever. Based on more than 1,100 polls taken since 1949. .
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PRESENTED BY PHOENIX -- The teams are in town. The fans are beginning to trickle in. North Carolina's Roy Williams has made his way to the Valley of the Sun, twang and all. As has South Carolina's Frank Martin in all his down-home dapperness. Representing the West, Oregon has rolled into this desert city to finalize preparations for this weekend's showdown. And, yes, Gonzaga makes it a fabulous Final Four. Let's tip off this baby, shall we? 6:09 ET — (CBS)Everything you need to know about: Oh yeah. Before we get to the actual playing of, you know, real games, we have one more day of veteran coaches meeting with the masses of media in town and young men living out the times of their lives ... after meeting, first, with the masses of media in town. Other business at hand: The basketball writers association will award the Oscar Robertson Trophy Player of the Year. Teams will practice. And talk to the media. And the Reese's College All-Star Game, featuring , tips off in the afternoon (6:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network) at University of Phoenix Stadium. Speaking of seniors, this Final Four has plenty. Every team here has some grizzled upperclassmen who know their way through a tough game or 100. Oregon's Dylan Ennis, for one, is 25 years old and in his sixth season of college basketball. (A couple of transfers and a redshirt year for an injury, to answer your question.) NCAA.com's Mike Lopresti made the Final Four rounds on Thursday to talk to the old heads and . Still looking at your brackets? Well, wonderful. We're really happy for you. Really. Most of us have long since used ours for a little game of trash hoops. (We were lousy at that, too.) But if you're still in the running for bragging rights, count yourself among the elite. And if you picked all four Final Four teams correctly -- well, . That's how it worked in the Capital One Bracket Challenge Game. If you're still in a bracket state of mind ... have won the Associated Press coach (that'd be Few) and player (that's Mason) of the year awards. Mason was also the only unanimous pick to . The AP -- these guys were busy Thursday -- also released a ranking of their top 100 teams. Ever. Based on more than 1,100 polls taken since 1949. .