Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Monday, March 12, 2018

Coaching search takes new shape; An expensive five years…Former East Carolina coach Steve Logan stops by New Mexico State spring practice…ECU Places Seventh At General Hackler Championships…Cincinnati, Houston, Wichita State Earn NCAA Tournament Bids…Late TO, poor shooting sink UH vs. Cincinnati in AAC…Temple set to face Penn State in NIT opening round…Kevin Ollie, Union Begin Fight With UConn For Coach’s Salary…Davidson dancin’ after beating Rhode Island 58-57 in A-10…U.Va. has tough road in NCAA tourney…North Carolina, Duke grab No. 2 seeds in NCAA Tournament; N.C. State is an eighth-seed…UNC-Greensboro to face Gonzaga in NCAA tournament first round…Tiger Woods ties for second at Valspar

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Insights from Brett
Compher ouster creates awkward path forward Bonesville.net

ECU Places Seventh At General Hackler Championships ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• SUMMERS: An expensive five years
• Coaching search takes new shape

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball collects 6 series wins over the weekend
• American Stories: Iron Sharpens Iron as American Places Three In NCAA Championship
• Cincinnati, Houston, Wichita State Earn NCAA Tournament Bids
• Cincinnati Wins American Athletic Conference Championship
• Postgame Quotes Cincinnati vs. Houston
• Two Paige Luellen Homers Give Wichita State Sweep to Highlight Sunday

Defense lifts No. 8 Cincinnati over Houston in AAC final The Associated Press

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC Bearcats to face Georgia State in Nashville
• Cronin ‘excited’ Bearcats are in Nashville

Houston Chronicle

• Late TO, poor shooting sink UH vs. Cincinnati in AAC…
• UH to face San Diego State in NCAA Tournament
• CBS broadcaster, Houston alum Jim Nantz crosses off ‘bucket…
• Breaking down UH’s NCAA Tournament history

Orlando Sentinel

• Gary Clark lifts Cincinnati to American Athletic Conference title
• UCF shut out of NIT, Knights’ season ends

Wichita Eagle

• What are Wichita State’s chances of advancing in NCAA Tournament? Here’s an answer
• Know your opponent: Marshall University
• Five things to know about WSU’s first March Madness opponent: Marshall
• Who, when, and where Wichita State will play in 2018 NCAA Tournament
• WSU wins in 10 innings, finishes series sweep of Texas-Arlington

Five reasons SMU will make it back to the NCAA tournament in 2018-19 Dallas News

Kevin Ollie, Union Begin Fight With UConn For Coach’s Salary Hartford Courant

Temple set to face Penn State in NIT opening round Philly.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis basketball fails to land NIT bid
• Tigers, Smith confront future they don’t control

With no NIT appearance, TU’s season concludes Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• Davidson dancin’ after beating Rhode Island 58-57 in A-10
• NCAA on the bubble: Virginia gets top billing for March
• Deep sleepers: Who could wreck brackets in March?
• Xavier gets No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament West Region
• Kansas is No. 1 in Midwest Region featuring all-time greats
• S-E-C! League lands conference-record 8 teams in NCAAs
• A few upsets early, but in the end, Villanova wins it all
• NCAA snubs USC, Notre Dame highlight NIT field

Charlotte Observer

• Virginia, UNC headline NCAA tourney in Charlotte that has to be better than selection show
• NCAA tournament: What you need to know, in seven quick lists
• 5 tips for filling out your March Madness bracket, plus a championship prediction

Raleigh News and Observer

• The seeds. The matchups. The bracket. Here’s all you need to know about the tournament.
• Duke is a No. 2 seed. Here’s when and who it will play in the NCAA tournament.
• NC State starts with Seton Hall. Top seed Kansas looms next in Wichita.
• All quiet in the ACC, Triangle when it comes to bracket grumbling
• UNC field hockey recruit allegedly is one of two girls using a racial slur in a video

U.Va. has tough road in NCAA tourney; Hokies prep for for long-awaited back-to-back appearance Hampton Roads Daily Press

Washington Post

• NCAA tournament cheat sheet: All you need to dominate your March Madness bracket pool
• Best bets to win March Madness
• Virginia basketball is a No. 1 seed in NCAAs for third time under Tony Bennett
• Hokies headed back to the tournament
• Breaking down the NCAA tournament bracket: What the selection committee got right — and wrong
• The most likely NCAA tournament upsets for the first round
• Snubs and surprises from Selection Sunday 2018
• March Madness is NCAA’s greatest hypocrisy and best hope
• Dancing mascot GIFs for every NCAA tournament team
• Vols fans cry foul over Dick Vitale’s on-air Kentucky chants
• Everyone hated the NCAA tournament selection show on TBS
• D.C. colleges will have a season without March Madness for the first time since 1978

Winston Salem Journal

• North Carolina, Duke grab No. 2 seeds in NCAA Tournament; N.C. State is an eighth-seed
• UNC-Greensboro to face Gonzaga in NCAA tournament first round
• Davidson dancin’ after beating Rhode Island 58-57 in A-10
• NCAA tournament analysis: North Carolina’s path in the West Region
• NCAA tournament analysis: Duke’s path in the Midwest Region
• NCAA tournament analysis: N.C. State’s path in the Midwest Region
• NCAA tournament: Team previews
• Men’s NCAA Division I basketball championship bracket
• Meet App State’s early enrollees: Q-and-A with A.J. Beach

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Even as top national seed, Bennett promises U.Va. will look past no one, starting with UMBC
• What about ODU? Monarchs done after NIT declines to offer a bid

Columbia The State

• The Tigers are dancing! Clemson earns NCAA Tournament bid
• A first round exit for Clemson? Charles Barkley thinks so
• No bid: South Carolina’s season ends after NIT bypasses Gamecocks

USA Today

• Expert bracket picks for 2018 NCAA tournament
• ACC, with 9 teams, has bragging rights for now
• New format for NCAA bracket reveal angers fans
• Tourney breakdown: East| West | South | Midwest
• USC coach stunned Trojans not in tournament