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When a college basketball fan thinks about the NCAA Tournament some of the most legendary basketball schools come to mind.

Just like last year, College Hoops 2K8 wins the battle against NCAA Madness 08, but NCAA Madness 08 has shown great improvement and College Hoops 2K8 has shown little at all.

UNLV enters the NCAA Tournament at 26-7 and as MWC champs. Can they win a few games in the tournament?

By and large, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee did a fine job selecting and seeding the teams in the field of 64/65. However, here are four exceptions, teams that deserved bids more than four others who were selected.

The Kansas Jayhawks won the Big 12 Tournament and earned a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They may just win the whole thing.

Temple enters the NCAA Tournament as the A-10 champs. Can they put together a few more wins in March?

24-8 UMBC is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Can the America East champs win a few games in the tournament?

Cornell became the first team to advance to the 2008 NCAA Tournament by winning the Ivy League championship. The talent of the Big Red may surprise you, especially once March Madness begins.

The Siena Saints punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by winning the MAAC championship tournament. Can the Saints get out of the first weekend of March Madness? Probably not.

The Portland State Vikings are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Can they make their trip to the Big Dance a memorable one?

Texas went 28-6 overall this season and made it to the finals of the Big 12 tournament. I still worry that the Longhorns can't get out of the Sweet 16 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

At 18-13, Oregon had to wait until Selection Sunday to learn their fate. They now know that they will play Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Despite ending 10-6 in Big East play and 22-10 overall Syracuse did not get a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament. They were robbed.

Austin Peay won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in order to advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Governors deserve a look before filling out your bracket this year.

Belmont earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament by winning the Atlantic Sun conference tournament championship. Don't expect them to do much else in the big dance.

The Creighton Bluejays secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. This is a team many are picking to go far in their brackets.

It's NCAA Tournament time and March Madness is officially here. Here is the tips you absolutely must see to fill out your NCAA bracket successfully.

Clemson enters the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 24-9. Can they put together a decent winning streak in the Big Dance?

Wisconsin, the Big Ten champs, enter the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 29-4. I still don't like the Badgers to get further than the Sweet 16.

The Winthrop Eagles won the Big South for the fourth straight season. How far can the Eagles go in the 2008 NCAA Tournament?

Xavier went 27-6 during the season but lost in the semi-finals of the A-10 tournament. How far can Xavier go in the NCAA Tournament?

The Davidson Wildcats have won 22-straight games entering the NCAA Tournament. Expect them to extend that streak.

Belmont won the Atlantic Sun for the third straight season. Can the Bruins win a tournament game this year?

Western Kentucky enters the NCAA Tournament as champions of the Sun Belt conference tournament. This 27-6 team could win a few games in the Big Dance.

The 18-14 Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineers earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament by winning the NEC tournament. Don't expect much from this team in the Big Dance.

Davidson may very well be one of the best teams from a small conference in the tournament. With guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats could go far.

While basketball teams are vying for spots in the NCAA tournament, college basketball fans are thinking ahead to their March Madness bracket. Avoiding these common bracket selection mistakes is your first step on the road to bracket victory!

With much speculation, talk has come up over whether or not 65 teams in the men's NCAA March Madness basketball tournament is too many.

San Diego surprised everybody by winning the WCC tournament. Can the Toreros be this year's Cinderella team?

Texas A&M finished 24-10 overall in the regular season. They also went 8-8 in Big 12 play. For that reason, I don't expect the Aggies to make it very far in the tournament.

This year's Selection Sunday leaves North Carolina as the NCAA tournament favorite, with Kansas, Memphis, and UCLA as fellow top seeds. Here's who else is in the tournament bracket.

Getting to the NCAA Tournament is almost as complicated mathematically as it is athletically. Here's a little rundown of how the process works.

Oral Roberts earned their automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament when they defeated Oakland 71-67 to win the Mid-Continent Conference tournament title. Can they get out of the first round?

Virginia Commonwealth kept George Mason out of the NCAA Tournament this year. How far can they go?

A look at how to pick the right teams on a March Madness Bracket

March Madness is here, it is the annual 65 team NCAA men's basketball tournament. This is a holiday for serious college sports fans, and many non hard core fans participate in brackets as well.

There are two trains of thought in making your NCAA Tournament picks - which one will you use?

After their 77-68 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos on Monday Night, they secured themselves an automatic birth in the NCAA tournament.

The NCAA has announced their 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament field, now all that's left is to debate the brackets until the tournament starts with the "play-in game" on Wednesday night.

I review the last college basketball game to ever be released for the original Xbox, College Hoops 2k7.

A Mom fills out an NCAA basketball tournament bracket for her son during the inital invasion of Iraq. Using CBSsportsline, she tries to remember his teams

If you are planning to start a March Madness bracket pool or you just want to keep track of your own thoughts on who'll be in the Sweet Sixteen and the Final Four, creating a March Madness bracket is the best way to keep organized.

No series of games, hoops or balls needed for this March Madness to be a success - just a series of good deeds.

If you are an avid hoops fan and want to support amateur players, why not check out college basketball in Chicago? You'll find that these cheap tickets also make for good times.

Every year, several teams are surprised and disgusted at the fact that they do not hear their names called on Selection Sunday, the day that the bracket is filled for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Tournament, better known as March Madness.

5 players that will have a big impact on College hoops this year.

You don't have to be a sports nut to pick a bracket and join the office pool.

March Madness is here. But before you print out your bracket, ante up, and pick your Cinderella team, here are ten sure ways to two-step your way to winning the Big Dance.

Every year I watch the madness unfold and I begin to wonder why the NCAA does not capitalize on the success of their basketball tournament and implement a similar playoff in Division I college football.

Recent suggestions to expand the NCAA tournament field to 128 teams are based on a misinterpretation of recent postseason performances by mid-major teams. Such a change could lessen the impact of the single greatest multi-day sporting event in America.