Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Championship - Monday

Here's a look at the final scoreboard, standings and statistics after Monday's title game.

Monday, April 02, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Championship - Preview

Heading into Monday night's Championship, Fischer and Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo hold a 5-point lead over Hunter and Villanova's Jay Wright.

MIZFKU (Villanova's Mikal Bridges, Eric Paschall) and The Hammer (Michigan's Moritz Wagner, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman) both have a pair of players remaining, but still have some major work to do.

Here's a look at the starting lineups heading into tonight Championship.

Sunday, April 01, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Final 4 - Saturday

The Wolverines rallied from a 7-point halftime deficit to the upset-minded Ramblers - finishing with a 69-57 victory heading into Monday's title game. Michigan's Moritz Wagner (24pts, 15reb, 1ast, 3stl) posted a monster double-double, ending Loyola-Chicago's Cinderella run to San Antonio.

The encore performance featured a pair of #1 seeds: Villanova (East) against Kansas (Midwest). The Wildcats sunk a Final Four-record 18 3-pointers in their 95-79 runaway victory over the Jayhawks. Six Villanova players scored in double-figures, paced by Omari Spellman (15pts, 13reb, 3blk) and Eric Paschall (24pts, 3reb, 3ast).

Here's a look at the final scoreboard, standings and statistics for the Final 4.

Monday, March 26, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Final 4 - Preview

As we enter the home stretch of March Madness, the league championship is still up for grabs.

Hunter is clinging to a 2-point lead. But with his remaining duo of Kansas' Devonte Graham and Villanova's Jay Wright squaring off on Saturday, only one will survive.

Fischer (currently 2nd) is in the same boat as Kansas' Malik Newman and Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo go head-to-head for a chance to play for the championship on Monday. These two guards have carried the scoring load for Fischer and are peaking at the right time to pull off a comeback.

And while MIZFKU (currently 5th), Holden Menards (currently 7th) and The Hammer (currently 8th) have yet to be statistically eliminated, it is going to take valiant efforts to climb back into the race.

Here's an early look at the lines for Saturday's games involving head coaches. Please be aware there may be line movement between now and tip-off. So play close attention to where it ends up for any fantasy scoring implications.

Hunter
Jay Wright & #1 Villanova (-5) vs. #1 Kansas
Saturday at 7:49PM on TBS

The Hammer
Bill Self  & #1 Kansas (+5) vs. #1 Villanova
Saturday at 7:49PM on TBS

Lastly, here are the starting lineups and standings heading into the Final 4.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Elite 8 - Sunday

Sunday's top performer was Kansas' Malik Newman (32pts, 7reb, 2ast, 3stl) in the #1 Jayhawks' 85-81 overtime win against #2 Duke. The resurgent redshirt sophomore stayed in attack mode for all 44 minutes he played. Newman drained five 3-pointers and shot 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.

Both #3 Texas Tech and #2 Duke fell in the Elite 8, spelling the end for both Sean Miller is Innocent and Bill Self's Hairpiece. Fischer now looks poised for a head-to-head battle with Hunter for the league championship. We'll see how it shakes out in San Antonio next week!

Here's a look at the final scoreboard, standings and statistics for the Elite 8.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Elite 8 - Saturday

Well it wasn't pretty for The Hammer - it rarely is when your team plays Florida St. But survive and advance is the name of the game in the second weekend of March Madness. Michigan's Moritz Wagner (12pts, 6reb, 1ast, 2stl) and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (9pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1blk) shot a combined 6-for-20 from the floor and 2-for-11 from behind the arc. None of that matters now, as the Wolverines emerge from the West Region after a 58-54 victory over #9 Florida St.

The Hammer still faces quite a deficit in the standings, but live to play another day. The odds are certainly stacked against them. But I think we can all agree that crazier things have happened in this tournament already.

Here's a look at the current scoreboard, standings and statistics.

Fantasy College Hoops: Elite 8 - Preview

Heading into the Elite 8, it looks like a 4-horse race. Sean Miller is Innocent is clinging to an 18-point lead, but is down to just one player - Duke's Wendell Carter Jr.

Hunter (currently 2nd) has Kansas' Devonte Graham, Texas Tech's Zhaire Smith and Villanova's Jay Wright. If the Jayhawks can take down the Blue Devils on Sunday, Hunter will likely head into San Antonio in first place.

Bill Self's Hairpiece (currently 3rd) has a dangerous combo of Duke's Marvin Bagley III and Texas Tech's Keenan Evans. If these two meet up in the Final 4, then you really have to like Bill Self's Hairpiece's chances of winning it all.

And Fischer (currently 4th) has Kansas' Malik Newman and Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo. This squad is more of a longshot than the others. But if their hot 3-point shooting continues, they can still make some noise.

Here's an early look at the lines for Saturday & Sunday games involving head coaches. Please be aware there may be line movement between now and tip-off. So play close attention to where it ends up for any fantasy scoring implications.


MIZFKU
Mike Krzyzewski & #2 Duke (-3.5) vs. #1 Kansas
Sunday at 4:05PM on CBS

The Hammer
Bill Self & #1 Kansas (+3.5) vs. #2 Duke
Sunday at 4:05PM on CBS

Hunter
Jay Wright & #1 Villanova (-6.5) vs. #3 Texas Tech
Sunday at 1:20PM on CBS 

Here are the starting lineups and standings heading into the Elite 8.

Fantasy College Hoops: Sweet 16 - Friday

Villanova's Omari Spellman (18pts, 8reb, 3ast, 2stl, 3blk) was Friday's top performer. The Wildcats looked like a well-oiled machine on offense, shooting 50% from the floor and burying thirteen 3-pointers.

Unfortunately it's too little, too late for Make Jim Nantz Great Again to make any sort of comeback. But if Villanova punches a ticket to San Antonio, I'm sure he won't lose any sleep over it.

Here's a look at the final scoreboard, standings and statistics for the Sweet 16.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Sweet 16 - Thursday

The Hammer secured two players into the Elite 8 on Thursday night. Michigan's Moritz Wagner (21pts, 3reb, 2stl) and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (24pts, 5reb, 7ast, 1stl) helped brush aside #7 Texas A&M in a 99-72 rout.

Abdur-Rahkman is an interesting story, going from "Mr. Irrelevant" in the fantasy draft (Pick #70) to Thursday's top performer with 38.50 fantasy points. After shooting a frigid 1-for-12 from behind the arc in the first two rounds (vs. #14 Montana and #6 Houston) the senior from Philadelphia buried four 3-pointers against the Aggies. Looking ahead, the Wolverines will face #9 Florida St on Saturday with a trip to the Final 4 on the line.

Here's a look at the current scoreboard, standings and statistics.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Fantasy College Hoops: Sweet 16 - Preview

Here's an early look at the lines for Thursday & Friday games involving head coaches. Please be aware there may be line movement between now and tip-off. So play close attention to where it ends up for any fantasy scoring implications.

The Iron Men
Mark Few & #4 Gonzaga (-6) vs. #9 Florida St
Thursday at 9:06PM on TBS

The Hammer
Bill Self & #1 Kansas (-5) vs. #5 Clemson
Friday at 6:07PM on CBS

Hunter
Jay Wright & #1 Villanova (-5) vs. #5 West Virginia
Friday at 6:27PM on TBS

MIZFKU
Mike Krzyzewski & #2 Duke (-11.5) vs. #11 Syracuse
Friday at 8:37PM on CBS

Here's a look at the starting lineups and standings as we head into the Sweet 16.