Louisville players were bleeding, bandaged, blinking away eye pokes and trying to gather themselves between whistles.
NCAA tourney selection committee will not let travel concerns dictate bracketing or seeding of field
The NCAA selection committee says it sticks to the usual rules for the March Madness bracket, even with travel and injury issues. On Wednesday, chair Keith Gill said organizers see more pressure on charter flights and security this year. He pointed to the partial government shutdown, spring break travel, and heavy demand for planes. The NCAA has already warned schools about fewer charter options and possible TSA delays. Teams still have to travel, and winners get priority during the busiest times.
This is what success looks like at Louisville. Not satisfaction. Maintenance. Don’t expect any different from Louisville heading into Sunday’s 4 p.m. season finale against Notre Dame at the KFC Yum! Center.
Three weeks into the season, Louisville looked like a team that might have something to say in April.
If the Louisville basketball team is going to be a serious player in the postseason, Pat Kelsey knows, the time to demonstrate that is now. That’s why he had them in the top row of the KFC Yum! Center last week.
It was a dominant performance in front of 1,181 fans at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.
FILE - Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reacts on the sidelines during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament g…
Sister Jean — born Dolores Bertha Schmidt on August 21, 1919, then taking the name Sister Jean Dolores in 1937 — became one of the most talked-about personalities during that 2018 NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA Tournament isn't getting bigger. At least not yet.
This isn’t a schedule. It’s a stress test.