Men’s Hoops

The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Round Two

Eight seeds started the week in contention, and after upsets across the board, we’re down to an unexpected four. Week Three rolls on into the second round, and you the reader have two more choices to make. Round One Review Game 15 [crowdsignal poll=10543579] AC’s supporters come through again in a big way, and the…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Round One

Welcome to Week Three of the ND Basketball Big Win Tournament. 15 memorable Notre Dame hardwood victories have been reduced to one, and that one, chosen by you the readers in yet another decisive vote, moves onward and upward to challenge our next seven seeds. Week Two Review For those who need a refresher, we…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Finals

We reach the end of our second week in our attempt to find the biggest win in ND men’s basketball history. Once again, our readers looked at their Week Two choices, spoke quite loudly about which games they wanted to see in the championship, and pushed two under-seeded contenders into the limelight. Round 2 Review…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Round Two

We’ve reached the second round of our Tournament of Big Wins, and you’ve had a chance to express your opinion about the initial eight seeds. You came out strongly in favor of two apparently under-seeded underdogs, were a little more balanced on the third, and really needed time to make up your mind whether or…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Round One

Welcome to the second week of our Big Win Tournament. Today we’ll meet seeds #23 through #29 and see how our Week One winner fares against seven more highly considered (at least by me) contests. For those of you new to the tournament, you can check out the concept and rules here. Before we meet…

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