Friday Morning Dump

- Luke Winn's power rankings

- Bill Plaschke, of "Around the Horn" fame (who knew those guys actually wrote articles....), believes Ben Howland must work his magic quickly because his seat get's hotter by the day

- How many more chances does NC State have to make a tournament statment? Andy Katz says "not many at all"

- Eric Angevine put together a solid list of potential bracketbusters. I am really liking Belmont, Chattanooga and Florida Atlantic right now

- No team has suffered as many bad breaks as Penn State has. Jeff Eisenberg has his doubts about the Nittany Lions rebounding from two buzzer-beater losses. But others feel as though this is a sign PSU might be for real. Atleast that's what I think Eammonn Brennan is trying to say

- Jeff Borzello explains what Indiana State's Jake Kelly was thinking about when he hit the game-winning free-throw against Missouri State on Wednesday night

- Dana O'Neil provides some insight on Jake Kelly and his family

- Matt Norlander wrote a great piece on how Hofstra's Charles Jenkins first met his head coach, Mo Cassara

- Jeff Eisenberg details Central Florida's recent decline. Not too long ago, UCF was one of seven remaining unbeatens and was ranked in the top-25 for the first time in over a decade.

- Kyle Whelliston tells us that what Belmont is doing to Atlantic Sun opposition may be subject to felony assault charges

CBS and Turner have announced their broadcast teams for the second and third rounds of this year's NCAA Tournament

- T.J. McConnell is a perfect-fit in Ron Everhardt's system at Duquesne

- Larry Brown stopped by Villanova's practice on Wednesday night. He stated that he wouldn't mind becomming a coach again

- Purdue head coach Matt Painter has been selected as the head coach for the 2011 USA Men’s World University Games Team

- Heee's baaaaack....kinda. Bruce Pearl is allowed to get off the couch to coach his Volunteers in a non-con tilt against UConn

- Who ya got for Pac-10 Player of the Year? Is Derrick Williams the clear-cut favorite?

- Kentucky Sports Radio feels bad for Eloy Vargas

- St. John's still has two scholarships left to use, and they want to use one of them on God's Gift Achiuwa, but so does Cincinnati and Kentucky

- Meet Eric Valentin, a walk-on at UW-Green Bay who now holds a world record

- This weekend's contest in Syberi-cuse between the Ortange and Villanova may break the Carrier Dome attendance record, set last year at 34,616

- Rock Chalk Talk put together an impressive scouting report on the Texas Longhorns

- Marquette is the only D-I school in the top-50 in all four factor statistical rankings

- Your eally can't ever have too many "Best of" lists. This one is Hoya-centric

- Speaking of the Hoyas, forward Julian Vaughn was seen walking around campus on Thursday with a protective boot on. Apparently Vaughn rolled his ankle late in their win over Seton Hall. With the weekend off, Georgetown is using the extra timne to make sure his ankle is fully healed.

- Xavier will be wearing special throwback uniforms this weekend in honor of legendary Muskateer Brian Grant. The former member of the Lakers, Trailblazers, Heat, and Wizards will have his number retired at halftime of a pivotal A-10 conference showdown with Temple

- The NCAA has heightened securtiy measures due to outcry from angry fans following NCAA rulings of violations

- Big Blue Nation has a t-shirt for every occasion