It was hard to miss Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg on and off the court this past week.

There hasn't been quite as much madness in March Madness in recent years.

Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

A showdown for first place in the Atlantic 10 concluded with the benches clearing and multiple ejections in an 88-75 win by No. 18 Saint Louis against VCU.

No. 24 Saint Louis is using a selfless approach to one of the best starts in program history.

Josh Schertz has been hired as coach at Saint Louis after leading Indiana State to the Missouri Valley regular-season title and the NIT championship game.

The only time Indiana State won more games was when Larry Bird was part of a national runner-up team in 1979.

Indiana State is ranked for the first time since Larry Bird played in Terre Haute.

The opening week of the college basketball season, as it usually is, was filled with marquee games.