Playboy's College Basketball Preview

January, 1999

Playboy All-America Elton Brand will muscle the Duke Blue Devils to their third national championship, their first since 1992.College basketball is gagging on its own success--the NCAA tournament. The Big Dance is now the overwhelming focus of fans and media alike, eclipsing the regular season, the conference races and even postseason conference tournaments. NCAA tournament attendance is up. Regular season attendance is down. TV ratings are also down. Schedules and strategies are devised not to...

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