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Roundball chatter: Shocking upsets pepper first weekend

Each week, I'll write about the sport I love: college basketball.

• The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee made a great decision, moving its meeting from Indianapolis to New York City. It will garner even greater exposure with this move.

• Rhode Island's chances of winning the A-10 were dealt a serious blow. Guard E.C. Matthews, one of the league's top players, was lost for the season with a knee injury.

• If the first few days of college basketball were any indication, we're in for a treat...Look at this list:
William & Mary over NC State
Western Illinois over Wisconsin
Sacramento State over Arizona State
North Florida over Illinois
Belmont over Marquette
Chattanooga over Georgia
Monmouth over UCLA
Radford over Georgetown

The field is set for the 2017 Maui Invitational. California, Chaminade, LSU, Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame, Virginia Commonwealth and Wichita State are in the competitive field.

• It's about time as the NCAA finally got it right on Tacko Fall and made him eligible. Now they need to do same for Kansas' Cheick Diallo.

• Congrats to NC State coach Mark Gottfried on his five-year extension. Unfortunately his Wolfpack was stunned by William & Mary.