re: My Wolfpack is going to the Final Four

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According to Fowler's Modern English Usage by R.W. Birchfield, a collective noun is a noun that is normally singular in form and denotes a collection or number of individuals.

BBC Styleguide is in complete agreement, however, is when it comes to sports teams:

In sport, teams are always plural. England are expected to beat the Balearic Islands.

Fowler's Modern English Usage splits the collective noun issue along geographical and political lines:

In British English, collective nouns can be singular or plural, so long as attendant pronouns follow suit. In American English the choice is much more restricted—i.e. the choice is singular.

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