Monthly Archives: October 2014

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MISSOURI VALLEY

78-76, the final score of Kentucky’s Round of 32 win over the #1 seed Wichita State Shockers last season.  Fred VanVleet’s shot at the buzzer bounced harmlessly off of the rim and ended Wichita State’s undefeated season and dreams of … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC

Something rather extraordinary happened in the 2014 MEAC tournament.  The top seed, North Carolina Central, won the automatic bid.  The MEAC had, during the prior three seasons, been a source for crazy upsets, as the top seed had been knocked … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MID-AMERICAN

There was a time when divisional play was all the rage in college basketball, with such oddities having existed as “Red, White and Blue” divisions in Conference USA and “Big East 6 and Big East 7” divisions in the Big … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: METRO ATLANTIC

As we all recall, Connecticut ended the 2013-14 season by winning the NCAA tournament.  Three other teams joined the Huskies in ending their seasons with a tournament championship: Minnesota in the NIT, Murray State in the CIT, and the Metro … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: IVY LEAGUE

In 1946, Harvard played in the NCAA tournament, losing in their first game to Ohio State.  For the next 64 years, the Crimson did not play in a single postseason game.  Tommy Amaker took over in 2007-08 and had the … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: HORIZON LEAGUE

Green Bay won the Horizon League regular season title last year by two games, earning themselves a bye into the conference tournament semifinals and a right to host that game on their home court.  Normally, that is a recipe for … Continue reading

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