Tonight, we preview each of the four conferences that don’t quite fall into the category of being power conferences, but are still regular multi-bid leagues when it comes to getting teams to the NCAA Tournament. Not only that, but half of last year’s Final Four consisted of teams from this group (Gonzaga and Houston), so the teams at the top of these conferences are oftentimes as good as anyone.
In the American we think Houston will once again be one of the best teams in the league, but also feel that Memphis is the most talented team in the league. The question for them is can that talent come together and gel for the Tigers this year. Wichita State and SMU are two other teams we like.
In the Atlantic Ten, we all like Saint Bonaventure and think that they can end the regular season very high in the rankings if they can run away from the rest of the Atlantic Ten, which they are certainly good enough to do. We discuss that, and how Richmond and maybe one or two other teams could end up in the NCAA Tournament.
In the Mountain West, Colorado State and San Diego State are the two teams we like the most, but also feel that Nevada could be a fringe NCAA Tournament team, and that Boise State is another team to watch.
And last, but certainly not least, we like top Ranked Gonzaga to once again be high in the rankings all year, potentially win 30+ games yet again, and end up on one of the top two lines. BYU and Saint Mary’s are other teams that we feel could be dancing this March, and teams like LMU and San Francisco are teams that can make some nose.
And for all you radio lovers, below are the audio only versions of the shows…
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