Author Archives: Chad

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: IVY LEAGUE

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Chad

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

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Chad

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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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: CONFERENCE USA

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Chad

Conference USA was a 16 team monstrosity last season that saw four teams tie for first place at 13-3. Tulsa ended up taking the automatic bid, losing in the Round of 64 to Michigan State. That loss was followed by … Continue reading →

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: COLONIAL

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Chad

Last season, the CAA was all about Delaware. The Fighting Blue Hens went 14-2 during the conference regular season and followed it up with the conference tournament title, before falling by 15 points to Michigan State in the Round of … Continue reading →

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: BIG WEST

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Chad

If things played out the way they are supposed to in conference tournaments, this is where we would be discussing how last season was a battle between UC-Irvine and UC-Santa Barbara all year long until they met in the Big … Continue reading →

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW: BIG SOUTH

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Chad

In terms of competitive balance, the Big South, at least on paper, could be one of the most exciting conferences to watch this season. With VMI (who made a run all the way to the CIT semifinals last year) off … Continue reading →

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