Author Archives: Chad

Conference Preview: Patriot League

PATRIOT LEAGUE The Patriot League is one of a handful of conferences that truly rewards regular season play in its conference tournament.  Every game of the postseason event is played on the home court of the higher seeded team, which … Continue reading

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Conference Preview: Ohio Valley

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE And then there was one.  At one time, playing divisional format was all the rage in college basketball, leading to such fun inventions as the “Big East 6/Big East 7” and Conference USA’s Red, White and Blue … Continue reading

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Conference Preview: Northeast

NORTHEAST The Northeast Conference may not produce teams that win games in the NCAA Tournament, but it regularly provides us with some of the most heated rivalries and exciting action of all the Under the Radar conferences.  It is also … Continue reading

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Conference Preview: Missouri Valley

MISSOURI VALLEY Losing Wichita State to the American was a blow to the Missouri Valley Conference, especially on the heels of Creighton’s departure for the Big East a few years back.  The conference did invite Valparaiso to join, and the … Continue reading

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Conference Preview: MEAC

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC After spending years as the conference with some of the craziest conference tournament upsets we can remember, the MEAC seems to be finding a way to even the score, as the top seed has captured its automatic bid … Continue reading

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Conference Preview: Mid-American

MID-AMERICAN The MAC is a bit of a throwback conference, a rare league these days that features teams within fairly close geographic proximity to one another.  In fact, six of the conference’s schools are in the State of Ohio and … Continue reading

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