Category Archives: Conference Preview

Conference Preview: Horizon League

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Chad

HORIZON LEAGUE The Horizon League gave us one of the nation’s wildest conference tournaments last season when 9 seed Youngstown State and 10 seed Milwaukee shocked the top two teams (Oakland and Valparaiso) in the quarterfinal round. Milwaukee then knocked … Continue reading →

Conference Preview: Conference USA

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Chad

CONFERENCE USA Although it would be highly unlikely for Conference USA to put more than one team into the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the level of play and competition in the conference could make this a very fun season to watch. … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Colonial

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Chad

COLONIAL The Colonial Athletic Association has seen some fun conference races, and great conference tournament games in recent years. There is no reason not to expect much of the same this season. Two of the nation’s most underrated head coaches, … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Big South

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Chad

BIG SOUTH The national headlines in great conference battles will probably be focused on leagues like the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC this season. However, arguably the most exciting conference battle, especially given that the winner of the … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Big Sky

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Chad

BIG SKY Last year was the first time since 2011 that neither Montana nor Weber State won or tied for the regular season championship in the Big Sky. Instead, North Dakota took the crown and the conference tournament title to … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Atlantic Sun

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Chad

ATLANTIC SUN The Atlantic Sun has long been one of our favorite conferences here at HoopsHD, and the battle at the top of this conference has a chance to be a ton of fun once again this year. Lipscomb and … Continue reading →

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