Category Archives: Conference Preview

Conference Preview: Ivy League

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Chad

IVY LEAGUE The Ivy League became the last conference to add a postseason tournament to determine its automatic qualifier last season, but playing the four-team event may not have mattered. Not only did Princeton go 14-0 in the regular season, … Continue reading →

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Hoops HD Report: ACC Conference Preview

Posted on October 23, 2017 by David Griggs

Chad is joined by a full panel as we preview the ACC. We begin by talking about Louisville’s spectacular offseason and how even though they are extremely talented we still expect them to struggle due to all the distractions. Duke … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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