Category Archives: News and Notes

Conference Preview: Patriot League

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Chad

The NCAA established divisions prior to the 1947-48 season. Since then, some teams have left D1, but a ton more have joined (and some have left and then returned). However, of the teams that have been a member of D1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged american, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, college basketball, conference preview, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola, Navy, Patriot League | Comments Off

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: OHIO VALLEY

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Chad

The Murray State Racers cut down the nets last season, winning the championship . . . of the CIT. The Racers defeated Yale 65-57 for the title, and will be looking to turn last season’s late momentum into a shot … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Austin Peay, Belmont, college basketball, conference preview, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, SIU-Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-Martin | Comments Off

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: NORTHEAST

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Chad

The ten member Northeast Conference allows its top eight teams to participate in the conference tournament for a shot at the automatic bid, with all games being played at the home court of the higher seed. Last season, Mount St. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Bryant, Central Connecticut State, college basketball, conference preview, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island University-Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Northeast, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis-Brooklyn, St. Francis-PA, Wagner | Comments Off

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MISSOURI VALLEY

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Chad

78-76, the final score of Kentucky’s Round of 32 win over the #1 seed Wichita State Shockers last season. Fred VanVleet’s shot at the buzzer bounced harmlessly off of the rim and ended Wichita State’s undefeated season and dreams of … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Bradley, college basketball, conference preview, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Loyola (Chicago), Missouri State, missouri valley conference, Northern iowa, Southern Illinois, wichita state | Comments Off

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Chad

Something rather extraordinary happened in the 2014 MEAC tournament. The top seed, North Carolina Central, won the automatic bid. The MEAC had, during the prior three seasons, been a source for crazy upsets, as the top seed had been knocked … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Bethune-Cookman, college basketball, conference preview, Coppin State, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, MEAC, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Savannah State, South Carolina State | Comments Off

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: MID-AMERICAN

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Chad

There was a time when divisional play was all the rage in college basketball, with such oddities having existed as “Red, White and Blue” divisions in Conference USA and “Big East 6 and Big East 7” divisions in the Big … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, college basketball, conference preview, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami (Ohio), Mid-American, Northern Illinois, ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan | Comments Off