Category Archives: News and Notes

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

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: METRO ATLANTIC

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Chad

As we all recall, Connecticut ended the 2013-14 season by winning the NCAA tournament. Three other teams joined the Huskies in ending their seasons with a tournament championship: Minnesota in the NIT, Murray State in the CIT, and the Metro … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged canisius, college basketball, conference preview, Fairfield, iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Metro Atlantic, Monmouth, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Siena, St. Peter's | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Brown, college basketball, Columbia, conference preview, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, ivy league, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Cleveland State, college basketball, conference preview, Detroit, Green Bay, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Milwaukee, Oakland, Valparaiso, Wright State, Youngstown State | Comments Off

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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