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Conference Tourney Previews (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Jon Teitel

HoopsHD kicks off the greatest time of the year with a 2-part preview of every single conference tourney in the nation. Jon Teitel commences our coverage with his predictions for the 13 conference tourneys getting underway this week/weekend. Tweet us if you have any comments, and check back next weekend for his picks concerning the 19 other conference tourneys.

America East tourney predicted champ: Vermont (#1 seed)
Dates: March 5-12
Location: Campus sites
2021 tourney champ: Hartford (#4 seed)
Fun fact: 5 different champs since 2015
Seeding: 3 of past 8 champs were #4-seed
The Catamounts appear to be head and shoulders above everyone else in this conference this year and made the title game 4 straight years from 2016-2019 so you have to like their chances. Since losing at Providence in early-December Coach John Becker has gone 18-1 with only a 1-PT OT loss on the road on Valentine’s Day. Since the higher seed will host each tourney game in which they play, Vermont cannot wait to welcome teams to Patrick Gymnasium where they have not lost a single home game this season. Experience counts in March and a team that starts 5 seniors knows the importance of playing your best basketball at the end of the season.

Atlantic Sun tourney predicted champ: Jacksonville State (#2 seed)
Dates: March 1-8
Location: Campus sites
2021 tourney champ: Liberty (#1 seed)
Fun fact: Liberty has won this tourney 3 years in a row
Seeding: 10 of past 11 champs were top-2 seed
It would be easy to pick Liberty to win its 4th straight tourney but the Gamecocks served notice that they are for real in late-January with a 10-PT win at Lynchburg. They win a lot of games via the 3-PT shot, as their 39.3 3P% is #3 in the nation. Coach Ray Harper has plenty of postseason success to rely on: he won a pair of D-2 titles in 1999/2001, followed by back-to-back NAIA titles in 2007/2008. He just better hope that none of his tourney games end up being a FT-shooting contest, as his opponents this year have made a 4th-best-in-the-nation 77.8 FT% Give me Liberty or give me death…on 2nd thought just give me Jacksonville State!

Big South tourney predicted champ: Longwood (#1 seed)
Dates: March 2-6
Location: Charlotte, NC
2021 tourney champ: Winthrop (#1 seed)
Fun fact: Winthrop has won this tourney 3 times in past 5 years
Seeding: 4 of past 5 champs were top-2 seed
History says that Winthrop will win its 4th tourney in the past 6 years, but Longwood says otherwise. I am still unsure how Coach Griff Aldrich flipped the script after 3 straight losing seasons but the Lancers finished 1st in the North Division and have lost exactly 1 game since Christmas. The X-factor for this team is their health, as Justin Hill/Leslie Nkereuwem both missed a pair of games earlier this month due to injuries. Hill scored 29 PTS in their 4-PT win over Winthrop in January so if he brings his A-game then they should be able to lance the Eagles

CAA tourney predicted champ: Towson (#2 seed)
Dates: March 5-8
Location: Washington, DC
2021 tourney champ: Drexel (#6 seed)
Fun fact: 5 different champs since 2017
Seeding: 5 of past 6 champs were top-2 seed
The sentimental pick (as always) is the Tribe because they are 1 of only 4 original D-1 schools (along with Army/Citadel/St. Francis NY) who have never made the NCAA tourney. Towson has lost 3 games since early-December and all 3 losses were by 5 PTS or less. Coach Pat Skerry only won 4 games last season but has made a complete turnaround this year by winning 23 games (with 1 game left vs. Delaware on Monday). Each of his top-8 scorers are juniors/seniors so he has nothing to worry about when it comes to veteran leadership. The Tigers did blow a 12-PT lead to UNC-Wilmington at home last month but they had more AST/BLK/3PM than the Seahawks so as long as they can get to the FT line then they have a good shot at winning their 1st-ever CAA tourney title.

Horizon tourney predicted champ: Purdue Fort Wayne (#2 seed)
Dates: March 1-8
Location: Campus sites and Indianapolis, IN
2021 tourney champ: Cleveland State (#1 seed)
Fun fact: Northern Kentucky has won this tourney 3 times in past 5 years
Seeding: each of past 4 champs were top-2 seed
It is hard to NOT pick the Norse (who have won this tourney 3 times in 4 years) or the Vikings (who are the #1 seed), but it is also hard to overlook the ridiculous run that the Mastodons are on. Coach Jon Coffman finished January with back-to-back losses on the road, but since then he has won 9 in a row including a triple-OT win over Cleveland State after overcoming a 14-PT 2nd half deficit! They start 5 seniors including 5’8” PG Damian Chong-Qui, who already showed that he can deliver in March when he scored 14 PTS in last year’s 1st 4 as a player at Mt. St. Mary’s.

MVC tourney predicted champ: Missouri State (#2 seed)
Dates: March 3-6
Location: St. Louis, MO
2021 tourney champ: Loyola Chicago (#1 seed)
Fun fact: only 2 champs since 2018 are Bradley/Loyola-Chicago
Seeding: 5 of past 7 champs were not #1 seed
#1 seeds have not fared well in this tourney so instead of Northern Iowa I will go with the Bears. They already have wins over Bradley/Drake/Loyola-Chicago and only lost to Northern Iowa by a single point last month. Their FT shooting will keep them in any game as their 79.6 FT% is #7 in the nation, and JR G Isiaih Mosley exploded for 40+ PTS in multiple games last month. Coach Dana Ford has never made the NCAA tourney but finally won more than 20 games for the 1st time in his career so this might be the year that he gets there.

NEC predicted champ: Bryant (#1 seed)
Dates: February 28-March 8
Location: Campus sites
2021 tourney champ: Mt. St. Mary’s (#4 seed)
Fun fact: only 4 champs in past 14 years are Fairleigh Dickinson/Long Island/Mount St. Mary’s/Robert Morris
Seeding: each of past 22 champs were top-4 seed
Even though there have only been 4 different champs during the past 13 years, Bryant/Wagner have separated themselves from the rest of this field. Just a few days ago Wagner was looking like the best pick after beating Bryant in OT last month…but the Seahawks stubbed all of their toes down the stretch by losing 3 of their final 5 games. In contrast, since that OT loss to begin the month of January the Bulldogs have won 13 of 14 and avenged their loss to Wagner by winning the rematch at home on Saturday. Coach Jared Grasso’s team is not that great from behind the arc (30.7 3P%), but instead of kissing their chances goodbye they just need to get the ball to the leading scorer in the nation (Peter Kiss, who is scoring 25.1 PPG).

OVC predicted champ: Murray State (#1 seed)
Dates: March 2-5
Location: Evansville, IN
2021 tourney champ: Morehead State (#2 seed)
Fun fact: 5 different champs in past 6 years
Seeding: each of past 4 champs were top-2 seed
This is technically a 3-team race between Murray State/Morehead State/Belmont with each having a legitimate chance to win it all. However, even though Belmont has been in the title game during each of the past 4 years, the Racers’ only loss since Thanksgiving is at Auburn and they beat both of the other top contenders by double-digits last month. Coach Matt McMahon went 13-13 last year but is dominating this year by defending the 3-PT line as his team’s 29.7 3P% allowed is top-25 in the nation. Big man KJ Williams just set a career-high a couple of weeks ago with 39 PTS in a win at Tennessee State, and if you double-team him then Tevin Brown will make you pay from long range as his 39.3 3P% is best in the conference.

Patriot predicted champ: Colgate (#1 seed)
Dates: March 1-9
Location: Campus sites
2021 tourney champ: Colgate (#2 seed)
Fun fact: Colgate has made title game in each of past 4 years
Seeding: each of past 5 champs were top-3 seed
Navy is the sentimental favorite: it would be quite a sight to see the Midshipmen win this tourney for the 1st time since 1998. However, my own sentiment lies with my fellow Penn alum Matt Langel, who has been in the title game during each of the past 4 years. The play “Hamilton” was a smash hit on Broadway and the home-cooking that the Raiders will get while playing each of their postseason games in the city of Hamilton as the higher seed should pay similar dividends. They were 4-10 in early-January but have looked great since then with only a single loss on the road by 4 PTS thanks to a 39.1 3P% that is #5 in the nation. Few things keep a coach calmer in March than a SR PG and Colgate has 1 of the best in the business in Nelly Cummings (14.6 PPG/3.4 APG/36.8 3P%/82.1 FT%).

SoCon predicted champ: Samford (#3 seed)
Dates: March 4-7
Location: Asheville, NC
2021 tourney champ: UNC-Greensboro (#1 seed)
Fun fact: 3 different champs in past 3 years
Seeding: UNCG has made title game in 4 of past 5 years
Chattanooga seemed to be running away with this league, especially after sweeping Furman a couple of weeks ago, but then pulled a 180 with consecutive home losses in mid-February. In contrast, Samford started conference play 1-6 but has won 9 of 11 since then to become the hottest team in the conference. Coach Bucky McMillan only won 6 games in his debut season last year but knows exactly what it takes to win in March: as a high school coach in Alabama won a trio of 7A championships, a pair of 6A championships, and was named national boys basketball COY in 2018. He does not have a single SR among his top-7 scorers, but he does have a transfer from Florida in Ques Glover who has turned into the best PG in the league (19.1 PPG/4.4 APG).

Summit predicted champ: South Dakota State (#1 seed)
Dates: March 5-8
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
2021 tourney champ: Oral Roberts (#4 seed)
Fun fact: North Dakota State has made title game each of past 3 years
Seeding: 3 of past 5 champs were #4 seed
The Jackrabbits owned this tourney from 2012-2018 when they won it 5 times in 7 years but they have not even made the title game during each of the past 3 years. That should change next month because since losing at Missouri State in mid-December they have won 18 in a row. There is no secret to their success: they are the best 3-PT shooting team in the nation at 44.3 3P%. Most mid-major teams rely on upperclassmen but the X-factor for South Dakota State just might be FR Zeke Mayo. He went to high school less than 1 mile from Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS, but has been a great fit in Brookings: he has not lost a single game since entering the starting lineup right before Christmas and has only missed 2 FTs during his college career!

Sun Belt predicted champ: Georgia State (#3 seed)
Dates: March 3-7
Location: Pensacola, FL
2021 tourney champ: Appalachian State (#4 seed)
Fun fact: Georgia State has made title game each of past 3 years
Seeding: 3 of past 4 champs were not #1 seed
The Panthers began this month 2-5 in conference play but won each of their final 7 regular season games to turn things around at the right time. This tournament has not been kinds to #1 seeds, so even though Texas State has won 9 in a row the pick is Georgia State. Coach Rob Lanier has finished with a winning record in each of his 3 years in Atlanta and is getting it done with defense despite allowing 37.9 3P%. He starts a bunch of juniors/seniors including a trio of guards who do a little of everything: Kane Williams/Corey Allen/Justin Roberts are each averaging more than 11 PPG/3 RPG/2 APG.

WCC predicted champ: Gonzaga (#1 seed)
Dates: March 3-8
Location: Las Vegas, NV
2021 tourney champ: Gonzaga (#1 seed)
Fun fact: Gonzaga has won 18 titles in past 24 years and finished 2nd each of the other 6 times
Seeding: 21 of past 23 champs were top-2 seed
While St. Mary’s deserves a ton of credit for pulling off a great upset on Saturday night, Coach Mark Few’s dominance of this conference since taking over in Spokane in 1999 remains almost incomprehensible: 21 straight NCAA tourney appearances (not counting the COVID cancellation), 21 regular season titles, 17 conference tourney titles, and a 14-time conference COY. The Bulldogs have lost exactly 4 regular season conference games during the past 6 YEARS so the smart money in Vegas is not on the rest of the field. They have a senior who can score from inside (Drew Timme: 58.3 FG%), a freshman who can shoot from outside (Chet Holmgren: 43.8 3P%), and a SR PG who runs the offense to perfection (Andrew Nembhard: 5.5 APG).

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Bracket Projections (From the Puppet) – February 28th

Posted on February 28, 2022 by David Griggs

Before you read any further, I want to make sure you know what you are looking at. This IS NOT an attempt to guess what the actual selection committee will do. If that is what you’re looking for, then CLICK HERE to check out Jon Teitel’s Bracket. He is one of the best people on the planet at guessing the selection committee.

What I try to do is EDUCATE the committee!! I instruct them on what they SHOULD be doing, not what I think they will actually do. If there is any discrepancies between my bracket and the one that the actual committee puts together, then it is them that is wrong! I am NEVER wrong!!

Below are some comments on the bracket explaining why I did some of the things I did, and then below that are some comments from the staff. If any of the rest of the staff makes comments that disagree with what I have done, then ignore them! They are wrong!!

OTHERS CONSIDERED: Oregon, Saint Bonaventure, Notre Dame, SMU, San Diego State, Loyola Chicago, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Dayton, Belmont, Virginia Tech

NOTES FROM THE PUPPET:

-I’ll begin with the one thing that I know that’s making peoples’ heads explode, and that is the selection of Kansas State. This is absolutely the correct, and ingenious selection!! Yes, their overall record is 14-14, but their overall SOS is 5, they have three true road wins against teams in the top half of the bracket, and if you look at their 14 losses, four of them are away from home against teams on the #5 line or higher. Those are not the kinds of losses that you’d ding a protected seed for, much less a bubble team. If you were to replace those four losses with four meaningless tier 4 wins, everyone would agree that they belong in. Well…THAT’S WHY THEY STILL BELONG IN!! IT IS THE CORRECT SELECTION!!!!

-The other thing that’s making people jump out of their seats is Kentucky on the #1 line over Kansas. Kentucky has wins away from home against three teams that are likely to be seeded on the #5 line or better, whereas Kansas has zero. Oh yeah, and one of Kentucky’s wins was at Kansas. So, having them up there is absolutely the right decision and anyone who disagrees with it is wrong!!

-VCU is in the bracket. They in every way seem to have a better resume than BYU. The road wins at Davidson, Dayton, and Vanderbilt are respectable, and their worse loss is to a Wagner team that they should have beaten, but that also isn’t nearly as bad as some of the teams that some of the other teams have lost to.

-Saint Bonaventure is VERY close. Their NET is probably making people hold their noses, but when you look at literally everything else on their resume, I think they are very close to a bid.

-It doesn’t feel like Xavier should be in this field based on the tailspin that they’ve been on, and it feels like a team like Saint Bonaventure should be there instead, but I just can’t seem to get them out of my bracket entirely because of the good things they did early in the season. It’s still more than what most other bubble teams have done.

I advise everyone to stop reading now!! NO REASON AT ALL TO READ WHAT THE REST OF THE STAFF HAS TO SAY!!

STAFF COMMENTS:

From Chad:

— David was right to comment that his Kentucky pick on the 1 line may be called out, because it is just awful. Kansas has an amazing *EIGHT* Tier 1 wins away from home. Kentucky has only five. While UK’s resume is very strong, the simple fact is that KU’s blows them away. If the two teams were next to each other on the seed list, I could see the head-to-head win coming into play. They are not. In fact, Kentucky is closer to being a 3 seed right now than a 1.

— I also have no idea why Auburn is still a 1 seed. In the past two weeks, the Tigers have lost twice, once to a Florida team that is only in the field (barely) because of that win. Baylor just beat Kansas, and much like KU, also has *EIGHT* wins away from home against Tier 1. Auburn only has three of those. Auburn is a 2 seed.

— Alabama is under-seeded on the 6 line. In fact, I would have the Tide on the 4 line right now. I get the bad losses at Missouri and Georgia hurt, but 12 wins against the top two tiers is very impressive to me still. And, as seen in David’s nonsensical argument about Kansas State, losses don’t even count for him.

— Michigan and Memphis on the 10 line are both mind-boggling. Michigan is a First Four team right now after their loss this weekend. You cannot ignore the 15-12 overall record or being 5 games under .500 against the top two tiers. The Wolverines are much-improved and very dangerous right now, but they are over-seeded as a 10. However, an even worse choice was Memphis as a 10. This team is not even in my top four out right now. The Tigers have two wins over teams in the field (Alabama home and Houston road) and 7 losses to teams not in the field (5 of which are to teams not even on anyone’s board to be in the field). That is a middling NIT resume at best.

— VCU and Rutgers are both tough sells for me as tournament teams right now, but also should be in the First Four at best. At least these two teams would be in my top four out.

— San Francisco should be above the First Four. Florida is appropriately in the First Four. BYU in an NIT team (though also among my top four teams out) while Kansas State would be lucky if the CBI called. I get that the Wildcats played a very tough schedule. But you have to win games sooner or later, not just lose to good teams. K State has 4 wins against teams in the field and 4 losses to teams not in the field. I am not penalizing them for their schedule, but if you play that tough of a schedule, you cannot lose the games you play against non-tournament teams. At least their 4-4 record of wins against the field vs losses out of it is better than Memphis’ 2-7!!!

— Teams that should be in that David left out include Notre Dame (they beat Kentucky, a 1 seed according to Griggs!), Wake Forest, North Carolina (both teams have not done anything good, but really have no bad either at least), San Diego State (the Aztecs’ losses are all Tier 1, which is better than Kansas State can say) and Oregon (won 3 of 4 vs USC and UCLA).

— One last comment on Kansas State: if you want to go with another Big 12 team, I would rather see Oklahoma in the field right now. The Sooners are 1 game over .500, have 4 wins against the field and only 3 losses to teams not in it (better than K State!). Oh yeah, they also beat K State head-to-head!

— I do agree with the decision to put North Texas on the 11 line as well as David’s choice of UC-Irvine as the auto-bid team out of the Big West. At least he did something right!!!

From John:

First, a public service announcement to the Puppet:

– That said, I agree with Chad in that Auburn is more 2-seedish right now and that at least one Big 12 team should be on the top line. However, I also agree with the Puppet that Kentucky has a huge ace in the hole with a road win not only against a protected seed, but one that could easily be on the 1-line. However, I’d give Baylor a slight nod over Kansas with 11 Quad 1 wins over KU’s 10, especially with a win against Nova thrown in. I also give Baylor huge credit for staying on a winning track despite an injury to a key player.

– Putting Texas Tech on the 2 line is also a good call – sweeping Baylor en route to a 4-3 record against protected seeds does give the Red Raiders a road win against an aforementioned protected seed. Hence, I’d agree with them up here versus, say, Providence.

– Michigan State and Saint Mary’s really helped themselves this weekend – the Spartans got a much-needed win at home against Purdue to slow down their current slide, and the Gaels cemented their bid with a home win against Gonzaga. That said, is Houston really a 7-seed right now? The wheels haven’t fallen off completely just yet.

– I’m thinking Indiana-Rutgers could potentially be a play-in game this week if a bid thief surfaces during Championship week.

– And get over your anti-ACC bias. You can hold your nose by putting teams like Notre Dame, Wake and North Carolina in the field, but I wouldn’t be putting teams like Xavier, VCU and K-State above them. Xavier has completely fallen apart in the absence of Nate Johnson, VCU is very meh despite piling up road wins in a mediocre A-10 and K-State is dead on arrival with a .500 overall record right now.

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Monday, Feb 28th

Posted on February 28, 2022 by David Griggs

NEWS AND NOTES:

-Championship Week begins tonight!!! CLICK HERE for this year’s first edition of the CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIDEO NOTEBOOK

-Don’t miss Jon Teitel’s All-Conference Awards!!!

-Illinois picked up another nice road win as they knocked off Michigan 93-85. They are getting closer and closer to locking up a protected seed. This is a game Michigan could have really used since they are hovering around the bubble.

-Ohio State, who had been on a roll, actually got rolled by a mediocre (at best) Maryland team 75-60. It’s not THAT much of a setback for Ohio State, but it will knock them back a little.

-Indiana picked up a nice road win at Minnesota 84-79, which will help polish up their resume. They looked fantastic for about 34 minutes or so and built up a lead of over 20pts, but Minnesota came back and got as close as 3 before Indiana held on for the win.

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:

-SYRACUSE AT NORTH CAROLINA (ACC). North Carolina continues to hover around the bubble, and their resume has started to look slightly better in recent weeks. They need to hold serve in this one.

-NORTHWESTERN AT IOWA (Big Ten). Iowa is continuing to play well and climb the seedlist, and should hold serve in this one.

-KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS TECH (Big 12). Kansas State has enough good things on their resume to get selected if they can just get their overall record in a little bit better of shape. Having said that, winning on the road at Texas Tech is a VERY tall order. The Red Raiders appear to be cruising toward a protected seed.

-BAYLOR AT TEXAS (Big 12). Both were projected as top 16 teams by the committee last week, and Baylor is coming off a big home win against Kansas. We’ve got Baylor around the #2 line and Texas hovering somewhere between the #4 and #5 lines.

-SAN DIEGO STATE AT WYOMING (Mountain West). We have both teams inside the bubble, but San Diego State kind of close to it. If they can get this win on the road, it will give them a huge boost.

-UCLA AT WASHINGTON (Pac 12). UCLA should lock up a protected seed if they hold serve the rest of the way.

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Handing out the Hardware: All-conference awards of the year (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Jon Teitel

The end of the regular season means that it is time to recognize the best players/coaches in college basketball this season. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all of the numbers and is ready to announce his picks for the 5 best players from each conference based on their all-around stats. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible with several exceptions, plus special awards for each conference’s Player of the Year (POY), Rookie of the Year (ROY), Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), 6th Man of the Year (6TH), and Coach of the Year (COY). If you think he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments, and check back next week for the rest of the conferences in Part 2.

America East
G: Austin Williams (Hartford)
G: Keondre Kennedy (UMBC)
F: Miles Coleman (NJIT)
F: Ryan Davis (Vermont)
F: Jayden Martinez (New Hampshire)
POY: Ryan Davis (Vermont)
ROY: Justin Neely (Albany)
DPOY: Max Brooks (UMass-Lowell)
6TH: Justin Neely (Albany)
COY: John Becker (Vermont)

Atlantic Sun
G: Darius McGhee (Liberty)
G: Dylan Penn (Bellarmine)
G: Tavian Dunn-Martin (Florida Gulf Coast)
F: Darious Hall (Central Arkansas)
C: Ahsan Asadullah (Lipscomb)
POY: Darius McGhee (Liberty)
ROY: Camren Hunter (Central Arkansas)
DPOY: Kevin Samuel (Florida Gulf Coast)
6TH: Jacob Ognacevic (Lipscomb)
COY: Jordan Mincy (Jacksonville)

Big South
G: John-Michael Wright (High Point)
G: Rayshon Harrison (Presbyterian)
F: Najee Garvin (Hampton)
F: Zack Austin (High Point)
F: Drew Pember (UNC-Asheville)
POY: John-Michael Wright (High Point)
ROY: Jordan Gainey (South Carolina Upstate)
DPOY: Drew Pember (UNC-Asheville)
6TH: Leslie Nkereuwem (Longwood)
COY: Griff Aldrich (Longwood)

CAA
G: Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
G: Camren Wynter (Drexel)
G: Jaylen Sims (UNC-Wilmington)
F: Chris Doherty (Northeastern)
F: Dylan Painter (Delaware)
POY: Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
ROY: Reyne Smith (Charleston)
DPOY: Brandon Carroll (William & Mary)
6TH: Jaylen Fornes (UNC-Wilmington)
COY: Takayo Siddle (UNC-Wilmington)

Horizon
G: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
G: Damaria Franklin (Illinois-Chicago)
G: Tanner Holden (Wright State)
F: Jamal Cain (Oakland)
F: Grant Basile (Wright State)
POY: Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy)
ROY: Sam Vinson (Northern Kentucky)
DPOY: D’Moi Hodge (Cleveland State)
6TH: Deonte Billups (Purdue Fort Wayne)
COY: Jon Coffman (Purdue Fort Wayne)

MVC
G: Cameron Henry (Indiana State)
G: Terry Roberts (Bradley)
G: Isiaih Mosley (Missouri State)
F: Marcus Domask (Southern Illinois)
F: Gaige Prim (Missouri State)
POY: Isiaih Mosley (Missouri State)
ROY: Tucker DeVries (Drake)
DPOY: Kendall Lewis (Illinois State)
6TH: Sheldon Edwards (Valparaiso)
COY: Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa)

NEC
G: Peter Kiss (Bryant)
G: Alex Morales (Wagner)
G: Charles Pride (Bryant)
F: Eral Penn (Long Island)
F: Ty Flowers (Long Island)
POY: Peter Kiss (Bryant)
ROY: Andre Snoddy (Central Connecticut)
DPOY: Jordan Minor (Merrimack)
6TH: Will Martinez (Wagner)
COY: Jared Grasso (Bryant)

OVC
G: Justice Hill (Murray State)
G: Tevin Brown (Murray State)
F: Johni Broome (Morehead State)
F: KJ Williams (Murray State)
C: Nick Muszynski (Belmont)
POY: Johni Broome (Morehead State)
ROY: Elijah Hutchins-Everett (Austin Peay)
DPOY: Johni Broome (Morehead State)
6TH: Trae Hannibal (Murray State)
COY: Matt McMahon (Murray State)

Patriot
G: Cam Spencer (Loyola Maryland)
G: Javante McCoy (Boston University)
F: Neal Quinn (Lafayette)
F: Sukhmail Mathon (Boston University)
F: Gerrale Gates (Holy Cross)
POY: Cam Spencer (Loyola Maryland)
ROY: Kyrell Luc (Holy Cross)
DPOY: Cam Spencer (Loyola Maryland)
6TH: Jeff Woodward (Colgate)
COY: Joe Jones (Boston University)

SoCon
G: Malachi Smith (Chattanooga)
G: Ques Glover (Samford)
F: BJ Mack (Wofford)
F: Hayden Brown (Citadel)
C: Jake Stephens (VMI)
POY: Malachi Smith (Chattanooga)
ROY: Jason Roche (Citadel)
DPOY: Jalen Slawson (Furman)
6TH: Jaden Campbell (Samford)
COY: Lamont Paris (Chattanooga)

Summit
G: Max Abmas (Oral Roberts)
G: Baylor Scheierman (South Dakota State)
G: Trenton Massner (Western Illinois)
F: Douglas Wilson (South Dakota State)
F: Rocky Kreuser (North Dakota State)
POY: Max Abmas (Oral Roberts)
ROY: Paul Bruns (North Dakota)
DPOY: Trenton Massner (Western Illinois)
6TH: Issac McBride (Oral Roberts)
COY: Eric Henderson (South Dakota State)

Sun Belt
G: Charles Manning Jr. (South Alabama)
G: Adrian Delph (Appalachian State)
F: Jordan Brown (Louisiana)
F: Norchad Omier (Arkansas State)
C: Essam Mostafa (Coastal Carolina)
POY: Norchad Omier (Arkansas State)
ROY: Kobe Julien (Louisiana)
DPOY: Norchad Omier (Arkansas State)
6TH: Elijah McCadden (Georgia Southern)
COY: Scott Cross (Troy)

WCC
G: Jalen Williams (Santa Clara)
G: Jamaree Bouyea (San Francisco)
F: Tyler Robertson (Portland)
F: Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
C: Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)
POY: Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
ROY: Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)
DPOY: Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga)
6TH: Anton Watson (Gonzaga)
COY: Randy Bennett (St. Mary’s)

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 0

Posted on February 27, 2022 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!! We are here to help!! We are here to tell you everything you should be doing!!

CLICK HERE for the HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD, which shows who is a lock, who is on the bubble, and who needs the auto-bid

CLICK HERE for our CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT INFO PAGE, which has brackets, times, and viewing information for all 32 conference tourney

CLICK HERE for our most recent BRACKET PROJECTIONS

Championship Week officially gets underway tomorrow with the Opening Round of the NEC Tournament!! The Survive and Advance portion of the season is officially here!! Chad, David, and Joby take a look at tomorrow’s Opening Round Game between Fairleigh Dickinson and Central Connecticut, and discuss who are favorites are to win the Tournament.

NEC OPENING ROUND:

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…

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Bracketology 2022: March Madness Predictions (Version 9.0)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Jon Teitel

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We are only 2 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the 2021 tourney, 62 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 47 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming weeks predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 13th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 19th out of 135 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Gonzaga (WCC)
1: Arizona (Pac-12)
1: Kansas (Big 12)
1: Auburn (SEC)

2: Baylor (Big 12)
2: Kentucky (SEC)
2: Duke (ACC)
2: Purdue (Big 10)

3: Tennessee (SEC)
3: Villanova (Big East)
3: Wisconsin (Big 10)
3: Texas Tech (Big 12)

4: Illinois (Big 10)
4: Providence (Big East)
4: UCLA (Pac-12)
4: Houston (AAC)

5: Connecticut (Big East)
5: Texas (Big 12)
5: Ohio State (Big 10)
5: Arkansas (SEC)

6: St. Mary’s (WCC)
6: Alabama (SEC)
6: USC (Pac-12)
6: LSU (SEC)

7: Michigan State (Big 10)
7: Marquette (Big East)
7: Iowa (Big 10)
7: Iowa State (Big 12)

8: Colorado State (MWC)
8: Boise State (MWC)
8: Murray State (OVC)
8: Seton Hall (Big East)

9: Xavier (Big East)
9: Wyoming (MWC)
9: San Francisco (WCC)
9: TCU (Big 12)

10: Wake Forest (ACC)
10: Creighton (Big East)
10: Davidson (A-10)
10: Miami (ACC)

11: Notre Dame (ACC)
11: San Diego State (MWC)
11: Michigan (Big 10)
11: Loyola-Chicago (MVC)

12: North Carolina (ACC)
12: Indiana (Big 10)
12: Memphis (AAC)
12: Florida (SEC)
12: North Texas (C-USA)
12: Iona (MAAC)

13: South Dakota State (Summit)
13: New Mexico State (WAC)
13: Vermont (America East)
13: Chattanooga (SoCon)

14: Toledo (MAC)
14: UNC-Wilmington (CAA)
14: Princeton (Ivy)
14: Bryant (NEC)

15: Liberty (Atlantic Sun)
15: Montana State (Big Sky)
15: Texas State (Sun Belt)
15: Long Beach State (Big West)

16: Colgate (Patriot)
16: Longwood (Big South)
16: Cleveland State (Horizon)
16: Norfolk State (MEAC)
16: New Orleans (Southland)
16: Texas Southern (SWAC)