Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Maybe sitting out “Bracket Buster Saturday” was the smart move for Butler after all. Though for a few moments Monday evening it wasn’t looking that way. Butler’s Horizon League rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee saw its hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament dashed after […]
Month: February 2003
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 26th, 2003 by Michael Ermitage The race for the top four seeds in the NCAA tournament is officially on. With Arizona and Kentucky cruising, it seems that there are still two spots open for top seeds. A certain candidate is Florida. The Gators, who […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Has Providence Finally Figured It Out? Providence won both games this past week, and looked impressive in each one. Head coach Tim Welsh may have finally found the right combination with his team, and a few players seem to have figured out their […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Irvine Takes Advantage of Other’s Pitfalls Just weeks ago, UC Irvine (11-4) was in a rut, placed fourth in the conference and its outlook wasn’t looking too positive. This columnist even said that their winning ways were of the past. What do I […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Kristy Shonka Down The Stretch They Come The stage is already set for the Atlantic Sun Tournament heading into the final week of the regular season. Now all that’s left to determine is the dancing order. Belmont (11-4 A-Sun), Samford (9-6), Jacksonville State (8-6) and […]
SEC Notebook
Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin It didn’t seem possible that one team would emerge as the king of the hill in the Southeastern Conference this season. But the No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (22-3, 12-0 SEC) sit atop the summit of the SEC with no challengers likely to dethrone them […]
America East Notebook
America East Conference Notebook by Adam Reich Sweet home Vermont Vermont improved its home record to 10-1 by defeating both New Hampshire and Boston University last week at Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington. In the Catamounts’ 85-68 win against UNH last Wednesday, junior forward Scotty Jones tallied a career-high 21 points […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Bracket Busting Weekend for the Valley The inaugural Bracket Buster event was a resounding success as the Valley finished with a sparkling 4-0 record. The Valley was the only conference to finish 4-0 in the Bracket Buster. Creighton and Southern Illinois were two of […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider No SuRPrIse here In the latest RPI poll, two Big 12 squads sit atop the entire 318-team list. Oklahoma (19-4) and Texas (18-5) occupy the No. 1 and 2 positions, respectively, giving whole new meaning to the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners grabbed […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis Call the police. It’s official — Valpo has taken the league and ran away with it. Valparaiso extended its winning streak to six Saturday, defeating way-distant second-place IUPUI, 77-71. The Crusaders also sealed the Mid-Continent Conference regular season championship title with the win, marking […]
