Northern Colorado took advantage of some of Weber State’s bad luck with injuries en route to the Bears’ first NCAA Tournament bid last season. The healthy Wildcats look to strike back in 2011-12 with a potentially dominant run through the Big Sky Conference.
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New-Look Eagles Have a Long Way to Grow
Boston College has one of the youngest teams in college basketball in some time. With that will surely come ups and downs, growing pains and a need for fans to have no expectations while they all try to grow.
Reaching the Postseason Again Will be a Tall Order for URI
Rhode Island has been a consistent postseason team in recent years and a fairly solid upper-half team in the Atlantic 10 during that stretch. If they are to continue that this season, a lot of unknowns need to become known, and in a positive manner.
2011-12 Conference USA Preview
Memphis looks poised to manhandle most of Conference USA in 2011-12. Can any other team threaten the Tigers for conference superiority?
2011-12 ACC Preview
With a loaded returning squad and talented recruits, North Carolina figures to be a national championship contender in the 2011-12 season. But don’t discount Duke, Miami, Clemson or Florida State in the battle for ACC superiority.
2011-12 Horizon League Preview
Thanks to Butler, the Horizon League has sent a team to the NCAA championship game in each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. The Bulldogs look to reload for another strong season while fending off several worthy adversaries in the Horizon League.
Doing the Conference Shuffle
Every day there are rumors and supposition regarding conference realignment and expansion. “Super” conferences. The end of the Big East. The end of the Big XII. The expansion of same. Overtures made. Invitations sought. Repeat. While the primary focus of these machinations is football (and the money that sport’s automatic […]
Lots of Learning Ahead in the CAA
Trying to predict the order of finish in the CAA, as well as a preseason all-conference team and Player of the Year was an exercise in futility this time around. There is plenty of talent, but a lot of it is unproven at the college level, so we’ll be learning a lot about the conference this season.
CAA Hopes Postseason Success Helps Continue Its Rise
Last season was a historic one for the CAA even before the NCAA Tournament success two of its teams had. But it didn’t just happen as a one-time event, and the conference hopes to continue its gradual rise.
TIQ Player Ratings Reveal Top Returning Talent
North Carolina might be No. 1 in the pre-season polls, but the top returning talent in the country resides in the Midwest, based on Hoopville’s Total Impact Quotient player rating system.
