Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Tis the Conference Season It’s already two full weeks into the conference season, and three teams have jumped out to impressive starts. Wright State, Illinois-Chicago and Butler are off and running. Let’s start with Illinois-Chicago. The Flames have started 4-1 in conference play, including […]
Conference Notes
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Josh Bagriansky The Best Austin Peay (9-6, 6-1 OVC) Surprise, surprise No one was expecting Dave Loos’ bunch to make much noise this season. But the Governors have shocked the OVC with a balanced attack and solid defense. Youth is served With no seniors on […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Too close to call We’re almost halfway through the conference slate and six teams are within one game of first place in the Valley, and that isn’t including once-eighth-ranked Wichita State, who is showing signs of resurgence. The Shockers knocked off then league-leader […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The Virginia Tech Hokies just couldn’t let Clemson bask in the spotlight, could they? No, the Hokies had to go and beat Duke and North Carolina in a week’s span to become the media darlings of the ACC. To top off Virginia Tech’s […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Pat DiSalvo 1. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0 Big East, 15-2 Overall) Up Next: Saturday vs. Georgetown at 9 P.M. (ESPN) Pitt has rebounded from two tough non-conference losses to win four straight games, including a contest at Syracuse last Thursday. While star senior […]
SoCon Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Tyler Annett As we begin 2007 in the Southern Conference, two teams have started out of the gate surprisingly strong both in conference and non-conference play. Appalachian State and Davidson have posted 4-0 records to begin conference play, as the Mountaineers are 12-3 and the Wildcats […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll The MAAC is now fully in its conference schedule. Here is how each team has fared up to this point. 1. Siena Saints (8-5 overall, 4-0 MAAC) Four straight: The Saints’ four-win-to-no-loss conference start has been done so convincingly. As conference play […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Entering the second week of 2007, the ACC is diving head-first into conference play. Some teams are looking to make a big splash, while others hope they aren’t in over their heads. Clemson appears ready and willing to swim with the big boys. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal What, you thought the Big Ten picture would be framed by now? The paint isn’t even drying yet. A couple of finishing touches have been made, though, namely Wisconsin and Ohio State finishing in the top two conference spots. The rest of the […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first week of America East play is in the books, and the top of the conference has a look that surely no one expected in the preseason. Tied at 2-0 atop the standings are Hartford and UMBC, while Vermont is 1-0. Also noteworthy […]
