Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Since 1999, the ACC and Big Ten have each sent eight teams to the Final Four. Five ACC teams have reached the championship game, and Maryland, Duke and North Carolina have won the title. Three Big Ten teams reached the title bout, but […]
Conference Notes
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Player of the Week: Adam Haluska, Iowa (21 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg) Big Ten Licks Wounds… Again “Wait until next year” has forever been the theme for the Big Ten in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and the conference may want to switch […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first few weeks of non-conference play haven’t been easy for CAA teams. With many watching after the success of the conference last season, CAA teams have struggled with some unexpected losses and a sub-.500 record overall. Another interesting note is that there […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn Entering the first week of December, Alabama has survived as the only undefeated team in the conference as the “Mid-Majors” have shined against some of the conference powerhouses. However, with the talented teams some are playing early in the season, it really is not too […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Northern Iowa well prepared for the storm The situation for this past Wednesday’s Iowa State-Northern Iowa matchup in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was a lot different than the one two years ago. Former Northern Iowa head coach Greg McDermott went from defending a Mid-Major’s […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the week: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles (3-3 overall) Last week’s results At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 21: Eastern Washington 106, Evergreen State 65 At Seattle, Nov. 24: Washington 90, Eastern Washington 83 At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 27: Eastern Washington […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Josh Bagriansky When the regular season kicked off just over two weeks ago, there was no clear favorite. Now as the calendar rolls into December and conference play looms, the picture looks even more muddled. It’s hard to see a clear favorite emerging until well […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston The Missouri Valley Conference helped itself to quite a feast during Thanksgiving week: a 2-1 (nearly 3-0) record vs. the Big Ten, three wins over Final Four teams and a 2-0 mark against the nation’s top 10. Wipe out Bradley’s four-point defeat at […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by Brad Best No matter whom you asked – coaches, players, the media – everyone was saying that the Mountain West Conference would be tougher this season, both in and out of conference. So far, that prediction is proving true, at least in non-conference play. Collectively, […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the week: Paul Butorac, Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles (1-2 overall) Last week’s results At Las Vegas, Nov. 14: UNLV 82, Eastern Washington 79 At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 18: Eastern Washington 85, Lewis-Clark State 70 This week’s games Nov. 21 vs. […]
