Western Athletic Conference 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki It’s a new season, but a couple of things won’t be new in the Western Athletic Conference in 2006-07, notably places in the standings. Most notably, Nevada should still be the favorites with the return of Nick Fazekas, who tested the NBA […]
Conference Notes
Patriot League Preview
Patriot League 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Patriot League has been on a nice rise the last few seasons, one that has certainly been aided by postseason success. The Bucknell Bison have won an NCAA Tournament game each of the past two seasons, while Holy Cross has had success […]
Big East Preview
Big East Conference 2006-07 Preview by Jesse Ullmann and Pat DiSalvo In its second year as a 16-member monster conference, the Big East will be successful yet again this season. But it will look quite different. Although players graduate or move on to the NBA every year, many Big East […]
Southland Preview
Southland Conference 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Southland Conference had one of the big moments in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, as Northwestern State became the first team in the conference to reach the second round in 21 years when they rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat Iowa. The […]
Mountain West Preview
Mountain West Conference 2006-07 Preview by Brad Best With most of the top talent returning for another helping of collegiate competition, this looks to be a resurgent year for men’s basketball in the Mountain West Conference. Quality freshman recruits, impressive transfers and upperclassman leadership should add up to some real […]
Ivy League Preview
Ivy League 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki In some ways, the 2005-06 season was a typical one in the Ivy League: Penn and Princeton came out on top of everyone else. But the end result doesn’t tell the whole story. No prognosticator figured the Tigers would be in the hunt […]
Big 12 Preview
Big 12 Conference 2006-07 Preview by Neal Heston Welcome back to the Big 12 Conference, home of new hope for several teams. Despite several noteworthy changes throughout the Big 12, the conference favorite has a decidedly familiar flavor. Half of the Big 12 went through a makeover during the off-season, […]
Colonial Preview
Colonial Athletic Association 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2005-06 season was one for the books for the CAA. That was true even before the great run of George Mason to the Final Four, which along with Old Dominion reaching the NIT Final Four (defeating fellow CAA member Hofstra to […]
MAC Preview
Mid-American Conference 2006-07 Preview by Joe Speranza In a conference where at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament have been few and far between, one would assume that competition is lacking and spirit is not far behind. Right? Well, not in the MAC, as far as I’m concerned. Ball State and […]
SWAC Preview
Southwestern Athletic Conference 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Southwestern Athletic Conference doesn’t get much national publicity, but it seems poised for a very competitive campaign that should be well worth watching. There is hardly a prohibitive favorite, and several teams in the middle could be dark horses to contend […]
