Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart NEC Teams Gear Up For Playoffs With Knights On Top It’s been said time and time again, dating back to the beginning of the season and wiith playoff action opening up this Thursday (matchups-sites-time TBA), it will only be repeated. The truth be known, […]
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ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The regular season ended in spectacular fashion in the ACC as a few teams surged in the standings while others dropped. But the talk of the ACC is Duke’s two-game losing streak. The Blue Devils had wrapped up the ACC title a few […]
SEC Opening Round Recaps
SEC Tournament Opening Round Recaps by Ryan Glenn South Carolina Able to Avoid Bulldogs’ Bite NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The day began with No. 5E South Carolina not having much of a problem with No. 4W Mississippi State. After the Gamecocks overcame a 9-2 deficit, they never looked back. Early in […]
Big East Tournament Early Rounds
Big East Conference Tournament Notebook by Jesse Ullmann NEW YORK – It was clearly evident Louisville was not ready for the bright lights of the big apple. 2 media timeouts, 1 hot dog, 1 Poland Spring and 3 Mark Jones walk-bys later, Louisville finally made a field goal. The New […]
Big South Semifinal Recap
Big South Conference Tournament Semifinal Recap by Jerry Hinnen After chaos reigning in the Big South tournament brackets the past several seasons, the 2006 conference championship will be decided by the top two seeds: one the league’s most on-paper talented team and regular season champion, the other its personal nemesis […]
Horizon Quarterfinal Recap
Horizon League Quarterfinal Recap by Bill Kintner MILWAUKEE – The Horizon League Quarterfinals opened in Milwaukee at US Cellular Arena Friday with UIC facing Green Bay and Detroit taking on Loyola. These teams won games in the first round at campus locations to advance to Milwaukee. Aside from these teams, […]
MAAC First Round Preview
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference First Round Preview by Matthew Moll The Week One team sits for two, three teams sit for one, and the rest cannot rest if intentions are for tomorrow. Four days from now, the 10-team tournament will tally one touting a MAAC trophy; a testament of the […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The ACC is down to one week remaining in the regular season. The standings have already taken shape with the top four teams head and shoulders above the rest. Duke has claimed the regular-season title, and North Carolina appears a good bet for […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Valley Tidbits Don’t adjust the brackets; you read it correctly. Southern Illinois is not the top seed heading into the MVC Tournament this weekend – the first time in four years. However, No. 2 isn’t so bad – especially this season. Maybe not […]
Big South Quarterfinal Recap
Big South Conference Quarterfinal Recaps by Jerry Hinnen No. 6 Charleston Southern 96, No. 3 Birmingham-Southern 76 The curse of the Big South’s third seed continued Tuesday as Charleston Southern upset Birmingham-Southern in Birmingham 96-76 in the Big South quarterfinals. BSC won both regular-season meetings handily, but behind 45 points […]
