Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Ryan Glenn Middle Tennessee State is off to one of the best starts in the conference. The Blue Raiders are 6-3 and have an RPI of 41. Although 6-3 is not the best record in the league, it must be noted that two of the […]
Conference Notes
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Power Poll 1. Colorado State (11-2) Preseason ranking: 9 Best win: 83-82 vs. Colorado. It’s the Buffs’ only loss this season and it’s always nice to beat the in-state rival. Worst loss: 71-67 at Kansas State. The Wildcats are 8-1 right […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Great Danes Start to Come Around As the preseason favorite in America East, Albany figured to set the tone for the conference this season. With a 2-0 record after early wins over Binghamton and Stony Brook, the Great Danes are doing just that, but […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Andrew Strait, Montana Eastern Washington Eagles (4-5 overall) Dec. 16: Washington 91, Eastern Washington 74 Dec. 19: Gonzaga 75, Eastern Washington 65 The Eagles could not have had a tougher week in terms of competition, but they can be […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart Coleman Making Some Noise For RMU Robert Morris Guard Derek Coleman, not long after putting on an outside shooting clinic to lead the Colonials to a hard fought victory over Quinnipiac, continued his fine play this season with a 31-point performance that lifted the […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn At the beginning of the season, I let my friends and family know that I thought Tennessee would beat Texas at home in December. No doubt, many of them thought I was crazy. Why would I make this bold statement? I knew of Tennessee sophomore […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Terriers Hit Their Stride, Run Out of Gas It took a while, but Boston University hit its stride after losing their first five games of the season. In the Terriers’ defense – not that they need it, as they are again playing some of […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing To modify an old axiom, getting the unexpected, at least when it’s the bad kind of unexpected, can leave a bad taste in your mouth. And if that’s true, the Big 12 Conference has a bit of halitosis right now. At the top […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by James Dowd Illinois (8-0) After losing a great deal of talent to the NBA after last season’s run to the Championship game, everyone wondered if the Illini could keep pace with the top of the Big Ten this season. Eight games into the season, they […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best USF lances Bobby Knight’s Red Raiders Coming off a four-point loss to Pacific on November 30 and riding a three-game losing streak, the University of San Francisco Dons didn’t appear to be much of a threat to Texas Tech. But the Dons turned […]
