D-I Independents 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart Well, it’s hard to recap a conference that isn’t a conference. The independents of NCAA men’s college basketball are, as expected, small teams throughout the nation, trying to compete against themselves and other interested teams in the country. Some found a […]
Conference Notes
Big Ten Season Recap
Big Ten Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Alan Rubenstein The Big Ten did not live up to its hallowed tradition in 2003-04. As expected, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan State were the dominant teams. The Illini struggled during their non-conference schedule with a loss at North Carolina, a surprising loss in […]
Big East Recap
Big East Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Jim Woods This past season in America’s deepest conference was great one. Beyond just Connecticut capturing their 2nd National Championship in 5 years, this season was filled with great individual performances, surprise teams, great coaching jobs, and breakout stars. At a time when […]
NEC Recap
Northeast Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Keith Burdette Coming into the season, the conference race looked wide open. I said in the conference preview that any one of five teams could take the title. The Monmouth Hawks were one of those teams and, thanks in large part to the conference’s […]
Southland Recap
Southland Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Ewing After a regular season that finished with three teams tied atop the standings and another just a game behind, it came as no surprise that parity ruled the Southland Conference Tournament. The top four teams all survived the first day of quarterfinals, […]
Mid-American Recap
Mid-American Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Matthew Moll MAC run by Six The Mid-American Conference had six teams with double digit conference wins (Kent State, Miami, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Toledo, and Ball State) three of which had 20 win seasons (Western Michigan, Kent State, Toledo), placing the MAC, once again, […]
Colonial Recap
Colonial Athletic Association 2003-04 Season Recap by Jesse Ullmann Heading into the final week of play Colonial teams were tied for first, third, fifth and ninth place emphasizing one of the most balanced years in CAA history. VCU finished with the best mark at 14-4 in conference play, 20-7 overall. […]
SEC Recap
SEC 2003-04 Season Recap by Thomas Beisner Mississippi State and Kentucky were in a two way battle for SEC supremacy throughout the season. After a last second victory in Starkville, it looked like UK had the upper hand. In the end, Mississippi State was a game better and claimed the […]
MEAC Season Recap
Mideastern Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Michael Protos According to the RPI rankings, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference finished dead last of the 31 Division I conferences. The weakest conference had 10 of its 11 members finish in the bottom 100 of the RPI rankings. Only South Carolina State cracked the […]
America East Season Recap
America East Conference 2003-04 Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2003-04 season in America East was full of good stories despite the end result looking a lot like the preseason projections. Most figured it would be a three-team race between Boston University, Northeastern and Vermont, and those three teams comprised the […]
