Southern Conference Notebook by Paul Oren Bracket Buster Two SoCon teams were featured in the made-for-TV ESPN Bracket Buster on Saturday. Created with the idea of giving Mid-Majors a chance to beef up their RPI and an opportunity to play on national television, this year’s installment provided plenty of intrigue […]
Conference Notes
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook by Toni Jainez VCU and Drexel battle for Colonial crown So far this year in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the battle for seeding has been fierce. As of today, eight of ten teams are tied in the standings, including VCU and Drexel at No. 1. After starting […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Upset of the Week: Minnesota 73 Indiana 71 This week’s upset special is sponsored by the Indiana Hoosiers. Entering the week, IU was 12-10 and appeared to be in good shape to improve that to 14-10. Fighting for their NCAA tournament lives, the […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Six-Pac: Thursday: No. 1 Stanford 76, USC 67 For a second consecutive game, the Cardinal trailed at the half. For the 22nd consecutive game, Stanford won, clinching at least share of the Pac-10 title in the process. Junior swingman Josh Childress scored a career-high […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 25th Bonnies cleared to play in A-10 tournament: The Atlantic 10 presidents voted Tuesday to allow St. Bonaventure to compete in the conference tournament. The NCAA put the Bonnies on three years probation and prohibited it from competing in postseason action this year as […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer Thrust onto the national spotlight during Saturday’s Bracket Buster, it was a make-or-break weekend for Mid-American Conference teams. The MAC’s three best teams were faced with tough challenges and the trio passed with flying colors. Western Michigan and Kent State continue to add to […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Block party Welcome to C-USA, where all those who enter the lane beware; your shot may find its way into the third row seats. The conference is home to some of the nation’s shot blockers, while many are unheralded or just flat out […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan One Weekend Left Two games are all the eight teams of the Patriot League have left in the regular season. Three teams, Lafayette, Lehigh and Bucknell, are busy battling for the top spot in the final league standings, with the Mountain Hawks currently holding […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 24th A First for the Seniors: In the only match-up of ranked teams, No. 11 Texas throttled No. 21 Kansas 82-67. Brandon Mouton had 23 points to lead the Longhorns to their seniors’ first victory over Kansas. Texas built a double digit lead in […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 23rd There’s No Place Like Home: No. 3 Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium with a two-game losing streak after losses at No. 14 NC State and No. 15 Wake Forest. The Blue Devils ended that streak against Maryland, 86-63, while stretching their home […]
