Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith February 14 means hearts, love and Valentines for most of the free world, but not so this past Saturday night for 6,000 plus fans of the Austin Peay Governors or the Murray State Racers. The two teams met for a regular season showdown […]
Conference Notes
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro Atlantic Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann ‘Cuse Transfer: Asset or Liability? Iona guard DeShaun Williams (Paterson, NJ) is known for his off-the-court antics and this past week, his actions were rewarded with an indefinite suspension for the remainder of the season. According to the Iona athletic department, Williams, once […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A Matter of Respect Quick. Name the best teams in the ACC. Duke – sure, they’re 10-1 in conference play and ranked number one in some polls. North Carolina – well, they’re good, but the Tar Heels are actually tied for fifth in […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer Western is toppled in overtime Last season, Central Michigan looked as if it would not lose another MAC game before a middle-of-the pack Akron squad stunned the Chippewas in a mid-February upset. In a very similar scenario, Western Michigan’s surprising loss to Marshall snapped […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing I’m just confused. Last week, I said Kansas was on the way up and Missouri and Iowa State were on the way down. The Jayhawks, Tigers and Cyclones proceeded to prove me dead wrong. One thing I do know for sure: the last […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Six Teams Within Striking Distance of Conference Title With only two weeks left in the regular season six teams still remain in the hunt for the number one seed in the conference tournament. Three teams – Valparasio, Centenary, and IUPUI – have four losses […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – February 17th Irish Still Lucky: One Big East team is taking the elevator up, the other down. Notre Dame made it three straight by beating Syracuse, 84-72, at the Carrier Dome. Chris Thomas, who finished with 25 points, only hit six of his 15 shots, but […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play Heads Towards Finish Line It is hard to believe that teams are into the second week of February already and soon after that will be heading into their conference tournaments and NCAA March Madness. As January drew to a close and February […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Stanford’s Nick Robinson and Washington State made history. Cal continued its recent surge and Arizona its recent skid. UCLA finally won again, ending Washington’s win streak in the process. Oregon downed Oregon State in the rematch of the Civil War and USC and Arizona […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Green Mountain Showdown Vermont and Boston University will square off in the Green Mountain State on Sunday with first place in the America East conference up for grabs. The match-up, which is one of the best rivalries in college basketball no one knows about, […]