Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The Big Ten week that was Inconsistency, unpredictability and ever changing lineups have marked the first half of the season for the Big Ten. The opening week of the conference season certainly illustrated that. Indiana defeated Michigan after being embarrassed by Wisconsin. The Wolverines […]
Conference Notes
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Matt Jones For those of you who have been asking yourselves where the new SEC basketball column is, I come today to tell you, it is back and more informative than ever (not that this is a great accomplishment). Due to the holiday season and the residual […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 14th Kentucky squeaks past Mississippi State: It looked early on as if Mississippi State’s undefeated record was merely the result of a soft schedule. Kentucky, playing on the road, dominated the Bulldogs early in its Tuesday night contest, jumping to an 18-point lead. But […]
Northeast Conference Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Conference games and blowouts at the hands of BCS schools marked this past week’s action. Mount Saint Mary, St. Francis PA and Long Island all got trounced this past week and look to recover in conference. As of now, every team has played a […]
SWAC Notebook
Southwestern Athletic Conference Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Hallelujah! Hallelujah! HalleBerry! Life couldn’t get much better then this! It looks like there is a legitimate tournament team in the SWAC. I know, I know, it’s a miracle! I’ve been wishing and hoping and praying every night for success in one of […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann The conference schedule is in full swing in the Horizon League. Already there are some surprises. The biggest comes from the most-northern team, UW-Green Bay. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, has already eclipsed last year’s win total both overall and […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen A Stanford-Arizona duel in the desert highlighted last weekend’s Pac-10 action, as UCLA remained hot and Washington continued its skid. Arizona State’s winless in conference play as well, while Washington State’s turnaround continues. Cal, USC and Oregon remain painfully mediocre and Oregon State has […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Owen Bochner It was a week of ups and downs for the Ivy League, as the conference prepares to dive into conference play beginning this weekend. The ups belonged to Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and Penn, while the week was a downer for Brown, Dartmouth, and Yale. […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – January 13th Pitt Streaks On: Once again, the undefeated Pitt Panthers bend but do not break. Coming off an 84-80 OT win against Miami, Pitt put together a stunning second-half comeback to irk the Notre Dame Irish, 74-71. Chris Thomas had a career night for Notre […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The final week before conference action began was a rough one for the Big Ten. Only Illinois emerged without a loss. Many conference teams hit the road to play games near the hometown of one of its players. Milestones were reached, acquaintances renewed and […]
