Patriot League Preview by Steve Sheridan At the beginning of last season, it looked like Holy Cross would take the League title, and sure enough they did. It seemed predestined (by a higher being hanging out in Worcester, perhaps), that the Crusaders would waltz into the NCAA Tournament. Coming into […]
Conference Notes
Southern Conference Preview
Southern Conference Preview by Robby Trail After a conference tournament last season that featured neither number one seeded team making it to the championship game, the Southern Conference returns this year with many of the usual suspects picked to do well in the conference. The biggest development of the off-season […]
Northeast Conference Preview
Northeast Conference Preview by Keith Burdette Departure was the consistent theme of the Northeast Conference this offseason. Wagner, the conference’s lone NCAA tournament team, was hit hardest losing coach of the year Derek Whittenburg to Fordham and player of the year Jermaine Hall to graduation. Mount St. Mary’s is the […]
Mid-American Conference Preview
Mid-American Conference Preview by Jeremy Speer It its constant struggle for national recognition, the Mid-American conference again proved it could compete at the big stage. Led by 7-foot center Chris Kaman, Central Michigan completed a storybook season with a first-round victory over Creighton in the NCAA Tournament. The Chippewas dominated […]
Conference USA Preview
Conference USA Preview by Zach Van Hart Last season was a first for Conference USA – the first time a conference member made it to the Final Four. Marquette’s trip through the NCAA Tournament now seems long forgotten, as the probable reshuffle of C-USA will start to take place during […]
Southland Conference Preview
Southland Conference Preview by Adam Shandler If you’re a college coach, you gotta love the junior colleges. They’re like the minor leagues for NCAA Division I programs. You may get a guy that can only give you two years, but those are two quality years. Players out of the JuCo […]
MEAC Preview
Mideastern Athletic Conference Preview by Joaquin Mesa While taking a shower I noticed something, I’m not black. Now, this might come as a surprise to some of you because I am writing the conference preview for the MEAC, which is chock full of traditionally black colleges and universities. Don’t fret, […]
Big West Conference Preview
Big West Conference Preview by Marcus Vanderberg Tragedy, an NCAA investigation, grand theft auto and a change in the conference tournament: Just your average summer in the Big West conference. If Big West Commissioner Dennis Farrell wanted to get his conference more publicity, he was successful. Unfortunately, most of the […]
ACC Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A lot has happened in the ACC since the final games of last season when Maryland and Duke bowed out of the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16 in March. Now, the ACC’s teams embark on the conference’s final season as we know […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 9th Finding His Voice: Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien is facing a challenge this season on the Buckeye sidelines. It’s not with one of his players, it’s a damaged vocal chord, which is forcing O’Brien to work practices with a microphone. O’Brien, who […]
