Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe After weeks of congestion atop the conference, some teams are finally beginning to pull away from the pack. Here is a look at how each of the top six teams have managed to either keep themselves in or knocked themselves out of the conference race. […]
Conference Notes
SEC Notebook
Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin They lead the SEC in every major defensive category, haven’t lost since Dec. 28, and are now ranked in the top five. The high-flying No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats (18-3, 8-0 SEC) have found a new formula for winning, and opponents are struggling to find […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Leader(s) of the Pack Thank goodness we don’t have to worry about hanging chads to decide the winner of the Northeast Conference. With Wagner’s clutch win over Monmouth, 62-53, and CCSU’s victory over Mount St. Mary’s, there is a three-way tie for first place. […]
America East Notebook
America East Conference Notebook by Adam Reich The America East conference picture became clearer with two big games in New York this past weekend. Boston University secured their position atop the America East conference by traveling up to Vestal, New York and defeating the Black Bears of Binghamton 85-82 Sunday. […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis Is it safe to call the Mid-Con Conference the streakiest conference in the country? No, probably not. Either way, quite a few streaks were kept alive this weekend. Suddenly explosive UMKC captured its fourth straight game by outlasting visiting Chicago State Saturday night, by […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart From the ashes For most programs around the country, losing three of four games and dropping below .500 in conference play is a bad omen. But these programs are not Memphis, and they do not play in the National Division of Conference USA. […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Southern Illinois and Creighton continue to Pace Valley Southern Illinois and Creighton concluded 2-0 weeks as the defending Valley Co-Champions again sit atop the Valley with matching 11-1 records. The Salukis’ week was very impressive with road wins at Drake and Southwest Missouri State. […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Order is being restored in the Pac-10 with the top six teams evening out. This makes sportswriters’ jobs easy when debating the top six teams; basically, we look at the standings and count down using the number of losses as our frame of reference. First, […]
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro Atlantic Notebook by Kevin Reilly You Can Come Home Again Luis Flores left New York City a few years back in search of the fame and glory that a ballyhooed conference like the Big East may afford a youngster who led all Big Apple scholastic scorers during his senior […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 9th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Career games seemed to be the order of the day, or at least with a couple of the nation’s better players on Saturday. Not surprisingly, the term “career game” has a slightly different meaning for one than the other. […]
