2001-02 Southwestern Athletic Conference Preview by David Mosse The non-conference season has been unkind to the SWAC. With two teams still winless, two others with one win, and no team above the .500 mark, it will be interesting to see which teams can turn things around during league play. The […]
Conference Notes
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Notebook There has only been one conference game so far this season (Murray State’s blowout of Tennessee State), but after the calendar changes from 2001 to 2002, OVC head-to-head action will heat up. In the first two months of this young season, OVC teams have played almost all […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Notebook That buzzing you hear around the Mid-American Conference this season belongs to the “Killer B’s”. Ball State, Bowling Green and Buffalo – yes, Buffalo! – are the toast of the conference and turning heads with their outstanding performances. Much has been written and said about Ball State and […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook Kudos to South Florida coach Seth Greenberg for doing the right thing. After his star player and All-American candidate Altron Jackson headed into the locker room without shaking hands with any of the Gators players or coaches at the end of USF’s 92-73 loss to Florida on […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon Notebook If you’re looking for a potential surprise team when Horizon League conference games kick off, look no further than Illinois Chicago. It should be said that it’s still unlikely for anyone except Detroit Mercy to unseat Butler as conference champion (and for more on the Bulldog juggernaut, keep […]
ACC Notebook
ACC Notebook What have you done for me lately? With the Seminole football team not playing in the national championship game for the first time in four years, the spotlight in Tallahassee is now shining brightly on the struggling basketball squad. If Florida State is unable to buck the trend […]
Big South Preview
2001-02 Big South Conference Preview by Jon Gonzalez For 2001-02, the Big South might as well be called the big four because that’s how many teams have a realistic chance of winning the conference. Winthrop, Radford, UNC-Asheville and Coastal Carolina will all butt heads in their quest for Big South […]
WAC Preview
2001-02 WAC Preview by Jason Drucker This conference is totally WAC, literally. After just one season as a nine-team league, the Western Athletic Conference has expanded to ten teams this season, despite the loss of the TCU Horned Frogs. The two newcomers are the Boise State Broncos and the Louisiana […]
Big Ten Preview
2001-02 Big Ten Conference Preview by Mark McGrath It’s been the convenient benchmark in recent history to judge conference strength by the amount of teams invited to the big dance in March. However, here at the ‘Ville, we like to do things a bit differently. Our goal, at least my […]
Mid-Eastern Preview
2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Preview by Adam Levinson The sights and sounds of the 2001 NCAA tournament will of course be remembered by Duke fans for the Blue Devil’s national championship. But if you ask people, many will say the most prolific lasting image is that of Hampton coach Steve Merfield […]
