ACC Notebook The three teams that sit atop the ACC standings have 1-0 conference records. They also are located in the state of North Carolina. That is where the similarities between Duke, Wake Forest and North Carolina end. Duke, the No. 1 team in the nation, is undefeated with a […]
Conference Notes
Patriot League Preview
2001-02 Patriot League Preview by Dave Sheridan If you’re looking for McDonald’s High School All-Americans, players with entourages, coaches with seven figure sneaker deals and the Memphis Show Girls this is not your conference. If you’re searching for one of the last outposts true to the ideal of college athletics, […]
Northeast Conference Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook “From Hamden, Connecticut, we present the Quinnipiac…..” In its third season of Division-I basketball (previously in D-II) Quinnipiac has gone the politically correct route and dropped the Braves team name. As of this moment they are just ‘Quinnipiac’, which is a mouthful in its own right. In […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Notebook “What’s wrong with Marshall?” That was the buzz around the Mid-American Conference, as the Thundering Herd stumbled out of the gate with an 0-3 record. Since then, however, Marshall has won three straight and has been able to answer the questions about its team with a resounding “We’re […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook How big is too big? With continual growth through its six years of expansion, Conference USA now stands at 14 teams, and as a result each team won’t play three other league members this season. This little factoid is brought to your attention because a potential contest […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon Notebook Getting no respect is part and parcel of being a mid-major program. But Butler sometimes appears as if they’re being absolutely ignored. Despite rolling to a 7-0 record, including wins against Washington, Indiana State and Purdue, Butler hasn’t even received a sniff of the Top 25. In the […]
Pacific 10 Preview
The Pacific 10 waters still run deep March Madness 2001 saw the Pac-10 enjoy one of its most bountiful tournaments ever even if Arizona bowed to the Duke machine in the championship game and took the bride maid’s crown. Last year saw a conference that went 5 deep into the […]
Sun Belt Preview
2001-02 Sun Belt Conference Preview by Chad Muszynski The Sun Belt Conference looks to be one of the more talented of the Mid-sized conferences. The SBC features a pair of preseason All-Americans and the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky are featured in the Top 25 of both major polls. Here is […]
Conference USA Preview
2001-02 Conference USA Preview by Brian Seymour Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner. And possibly even Dajuan Wagner. There. Just thought we’d get that out of the way early in the season. Might as well get used to it, though. That name is going […]
Ivy League Preview
2001-02 Ivy League Preview by Adam Shandler Attention Ivy Leaguers: Anybody? Anybody? Anybody other than Princeton and Penn? Yeah, yeah, yeah, you want me to say Penn or Princeton is going to win the Ivy and then move on with “yada yada” reports about the also-rans. Can’t say I blame […]
