2001-02 Horizon League Preview by Brian Seymour While doing research on the Internet, I had to jump through dozens of hoops — no pun intended — to get information about the Horizon League, which is evidence of a conference with a serious identity problem. Of course, part of the identity […]
Conference Notes
Metro Atlantic Preview
2001-02 Metro Atlantic Conference Preview by Adam Shandler The NCAA selection committee might take some pity on the MAAC this year and toss them an extra bid to the tourney. But they’ve got to earn it. In the early going, it’s hard not to like Iona but Canisius, Manhattan, Niagara […]
Mid-American Preview
2001-02 Mid-American Conference Preview by Brian Seymour Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten years or living in the obviously under-oxygeniated hotel room where the NCAA selection committee annually selects schools for the 64-team tournament, you know that the Mid-American Conference plays some great basketball. To […]
Big East Preview
2001-02 Big East Conference Preview by Brian Seymour Syracuse and Georgetown picked to be at the top of the Big East? It’s like the mid-1980s – heaven for hoops nostalgics. Of course, you have to expect some shockwaves now and then – the question is which team will provide the […]
Atlantic 10 Preview
2001-02 Atlantic 10 Conference Preview by Lon Samuelson Many may mistake the Atlantic-10 (once the A-11, and now the A-12 w/former Colonial power Richmond) for a revolving door in coaching ranks. More then half of the league has someone new at the helm (LaSalle, GWU, URI, Saint Bonaventure, Duquesne, Xavier, […]
America East Preview
2001-02 America East Preview by Lon Samuelson Just last March the America East Conference was working its way up the Conference RPI ratings by hovering around 17. Unfortunately, all hopes were dashed this past summer when a mass exodus occurred, leaving the conference with 3 newcomers and 4 strong teams […]
Colonial Preview
2001-02 Colonial Athletic Ass’n Preview by Adam Shandler So, anyway, I’ve been asked by my editor-on-high to write up a nice little preview for the Colonial Athletic Conference. Don’t think I didn’t see you roll your eyes! Hey, don’t sleep on the mid-majors. This conference has at least 2 teams […]
Northeast Preview
2001-02 Northeast Conference Preview by Lon Samuelson Also known as “The NCAA sacrificial lamb” the other (Big East) other (A-10) other (MAAC) conference based in the New York / New Jersey Metro area is the Northeast Conference. One of the few conferences to have never won an NCAA tournament game […]
