Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Takin’ care of business – again Two weeks still remain in the regular season, and Southern Illinois already has at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title wrapped up. Just one more victory or a loss by Creighton will give SIU […]
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Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Breakthrough of the week Last week it was East Carolina winning on the road. This week it was USF winning – period. The last team with no conference wins finally cracked the ‘W’ column with a 68-60 against Southern Miss Saturday. Even without […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Even though the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a two-game lead in the league standings heading into play this week, the race for the bye into the semi’s is heating up. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wright State are tied at 9-3 in the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 18th Marquette assistant coach gets lung transplants: Marquette special assistant Trey Shwab, who was suffering from an incurable lung disease, received a life-saving double lung implant Tuesday. Schwab underwent the seven-hour procedure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital. He is expected to make a […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Split Two After getting a big overtime win in Miami on Wednesday night, Boston College returned home to face their nearest Big East rival, Providence. Jared Dudley came up big in the extra session against Miami, scoring 9 of his 24 points […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Six Teams Within Striking Distance of Conference Title With only two weeks left in the regular season six teams still remain in the hunt for the number one seed in the conference tournament. Three teams – Valparasio, Centenary, and IUPUI – have four losses […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing I’m just confused. Last week, I said Kansas was on the way up and Missouri and Iowa State were on the way down. The Jayhawks, Tigers and Cyclones proceeded to prove me dead wrong. One thing I do know for sure: the last […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer Western is toppled in overtime Last season, Central Michigan looked as if it would not lose another MAC game before a middle-of-the pack Akron squad stunned the Chippewas in a mid-February upset. In a very similar scenario, Western Michigan’s surprising loss to Marshall snapped […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A Matter of Respect Quick. Name the best teams in the ACC. Duke – sure, they’re 10-1 in conference play and ranked number one in some polls. North Carolina – well, they’re good, but the Tar Heels are actually tied for fifth in […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Placing Bids With the demise of the Pac-10, it’s interesting to see which western conference will end up with the most NCAA Tournament bids this season. With Stanford and Arizona the only locks, the Pac-10 would need somebody else to win its conference tournament […]
