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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Notre Dame may have already lost any slim hope of an at-large bid, but a loss like Wednesday night’s is tough to stomach all the same. Plus the Flyers cruise on the road, the Wildcats can still win again, and some Tigers are going in the wrong direction as the regular season winds down.
In a special edition of the podcast, we look at some history that was made on a wild Saturday with three top teams all going down, and with them long winning streaks.
The Pac-12 has much to be settled, but two relative surprises among the top three after Thursday night. Plus a big rally shakes up the top in one mid-major, the Hawkeyes take care of business at home, and a coach gets a show-cause penalty.
It was a special year for the Ohio Valley Conference, which put two teams in the NCAA Tournament and had a rare crop of individual talent led by a superlative performer who even got ESPN’s attention.
The program that has dominated the Ohio Valley for so long returned to prominence – and the NCAA Tournament – in a nice 2017-18 season.
The best month of the year is here, and already the madness has started in one conference tournament, while it feels weird with another one going on. Plus a regular season title is clinched, a key meeting is on tap, and one powerhouse program could be on the move.
We continue Hoopville’s preseason quick look at all 32 NCAA Division I conferences with the Big East, Big Sky, Big South and Big Ten. Plus: exhibition news.
Belmont again proved why it’s one of the model programs in the country, while Jacksonville State made a surprising rise in the postseason in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2016-17.
No longer just the stomping grounds for a few elite teams, the Ohio Valley Conference unveiled a deeper version of itself in the 2015-16 campaign.
Murray State was the story of the OVC for the regular season, but Belmont continues to challenge the Racers for the title of the top dog in the ancient conference.
