Conference Tournament Preview: Big South
History: Winthrop is the king of the Big South, winning 13 of the 38 championships in history. Their longest reign of terror was between 1999 and 2010, when they won the tournament nine times, with a singular NCAA Tournament win in 2007. No team from this conference has won a main-bracket NCAA Tournament game since. Returning […]
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History: The conference that gave us the Belmont – Murray State rivalry for years (Murray State won this tournament 18 times before moving to the Missouri Valley) looks different nowadays. 11 teams compete in the conference, with Morehead State’s the current leader with five titles. Murray State won an NCAA Tournament game out of this conference in 2022, […]
Continue reading Conference Tournament Preview: Ohio ValleyConference Tournament Preview: Horizon League
History: Even though they both left the league eons ago, Butler (7) and Xavier (6) are the top two in conference tournament titles. The active leaders are Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky (4). Nobody from this league has won an NCAA Tournament game since 2011, when Butler made it to the National Championship game. Returning Champion: Northern Kentucky, as the #4 seed, knocked off Oakland […]
Continue reading Conference Tournament Preview: Horizon LeagueConference Tournament Preview: Sun Belt
History: Georgia State has won this title three times in the last five seasons, though they will not be the favorites to win in 2024. The last time the Sun Belt winner won an NCAA Tournament game was in 2016, when Little Rock knocked off Purdue, 85-83, in two overtimes. Little Rock has since left the conference. Western […]
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One of the best parts of the college basketball season is the conference tournaments. I especially love watching the tournaments where only the winner goes to the NCAA Tournament. When Bobby Knight used to say that everyone should be invited to the NCAA Tournament, I always felt that the conference tournaments accomplish that (it is […]
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A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Friday, March 1. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. ACC In: North Carolina [22-6 (14-3), Quad 1: 7-4; […]
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A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Sunday, February 25th. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. Is Florida Atlantic in any danger? Is there still […]
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A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Thursday, February 22. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. Essentially, I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. ACC In: North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: […]
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A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Sunday, 2/18 ACC In: North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: 5-4; KenPom: 10; NET: 9] Duke [20-5 (11-3), Quad 1: 5-2; KenPom: 11; NET: 17] Bubble: Clemson [17-8 (7-7); Quad 1: 4-3; KenPom: 30; NET: 27] Wake Forest [16-9 […]
Continue reading NCAA Basketball 2/19: The BubbleCollege Basketball Thoughts/Top 25: 2/19/24
1. UConn (24-2) (2) – Marquette is a Final Four contender. UConn beat them by 28. 2. Houston (22-3) (3) – Their 82-point effort on Saturday was the first time this season they scored 80+ points against an NCAA Tournament contender (Texas). 3. Purdue (23-3) (1) – A 4-point road loss to Ohio State doesn’t crush a […]
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