Southern Conference
The Southern conference Tourney will be a fun watch. Four teams have a legitimate chance of winning the Tournament. Samford is the one seed and did not lose to any of the other top 4 teams in the regular season in compiling a 15-3 conference record. Can they win three more to go dancing? Watch …
West Coast
The West Coast conference is a two team race and the tournament is set up to get a rematch of St. Mary’s vs Gonzaga. Those teams split their regular season games with the visiting team winning each contest. Gonzaga has made a nice run late in the season to all but assure an at-large bid. …
Purdue 77 Illinois 71
Illinois led for much of the game, but Purdue found its outside game and pulled out the victory. Purdue’s first lead came at the 10:03 mark on a Mason Gillis 3. Purdue gave up a 6 point lead at the 4 minute mark and trailed by 2 only to outscore Illinois 13-5 down the stretch …
Bubble talk: March 5th
The bubble consists of the last 5 teams in the bracket and all the teams under consideration. We have 16 teams on the outside but still with a chance of making the bubble. A total of 21 teams on the bubble. Of course teams on our 8/9/10 seed line could lose and fall onto the …
Missouri Valley
Arch Madness! The Missouri Valley Conference always has an enjoyable tournament in St. Louis. This year the Valley has been extremely competitive. Indiana St and Drake have been the best in conference. Four other teams have over 17 wins. This includes Bradley, Belmont, Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois. It would not come as a surprise …
Northeast
The NEC conference regular season was a two team race between Central Connecticut State and Merrimack. Merrimack has completed its transition to Division 1 and is eligible this season to go to the NCAA tournament. CCSU & Merrimack split two games this season and should meet up in the championship game baring upsets. This conference …
Big South
The Big South conference has three teams who can go dancing. High Point is the one seed and is the highest ranked team with a 108 NET. UNC Asheville and Gardner-Webb will likely be the opponent in the Chanpionship game. Favorite: High Point Contender: UNC Asheville Gardner-Webb Upset candidate: Winthrop At large possibilities: None Winner: …
Ohio Valley
The Ohio Valley had a three way tie for the top of the league in the regular season. Morehead State has the highest NET at 117. Little Rock and UT Martin were the other teams at the top of the league. Those two teams have bye games into the semi-finals. Western Illinois and Tennessee State …
Patriot League
Colgate is the clear favorite after going 16-2 in the league this season. Colgate has a NET ranking of 131 and an overall record of 22-9. Five teams finished 10-8 in the league including American & Lafayette who beat Colgate Favorite: Colgate Contender: All five 10-8 teams Upset candidate: American At large possibilities: None Winner: …
Horizon
The Horizon league will have a competitive tournament. There are eight teams with winning conference records and the tournament is wide open. The conference is led by Oakland and Youngstown St. Look out for Green Bay as they have had a resurgence this season. Favorite: Oakland Contender: Youngstown State Green Bay Northern Kentucky Wright State …