Category: Mid Majors

Favorite: Norfolk State Contender: Howard NC Central Upset candidate: Morgan State At large possibilities: None Winner: Norfolk St

Favorite: Montana State Contender: Southern Utah Northern Colorado Weber State Upset candidate: Eastern Washington At large possibilities: None Winner: Weber St

Favorite: Texas Southern Contender: Alcorn State Southern Upset candidate: Florida A&M At large possibilities: None Winner: Texas Southern

In an interesting bracket format the WAC ensures that the top two seeds get bye games into the semifinals. This is a big advantage for New Mexico State and Seattle. Several of these teams have made noise this season with quality wins and games. Can any team pull off three or more straight wins to …

Look for Long Beach St to make it out of this tourney. These teams always seem to put up a decent fight once they get into the tournament Favorite: Long Beach State Contender: Cal State Fullerton Upset candidate: Hawaii At large possibilities: None Winner: Long Beach State

Conference USA has been quite competitive this season. The leaders of the conference are North Texas and UAB. However, there are three other teams that can make a push for the title in Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech. Favorite: North Texas Contender: UAB Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Upset candidate: Louisiana Tech At large …

Iona is the team to watch. Coached by Rick Pitino, the Gaels have won some big games, including a win over Alabama this season. Can anyone pull off the upset? We shall see Favorite: Iona Contender: St. Peter’s Upset candidate: Manhattan At large possibilities: None Winner: Iona