After Wichita State’s surprising regular season title and Houston’s mega-impressive run to the Final Four, the American has to be feeling quite good about itself after 2020-21. The Cougars remain the favorite, but Penny Hardaway and Memphis are a legitimate threat, and the league continues to get deeper as a whole…
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Houston is set up nicely for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament, but can the Coogs hold off Memphis and the Shockers for an AAC Tourney crown?
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After fumbling last year’s Patriot League Championship on their home floor, Colgate unleashed holy hell on their 4-team pod in 2021. Can the Raiders now seal the deal against a revamped competitive landscape in the do-or-die tournament? Ed DeChellis and the Midshipmen may have something to say about it…
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Colgate returns nearly everyone from a team that scared the pants off Tennessee in Round 1 last year. Can anyone challenge the Raiders as the presumed Patriot favorites?
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Memphis and Houston made our top 40, but they aren’t the only contenders for this year’s American crown. This may be the deepest the league has been in years, and UConn hopes to exit the league in style…
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Colgate, Bucknell, and Lehigh finished head and shoulders over the rest of the Patriot League, but only one squad can take home the Conference title and earn an invite the Big Dance.
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Bucknell’s recent Patriot League dominance may be in jeopardy with the loss of Nana Foulland and Zach Thomas. Lehigh looks to be the new team to beat heading into 2018-19, but the Bison, Boston U, and Colgate all have legit NCAA Tourney hopes.
Read morePatriot 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Bucknell once again showed why its the class of the Patriot League, dominating the conference standings from start to finish. The Bison look to punch a ticket to NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Can anybody stop Nana Foulland and Co.?
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Bucknell looks to assert its dominance on helpless Patriot foes behind conference Player of the Year Nana Foulland. Colgate, Boston, and Navy look to play spoiler while Lehigh tries to cope with life after Tim Kempton.
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SMU and Cincy slapped around the American all season, now both vie for bragging rights and a top five seed in the Big Dance. Houston and UCF look to steal a bid and play spoiler for bubble teams everywhere. UConn lies in the shadows, ready to pounce on the essential home-court advantage.
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The American Conference looks to thrust itself in the national conference conversation alongside the Power 6. Cincy and UConn look to be Tourney bound. Can SMU, Houston, or Memphis crash the party?
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