Even without Mike Daum and Coach TJ Otzelberger, South Dakota State sat tied atop the league last season. With almost everyone back, the Jackrabbits are the prohibitive favorite, but who will rise as the prime challengers? All three other Dakota schools have some talent, Oral Roberts is quite solid, and Kansas City has returned to the league after a hiatus in the WAC…
Read moreMidwest Region Preview: 2019 NCAA Tournament
Two blue bloods, North Carolina and Kentucky, sit opposite each other in the Midwest bracket as the region’s top-2 seeds. To prevail, they’ll have to outlast two Big-12 powers (Kansas and Iowa State), two ‘mid-major’ wrecking balls (Wofford and Utah State), along with a handful of other dangerous challengers.
Read moreEast Region Preview: 2019 NCAA Tournament
The behemoth that is Duke looms large at the top of the East region, but plenty of intriguing first round matchups abound for the both the casual and diehard fans alike.
Read moreSummit 2017-18 Tournament Preview
The power duo from the Mount Rushmore State are the odds-on favorites in the Summit (and the tournament is being played in Sioux Falls), but can anyone play spoiler? Will we get Mike Daum in the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year? (We hope so!)
Read moreSummit Preview 2017-18
Apart from poor Omaha and Western Illinois, every team in the Sun Belt returns significant talent from last season - none better than South Dakota State's Mike Daum. Can Daum lead the Jackrabbits back to a third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance?
Read moreSummit 2016-17 Tournament Preview
There's a clear best player in this league (MIKE DAUM), but I truly don't know who the best team is. South Dakota rode a great group of transfers to a surprise regular season title, and the tournament is up the road in Sioux Falls. Still, though, this league is about as open as it gets.
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