I know you're all dying to see who will win the SWAC...but wait! Texas Southern could actually, maybe, possibly get a 15-seed! That is, assuming they can get through the "gauntlet" of the SWAC tournament - the second-place team (Alcorn St.) is banned from the postseason, so maybe gauntlet is the wrong word.
Read moreMAC 2016-17 Tournament Preview
The Zips took down the regular season MAC crown yet again, earning them the number 1 overall seed for the 2nd straight year. However, the back-to-back conference tournament champion Buffalo Bulls are once again in the hunt, as they look to crash the NCAA tournament party for the 3rd consecutive year and spoil the top seeds' plans.
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.
Read moreSecond Chance Points Bracketology - 3/3/2017
Jimmer aka @2ndChancePoints takes a pre-weekend look at the bracket...
Read more2016-17 SoCon Tournament Preview
A 3-way tie atop the standings, followed by a 2-way tie for 4th place, means this year's SoCon championship is wide open. Will one of the three favorites - ETSU, UNC Greensboro or Furman - maintain their momentum? Or will the preseason favorite Mocs finally put it together for one last run?
Read moreHorizon 2016-17 Tournament Preview
With word that Alec Peters won't play (he still deserves the thumbnail picture), who the hell is going to take the Horizon? A wide open field creates chances for a few unexpected teams...
Read moreFinding an "O"-asis
Virginia and Louisville are both ACC powers that thrive on defense while running two extremely different offensive systems that have occasionally sputtered. Will either attack be potent enough to make a run in March?
Read moreMissouri Valley Conference 2016-17 Tournament Preview
After steamrolling through the Valley, Illinois St. and Wichita St. finished tied atop the leaderboard, each sporting a gaudy 17-1 record entering 'Arch Madness'. Will the Redbirds or Shockers prevail in a potential rubber match? Or will an unsuspecting challenger crash the party?
Read moreMAAC 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Many thought Monmouth was snubbed by the committee of an at-large bid last year after an impressive non-conference showing and 17-3 MAAC record. However, the highly anticipated cinderella story took a turn for the worst when in-league rival Iona stunned the Hawks in the MAAC tournament championship game. Now, after securing the top-2 seeds in this year's bracket, the Gaels and the Hawks are on a collision course for an epic rematch in the MAAC title game.
Read more2016-17 Northeast Conference Tournament Preview
While most figured the defending regular season champion Wagner Seahawks would reign supreme yet again in 2016-17, Elijah Long and the Mountaineers had other plans. Can 'The Mount' finish what they started, or will Wagner end their recent conference tournament woes and finally punch their ticket to the dance?
Read morePatriot League 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Big Timmy Kempton is probably the league's best player, but Lehigh's lack of depth and Bucknell's dominance mean he'll have an uphill battle to win the league's tournament berth.
Read moreBig South 2016-17 Tournament Preview
Winthrop and Asheville shared the conference title, but due to some bonkers tiebreakers, Winthrop will host the tournament. Can tiny dynamo Keon Johnson and Winthrop finally get over the championship hump?
Read morePick 'n Roll Practitioners
As the NBA's 'pace and space' movement rapidly shapes a new era of basketball, finding a point guard that's proficient in the pick'n roll is becoming a necessity - so who in the college game has mastered the art of the ball screen?
Read moreThe 'Big Bad 12': Is this the Best Conference Ever?
With just over two weeks left until conference tournaments kick-off, the Big-12 is on pace to send 7 of its 10 teams to the Big Dance for the 4th year in a row - the highest percentage of any conference in the past 15 years. So how does the 2016-17 Big-12 stack up with some of the all-time greats, including this year's loaded ACC?
Read moreMake Conferences Matter Again
I can't stand the idiotic unbalanced conference schedules that have resulted from the proliferation of super-conferences, so I went through and fixed all 32 (now 35) leagues. This took way too long and I'm a psycho, but enjoy! Kentucky vs Louisville twice a year!
Read moreSecond Chance Points Bracketology - 2/17/17
Just over 3 weeks away from Christmas - I mean my birthday - I mean Selection Sunday! We've gathered a week of data after the committee's top 16 reveal, so how do I see the field shaping up now? Some bonus thoughts and predictions within...
Read moreThe Top 16 Reveal: Dueling Bracketology
The Committee is (idiotically?) revealing the NCAA Tournament's Top 16 teams as of February 11th - a month in advance of Selection Sunday. Ky and Jim give their top 16 seed lists and argue over what baffling moves the committee will make.
Read moreATS Winners & Losers: Conference Edition Part 1
DJ Dimes is back to breakdown why Gonzaga and SMU have been 'money' against-the-spread in their respective non-power leagues and why Kansas and UCLA have been disappointing their financial backers since the beginning of conference play...
Read moreCollege All-Stars: The East
For those East Coasters anxiously awaiting their own All-Star squad, fear not, the wait is over. Who made the cut?
Read moreCollege All-Stars: The West
If the NBA can have a charade of an exhibition game between the East and West, why can't college hoops? Part 1 of 2 looks at the left side of the USA...
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