After cruising to back-to-back Patriot League regular season titles, Colgate will try to avoid engaging cruise control when the stakes are highest - that is, if they get that far - after last year’s devastating home loss to Boston in the championship.
Read moreSWAC 2020-21 Preview
In a league full of Tigers, will the Panthers of Prairie View rule the big cat kingdom for the third year in a row?
Read moreSouthland 2020-21 Preview
Most remember the Southland for one thing and one thing only last year: Stephen F. Austin winning at Duke in 3OT as a 27.5-point underdogs. Rightfully so, but the Lumberjacks are back for more chopping, with a competitive top tier in hot pursuit behind them.
Read moreMEAC 2020-21 Preview
The MEAC made a huge splash this offseason, most notably with Howard bringing in 5-star recruit Makur Maker and Purdue transfer Nojel Eastern. Is that enough to make the Bison the favorite? Or will several of the league’s traditional powers hold off Kenny Blakeney’s upstarts?
Read moreAtlantic Sun 2020-21 Preview
The Flames and Ospreys split the 2020 regular season title, finishing four games ahead of the rest of the ASUN field. After a mass exodus gutted both squads this summer, can a new challenger rise to the top in 2021?
Read moreAmerica East 2020-21 Preview
After an unprecedented exodus out of Stony Brook, Vermont is once again atop the preseason America East rankings, despite the loss of Anthony Lamb. Can anyone keep up with the Catamounts?
Read moreWAC 2020-21 Preview
New Mexico State is on a different planet than their conference counterparts. The Aggies enter the 2021 campaign riding a 34-game win streak against WAC opponents, which dates all the way back to January of 2019.
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2020-21
Jim’s annual investigation of the college hoops futures market is here! Last year’s lack of a tournament was a crushing blow, but he’s back to find some market value once again…
Read moreOhio Valley 2020-21 Preview
The bottom dropped out of the OVC last year, but the top remained highly competitive. Will Austin Peay break up the Belmont/Murray State party? And can the rest of the league bounce back from a dismal 2019-20?
Read moreHorizon 2020-21 Preview
Wright State returns some heavy weaponry in the frontcourt, but the Raiders have enough questions at guard to leave the door open for teams like Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State, and Oakland. Plus, can newcomers Robert Morris and Purdue Fort Wayne make an impression?
Read moreBig West 2020-21 Preview
UC Irvine has 3-peat on their mind. The Eaters have finished first or second for seven years running, a testament to Russell Turner’s program building brilliance. A gutted backcourt leaves them vulnerable, but will anyone capitalize?
Read moreSummit 2020-21 Preview
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 moreColonial 2020-21 Preview
I challenge you to find a league more up in the air entering 2020-21 than the CAA. Every team suffered notable roster losses, be it via graduation or the transfer portal. An excellent group of coaches means this should be a season-long battle for supremacy - how do we see that playing out?
Read moreSoCon 2020-21 Preview
After the ACC poached another SoCon head honcho this summer, another new champion is destined to rise in 2021.
Read moreMAC Preview 2020-21
Justin Turner threw his high major suitors for a loop when he opted to return to Bowling Green for his senior farewell tour. Turner headlines a hotbed of gifted guards around the MAC, which should be another tightly contested race to the finish.
Read moreMissouri Valley 2020-21 Preview
After UNI tore through the conference in 2019-20, Loyola Chicago is back to compete with the Panthers atop the league. Will the rest of the league present a third challenger? Or will parity reign again in one of the country’s most balanced leagues?
Read moreMountain West 2020-21 Preview
San Diego State throttled the league last year, but a late loss to UNLV and Malachi Flynn’s professional departure leave the MWC wide open heading into 2020-21. Can younger upstarts like the boys from Vegas or Colorado State climb to the top of the standings? Or will SDSU and Utah State retain their hold on the league?
Read moreAtlantic 10 2020-21 Preview
After obliterating the A-10 last year, the Obi Toppin-less Flyers have descended back to Earth. Now, parity will run rampant in a league separated by razor thin margins. Over half the field has a conference title belt in their crosshairs.
Read moreWCC 2020-21 Preview
Another year, another dominant Gonzaga squad. But the space behind them is wide open, with San Francisco and Pepperdine hoping to unseat the usual suspects of BYU and Saint Mary’s from their positions of power. And the “other” teams in this league continue to improve…
Read morePac 12 2020-21 Preview
For the second time in four years, the Ducks hoisted the Pac-12 title belt, propelled by Dana Altman’s legion of transfers. Can Oregon repeat without maestro Payton Pritchard leading the charge?
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