The NEC can collectively exhale knowing they no longer have to solve Merrimack’s defensive vacuum. With the new kid on the block watching from afar, the NEC Championship is a total crapshoot.
Read moreMountain West Tournament Preview 2020
The Aztecs’ quest for perfection is no longer at stake, but a number 1 overall seed still looms large.
Read morePatriot Tournament Preview 2020
Colgate is the favorite, but an ultra-talented Loyola (MD) squad lurks in the bracket, and teams like Lafayette and Boston U can sneak their way to the title, as well.
Read moreBig South Tournament Preview 2020
The Big South is largely a two-headed monster with Radford and Winthrop at the top, but a Ewing Theory Gardner-Webb squad has designs on a second straight tournament title. Hampton’s tremendous individual talent remains a clear threat, as well.
Read moreASUN Tournament Preview 2020
Liberty looms as the huge favorite in the ASUN, but the Birds of Trey at North Florida and a young Stetson squad won’t make it easy on the Flames.
Read moreHorizon Tournament Preview 2020
The Raiders’ revenge tour ends in Indy. Two wins separate Wright State from a return to the NCAA Tournament, but can they outlast the Norse, the Raiders’ most threatening adversary?
Read moreSWAC 2019-20 Preview
Johnny Jones welcomes a bevy of talent to Houston, where Texas Southern will aim to avenge last year’s slip up in the SWAC Championship title game.
Read moreSouthland 2019-20 Preview
The Southland is wide open this year with a talented crop of seniors departing from nearly every squad. Sam Houston State has taken the mantle from Stephen F. Austn as the class program of the league, but SFA looks poised to bounce back. Preseason favorite New Orleans has its sights set on the school’s first NCAA Tourney bid since 2017.
Read moreNEC 2019-20 Preview
The NEC got a facelift this summer, with a brand new team (Merrimack) and a re-branded mascot (LIU-Brooklyn), but can anyone usurp Greg Herenda and the Knights at the top of the NEC totem pole?
Read moreMAAC 2019-20 Preview
Death. Taxes. Tim Cluess winning the MAAC Championship…
Is this the year someone finally dethrones Iona? Or will another loaded crop of newcomers propel the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament for the 5th year in a row?
Read moreMEAC 2019-20 Preview
A new season in the MEAC sees plenty of change: Savannah State dropped to Division II, while UMES, Morgan State, and Howard all changed coaches. But the constants of NC Central and Norfolk State remain ever-present atop the league, with an assortment of contenders hoping to unseat them.
Read moreAmerica East Preview 2019-20
Vermont looks unstoppable once again. Can Anthony Lamb lead his Catamounts to their third Big Dance in four seasons?
Read morePatriot League 2019-20 Preview
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?
Read moreBig West 2019-20 Preview
The talent uptick in the Big West sets the stage for a heated race to the finish, as UCSB and CSUN aim to dethrone Russell Turner’s Anteaters.
Read moreBig Sky 2019-20 Preview
The Big Sky is as wide open as its teams’ states in 2019-20. Montana loses a ton from its 2019 Tourney squad, but Travis DeCuire should have enough talent to challenge for a third straight bid. Northern Colorado, Weber State, Southern Utah, and Eastern Washington all have the talent and experience to put the Griz down in 2020.
Read moreHorizon League 2019-20 Preview
The Norse and the Raiders are once again the early favorites to claim the Horizon League crown, but the blazing UIC Flames are charging fast, fueled by an explosive backcourt that can get buckets in bunches.
Read moreOhio Valley 2019-20 Preview
The OVC was a 2-bid league for the first time in ages last season. Belmont brings in a new coach and nearly everyone outside of Dylan Windler to repeat as league champion. Murray State loses superstar Ja Morant, but don’t count the Racers out of the race just yet.
Read moreBig South 2019-20 Preview
Twelve of the 15 all-conference honorees have departed (and honestly, Chris Clemons should count as two people), leaving question marks strewn throughout the league. Who will rise from the ashes, laying claim to a new era in the Big South?
Read moreAtlantic Sun 2019-20 Preview
After a thrilling two-horse race in 2018-19 that culminated with Liberty beating Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament and Lipscomb nearly winning the NIT, the ASUN looks like Liberty’s league now. Can anyone challenge the Flames?
Read moreSummit 2019-20 Preview
Mike Daum is gone and with him goes South Dakota State’s regular season reign of terror. Last year’s Tourney rep, North Dakota State, looks to be the favorite with nearly everyone returning, but South Dakota has two of the best players in the league. It’s a competitive race to the basketball Summit!
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