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 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 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 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 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 moreBig Ten 2020-21 Preview
After a year of dominance at home and placing as many as 10 teams in a would-be NCAA Tournament, what can the Big Ten do for an encore?
Read moreACC 2020-21 Preview
A down year for the ACC in 2019-20 was somewhat covered up by the NCAA Tournament’s cancellation; the conference was at risk of receiving only four bids. Can the once-proud league restore its supremacy in the college hoops world?
Read more#1 Gonzaga 2020-21 Preview
Mark Few enters 2020-21 with the best recruit in program history (Jalen Suggs) and arguably the best roster he’s ever had, too. Could this be the Zags squad that breaks through and wins Few a national title?
Read more#4 Duke 2020-21 Preview
Another year, another loaded freshman class for Coach K and Duke. This Blue Devils team returns several veterans (and adds an Ivy League grad transfer), giving this roster a potentially deadly combination of experience and talent.
Read more#7 Virginia 2020-21 Preview
Despite a sometimes appalling offense, Virginia continued its run of massive ACC success last year. Can the addition of Sam Hauser - plus some positive shooting regression - boost the Cavs back into the nation’s elite?
Read more#13 Wisconsin 2020-21 Preview
Following a scorching February that led to a share of the Big Ten title, is Wisconsin the Big Ten favorite? Can the Badgers sustain that torrid performance, or was it more of a flash in the pan?
Read more#14 North Carolina 2020-21 Preview
Flush the nightmares of last season down the toilet, Tar Heel fans. Roy Williams responded by snaring his best recruiting class in years, and UNC may have the best frontcourt in the country. Will the guards and wings raise the level from that disastrous campaign a year ago?
Read more#15 Louisville 2020-21 Preview
Heavily leveraged on grad transfers and sophomore breakouts, Chris Mack and Louisville are a wild card entering this season. We’re mostly bullish on the Cardinals, but there’s some risk here…
Read more#16 Illinois 2020-21 Preview
Following a major shift in defensive philosophy, Brad Underwood finally turned things around in Champaign. With another strong crop of newcomers coming in, can he maintain the momentum?
Read more#17 Iowa 2020-21 Preview
With a surefire preseason All-American in Luka Garza and a veteran sharpshooter returning from injury in Jordan Bohannon, Iowa’s offensive ceiling is quite high. So why is the Weave lower on the Hawkeyes than everyone else? Can they defend well enough to make us look silly?
Read more#18 Michigan State 2020-21 Preview
Program legend Cassius Winston has sailed off into the sunset, meaning the backcourt at Michigan State is in a state of transition. Tom Izzo has recruited well in recent years, though, so will the Spartans remain near the top of the Big Ten pecking order?
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