Missouri 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?

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MAAC 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.

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Ohio Valley 2016-17 Tournament Preview

Belmont looks to punch a ticket to the Big Dance as the OVC's undisputed #1 team. Surging SEMO and Jacksonville State look to play spoiler, Murray State looks to reclaim past glory, and three Tennessee teams (Martin, Tech, and State) look to make their mark on the postseason. 

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America East 2016-17 Tournament Preview

Vermont looks to reenter the Big Dance after completing the first 16-0 season in America East history. Surprising Stony Brook, scrappy New Hampshire, ever-dangerous Albany, and run-n-gun UMBC look to challenge the Catamounts for an unprecedented conference tournament upset.  

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2016-17 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?

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Pick '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?

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Atlantic Sun 2016-17 Tournament Preview

Florida Gulf Coast (formerly known as Dunk City) is the odds on favorite to punch their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Conference Player of the Year and North Florida guard Dallas Moore looks to rain on FGCU's parade, while surging Lipscomb and USC Upstate audition to play Cinderella.

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The '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?

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Make 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!

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The 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. 

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