With so many surprises in the SEC regular season (Auburn and Tennessee rock! Vandy stanks even without Kevin Stallings!), the SEC Tournament could also be filled with some shockers. St. Louis will host a far deeper league than in recent years, but who will make a run to the title?
Read moreSouthland 2017-18 Tournament Preview
SE Louisiana, Nicholls State, and Stephen F. Austin battle it out in Katy for the chance to represent the Southland in the Field of 68!
Read moreConference USA 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Middle Tennessee refused to surrender their C-USA title belt led by the interior dominance of Nick King. But can Kermit Davis solve Marshall's 'run-and-gun' offensive attack which befuddled the Blue Raiders twice during the regular season?
Read moreBig East 2017-18 Tournament Preview
There's a new king of the Big East folks - and his name is Xavier. The Musketeers couldn't beat Villanova head-to-head, but they took care of business against almost everyone else not named Providence to grab the outright regular season title belt.
Read moreMountain West 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Nevada is the team to beat in the Mountain West, a conference on the cusp of 2 bids to the Dance. If anyone but the Wolf Pack win, it could spell trouble for Bubble hopefuls.
Read moreSun Belt 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Louisiana ran over the Sun Belt this season but there several legit contenders near the top of the standings, including the GSU schools and preseason favorite UT Arlington.
Read moreBig 12 2017-18 Tournament Preview
The Big 12 is the best basketball conference in America and promises to have one of the most competitive conference tournaments. Big Dance bids are on the line as nine different teams look to crash the Field of 68.
Read moreAtlantic 10 2017-18 Tournament Preview
After a clear-cut top-3 (Rhody, St. Bonnies and Davidson) the rest of the A-10 formed a massive logjam in the middle of the final standings. 12 of the league's 14 teams tallied at least 7 wins in conference, which means it could be a wild ride this weekend in D.C.
Read morePac-12 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Phew, it was a rough year for the Pac-12 - not only was the league's top-to-bottom competitiveness watered down, but two of its premier programs played the season with a dark grey cloud hovering over them.
Read moreSWAC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Grambling was the toast of the SWAC this year, but ineligibility will keep them out of contention for the championship this weekend in Houston - after a rather rocky conference season, can Mike Davis and the Tigers sustain their recent SWAC tourney dominance?
Read moreBig Sky 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Although Montana was dominant during the regular season, any of the top 5 (maybe even 6) teams can feel like they have a realistic shot to capture the Big Sky title.
Read moreACC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Home to the number 1 team in the country, the ACC nevertheless looks fairly open heading into Brooklyn. Plenty of teams have at-large bid implications, and the ultimate storyline - Bonzie Colson's potential return - should have neutral fans cheering hard for the Irish.
Read moreMEAC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
The battle for a likely berth in Dayton starts Monday, and all of college basketball nation should cheer for Savannah State and their outrageous brand of basketball before they descend to Division II in a few years...
Read moreMAC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Buffalo won the MAC in 2015 and 2016; after a year hiatus, they're the prohibitive favorites to take the league's auto bid once again. As with any year in the MAC, though, the title is very much up for grabs.
Read moreAmerica East Tournament Preview 2017-18
Ignoring the weird home loss to Hartford, Vermont continued their dominance of the America East on their way to a 2nd straight regular season title - it's the Catamounts tournament to lose, but Albany and UMBC will not go quietly.
Read moreColonial 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Charleston was the preseason CAA darling, and they managed to snag the 1-seed after a bumper-than-expected season. But the CAA looks wide open for any of the top five squads, so we could see some chaos in South Carolina...
Read moreSummit 2017-18 Tournament Preview
The power duo from the Mount Rushmore State are the odds-on favorites in the Summit (and the tournament is being played in Sioux Falls), but can anyone play spoiler? Will we get Mike Daum in the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year? (We hope so!)
Read moreBracketology 3/2/2018
A quick look at the current Field of 68 according to MidRange Report...
Read moreHorizon 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Northern Kentucky looks just about unstoppable heading into the Horizon League Tourney. 2-seed Wright State, who swept the Norse during the year, look to be the biggest threat to a repeat NKU berth, while UIC and Oakland hope to pull off a magical March run.
Read moreWCC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Just when we thought Saint Mary's might finally dethrone the Zags, a letdown at San Francisco put Gonzaga right back in the driver's seat, which has become familiar territory for Mark Few & co.
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