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!
Read moreIvy League 2019-20 Preview
Harvard holds all the talent, but that hasn’t translated to NCAA Tournament bids the last two seasons. With Bryce Aiken and Seth Towns set to reunite, is the third time a charm for Tommy Amaker and the Crimson?
Read moreSun Belt 2019-20 Preview
Eight of the ten players from the First- and Second-Team All-Sun Belt squads are gone, leaving a power vacancy at the top of the league. South Alabama adds a major infusion of transfer talent, Texas State returns the only First-Teamer, and several other challengers should be pushing to take the league crown in a league that should once again have a ton of parity…
Read moreWAC 2019-20 Preview
Long a tournament team under Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State has risen to another stratosphere under the watchful eye of Chris Jans. Can Grand Canyon or any of the other WAC challengers put up a fight against the mid-major juggernaut?
Read moreColonial 2019-20 Preview
Charleston looks to continue its run near the top of the CAA behind the best player in the league. Can others challenge the Cougars without their stars of years past?
Read moreMAC Preview 2019-20
Buffalo’s buzzsaw dulls with the departure of Nick Perkins, CJ Massinburg and Jeremy Harris, so is this the year Bowling Green finally punches a ticket to the Big Dance?
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2019-20
Jim’s fifth annual trip to the college hoops futures market has arrived, and with any luck (read: lots of luck needed), he’ll uncover the NCAA champ for the third consecutive year…
Read moreSoCon 2019-20 Preview
Behind the record-breaking Fletcher Magee, Wofford lit the world on fire last year, but it’s easy to forget Furman, UNC Greensboro, and ETSU were all formidable Top 100 teams as well. What can the SoCon possibly do for an encore?
Read moreMissouri Valley 2019-20 Preview
Missouri State is the most talented team in the league, but can the Bears stop the two-time defending champs? Sister Jean says, “Nay!”
Read moreWCC 2019-20 Preview
Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and everyone else - that sound familiar? The perennial WCC powers are at the top of their game, paving the track for another two horse race, but a deep “Tier 2” headlined by BYU and new coach Mark Pope aim to narrow the gap.
Read moreConference USA 2019-20 Preview
Rick Stansbury has [shockingly] amassed a wealth of talent at Western Kentucky. Can any of the challengers - transfer UTEP, Louisiana Tech, the dynamic duo at UTSA, a healthy North Texas - unseat the presumed favorite Hilltoppers?
Read moreMountain West 2019-20 Preview
Craig Smith made a mockery of the 2018-19 Mountain West preseason predictions, as the Aggies’ new head honcho crossed the finish line tied with a Nevada squad oozing with talent. With the same cast of characters back for the 2019-20 campaign, Utah State looks like the early MWC frontrunner.
Read moreA-10 2019-20 Preview
Davidson, Dayton, and VCU vie for the A-10 crown in a conference back on the rise.
Read moreAmerican 2019-20 Preview
Memphis and Houston made our top 40, but they aren’t the only contenders for this year’s American crown. This may be the deepest the league has been in years, and UConn hopes to exit the league in style…
Read morePac 12 2019-20 Preview
The Pac-12 has been college basketball’s punchline in recent years, but the influx of some blue-chip talent should help the league recapture national respect in 2020.
Read moreSEC 2019-20 Preview
Florida beat Kentucky for Kerry Blackshear, but now the real battle for SEC supremacy begins on the court. Quite possibly the deepest conference in the country, the SEC could put 8 or more teams into the NCAA Tournament this year…
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