Top seeds are nearly unbeatable in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament over the last 27 years, but rarely have they faced teams early in the tourney as capable as they will this year.
Conference Notes
2016-17 Northeast Conference Post-Mortem
The Northeast Conference continues to regroup as top players are now routinely transferring up from conference schools. This is changing the challenge of running a program that has hit several member schools.
2016-17 Big Ten Post-Mortem
Caleb Swanigan and Purdue’s backcourt answered major questions in resounding fashion in 2016-17, leading the Boilermakers to a Big Ten title.
2016-17 Southern Conference Post-Mortem
The ancient Southern Conference continues to show strength in the years after the loss of one of its premier programs, and a superb conference race highlighted an excellent overall year for the league.
2016-17 SEC Post-Mortem
The SEC had another underwhelming campaign in 2016-17, until it really counted – the month of March. That may be the first sign that it is turning a corner on the hardwood.
2016-17 Big Sky Post-Mortem
Returning all five starters, North Dakota leaped from fifth in the Big Sky to first, winning conference regular season and tourney championships that culminated with a first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance.
2016-17 American Athletic Conference Post-Mortem
As Wichita State joins the American Athletic Conference, we are seeing which programs are consistently carrying the flag early on, and a couple of surprising programs that are not.
2016-17 Atlantic Sun Post-Mortem
The Atlantic Sun’s signature program, Florida Gulf Coast put together another stout year with regular season and tournament titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
2016-17 Summit League Post-Mortem
The Summit League in 2016-17 did not match what was in many ways a banner season the year before. There would be little arguing as much. Coming off a superb year when the league finished 12th in conference RPI-after rising as high as No. 8 at one point-and put forth […]
2016-17 Patriot League Post-Mortem
Bucknell continues to rule the Patriot League, and that doesn’t seem ready to change very soon.
