Big 12 Tournament Preview This much is clear: Six teams (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Missouri) are marching on. The other six teams (Nebraska, Kansas State, Colorado, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M) are relegated to spoiler status. Six in. Six out. That type of competitive symmetry might […]
Month: March 2002
Mountain West Tournament Preview
Mountain West Tournament Preview Cowboys capture regular season title Wyoming won the regular season title with 57-56 win over second place Utah Saturday March 1st. The Cowboys win gave them the league’s first outright regular season champ in the conference’s three-year history. This also marks the first time a team […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook Oy Vey! League This is why you have postseason tournaments in the first place. With Penn’s 64-48 win over Princeton at the Palestra on March 5, three teams in the Ivy League finished the regular season with 11-3 records: Penn, Princeton and Yale. Now the league must […]
Three In, Four (Coaches) Out
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 6th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Three More in, and a New “Tournament” Three more confereces underwent coronation ceremonies last night, bringing the total number of teams in the dance to 11. The Sun Belt, Horizon, and Mid-Continent Conferences each held their finales, and one […]
SEC Tournament Preview
SEC Tournament Preview It’s been an exciting and unpredictable year in the Southeastern Conference and as the scene shifts to the Georgia Dome, the action promises to be gripping. Unlike most other leagues, the SEC is devoid of any “bubble” teams. Six schools figure to have tournament bids sewn up […]
C-USA Tournament Preview
C-USA Tournament Preview Strange things seem to happen in the Conference USA postseason tournament. Three times in the history of the league (Saint Louis in 2000, Charlotte in 1999 and Marquette in 1997) a team has won four games in four days to take the title, something which has only […]
ACC Tournament Preview
ACC Tournament Preview Happy Tournament! (Soon to replace Happy Birthday and New Year as the most popular Happy phrase) Conference tournament time is here, and the ACC will stage its 49th annual bash starting Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. Without further ado, here are Hoopville’s predictions as to who will win […]
MAAC Tournament Recap
MAAC Tournament Notebook MAAC Madness Just how whack was the MAAC? Quite whack, if do say so myself. Let’s just put it this way…a 7th seed with a 16-18 record beat a 4th seed for the conference crown. Start up the Apocalypse machine. Yes, Siena became the first MAAC team […]
WAC Notebook
WAC Notebook NCAA Tourney Favorites Hawaii defeated Fresno State on Saturday night, 82-79, to finish in a tie with Tulsa at 15-3 for the WAC’s regular season crown. It’s the second-ever WAC title for the Rainbow Warriors who also tied for the Pacific Division title in 1996-97. It’s Tulsa’s third […]
Colonial Tournament Notebook
Colonial Tournament Notebook Seahawks are Conference Champions With a headline like that, you know for sure that you’re not reading an article on NFL.com. Yes, Jerry Wainwright’s UNCW team returns to the dance for the first time since 2000. Their road to the NCAA’s featured victories over James Madison and […]
