UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara played a late-night dandy reminiscent of Big West games of the past. Also, Houston quietly keeps winning, Carsen Edwards helps Purdue escape and some huge scoring performances in Conference USA.
Tag: Conference USA
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – January 25, 2019
In our latest podcast, we start with the new team atop the polls, then some notes from around the country and a look at a number of conferences, including one with a unique scheduling arrangement about to come into play.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 18, 2019
Cassius Winston showed why he’s a midseason All-American, leading Michigan State as it stopped Nebraska’s 20-game home winning streak. Hofstra also keeps its streak going, plenty of excitement in the OVC, WCC and Conference USA, another coach ejected and more.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 30, 2018
Saturday was a wild day full of Power 5 teams losing to mid-majors, with one struggling conference being the worst offender. Plus a rivalry game tells us something about the winner, a big man returns to action, and one undefeated team falls at the buzzer while another one beats a good road team.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 27, 2018
After the last day without a Division I game for a few months, we look at how the conferences shape up since non-conference play is just about in the books. Plus a story from the gridiron that seems to unbelievable to be a coincidence.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 2, 2018
We continue with our countdown to the start of the college hoops season, taking a quick peek at Conference USA, the Horizon and Ivy leagues, MAAC, MAC and MEAC. Plus some interesting preseason results.
For Conference USA, non-conference wins will make a bigger difference than the conference schedule
Conference USA is rolling out a new conference schedule formula this season in hopes of improving teams in the NCAA Tournament and seeding. There is something more urgent for the teams to do to those ends: win more and better non-conference games.
2017-18 Conference USA Post-Mortem
Middle Tennessee State, Old Dominion and Marshall led a vastly improved Conference USA this year, one that yet again pulled a surprise in the NCAA Tournament.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – May 30, 2018
The NBA Draft and its deadline to withdraw to return to school leads the way in our latest podcast. We also look at one conference’s new scheduling plans, a number of quick hitters, and pay tribute to a fallen conference leader.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 22, 2018
Jacksonville State played a quarterfinal game against North Texas in the College Basketball Invitational Wednesday night, but it could be easily forgiven if the Gamecocks’ minds were on other things this week. JSU’s campus in Alabama was hit hard by an EF-3 tornado Monday night, leaving widespread damage throughout. Among […]
