Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge

It’s the same old story in the America East, as there are two mid-major quality teams in a league of a whole lot of mediocre to poor low-major teams.  In fact, this year there was even more bad basketball played … Continue reading →

Conference USA engineered nearly a complete makeover this year, expanding to 16 teams (FIU is academically ineligible for postseason play, so the tournament only has 15) – the biggest of any conference in the country this year – as they seemingly took … Continue reading →

The American Athletic Conference.  This is only the second conference that the CTC has ever “added,” and the first one – the Great West – is now defunct.  It is pretty amazing that a new conference could be created and … Continue reading →

Another interesting year in one of the more intriguing mid-major conferences each year – at least since they stopped thinking they were about to become the next power conference.  Unlike the WCC or even Conference USA, where people these days actually … Continue reading →

This year in the Big Sky was actually incredibly fascinating.  At one point during the season, 2nd place and 10th place were separated by a single game.  It turned out that a 10-10 Eastern Washington team (who could have been … Continue reading →

A surprisingly interesting season in the Southland concludes with an 8-team tournament for a 14-team league.  It is probably best that they limited it to 8 because no one really enjoys watching Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, or Lamar play basketball, … Continue reading →

In all my life of following the sport of college basketball, I have never been so confident in a team to win their conference as I was that New Mexico State would win the 2014 WAC title.  Well, they didn’t.  … Continue reading →

I feel like I use this post every year as a platform to go off about all the things I don’t like about the MEAC.  And, I guess this year will be no different.  And, this, from a guy that … Continue reading →

The SWAC is terrible…again.  I understand the draw of this conference and its importance to the cultural landscape of sports, but it really doesn’t belong in D-I because (a) they just can’t get quality players and (b) they can’t keep … Continue reading →

Another great year in the Big West sets up a very interesting 8-team tournament.  With typical doormat, UC-Davis sitting it out, the quarterfinals will start Thursday and then reseed for Friday (which could create some quick turnarounds to play the … Continue reading →