Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge

This conference used to be called – here during CTC – as simply “Conference Memphis.”  Well, after a few years back as Conference USA, it seems we got one last year of Conference Memphis before the Tigers finally get out … Continue reading →

With the departure of Boston U. to the Patriot League next year, they are excluded from the AmEast tournament festivities this year, leaving us a standard 8-team tournament without a pigtail game.  Depending on how you look at it, that … Continue reading →

The MEAC is a frustrating conference to me, at times.  Not because the basketball is at a really low level (which, it is, though, it’s nowhere near the SWAC), but because it is actually an interesting league every year, despite … Continue reading →

The Southland got with the mid-major times and updated their tournamet to the double-bye format, as well.  They excluded Texas A&M – Corpus Christie for poor academic performance and Lamar for poor basketball performance, leaving an eight-team field that is still … Continue reading →

This a D-I conference by official title only.  The quality of basketball is not nearly on a D-I level, with the exception of two teams – one of whom (Texas-Southern) isn’t eligible for the conference tournament due to academic performance.  The … Continue reading →

First of all, it is very strange in its composition.  Even though it is called the “Great West,” it incorporates all directions of the USA.  One of the teams in the Great West is the New Jersey Institute of Technology in … Continue reading →

In the gigantic Day Eleven, Teddy hit all three of the big upsets – UMass, Vanderbilt, and Maryland – to win the day with nearly 800 points and gain an unbelievable 12 spots in the rankings, jumping from 23rd to … Continue reading →

Alex wins his first day and is definitely within striking distance of the top spot.  Bry finished second on the day to take back the outright overall lead.  Dave and Primm make the biggest moves up the standings board, gaining … Continue reading →

Eight northeastern schools, all with excellent academic reputations and some of the oldest and fiercest basketball rivalries in the nation played by athletes that – with the rarest of exceptions – are not going to be playing professionally after college so … Continue reading →

Rikey’s 84 points are enough to win him Day Eight and climb him 5 spots in the standings.  As a defending overall champ, the rest of the field felt much better with him in 17th than pushing the Top 10.  … Continue reading →