Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge

With Oral Roberts gone to the Southland, the coronation of the South Dakota St. Jackrabbits and their star with the cult-like following, Nate Wolters, may have begun far too early.  SDSU did not put in the dominant performance in the Summit … Continue reading →

I love the NEC.  And, every time I watch an NEC game, my lovely wife says “why do you care so much about this game when nobody even cares enough to GO to the game?”  Maybe there is an allure … Continue reading →

The Horizon League – long considered one of the better mid-major conferences in the country – will kick off its conference tournament without one of its flagship programs, Butler, for, literally, the first time in my lifetime.  After 33 seasons … Continue reading →

Typically, the light-slated Day Seven (“the eye of the storm”) that is mostly championship games is boom or bust.  And, that was the case again here in 2013.  RDoc boomed with a share of the Day Seven title and ascending the standings to the top … Continue reading →

I’m embarrassed to admit how actually sad I am to look at this bracket this year.  Throughout the CTC, this one conference tournament – 12 teams strong, great intrigue, fantastic basketball – has been above all others to me.  Even … Continue reading →

First the A-10 transcended mid-majordom by routinely placing multiple teams in the tournament.  Then, the Mountain West did the same – even ranking as the #1 RPI conference for much of this season.  Then, the Missouri Valley gained national attention … Continue reading →

The Sun Belt is down to 11 teams after the defection of Denver to the WAC, but it might as well have been 10 teams fighting for second place this year, as Middle Tennessee St. is at least one cut … Continue reading →

The SoCon made the encouraging move this year away from the divisional-based seeding system for their conference tournament, with the exception of granting the top two seeds to the two division winners.  The thing that hasn’t changed, however, are the … Continue reading →

It’s not often (and by “not often” I mean “absolutely never”) that the #1 team in the nation appears during the first week of the CTC, but that is going to be the case here in 2013 (and, my thoughts … Continue reading →

Mac wins his second day in a row, completing a perfect Missouri Valley bracket, moving into 3rd place.  Bry and RDoc remain barely ahead in the top 2 spots overall.  Lazarow has a huge day, jumping into the Top 10 … Continue reading →