Category Archives: College Hoops

The Mountain West feels to me like one of those bands that you liked a whole lot when no one had ever heard of them and then a new album goes mainstream, and everyone loves them and you want to … Continue reading →

A nice bit of resurgence for a very proud conference that has been taking a beating (on and off the court) as they hit the perfect storm of coaching changes, early NBA entries, and just down programs.  But, they seem … Continue reading →

The New Big East not like the Old Big East, that’s for sure, but there are a lot of things to like better about this new version.  I like that it really does have that basketball feel to it.  I’m … Continue reading →

Many people think that the Big XII is the best conference in basketball this year.  I see their point, and I think it’s close.  But, I think that this league is clearly 2nd to the Big Ten.  People seem to … Continue reading →

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 →