Category Archives: College Hoops
CTC Day Nine: Alex Wins Day Nine and is in the Running; Bry Regains the Overall Lead with the Final GIGANTIC Days Upon Us
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
2013 CTC: The Patriot League (FINAL)
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
CTC Day Eight: 2011 Overall Champ, Rikey, Wins Day Eight; Bry Ties RDoc for #1 Overall with Mac Essentially Making it a 3-Way Tie Up Top
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
2013 CTC: The Summit League (FINAL)
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
2013 CTC: The Northeast Conference (FINAL)
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
2013 CTC: The Horizon League (FINAL)
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
CTC Day Seven: Doogan, Lazarow, and RDoc Take Day Seven; RDoc Takes the Overall Lead
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
2013 CTC: The Colonial Athletic Association (FINAL)
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
2013 CTC: The MAAC (FINAL)
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
2013 CTC: The Sun Belt (FINAL)
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