Monthly Archives: March 2013
2013 CTC: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (3/16)
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
2013 CTC: The Southland Conference (3/16)
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
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2013 CTC: The SWAC (3/16)
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
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2013 CTC: The Great West Conference (3/16)
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
CTC Day Eleven: Teddy Nails Upset After Upset to Register Nearly 800 Points and Win the Day; Mac’s Huge Day Puts Him at #1 With Two Days to Go
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
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CTC Day Ten: Dave Rises from the Dead to Nearly Top 600 Points on Day Ten
The biggest day (by volume) of the CTC – FIFTY-TWO GAMES – goes to Dave in a very impressive 598-point performance, picking him up 8 spots on the standings page to crack the top half. The biggest gain on the … Continue reading
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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
