Daily Archives: March 16, 2013

2013 CTC: The America East Conference (3/16)

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

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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

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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

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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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