After Wichita State’s surprising regular season title and Houston’s mega-impressive run to the Final Four, the American has to be feeling quite good about itself after 2020-21. The Cougars remain the favorite, but Penny Hardaway and Memphis are a legitimate threat, and the league continues to get deeper as a whole…
Read moreAmerican Tournament Preview 2021
Houston is set up nicely for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament, but can the Coogs hold off Memphis and the Shockers for an AAC Tourney crown?
Read moreAmerican 2020-21 Preview
The AAC is TOUGH this year with five teams in the hunt for an at-large bid. Houston is the favorite to run it back atop the league standings, but Memphis has the most talent on paper. New-look Wichita, experienced SMU, and feisty Cincinnati look to also stake their claim for the NCAA Tournament.
Read moreAmerican 2019-20 Preview
Memphis and Houston made our top 40, but they aren’t the only contenders for this year’s American crown. This may be the deepest the league has been in years, and UConn hopes to exit the league in style…
Read moreCollege Hoops All-Stars: The East
With the West selected, we turn our attention to the East - who composes the 3MW all-star squads from the Atlantic side of the country?
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2017-18
At long last, I finally got around to writing my annual look at the NCAA basketball futures market. Gonzaga was a big hit last year, so hopefully one of my 5 picks turns out just as fruitful this year...
Read more#12 Cincinnati Preview 2017-18
The Bearcats have been a model of consistency in the AAC, finishing in the top-3 of the conference standings in each of the past four seasons. While the loss of senior leader Troy Caupain will be tough to replace, Mick Cronin found a diamond in the rough in Sacred Heart transfer Cane Broom, who will have big shoes to fill in 2017-18.
Read more3MW Offseason Top 25: Post-Draft Decisions
Now that rosters are looking far more settled, how do the 3 Men of Weave see the Top 25?
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: South Region
The UNC Tar Heels and Kentucky Wildcats highlight a South region bursting with talent. UCLA looks to make a run at yet another Final Four from the 3-seed spot, while Middle Tennessee tries on a dress in hopes of playing Cinderella.
Read moreMid Range Report Bracketology - 3/10/2017
Selection Sunday is literally 2 days away. I'm giddy like a school girl.
Read moreAmerican 2016-17 Tournament Preview
SMU and Cincy slapped around the American all season, now both vie for bragging rights and a top five seed in the Big Dance. Houston and UCF look to steal a bid and play spoiler for bubble teams everywhere. UConn lies in the shadows, ready to pounce on the essential home-court advantage.
Read moreMake Conferences Matter Again
I can't stand the idiotic unbalanced conference schedules that have resulted from the proliferation of super-conferences, so I went through and fixed all 32 (now 35) leagues. This took way too long and I'm a psycho, but enjoy! Kentucky vs Louisville twice a year!
Read moreThe Top 16 Reveal: Dueling Bracketology
The Committee is (idiotically?) revealing the NCAA Tournament's Top 16 teams as of February 11th - a month in advance of Selection Sunday. Ky and Jim give their top 16 seed lists and argue over what baffling moves the committee will make.
Read moreAmerican Preview 2016-17
The American Conference looks to thrust itself in the national conference conversation alongside the Power 6. Cincy and UConn look to be Tourney bound. Can SMU, Houston, or Memphis crash the party?
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