The turbo-charged Bryant offense took the country by storm last year, but it was Mount St. Mary’s oversized, methodical style that earned the NEC’s auto-bid. Will one of those two reign in 2021-22? Plenty of challengers lurk if not…
Read moreHorizon League 2021-22 Preview
Get the popcorn ready, Horizon League superfans. A 5-star show is coming to a theatre near you. Wright State and Cleveland State are old, deep, and really good but can Patrick Baldwin Jr. leapfrog Milwaukee ahead of last year’s co-champions?
Read moreASUN 2021-22 Preview
The Flames keep burning at Liberty as the ASUN’s NCAA representative returns several key weapons. But OVC defectors Jacksonville St. and Eastern Kentucky will compete right away, and FGCU, Bellarmine, Stetson, and Lipscomb all have major reasons for optimism.
Read moreMAAC 2021-22 Preview
Rick Pitino brought his chessboard to the MAAC’s game of checkers. Can anyone stop the Gaels?
Read moreBig West 2021-22 Preview
The UC schools dominated the Big West last season and look poised to do so again in 2021-22. Irvine and Santa Barbara lead the way with a feisty Riverside nipping at their heels.
Read moreBig Sky 2021-22 Preview
The Big Sky is loaded at the top with several strong contenders hoping to fill the vacancy left by Eastern Washington’s exodus. Will Southern Utah’s experience prevail over Montana’s developing roster and Weber State’s array of talent? Will another emerge to defeat all three?
Read moreSummit League 2021-22 Preview
He’s baaaack… Max Abmas tugged on our heartstrings last March. To replay that magic in 2022, the Golden Eagles will have to outlast the ‘Dakota States’, who return everyone of relevance from a year ago.
Read moreWAC 2021-22 Preview
The WAC grows to 13 teams this year with the addition of the Southland Four. With hot new contender SFA in the mix, can New Mexico State and Grand Canyon maintain their dominance?
Read moreIvy 2021-22 Preview
After a year hiatus, the Ivy is a mystery box. Every team has two classes of players we’ve never seen before, and the ones we are familiar with haven’t hooped in 20 months. Still, the top four looks like the top four once again…
Read moreConference USA 2021-22 Preview
The Mean Green of North Texas stunned Purdue in March, and Conference USA has multiple teams with the talent to pull off a similar shocker in 2022. Two teams seem to have elevated themselves at the very top of the league, but there’s no shortage of challengers lurking behind them…
Read moreMAC 2021-22 Preview
MACtion is as fierce as ever with Buffalo and Ohio both potential top 75 teams this year. Bowling Green is loaded, Toledo is always tough, and Kent State and Akron always seem to hang around. A competitive league chock full of talent awaits in the middle of America.
Read moreSun Belt 2021-22 Preview
The Sun Belt loaded up with transfers and “extra year” super seniors, meaning the league should see a major resurgence from a relatively down 2020-21. Will the continuity of Georgia State prevail? Or can a transfer-heavy team like Louisiana or South Alabama take the crown?
Read moreSoCon 2021-22 Preview
The SoCon is hyper-competitive once again this season with 6 or 7 teams holding legit title hopes. Who will emerge from the huddle and represent one of the best mid-major conferences in the NCAA Tournament?
Read moreMissouri Valley 2021-22 Preview
The Valley is in the midst of an historical uprising, even in the wake of watching Wichita State bolt for the AAC in 2018. There’s three, maybe four, squads with legitimate at-large aspirations heading into 2022.
Read moreMountain West 2021-22 Preview
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (depending on your vantage point). A stark divide separated the good from the bad (who were downright ugly at times) in the MWC landscape in 2021- can last year’s doormats rise out of the gutter in 2022?
Read moreAtlantic 10 2021-22 Preview
The Bonnies have the most stability at the top, but an impressive tier of squads are intent on getting the A10 multiple NCAA Tournament bids this season. Richmond, SLU, and Dayton lurk most, but can a dark horse emerge from the talented but mysterious group below them?
Read moreWCC 2021-22 Preview
The WCC is the best its ever been with as many as five teams holding legitimate NCAA Tourney aspirations. Gonzaga and BYU are the known entities, but don’t sleep on the Dons, the Gaels, or the Lions.
Read moreAmerican 2021-22 Preview
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 moreSEC 2021-22 Preview
With a major infusion of talent this offseason via both freshmen and the transfer portal, the SEC looks posed for a huge year. How good can it be? And who will win the regular season among an imposing group of contenders?
Read morePac 12 2021-22 Preview
UCLA has the entire nation’s attention after its 2021 Final Four run, but the Bruins will have to go through the Ducks to capture the Pac 12 crown.
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