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2026-27 Missouri Valley Men’s Basketball Conference Preview
Another year of Missouri Valley hoops is fast approaching. While the league is not undergoing the shuffling of teams that some of the other mid-major leagues are, there are some changes coming as Arch Madness will have a new look. The iconic conference tournament will still take place in the Gateway to the West, but […]
Villanova renounces Big 5; city title to return to round-robin
On October 22, Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph’s, and Temple came together to announce some major changes to the future of Philadelphia’s Big 5. Each school released an official statement declaring that Villanova, the main line’s high-major powerhouse, will officially forgo the annual city championship altogether beginning in 2027-28. The men’s Big 5, as […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Results: James Madison to the American is a good move
James Madison is moving to the American Athletic Conference, and the majority of our dear readers here at Mid-Major Madness seem to think it was a good idea. The Dukes announced they’d depart the Fun/Sun Belt effect in July 2028. Not long after the move was announced, we asked what our audience thought of it […]
Which mid-majors have the most expensive rosters?
Earlier this week, CBS Sports ran a story placing every high-major basketball roster budget into tiers. By popular demand, that story’s co-author, Matt Norlander, sent a follow-up post on Twitter/X placing a few of the top mid-major programs into tiers. It’s worth noting that Norlander mentioned that the numbers in his tweet are speculation. Nearly […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Sun Belt, SWAC, UAC and WCC Men’s Preview
The final men’s conference preview episode of “Anything But Mid” posted this week as our hosts discussed the Sun Belt, SWAC, UAC and West Coast. Listen to this episode on Spotify: Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts: Sun Belt Even with a slightly different look, the Sun Belt looks to be quite similar to […]
NEC Men’s Basketball Season Preview
The NEC knelt to the sword of The Reef last season. LIU ran through the league at 15-3. They won the conference tournament to return to the NCAA Tournament, all while fans brought their hands together above their heads on free throws. “Fins Up” became a national story. But can the Sharks go back-to-back? Le […]
Le Moyne College to join Metro Conference in 2027-28, leave NEC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Le Moyne College only joined Division I in 2023. Its athletic programs are eligible to compete in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2026-27. The Dolphins announced on Thursday that they’d be leaving the NEC and joining the Metro Conference (formerly known as MAAC) after for the 2027-28 academic year. […]
2026-27 Ivy League Men’s Basketball Preview
After years of the same eight coaches, there have been five coaching changes in the last three seasons of Ivy League basketball. Fran McCaffery made waves by winning Ivy Madness in year one at Penn last season. Can the Quakers go back-to-back? Harvard and Yale have vengeance on their minds after overtime losses to the […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Which mid-major will be ranked first?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. The AP preseason men’s basketball poll was released earlier this week, and while no mid-majors cracked the initial top 25, six of them received votes. So, […]
The SoCon title contenders
Furman 22-13, 10-8 SoCon/6th in Regular-Season/2026 Tournament Champion When Stephen Croone and Devin Sibley helped power Furman to the Southern Conference title game as the No. 10 seed almost 12 years ago, few could have predicted the Paladins would have sustained that winning success to now become the SoCon’s standard torchbearer over the past decade. […]
2026-27 Metro Conference Preview: Sam Federman
Note: The PDF featuring the entire Metro Season Preview, all 33,805 words, and previews of all 13 teams, including feature stories on Jeremiah Anderson and Nevada Smith, is available in PDF form at the bottom of this webpage. For a crew of arena workers who turn over Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for concerts, wrestling, combat […]
‘You’re Young Now:’ Jeremiah Anderson’s road back to the court
NOTE: This article was released as part of Sam Federman’s 2026-27 Metro Conference Preview. The full preview, featuring previews of all 13 teams, is available at this link Jeremiah Anderson put basketball on hold after graduating high school. His recruiting process imploded during his junior year, and his college basketball dream seemed that it would […]
How Nevada Smith’s horse racing obsession informs his coaching
NOTE: This article was released as part of Sam Federman’s 2026-27 Metro Conference Preview. The full preview, featuring previews of all 13 teams, is available at this link Nate Hager went to grab a newspaper to read the sports section while working at a GymRat basketball event at Skidmore College in the mid-2000s. His coworker […]
Is the SoCon the most exciting one-bid league in college basketball?
If I were to describe SoCon basketball in a phrase it would be “the most fun to decide one.” It’s the essence of what this league is. The SoCon really has seen almost everything in its rich history on the hardwood, and it’s the unpredictability that keeps you coming back for more year after year. […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Previewing Men’s Basketball in the SoCon, Southland & Summit League
The “Anything But Mid” Podcast turns its men’s basketball preview series to the Southern, Southland and Summit. SoCon John Hooper joins Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari to dive into this trio of conferences. Listen to the episode on Spotify SoCon Furman won the tournament championship for the second time in the last four years and […]
OVC Preview Series: Morehead State Eagles
This article is the ninth in a series previewing each team in the Ohio Valley Conference. Now in his third season at the helm of Morehead State basketball, Jonathan Mattox continues to find players willing and ready to play for him and by him heading into this year. “It’s the player’s ability to buy into […]
‘An irrelevant NCAA:’ The UCAA has ideas about collegiate athlete unionization
How do you fix something that’s careening off course? Of course, the answer varies. It depends on what you’re trying to correct, after all. You’d realign a train’s wheels with the tracks. You’d try to balance the books if a company was in the pits. An off-the-rails party… well, if it isn’t your house at […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Previewing Women’s Basketball in the SoCon, Southland and Summit League
In this week’s episode of “Anything But Mid,” we previewed women’s basketball in the SoCon, Southland and Summit League is shaping up. In case you missed it, here’s how things look: Listen to the episode on Spotify: Listen to the episode on Apple: SoCon The SoCon is pretty wide open this year. This is a […]
OVC Preview Series: Tennessee State Tigers
This article is the eighth in a series previewing each team in the Ohio Valley Conference. How do you follow up your first conference championship in over 30 years if you’re head coach Nolan Smith? How about bringing in the best portal class the OVC has seen since the transfer portal era began? This is […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Is James Madison going to the American a good move?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. James Madison’s tenure in the Sun Belt will be short-lived. The Dukes jumped from the CAA to the SBC four years ago. Now, JMU is heading […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Results: Greg Kampe secretly plays Minecraft
Following Mike Tomlin’s shocking unveiling of his Minecraft world, which he’s carefully created over the last 12 years, we wanted to know who fans thought is the most likely mid-major college basketball coach to pull a similar stunt. In our weekly Mid-Major Reacts poll, the presumed most likely suspects, Grant Leonard and Matt Majkrzak, finished […]
OVC Preview Series: UT Martin Skyhawks
This article is the seventh in a series previewing each team in the Ohio Valley Conference. The international model is back at it again in Martin, Tenn. Of the 15 players on this roster, all but one are from out of the United States. Additionally, only two of them are returning players. “I’m kind of […]
Maureen Magarity returns to college sideline with Vermont
It’s August 2024. Maureen Magarity and the Holy Cross Crusaders are coming off back-to-back Patriot League championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, but there’d be no three-peat for Magarity. She stepped away from the program to build a new life in Burlington, Vermont. No, not on the sidelines for the Vermont Catamounts. Well, not at that […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Men’s Conference Previews for MVC, OVC, Pac-12
It’s the battle of the Valleys and our newest mid-major conference up for discussion this week on “Anything But Mid,” hosted this week by Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari. Mid-Major Madness writer and fellow podcaster Isaac Bourne provides his full look at the Ohio Valley. MMM’s Jonathan Lidskin joins the show to preview the Missouri […]
OVC Preview Series: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
This article is the sixth in a series previewing each team in the Ohio Valley Conference. The only returner in the OVC that averaged double-digit points last season belongs to the Screaming Eagles, and his name is Kaden Brown. “Last year, I felt like one of the biggest things we struggled with was team unity,” […]
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