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Panic ratings for three CAA teams, three(ish) weeks in
“Oh my God, it’s happening. Everyone stay calm!! STAY F***ING CALM!!!” – Michael Scott, The Office It’s only been two weeks, but for programs across the country — and three CAA teams, in particular — there might be reason to heed the word of the “World’s Best Boss.” Whether it’s been injuries, underperformance, coaching neglect, […]
A round-up of stories in the OVC this week
In a conference that has taken some time to rebuild in the past few years with the recent departures of Murray State and Belmont, the Ohio Valley Conference is starting to see some real success again with road wins against some high-quality opponents to begin the season. In Jeremy Shulman we trust… The UT Martin […]
The Other Women’s Top 25: Davidson sees big elevation into top 10
Davidson jumped from No. 16 last week to No. 7 in this week’s women’s Other Top 25. The Wildcats are 4-1 on the season and have posted four wins. They won at Appalachian State 74-55 on Wednesday and rolled past Iona 82-52 on Sunday. DC sits 60th overall in BartTorvik. With the two wins over […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Big movement around middle of ranking
Saint Mary’s remained in the top spot for a second straight week in the men’s Other Top 25. San Diego State and Utah State held steady at two and three. Saint Louis, Liberty, George Mason, VCU, Dayton and Akron all remained in the top 10. The Gaels are the top team in the country in […]
A viewer’s guide to week three of the Horizon League
Week three of the college basketball season in the Horizon League will feature a relatively back-heavy slate of games. After Green Bay nearly stunned Minnesota, the league is trending in the right direction to finally get an upset of a power-conference opponent, and the opportunities are once again aplenty this week. Whether it is an […]
Iona’s 3-0 start and other MAAC notes
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – For the first time this season, Iona faced adversity late in the game. Former Gael Dejour Reaves put Fordham ahead 64-58, leading a 14-2 run inside the Hynes Athletic Center with under ten minutes to play. The game stuck at 64-60 for what felt like eternity. Three minutes of game time […]
Horizon League Recap: Nov. 10-16
Another week of Horizon League action is in the books, and there was plenty to discuss. The league nearly had its first upset of a high-major program when Green Bay forced overtime at Minnesota, but unfortunately fell just short. Even without an upset, a handful of teams picked up some quality wins. Here is a […]
Defensive struggles, short-handedness doom La Salle against Penn State
PHILADELPHIA – “Shooting Turnovers” is a term that La Salle head coach Darris Nichols uses to describe poor shot selection that although won’t make it on the stat sheet, counts just as much as the turnovers that do. The Explorers logged 15 turnovers in Saturday’s 83-69 loss to Penn State at Xfinity Mobile Arena, but […]
As doors close on Matthews Arena, a look back at what it meant for Boston Basketball
You can’t tell the story of sports in Boston without Matthews Arena. Long before it became the home for Northeastern Huskies basketball – who will close the chapter on the building’s basketball history on Saturday against Vermont – it was a launching pad for some of the city’s greatest sporting brands. Built in 1910 (and […]
Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: Game-winners, breakout stars and early season hardware
Week two of action in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw multiple game-winners, several breakout performances and even two teams taking home some early season hardware. Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, is bringing you a weekly notebook this season to recap all the latest news from his coverage around the league. This week, Fordham is […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 3-9
Mid-Major Madness has created a new wrinkle to the player of the week process this season. Instead of just simply naming a player of the week, we are incorporating a vote. We’ll narrow down the list to a handful of finalists, and you get to pick who the player of the week is. Without further […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Results: Games against non-DI teams should count in computer metrics
We can’t unsee it. Those games against non-Division-I teams. They’re happening all over the place these days, and they count, kind of. These games count for a team’s overall record. But they don’t factor into some of the computer metrics such as KenPom and the NET. However, 90% of fans believe these games should absolutely […]
Recapping a wild night in mid-major basketball
Tuesday night was the first truly loaded slate of high-major basketball … but it also provided plenty of gems in the mid-major world. Here’s what you may have missed if you were watching Louisville/Kentucky or Texas Tech/Illinois. Yale is pounding teams The two-time reigning Ivy League NCAA Tournament representative has gotten off to a scorching […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 3-9
For the 2025-26 college basketball season here at Mid-Major Madness, we’ve decided to make our beloved readers and followers the award selection committee. Each week, we’ll release our mid-major men’s and women’s player of the week nominees and have YOU decide who we should give the award to with a vote. Here are our top […]
Temple routs La Salle in Big 5 play
PHILADELPHIA – Adam Fisher grew up in Bucks County, not far from Temple University’s campus. He knows the history and the gravity of what the Big 5 means to the now six schools that participate in one of college basketball’s greatest traditions. However, with so much roster turnover in today’s era of college basketball, the […]
Season Opening Week Recap
The first week of the season is in the books, and your favorite mid-major basketball team has played somewhere between one and three regular-season basketball games. (Unless you’re a fan of the gauntlet-seeking Utah Tech Trailblazers, Presbyterian Blue Hose or New Haven Chargers, who played four games in the season’s first eight days.) There were […]
North Texas beats Loyola-Chicago at the buzzer in back-and-forth bout
It is not often that a college basketball team is in “must-win” mode three games into the season. But the Loyola Chicago Ramblers desperately needed a victory after a rough start to the season. On opening night, the Ramblers required a buzzer-beating 3 to defeat Cleveland State — picked eighth in the preseason Horizon League […]
Real or Not: Judging CAA Reactions After 1 Week
It’s been a week, and that means we know everything about all 365 Division I teams. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. But we’re going to act like we do anyways. It’s tradition, after all. Here are three things I’ve noticed from the first week of CAA play, and how real, or fake, I think […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Saint Mary’s jumps San Diego State for top spot; Akron, High Point surge
One week into the season, and we already have a change at the top of the Other Top 25. Saint Mary’s and San Diego State swapped in the top two spots with the Gaels ascending to No. 1. Randy Bennett’s squad is 2-0 with a pair of blowout wins. SMC routed Summit League favorite St. […]
The Other Women’s Top 25: Murray St., Temple join rankings, crash top dozen
Murray St. and Temple made major splashes as they joined the first in-season Other Top 25 ranking. Both teams went from unranked in the preseason to the top 12 in this week’s poll. The Racers came in at No. 11 and won their lone game against a Division-I opponent so far, which was a 79-77 […]
A viewer’s guide to the Horizon League: Nov. 10-16
After an eventful week one of the college basketball season, it’s time for week two in the Horizon League. The conference is still searching for its first upset of a high-major program of the season, but the opportunities are fewer and more difficult this week. While it may be another week of waiting for an […]
Horizon League Recap Nov. 3-9
Week one of college basketball is in the books, and there was no shortage of excitement in the Horizon League. There may not have been an upset of a high-major this week, but between wins in quality mid-major matchups, plenty of points and the potential game of the week in college basketball, there was plenty […]
AmEast Roundup: On Vermont, TJ Long, & an Otherwise Disastrous Week
Heading into Sunday afternoon, I wasn’t feeling too great about my beloved America East Conference. Through the first full week of action, the entire league had just one win against a Division-I opponent. Shockingly, NJIT beat Fordham on the road, although the Highlanders shot 12 for 22 (55%) from 3 while the Rams shot 4 […]
Niagara’s guards have their moment late in win over Binghamton
VESTAL, N.Y. — Two games into Niagara’s season, the Purple Eagles might have answered a question that took all season a year ago. When the game is in the balance, and you need a basket, somebody has to create that opportunity. Two Niagara guards made their case to be the go-to guy on Saturday. JUCO […]
Fran McCaffery makes Penn coaching debut
Fran McCaffery grew up spending his Friday nights at The Palestra, taking in Big 5 doubleheaders. Then, after McCaffery transferred to Penn following one season at Wake Forest, he got the opportunity to play in the very building that he grew up in. Now, some 43 years after McCaffery graduated from Penn, he coached in […]
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