The Mid-Majority : Season 9: We Are, Together.

Having recently completed its 9th season, The Mid-Majority is a community chronicle of the smaller Division I college basketball conferences. Last year, the theme was Team. Six groups of five (plus a fantasy mid-major player) were engaged in friendly Amazing Race-style competition, criss-crossing Hoops Nation to provide awesome college basketball content. Season X (2013-14) will be our final one.

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Epilogue, The Ninth: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

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Hanging On

A Championship in Pictures

This Time of Year

Dotson Leads Ducks to the Sweet Sixteen

Grizzlies Overwhelmed by Orangemen

Empire

Challenge 11: Final Four Memories

By George, UConn is Dead

Butler and Us

Donning the Black and Gold

Challenge 10: Tourney Memories

The Madness of the Horizon League

The Rare Ivy League Conference Tournament

MAC Madness

Anything Can Happen in the MAAC

Challenge 9: Shock The Neighborhood

A Youthful Surprise

From Worst to First

Peers and Seers

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1. Bottoming Out by Ian McCormick

S9 March 22, 2013 When I looked at my schedule for this late season Thursday game, I saw that my expectation was to head to a basketball game between The Citadel and Furman. This was a matchup I was not particularly thrilled to see. Like with going to seven games at Presbyterian this year, I have also been to McAl... [more]

2. Same Matchup, Different Result by Ian McCormick

S9 February 25, 2013 After five days without seeing any mid-major basketball, it was finally time to get back to seeing more of Our Game. I had last been to a game at Gardner-Webb on Saturday, and it was now Thursday. I had only had a SEC women's game and a local high school doubleheader to get my basketball fix earl... [more]

3. Trying to Rent a New Home by Ian McCormick

S9 February 5, 2013 Once upon a time, I used to see UNC Greensboro play at home quite regularly. In my senior year at High Point, I saw six UNCG home games. I had one project in a Sociology class that required me to do an observational study of people off the HPU campus, so I decided to pick UNC Greensboro home game... [more]

4. Hanging On by Joe Wright

S9 January 9, 2013 The College of Charleston has been a team with extreme highs and lows this year. You never know what to expect from them from night to night. They are perfect on the road this year at 5-0, including tough wins at Vermont and Baylor.However, CofC has lost four games at home. Each has been more and mo... [more]

5. Double Feature by Ian McCormick

S9 November 18, 2012 Game #9-044: Southern Wesleyan at Furman PaladinsNovember 13, 2012 8:00 pmTimmons ArenaBBState Stats/Recap For this Tuesday night at Furman, you could buy a ticket for both a women's basketball game and a men's basketball game for $10. That is a pretty good deal, since a doubleheader at the Citad... [more]

6. SoCon 1st Round Game 3 - FU vs SU by Matt Cayuela

S8 March 4, 2012 Game #8-693: Furman Paladins vs. Samford BulldogsMarch 2, 2012 6:00 pmAsheville, NCBBState Stats/RecapAfter the first session of the First Round of the SoCon Tournament ended I couldn’t get out of the Asheville Civic Center soon enough. While my main reason for being in Asheville was all t... [more]

7. The Main Event by Ian McCormick

S8 February 27, 2012 Game #8-637: Furman Paladins at Wofford TerriersFebruary 25, 2012 7:00 pmBenjamin Johnson ArenaBBState Stats/RecapAfter the game at USC Upstate ended, I had one more game on Saturday. Wofford, the more established mid-major of Spartanburg, was playing just two miles south of Upstate. My original pla... [more]

8. Free Food at FU by Ian McCormick

S8 February 2, 2012 Game #8-497: Davidson Wildcats at Furman PaladinsFebruary 1, 2012 7:00 pmTimmons ArenaBBState Stats/RecapI had not been to Furman’s Timmons Arena in three years. The last time I was there was when I went to visit all 23 Division I and Division II men’s basketball arenas in South Carolina. Back then ... [more]

9. Reflections by Joe Wright

S8 January 28, 2012 Game #8-466: Furman Paladins at Charleston CougarsJanuary 26, 2012 8:00 pmCarolina First CenterBBState Stats/RecapEvery team has been through tough times. Even the best ones like Duke lose home games, and it depends on how your team can get through these.The College of Charleston, having to replace ... [more]

10. Seahawks Growing Up by Matt Cayuela

S8 January 2, 2012 Game #8-323: Furman Paladins at North Carolina-Wilmington SeahawksDecember 30, 2011 7:00 pmTrask ColiseumBBState Stats/RecapThe last time I had seen UNC-Wilmington they were a winless team with a bunch of underclassmen trying to find out how to play as a team. The Seahawks were battling, but couldn’... [more]

11. Be Like Kyle by Ian McCormick

S8 December 22, 2011 Game #8-276: Furman Paladins at Presbyterian Blue HoseDecember 20, 2011 7:00 pmTempleton CenterBBState Stats/RecapLast Monday on December 12, I graduated with a Master’s in Public Administration at the University of South Carolina. The next day, I wrapped up my internship duties at the school’s regi... [more]

12. Who's the man? by John Templon

S8 November 15, 2011 Game #8-027: Furman Paladins at Columbia LionsNovember 14, 2011 7:00 pmLevien GymBBState Stats/Recap Paul O'Neill was at the Columbia vs. Furman game on Monday night watching his son, Aaron O’Neill; who sat on the bench for the entire game. The former Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees outfielde... [more]

13. Champions Of Hoops Nation 2011 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 13, 2011 If college basketball has taught us anything, it's that there's nothing that becomes irrelevant more suddenly than Championship Fortnight. Once the NCAA Tournament bracket is released, the previous two weeks slip into history... very quickly. But one thing that has to be remembered: the teams that w... [more]

14. Tourney Central 3/7/2011 (Day 7) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 7, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsCongratulation... [more]

15. Game 7-077: America East Semifinal by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 7, 2011 [6] Hartford Hawks vs. [2] Boston University TerriersMarch 6, 2011 7:34 pmHartford, CTBBState Stats/Recap In the aftermath of yet another top seed crash on Severance Sunday (Vermont), No. 2 Boston University fights homestanding Hartford for the right to host the championship game. Turnovers vs. mi... [more]

16. Tourney Central 3/6/2011 (Day 6) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 6, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsCongratulation... [more]

17. Game 7-071/072/073/074: America East Quarterfinals by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 6, 2011 [5] Stony Brook Seawolves vs. [4] Albany Great DanesMarch 5, 2011 12:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [9] Binghamton Bearcats vs. [1] Vermont CatamountsMarch 5, 2011 2:15 pmBBState Stats/Recap [7] New Hampshire Wildcats vs. [2] Boston University TerriersMarch 5, 2011 6:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [6] Hartford... [more]

18. Tourney Central 3/5/2011 (Day 5) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 5, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsNow it's mad, ... [more]

19. Game 7-069/070: Metro Atlantic First Round by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 5, 2011 Marist Red Foxes vs. Niagara Purple EaglesMarch 4, 2011 7:30 pmBridgeport, CTBBState Stats/RecapManhattan Jaspers vs. Siena SaintsMarch 4, 2011 9:30 pmBridgeport, CTBBState Stats/Recap The time-honored tradition of the MAAC's #PFF, the two games that bring a 10-team league into a more manageable, ... [more]

20. Tourney Central 3/4/2011 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 4, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsOn the third d... [more]

21. Game 7-064: Saint Bonaventure at Saint Joseph's by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 26, 2011 Saint Bonaventure Bonnies at Saint Joseph's HawksFebruary 26, 2011 4:00 pmHagan ArenaBBState Stats/Recap Phil Martelli: don't call him Coach? Hard times on City Line, Hawk funerals, welding Saint Bonaventure back together after a decade of adversity, buff mascots, and THE BELLYFILLERS. @midmajori... [more]

22. Stardate 108-20110223: Shootaround Deluxe by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers. In early March, t... [more]

23. Stardate 101-20110216: Dream Seasons by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 16, 2011 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- March really is here before we know it, because there's half a week missing out of February. This month wasn't designed that way -- and nothing was adjusted for our benefit or anything -- but it's still disorienting and disruptive to look at a calendar and realize that in two ... [more]

24. Stardate 88-20110203: Power to the Pixels by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 3, 2011 Today is National Pixelvision Day, and the festivities will last from 7 pm ET to after midnight. If you'd like to get involved, shuttle down. PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An old hippie once proclaimed that information wants to be free. He was a publisher whose bound publication eventually folded. Me, I thi... [more]

25. Stardate 86-20110201: Pixelvision Killed the Video Star by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 1, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- So much has changed in a single calendar year. On February 1, 2010, the iPad had just been announced, and no mere civilian had touched one yet. Now, they're on press row at college basketball games. The Robot has grown a soul, exhibited feelings, taken a name. (It's "Doctor Thun... [more]

26. Stardate 79-20110125: Winning Enough by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 25, 2011 BOSTON -- This day contains failure. Every day does. Some failures are life-changing losses, some are spectacular flameouts, but most fall within the category of regular everyday minuses. You might now perform up to somebody's expectations today, or you might forget an important something somewher... [more]

27. Stardate 78-20110124: A Brief History of Mid-Major Smac Rap by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 24, 2011 CHICAGO -- American higher learning dates back to before the whole "United States" thing. But until the Civil War was over, no college had a fight song. That idea coincided with the idea of college athletics, and school-specific tunes were written for the purposes of intimidation and inspiration. Ma... [more]

28. Stardate 46-20101223: Winter Break by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 23, 2010 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- This is the last Stardate until 52-20101229 (a Wednesday), at which time we'll turn our attention away from Red Line Upsets to conference play. There will be a Chat Block on Christmas Eve at 4 pm Eastern, and if there's anybody around, we'll talk about whatever you want to talk ... [more]

29. Game 7-029: Middle Tennessee at Evansville by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 21, 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Evansville AcesDecember 18, 2010 3:05 pmRoberts Municipal StadiumBBState Stats/Recap Roberts Municipal Stadium was built in 1956, back when indoor arenas were called "stadiums" and it didn't sound kind of awkward. It has seen a lot of Evansville Purple Aces basket... [more]

30. Xavier: It's a Basketball School, Dammit by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 25, 2010 What's a mid-major? What isn't? Have you had enough of this crap? Yeah, we have too, since Season 3 or so. It's an impossible discussion to have, especially when one-third of the people in the debate think it's a snapshot measure of basketball quality, another third insist it's about intangibles l... [more]

31. The Hoops National: February 10, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 10, 2010 Colonial: at George Mason 82, Virginia Commonwealth 77 (OT) GMU - 16-9 (11-3) [RPI: 132, State: 104] VCU - 17-6 (9-5) [RPI: 49, State: 41] Star of the Game: Michael Morrison 18 Pts (8-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb Men's Basketball Rallies Late, Downs VCU in Overtime - Cam Long hit a pair of free throws ... [more]

32. The Hoops National: February 8, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 8, 2010 Big Games Atlantic 14: at Richmond 71, Temple 54 RICH - 18-6 (7-2) [RPI: 31, State: 41] TU - 19-5 (7-2) [RPI: 17, State: 35] Star of the Game: Kevin Anderson 29 Pts (11-17 FG, 5-5 FT) Richmond Topples Temple, 71-54 (via Richmond) Atlantic 14: at Dayton 90, Xavier 65 UD - 16-6 (5-3) [RPI: 33, S... [more]

33. Tourney Central 3/16/2009 (Final Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 16, 2009 Bullet Points Stephen F. Austin punched Hoops Nation's final NCAA Tournament ticket Sunday afternoon, its first appearance ever. Championship Fortnight is over, and the national postseason is just ahead. Completed brackets and scores for all 23 TMM leagues are included below. Southland Texas... [more]

34. Tourney Central 3/7/2009 (Day 5) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 7, 2009 Bullet Points Cornell became the first school to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight year, the Big Red claimed the Ivy League title, beating Penn 83-59. The upsets began in earnest on Friday. Ohio Valley No. 4 Morehead State took out No. 1 Tennessee-Martin. CAA No.... [more]

35. Tourney Central 3/6/2009 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 6, 2009 Bullet Points Four-time Atlantic Sun champion Belmont barely escaped Mercer, and Big South top seed Radford fought off a strong challenge from No. 4 UNC Asheville in that league's semifinals. The Big South final on Saturday is set: VMI at Radford. The three top seeds in the Northeast Confer... [more]

36. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 3 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 3, 2009 HOUSTON -- Think of it this way: this is the only time when team rankings are based in reality. It's all posturing and conjecture in November, it's a popularity contest every Monday afternoon, and it's not necessary to hash over the imperfection of a convoluted process that will take place in downto... [more]

37. Mid-Majority D.I.Y., Part 1: Scheduling by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 2, 2009 Those datelines you see on this site's posts aren't just a collection of random cities we like, or an indication where we are on our fantasy trip in our dreams, or where the magic teevee is taking us that evening. The city in all-caps is actually where we are, this is not done from home. Getting to ... [more]

38. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 19 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 19, 2009 MORAGA, Cal. -- I've come to avidly dislike "bracketology" in all its forms, I don't make any bones or excuses about that. I can't stand bubble watching or seed projecting. I respect Joe Lunardi for combining computer power and over-the-top braggadocio to single-handedly ignite a cottage industry, a... [more]

39. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 17 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 17, 2009 SAN JOSE -- Hundreds of votes have been counted, and Lester Hudson now has a nickname. (Figures it would be the one with the cool poem attached to it.) In this space, all future references to Tennessee-Martin's future NBA star will include "Done Ruthless," which is a fantastic anagram of his name, o... [more]

40. The State of the Other 22, Week 11 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 12, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a kinda-new ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the F... [more]

41. The State of the Other 22, Week 8 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 22, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a sorta newish ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of th... [more]

42. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 22 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 22, 2009 EMMITSBURG, Md. -- They call them the blues because of blue notes, those tones hidden in between the in-between places there on the pristine straight streets of the music scale. Each one of us has had the blues at one time or another, stuck in the gutter, the ditch, the rut, been down soooo loonnngg... [more]

43. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 9 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 9, 2009 BIRMINGHAM -- First of all, there's a chat today over in the ESPNet SportsZone at 4 pm Eastern. With 2009 and conference play now well-entrenched concepts, we shouldn't have too little to talk about. Please join us, won't you? More importantly, this is a wonderful morning here on The Mid-Majority, a... [more]

44. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 7 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 7, 2009 ATLANTA -- One of the upsides to spending so much time in basketball arenas is that my connection to popular music remains simple, true and direct. In this atmosphere, with athletic competition on the floor and fans demanding two hours' worth of entertainment, organized payola can't find purchase. I... [more]

45. Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 19 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 19, 2008 GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Just a reminder that there's a chat today at 4 pm over at ESPN, so come on by. Mediocrity is a touchy subject around here, generally because the word mediocre shares the same Latin root as mid-major, which confuses people into thinking that basketball at our level is just, you kn... [more]

46. Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 18 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 18, 2008 GREENVILLE, S.C -- Nonconference Thursdays, especially the ones right before the holiday season, are tough. Some schools are out of finals and on break, others are in finals, there aren't very many games out there. So a couple quick notes: I know only a handful of you are on Twitter, but it's fun an... [more]

47. Tourney Central (Completed Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 17, 2008 Bullet Points In the final final in mid-majordom, Texas-Arlington emerged as surprise Southland champs. All hail! We had 78 entries into our "guess-the-play-in-matchup" contest on Saturday, and not a single correct answer. The correct pairing, as we all know now, is Coppin State (MEAC) against Moun... [more]

48. Tourney Central 3/8/2008 (Day 5) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 8, 2008 Bullet Points Today, three autobids to the NCAA Tournament will be awarded! The Big South, Ohio Valley and Atlantic Sun will crown champions. The No. 6 was a lucky number yesterday -- surprising Tennessee State moved to the finals of the OVC, Northern Iowa upset No. 3 Southern Illinois in the MVC, ... [more]

49. Tourney Central 3/7/2008 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 7, 2008 Bullet Points There was an upset in the Atlantic Sun quarters, as No. 6 Gardner-Webb routed No. 3 Stetson. The Big South final is set: UNC Asheville and Winthrop, the league's top two seeds. The game will be played Saturday. In the MVC first round, No. 8 Indiana State and No. 7 Missouri State adva... [more]

50. The Boubacar 2/8/2008 (LOLBally Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 8, 2008 CHICAGO -- We're holding off on announcing the winner of our Hunan: Return of the Phoenix movie contest, because there are two sterling entries that we're having trouble choosing between. Right now, we're in the process of sending them to friends and asking them to tell us which one makes them laugh... [more]

51. The Boubacar 1/25/2008 (The Other Red Line Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 25, 2008 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- I tried to make it simple, I tried to offer the sound-bite answer. I tried to simplify things on the far side of complexity, because 'tis a gift to be simple. But I attempted to shave with Occam's razor, but ended up having to wear a small piece of toilet paper, attached with spit... [more]

52. Game! Of! The! Night! 12/18/2007: Elon at Chattanooga by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 18, 2007 Elon at Chattanooga (SoCon) McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN 7:00 PM EST Tonight in the grand old Southern Conference, we have two league-undefeated teams going at it. The Phoenix and Mocs are both 5-4 overall, but Chattanooga has won its first three of its 20-game SoCon schedule, while El... [more]

53. Game! Of! The! Night! 11/26/2007: Davidson at Appalachian State by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 26, 2007 Davidson at Appalachian State (SoCon) Holmes Center - Boone, NC 7:00 PM EST Conference games are already upon us. Can you believe it? Hoops Nation's first league contest of the year happened last Saturday here in the Southern Conference, as Georgia Southern beat Furman. But that one had li... [more]

54. Matters of Life and Death (Epilogue, The Third) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 28, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I., Mar. 28 -- All animate organisms, from the globbiest amoeba to the most intricate human machine, share one thing in common: life. Life is what keeps you going, it's the light before the beginning of the tunnel. The meaning of life is simply this: it means so much that nobody can sur... [more]

55. Tourney Central 3/3/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 3, 2007 Bullet Points In the first real shocker of Championship Fortnight, Appalachian State was upset by College of Charleston in the SoCon semifinals. Four leagues crown champions today on the ESPN family of networks. The Big South, Ohio Valley, SoCon and Atlantic Sun seasons will conclude with autobids b... [more]

56. Tourney Central 3/2/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 2, 2007 Bullet Points No. 6 seed Virginia Military Institute has advanced to the Big South final after defeating the tourney's Nos. 2 and 3 seeds. Furman, the No. 5 seed in the SoCon, advanced to the semifinals by defeating No. 4#North Carolina-Greensboro. The Atlantic Sun quarterfinals played according to ... [more]

57. The Daily Paragraph 2/22/2007 (Tribute Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 22, 2007 CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Before we get too wrapped up in Championship Week this and NCAA Tournament that, in seeding whichever and Billy Packer whatever, I'd like to take time out to offer a small tribute to some special people. This is a tribute to the 508 fans who attended last night's Division I ga... [more]

58. The Daily Paragraph 2/6/2007 (Physical Pain Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 6, 2007 LOS ANGELES -- I'm not going to get all weird on you and tell you that covering basketball is tantamount to some kind of athletic event, but boy-oh-boy can it take a physical toll. Last night, I ventured out to Gersten Pavilion (a/k/a "Hank's House") to take some notes on theUnnamed Program From t... [more]

59. The Daily Paragraph 1/25/2007 (Ball Control Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 25, 2007 BOONE, N.C. -- As of press time, 63 of the available 100 entries in Bally's BracketBusters Racket, the only contest in the world that lets you choose all 51 BB matchups, have been snapped up (the limit is in place 'cause I'll be hand-validating the entries, but call it a "soft cap"). Remember: the d... [more]

60. The Daily Paragraph 1/4/2007 (Return Of Tha Krazy Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 4, 2007 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Just a reminder: make sure you get in on the action as The Mid-Majority expands its feature list in 2007 in return for warm, soft cash. We're halfway to unlocking mobile boxscores, a quarter of the way towards the team mileage maps, and we've also a chunk into the Tournament Geni... [more]

61. Game! Of! The! Night! Jan 17: Furman at Georgia Southern by Kyle Whelliston

S2 January 17, 2006 Georgia Southern has won eight in a row, and has raced out to a 3-0 record (12-4 overall) in the redundant SoCon South division. The Eagles feature the league's leading scorer (Elton Nesbitt, 21.8 ppg), they lead the league in threes (40.6%), speed (77.5 poss. per 40 minutes). and D (.95 points per ... [more]

62. The Albuquerque Bracket by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 16, 2005 Why trust those Johnny-come-latelies? We've been covering these guys all season. Here, then, is the first of four capsule sets of the mid-major teams who will appear on your television screens starting on Thursday, along with a few clips of their TMM appearances. Montana Seed: 16 1st Round Opponen... [more]

63. Tourney Central 3/3/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 3, 2005 Mid-American: Miami (Oh.) 70, Kent State 45 (story) - Total domination. The RedHawks (18-8, 12-5 MAC) sent a message to the rest of the league, and to the Selection Committee as well, saying that they'd sure like to be invited to that Dance thingy if there's room on the list. But they didn't ask nic... [more]

64. Tourney Central 3/2/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 2, 2005 Bracket Wrap Big South: The way is now even clearer for the dominant one-seed in this league; after the campus-seed quarterfinals, the BSC bracket is blown apart. (7) Charleston Southern 66, (2) Liberty 60 (story) (6) High Point 98, (3) North Carolina-Asheville 93 (OT) (story) (4) Birmingham-Sout... [more]

65. Dribblings 2/27/2005 (Fill In The Blank Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 27, 2005 Ivy: Pennsylvania 80, Columbia 72 (story) - Congratulations to the Quakers! The first ticket to the NCAA Tournament was punched last night as Penn (17-8, 10-1) clinched the Ivy League regular-season title. They stormed to a win on the Lions' home court, bolstered by 68% second-half shooting and a ... [more]

66. Dribblings 2/15/2005 (Seeds Of Love Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 15, 2005 Mid-American: Akron 81, Toledo 79 (OT) (story) - It was a clash between teams with MAC high-seed aspirations. But most games this year in this league are like that. Eight of the 13 teams currently have winning records, mostly because Marshall and Central Michigan are so awful. But this was no Valent... [more]

67. Dribblings 1/23/2005 (Blizzard Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 23, 2005 Missouri Valley: Wichita State 58, Southern Illinois 56 (story) - The Shockers had the boards (42-32) and the defense (held SIU to 32% shooting in the second half), but the Salukis had enough streaks and runs to keep it close. WSU's Illinois transfer forward (and possible "evil twin" of your humble ... [more]

68. Dribblings 1/18/2005 (Top Ten Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 18, 2005 Southern: Georgia Southern 102, Chattanooga 84 (story | play-by-play) - Throw out the record book! The SoCon team record for three-point goals made in a game was set last night in Statesboro, Georgia, where the Eagles (8-7, 4-2 SoCon) nailed 22 to bring down the North division-leading Mocs. Diminuti... [more]

69. Dribblings 1/17/2005 (Numerology Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 17, 2005 America East: Albany 58, Maine 49 (story) - We recently rattled off a list of conference teams that UAlbany could beat, but we didn't indicate a perceived ability to topple upper-division hopeful Maine. Since they were able to do so - up in Orono, no less - speaks to their meteoric rise through the ... [more]

70. Dribblings 12/30/2004 (ZZZ-fense Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 30, 2004 Southeast Missouri 65, Saint Louis 49 (story) - When you have a defensive club that has trouble scoring points, you'll still end up beating a few teams. When your defense goes missing and you still can't score points, everyone will beat you. This is the story of the Billikens, whose lost season (2-9... [more]

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