Sun Belt Conference – Bracketville USA

The Long Wait (Welcome Creighton, Liberty)

It’s going to be a long agonizing week for the Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders after their upset loss at the hands of Florida International in the Sun Belt Conference semi-finals (more on this later). They were dominant in the regular season winning all but one conference games, but March is cruel as the BlueContinue reading “The Long Wait (Welcome Creighton, Liberty)”

Even More Conference Tournament Previews

SUMMIT LEAGUE: The Oakland Grizzlies are in complete control over this league – cruising through conference with only one loss. Greg Kampe’s squad is one of the best mid-majors in the country. They beat Tennessee and had near-misses against Illinois and Michigan St. A championship game against IUPUI or Oral Roberts may be difficult, butContinue reading “Even More Conference Tournament Previews”

Rock Chalk

I haven’t seen a more impressive team this season then Kansas. Coach Bill Self’s squad lost Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich and hasn’t skipped a beat. The Morris twins are proving to be a load in the paint. Marcus and Markieff are averaging 30 points and 15 rebounds between the two of them and inContinue reading “Rock Chalk”

Conference Tournament Previews (Addendum)

SUN BELT: Troy, North Texas and Middle Tennessee St all tied for the overall conference title with 13-5 records. Troy is the No. 1 seed by way of a 2-1 record against UNT AND MTSU. However, the Trojans has been done no favors by having Western Kentucky on its side of the bracket. There’s notContinue reading “Conference Tournament Previews (Addendum)”

Evan the Terrible

Ohio St. has that guy. That guy who might be the only player in the country who can single-handedly carry his team to a national championship. Evan Turner has bounced back from his early-season back injury to become the favorite for Big Ten Player of the Year and one of the favorites for national playerContinue reading “Evan the Terrible”

More Conference Tournament Predictions

Sun Belt: The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers enters the conference tournament winners of 12 of their last 14. They’ve been solid all year, which included a win over Louisville. Orlando Mendez-Valdez leads the Hilltoppers who are trying to repat as Sun Belt Conference champions for the first time since the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In theirContinue reading “More Conference Tournament Predictions”