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Anything But Mid: Taking a look at the American East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN women’s conferences
Anything But Mid began its conference preview series for women’s basketball this week. Here’s a quickly recap of the America East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN as discussed on the episode. Spotify: Apple Podcasts: American East Vermont is the favorite coming off a regular-season championship after going 26-7 (13-3). Even though they lost head coach […]
Breaking down the Furman men’s basketball non-conference slate
Reigning Southern Conference champion Furman has announced its 2026-27 non-conference basketball schedule, and as expected, there is no power program on the slate other than playing a preseason exhibition at Alabama on Oct. 8. Furman opened its newly renovated Timmons Arena last season, dropping a 96-71 game to the Crimson Tide. This will be one […]
Anything But Mid Podcast: America East, American, A10, and ASUN men’s previews
In this first episode of the new upcoming season, Isaac Bourne, Ian Sacks and Tanner McGrath start conference previews with talks on the first four conferences alphabetically as college basketball season strides its way toward two months until it begins. Spotify: Apple Podcasts: America East It’s Vermont’s conference to lose…again. The Catamounts return Gus Yalden, […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Where should the 2027 NIT semis and championship be?
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. We know the men’s college basketball season will end in Detroit, with the Final Four held there for the first time since 2009. However, the location […]
Get the best of Mid-Major Madness on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Mid-Major Madness. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow our college basketball coverage. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Results: Volleyball voted favorite fall sport
It’s no surprise basketball fans point to the other sport played in a gymnasium. Volleyball was voted by Mid-Major Madness fans as their favorite non-football fall sport. Volleyball received 41% of the vote to beat out soccer (29%), cross country (24%) and tennis (6%). Mid-major schools were some of the top programs in the 20th […]
Michael Cross Resigns as Commissioner of the Southern Conference
“It’s All Here.” That was the slogan that the SoCon adopted under former commissioner Michael Cross in his three-year stint as the league’s leading voice and arbitrator; however, by the time the school he plucked from the OVC/Big South after a 75-year membership—Tennessee Tech—arrived, it was Cross who was no longer here. On Friday, Aug. […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey Results: Greg Kampe, Bill Russell should receive a statues
In the world of sports, there is perhaps no better way to honor the importance of a player or person than by enshrining them in statue form for everyone to see. Whether it’s Tennessee’s Pat Summit crossed armed near Thompson-Boling Arena, the NCAA’s all-time leading rebounder, Tom Gola, preserved in bronze at La Salle, or […]
‘We’ll be there to find it:’ Inside All Hail Media’s partnership with Robert Morris
Mid-major basketball programs and content creators have a lot in common. They’re both constantly trying to generate interest, engage an audience and develop revenue streams in order to survive in their current state. Robert Morris is turning those commonalities into a partnership with content creator Cullen Honohan and his five-person team at All Hail Media. […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: What’s your favorite fall sport (besides football)?
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. When sports fans think of fall sports, they likely think of the pigskin variety first. It is the major American fall sport. We get it, despite […]
Murray State looks to drive European tour straight into successful season in the MVC
You’ve seen the numbers. As this long offseason continues to churn on with week after week providing us with new, groundbreaking “commitments” that have forced college basketball fans to become legal experts. But, in the midst of all of this, one mid-major team not only has a roster fully together, it is playing together at […]
Wearing the culture: How Corey Gipson’s fashion shapes Austin Peay’s identity
Corey Gipson is an Austin Peay man through and through. In his two seasons as a player, the Governors never lost a home game, went to the NCAA Tournament in 2003, and completed a perfect 16-0 campaign in the OVC in 2004. He returned to the program as an assistant coach from 2012-15, and when […]
Metro Conference men’s basketball schedule announced
The Metro Conference announced its 2026-27 men’s basketball conference schedule on Thursday in a press release. Each team will play 20 conference games and the top 10 teams will qualify for the Metro Conference Tournament in Atlantic City. As Mid-Major Madness reported earlier, the season’s opening game will be between Saint Peter’s and Manhattan on […]
College basketball’s ultimate 5-in-5 man: AJ Storr commits to UNLV
Following the implementation of the 5-in-5 rule in college basketball this offseason has been a nightmare, and the high school class of 2022 filing lawsuits in numerous states makes it all the more difficult. One 2022 high school graduate has embraced the 5-in-5 rule like no other. AJ Storr was a freshman at St. John’s […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Who should get the next statue?
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. Loyola Chicago is honoring Sister Jean with a statue this Friday on what would have been her 107th birthday. So, that got us thinking: who should […]
Western Carolina is reloaded after turning over almost its entire roster
The Western Carolina’s men’s basketball team caught fire at the right time last season by winning six straight entering the Southern Conference Tournament, and with a 14-point halftime lead over top seeded East Tennessee State, appeared well on their way to the title game Monday night in Asheville, as well as an eighth-straight win. The […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey Results: Fans vote players who already completed four years should be able to play next year
The NCAA doesn’t like to make it easy. The “5 for 5” came into effect in June and begins with the high school class of 2023 (student-athletes entering their fourth year of college). One month later, judges began ruling that players from the high school class of 2022 (those who completed four years of college) […]
Loyola Chicago set to honor legendary chaplain Sister Jean with statue
As first reported by Matt Fortuna of The Inside Zone, Loyola Chicago is set to unveil a statue of legendary men’s basketball team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt on Friday, August 21. The statue will be located in the heart of Loyola Chicago’s campus on the West Quad outside the University’s Damen Student Center. It […]
Field of 68 Tipoff Marathon returns 24-hour basketball to opening day
Prepare to alter your sleep schedule, college basketball fans. If you stay up late for Game 7 of the World Series on Halloween night, then wake up early to watch Notre Dame and Villanova open the season at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday, Nov. 1, you should prepare to spend your football Sunday in a […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Should players who have already completed 4 years be able to play next season?
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. As if fans thought the offseason was the slow period for college basketball. The final hours of July saw utter chaos unleashed. Courts in Tennessee and […]
Mid-Major Madness React Results: Maui is the best MTE location
It’s no surprise. Maui was voted as the best MTE location by Mid-Major Madness fans. The Maui Invitational received 49% of the votes. Going to the polar opposite, the Great Alaska Shootout finished second with 38%, while the Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D., tabbed the remaining 13%. So, why was Maui so popular? Well, it’s a […]
Flynn Clayman and High Point look to build on historic NCAA Tournament run
Flynn Clayman and High Point stunned the college basketball world by knocking off No.5 Wisconsin as a No.12 seed in the NCAA Tournament last March. Inside the program, the biggest shocker wasn’t upsetting Wisconsin. It was doubters and critics saying the Panthers didn’t deserve to be there due to their strength of schedule. However, many […]
Are the House settlement and Protect College Sports Act enough? Enforceable?
How big is your NIL Collective? What NIL deal can I get if I come play for your team? Gone are the days of recruiting being centered on basketball fit, academic programs, heck, even campus appeal. Money is a major driver in decisions. “(Rev share and NIL have) added a very big carrot that isn’t […]
Valpo Bahamas Journal No. 3: Fishing and leaving the Bahamas
*Editor’s Note: The Valparaiso men’s basketball team is taking a foreign tour trip to The Bahamas this summer. Sophomore guard Rakim Chaney is journaling his and the team’s experiences for Mid-Major Madness. On our final day in the Bahamas, a few of the guys and I as well as Wayne McNair, Justus’ father, woke up at […]
Sweaters and suits: Inside the wardrobe of Grant Leonard
Grinchy and Bah Humbug. Two labels Queens head coach Grant Leonard has received from his wife and family members regarding his holiday spirit amidst the chaos of the college basketball season. What most people don’t know, however, is that the two words are at least partially responsible for Leonard’s sideline sweater movement, which has taken […]
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