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MAAC Things to Watch: Canisius’ 6-1 home start, Ernest Shelton on playing against a former teammate
You don’t just walk into the Koessler Athletic Center. At least not this season. Canisius is 6-1 at home after sweeping Fairfield and Sacred Heart last weekend. The Griffs won just three games all of last season and did not have a win until Jan. 10. By Jan. 5, 2026, Canisius already has seven wins. […]
MMM Reacts Survey: Who is going to win the Atlantic 10 on the women’s side this year?
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Atlantic 10 is shaping up to be quite a competitive race on the women’s side […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 29-Jan. 4
The final three days of 2025 and the first four days of 2026 led to some incredible performances, and we have our most finalists for women’s player of the week. It was too tough for our staff to narrow the list down to five, so we have seven nominees. Now, it’s up to you to […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
We are officially into the new year and need your help to decide our men’s player of the week for Dec. 29 through Jan. 4 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week eight of the college basketball season. Shelton […]
AmEast Preview: Week 2
For quick reference, my projected scores for the Saturday games will change based on the results from the Thursday games. I’ll try to update if possible, but no promises. Expect this article to drop every Thursday morning for the next two months. Updated AmEast Power Ratings Thursday, Jan. 8 UMass Lowell @ Bryant (6 p.m. […]
MAAC Report: Takeaways from Marist’s blowout win over Iona, other notes
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Dan Geriot has had a few “Welcome to the MAAC,” moments in his first season as Iona’s head coach. You’re allowed some of those. We’ll give that grace. But oh boy, did the dean of the MAAC have his way with the rookie. John Dunne’s Marist team put together a flawless gameplan […]
Davidson has found its ‘Swagger’ once again
Despite being selected 11th out of 14 in the Atlantic 10’s 2025-26 Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll, Davidson (9-5, 1-1 A10) was one of the league’s biggest surprises during the non-conference stretch. A perfect 5-0 opening to the campaign with wins over Washington State, Bowling Green State and even an upset of Boston College marked the […]
A watchguide for Jan. 5-11 in the Horizon League
This week’s Horizon League action is fairly spread out, with games on just four days, including just one game on both Monday and Wednesday. Regardless, there is plenty of worthwhile action to come, including the week’s finale between the teams tied atop the standings on national TV. Below are some key games to tune into. […]
Drexel drops to 0-3 in CAA play amid tough stretch
PHILADELPHIA – The CAA schedule makers didn’t make things easy for Drexel at the start of conference play. The Dragons began their conference slate with the hardest road trip in the league, having to fly south to play the CAA’s perennial top dogs in Charleston and UNC-Wilmington, who have been the Coastal Athletic Association’s NCAA […]
Sizing up each Ivy League team coming out of non-conference play
The Ivy League gives us more data points than any other league in non-conference play to learn about teams. It also gives us the fewest data points within league play for the teams to separate themselves. So now that every Ivy League team is done with its non-conference slate, let’s take a step back and […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Undefeated Miami (OH) surges into top 10
Miami (OH) is the last undefeated mid-major team and has joined the top 10 at No. 8 of the Men’s Other Top 25. The RedHawks sit a perfect 15-0 this season. They defeated Akron 76-73 Saturday to move to 3-0 in the MAC. Miami (OH) is scoring 93.7 points per game and shooting an insane […]
The Women’s Other Top 25: Rhode Island’s win over Richmond sparks shakeup in top five
Rhode Island defeated Richmond 73-61 Tuesday night, which led to the Rams moving up one spot to No. 4 in the Women’s Other top 25 this week and dropped the Spiders from three to No. 5. URI has won six straight games and sits 12-2 on the season. Through three games in Atlantic-10 play, the […]
Horizon League Dec. 29-Jan. 4 recap
Conference play is officially here across the country, and the Horizon League featured an extremely entertaining first week of league games. The expected favorites have handled business for the most part, but Wright State has emerged as a bit of a surprise in the early goings. Here is a recap of the first official week […]
AmEast Recap: Week 1
Let’s talk about all four games. I’ll mostly be emptying the notebook in these pieces. Vermont 80, New Hampshire 61 -Gus Yalden is unstoppable. He dropped 18, scoring 12 points on eight post-up sets (1.50 PPP). The Catamounts dumped it down into the post early, and Yalden toasted Belal El Shakery. -New Hampshire’s front line […]
MAAC Report: Takeaways from ejections, Manhattan’s comeback over Quinnipiac, and more
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – You just never know what you’re going to see when you walk into a MAAC gym. In the midst of what became an improbable 18-point second-half comeback win for Manhattan against undefeated Quinnipiac, Jaspers guard Terrance Jones ripped Asim Jones down from behind as he went up for a layup. It was […]
Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: #ZeroBidLeague here we come!
After a week off from the FridA10 Notebook for the holiday season, we are back with conference play underway, and like clock work, the Atlantic 10 is cannibalizing itself. I guess having a #ZeroBidLeague was the only way we could truly honor the 50th anniversary of our beloved A10? Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, […]
Conference Preview: America East Men’s Basketball
Author’s Note: If you didn’t read my pre-season America East preview piece, it might be wise to. This one would make much more sense with that context in mind. My name is Tanner McGrath. I’m a Vermont native, a Catamount basketball superfan, and the America East beat writer here at Mid-Major Madness. And I’m here […]
How CJ Anthony went from Big 12 walk-on to MAAC star
When CJ Anthony walked into the media room for his first postgame press conference as a member of the Iona Gaels, he knew what he was walking into. Anthony scored a game-high 24 points with five assists in Iona’s season-opening win over Hofstra back on Nov. 7, 2025, far outpacing anybody’s expectations from outside the […]
Clint Allard, Team Basketball, & the UC San Diego Tritons
The Tritons won 30 games last season and pushed Michigan to the brink in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament. Eric Olen led UC San Diego on a magical run, ultimately parlaying that performance into the New Mexico job. In the offseason, UC San Diego lost almost every significant rotation player from that […]
George Mason ‘Stepping up’ to challenges of A10 play
George Mason has faced its fair share of adversity early in 2025-26. After a 27-9 campaign and winning a Co-A10 Regular Season Championship in 2024-25, head coach Tony Skinn lost the majority of his roster to the portal and graduation. That left him and his staff to rebuild this past offseason by bringing an almost […]
La Salle shows tough fight, strides in loss to George Mason
PHILADELPHIA – Although the losing result is what hurts Darris Nichols the most, he’s seeing improvement from his Explorers as La Salle turns the page on 2025, and gets into conference play. After three straight losses, including a 52-point thrashing at the hands of second-ranked Michigan last week, the Explorers led for a large majority […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 22-28
Following the brief holiday break, we need your help to decide our men’s player of the week for Dec. 22-28 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week seven of the college basketball season. Quinn Denker — Northern Colorado Denker […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 22-28
Though it was a slow week last week in terms of games, a group of players made their presence known with great performances. They are the finalists for Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week. The nominees are the following: Missouri State’s Kaemyn Bekemeier, Cornell’s Emily Pape, Arkansas State’s Crislyn Rose, Kansas City’s Tierra Trotter […]
MAAC Report: Takeaways from my trip to the Mount, its win over Iona, and more
EMMITSBURG, Md. — I never actually thought that I would make the trip down to Mount St. Mary’s for a game. Over the last three four years that the Mount has been in the MAAC, as I’ve made my schedule, I don’t even write their home games down on the list of games to choose […]
Hofstra makes CAA opening statement
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Having the solid non-conference performance that the Hofstra Pride had to start the season was encouraging, but it won’t mean much without translating to conference play. If Hofstra’s Coastal Athletic Association opener was any indication, the Pride (10-4, 1-0 CAA) intend to make it last a while. Following a non-conference slate highlighted […]
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