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Frain’s #FridA10 Notebook: Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same
Week four in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw a few of the league’s remaining undefeated programs fall while others like Dayton, Rhode Island and George Mason continue to flourish. 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. […]
Furman, Illinois State ready to meet at ESPN Events Invitational
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the second time in four years, Furman has come to the Magic Kingdom and a posted one-point win over a team from the Commonwealth of Virginia, but unlike its 68-67 win over Virginia in the opening round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament at the Kia Center, which required a JP Pegues […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 17-23
Feast Week is upon us and here at Mid-Major Madness, we need your help to decide our men’s player of week by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week three of the college basketball season. Shelton Williams-Dryden – West Georgia […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 17-24
As Feast Week is upon us, there were several standout performances from the week leading up to the holiday. That includes five players who are finalists for our Women’s Player of the Week honor, which you can vote on at the bottom of this article. They are the following: Fordham’s Alexis Black, Richmond’s Maggie Doogan, […]
American Conference notes halfway through Feast Week
Memphis is 1-4 Yeah, that’s not something that you thought you’d hear, but the Tigers are starting to see what happens when you schedule three top-50 KenPom opponents during non-conference and fail to recruit well enough to beat them. Adding on the home loss to a shaky UNLV team, Memphis’ inability to beat the big […]
Kevin Hovde finds early success at Columbia with a style that’s emblematic of NYC
Columbia first fielded a men’s basketball team for the 1900-1901 season, which makes it one of the 60 oldest basketball programs in the country. During its 124-year tenure, though, Columbia has made the NCAA Tournament just three times and currently has the third-longest tournament appearance drought in college basketball history — the last appearance was […]
Sacred Heart’s defense is once again its Achilles heel in loss to Central Connecticut
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A season ago, Anthony Latina led the Sacred Heart Pioneers to a 10-10 record in their first year in the MAAC. There are many ways to get to that mark, and for the Pios, it was pairing the conference’s second-best offense with its fourth-worst defense. At Sacred Heart’s pace, it led […]
A viewers guide to the Horizon League Feast Week buffet
Happy Feast Week to all that celebrate! In arguably the best week of the college basketball regular season, there is no shortage of quality basketball in unique locations. Thanksgiving week in the Horizon League will feature more of what we’ve already seen with intriguing mid-major matchups and opportunities for a high-major upset as the conference […]
Horizon League Recap Nov. 17-23
Oakland had UCF on the ropes to begin the week on Monday night, but fell just short, encapsulating a frustrating week for the Horizon League. The 11 teams won a total of just three games, and will look to turn things around during Feast Week. While moral victories are never as impactful as actual victories, […]
The Women’s Other Top 25: Top 10 sees minor changes
Richmond remained No. 1 in the Women’s Other Top 25. The Spiders have been in the top spot in every iteration of the ranking, beginning in the preseason. They have won four straight and sit a 5-1 on the season. They defeated Temple and Navy last week. Aaron Roussell’s is 38th in BartTorvik, which is […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Saint Mary’s is unanimous No. 1; Northern Iowa, San Francisco surge into top 10
We have a little more clarity at the top of this week’s Other Top 25 men’s ranking. Saint Mary’s, who has been No. 1 in each poll during the season, was unanimous this week. The Gaels are 26th in KenPom, the highest mid-major and one spot ahead of Utah St., who moved up to No. […]
Don’t get too used to Saint Peter’s zones and 3s, other MAAC notes
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bashir Mason isn’t apologizing for winning. He never will. But he’s not winning his way right now, and it’s clearly irking him. On Saturday, the Peacocks nearly gave up a 10-point lead with eight minutes to play before escaping with a 68-66 home win over UMass Lowell. The win improved Saint […]
Beauty in the struggle: Inside Oakland’s season-opening gauntlet with Isaac Garrett
Somewhere in southeast Michigan, a mid-major program led by the nation’s longest-tenured head coach is letting out a sigh of relief. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies, coached by Greg Kampe in his 42nd season with the program, are coming off arguably the toughest opening stretch in the country. To open the season, Oakland played at No. […]
Siena’s Albany Cup win shows off strengths and weaknesses
ALBANY, N.Y. – The last few Albany Cups have been emblematic of Siena’s seasons. Two years ago, in front of the home crowd at MVP Arena, the Saints were a complete no-show, losing by 35. It was a harbinger of things to come, the second of five 30+ point losses that led to Carmen Maciariello’s […]
Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: Major upsets from Dayton and… Rhode Island?
Week three in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw some significant retirement news, new breakout stars and a pair of major upsets from Dayton and… *checks notes* Rhode Island? 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 […]
Drexel’s ‘Player Enhancement Program’ Keeps on Churning with Win over NJIT
Under head coach Zach Spiker, Drexel has become the picture of consistency for the Big 5. The Dragons haven’t finished below .500 in the past six years under his leadership and are constantly overperforming early expectations. With Drexel selected to finish 10th in the CAA’s 2024-25 preseason poll, Spiker managed an 18-15 record overall while […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 10-16
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 players of the week nominees and have YOU vote on which player we should give the award to. Here are our top five […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 10-16
Week two is complete for this season, and we have five more finalists for women’s basketball player of the year. These nominees put together career-high scoring performances, set a conference record for steals and helped lead a win over an ACC foe. This week’s nominees, whom you can vote on at the bottom of this […]
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When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
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 […]
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