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PHILADELPHIA – “Shooting Turnovers” is a term that La Salle head coach Darris Nichols uses to describe poor shot selection that although won’t make it on the stat sheet, counts just as much as the turnovers that do. The Explorers logged 15 turnovers in Saturday’s 83-69 loss to Penn State at Xfinity Mobile Arena, but […]
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You can’t tell the story of sports in Boston without Matthews Arena. Long before it became the home for Northeastern Huskies basketball – who will close the chapter on the building’s basketball history on Saturday against Vermont – it was a launching pad for some of the city’s greatest sporting brands. Built in 1910 (and […]
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Week two of action in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw multiple game-winners, several breakout performances and even two teams taking home some early season hardware. 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 week, Fordham is […]
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Mid-Major Madness has created a new wrinkle to the player of the week process this season. Instead of just simply naming a player of the week, we are incorporating a vote. We’ll narrow down the list to a handful of finalists, and you get to pick who the player of the week is. Without further […]
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We can’t unsee it. Those games against non-Division-I teams. They’re happening all over the place these days, and they count, kind of. These games count for a team’s overall record. But they don’t factor into some of the computer metrics such as KenPom and the NET. However, 90% of fans believe these games should absolutely […]
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Tuesday night was the first truly loaded slate of high-major basketball … but it also provided plenty of gems in the mid-major world. Here’s what you may have missed if you were watching Louisville/Kentucky or Texas Tech/Illinois. Yale is pounding teams The two-time reigning Ivy League NCAA Tournament representative has gotten off to a scorching […]
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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 player of the week nominees and have YOU decide who we should give the award to with a vote. Here are our top […]
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PHILADELPHIA – Adam Fisher grew up in Bucks County, not far from Temple University’s campus. He knows the history and the gravity of what the Big 5 means to the now six schools that participate in one of college basketball’s greatest traditions. However, with so much roster turnover in today’s era of college basketball, the […]
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The first week of the season is in the books, and your favorite mid-major basketball team has played somewhere between one and three regular-season basketball games. (Unless you’re a fan of the gauntlet-seeking Utah Tech Trailblazers, Presbyterian Blue Hose or New Haven Chargers, who played four games in the season’s first eight days.) There were […]
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It is not often that a college basketball team is in “must-win” mode three games into the season. But the Loyola Chicago Ramblers desperately needed a victory after a rough start to the season. On opening night, the Ramblers required a buzzer-beating 3 to defeat Cleveland State — picked eighth in the preseason Horizon League […]
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It’s been a week, and that means we know everything about all 365 Division I teams. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. But we’re going to act like we do anyways. It’s tradition, after all. Here are three things I’ve noticed from the first week of CAA play, and how real, or fake, I think […]
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One week into the season, and we already have a change at the top of the Other Top 25. Saint Mary’s and San Diego State swapped in the top two spots with the Gaels ascending to No. 1. Randy Bennett’s squad is 2-0 with a pair of blowout wins. SMC routed Summit League favorite St. […]
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Murray St. and Temple made major splashes as they joined the first in-season Other Top 25 ranking. Both teams went from unranked in the preseason to the top 12 in this week’s poll. The Racers came in at No. 11 and won their lone game against a Division-I opponent so far, which was a 79-77 […]
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After an eventful week one of the college basketball season, it’s time for week two in the Horizon League. The conference is still searching for its first upset of a high-major program of the season, but the opportunities are fewer and more difficult this week. While it may be another week of waiting for an […]
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Week one of college basketball is in the books, and there was no shortage of excitement in the Horizon League. There may not have been an upset of a high-major this week, but between wins in quality mid-major matchups, plenty of points and the potential game of the week in college basketball, there was plenty […]
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Heading into Sunday afternoon, I wasn’t feeling too great about my beloved America East Conference. Through the first full week of action, the entire league had just one win against a Division-I opponent. Shockingly, NJIT beat Fordham on the road, although the Highlanders shot 12 for 22 (55%) from 3 while the Rams shot 4 […]
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VESTAL, N.Y. — Two games into Niagara’s season, the Purple Eagles might have answered a question that took all season a year ago. When the game is in the balance, and you need a basket, somebody has to create that opportunity. Two Niagara guards made their case to be the go-to guy on Saturday. JUCO […]
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Fran McCaffery grew up spending his Friday nights at The Palestra, taking in Big 5 doubleheaders. Then, after McCaffery transferred to Penn following one season at Wake Forest, he got the opportunity to play in the very building that he grew up in. Now, some 43 years after McCaffery graduated from Penn, he coached in […]
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We are five days into the college basketball season, which means we have five days’ worth of data with which to analyze teams, players, coaches and the sport at large. It has largely been a solid few days for the MAAC, which ranks over a point higher in conference net rating than it did last […]
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It may only be November, but it is safe to say that in the college basketball landscape, the madness has already begun. One prime example was when the Big-12’s TCU hosted a New Orleans squad who was 4-27 a season ago. To the surprise of many, except those in the Big Easy, the Privateers came out […]
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There’s a new energy surrounding La Salle’s men’s basketball team in 2025-26. With a new arena, a new coaching staff, and a completely overhauled roster, new life has been breathed into this once historic basketball program. “I like our energy,” first-year Explorers head coach Darris Nichols said. “From our scrimmage to our exhibition, our enthusiasm […]
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As part of the Anything But Mid Podcast, Mid-Major Madness’ Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne are picking select games each week. Here are their picks for the first week. Listen to Ian and Isaac break down each game on this week’s episode of the podcast. Charleston vs. Liberty Isaac’s Pick: Liberty Ian’s Pick: Liberty It’s […]
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The 2025-26 college basketball season is finally here, and it gave way to a wild first week in the Atlantic 10 with several head coaching debuts, too many injuries, and a couple of major upsets. Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, is bringing you a weekly notebook this season to recap all the latest news […]
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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. We’re less than a week into the college basketball season, and we’ve seen a wide variety […]
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There’s high expectations for the Richmond women’s basketball team this year. The Spiders were No. 1 in our preseason Other Top 25. And a big reason for that is Maggie Doogan, who was selected as the top mid-major player in our recent poll. Doogan received 56% percent of the vote, more than double the next […]
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