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2025-26 Projected Order of Finish: NCAA Tournament Participant: Furman NIT: Chattanooga and East Tennessee State 2025-26 SoCon Superlatives: Player of the Year: G – Rickey Bradley Jr. (VMI) Newcomer of the Year: G – Teddy Washington Jr. (Chattanooga) Freshman of the Year: G – Alex Wilkins (Furman) Defensive Player of the Year: Cooper Bowser (Furman) […]
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I texted the Mid-Major Madness group chat around 5 p.m. on Thursday. Turns out I am, in fact, a ball-knower. I’m not sure I have ever had more fun watching a basketball game. There were 184 points, 144 shot attempts, and 37 turnovers. When LIU and IU Indy weren’t getting stripped or throwing the ball […]
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Having grown up just outside Philadelphia in the suburbs of Springfield Township, Pa., new St. Joe’s head coach Steve Donahue has long been enamored by Hawk Hill. Between coaching at Division-II Jefferson under the legendary Herb Magee to 20 years in The Palestra over two stints at Penn, he’s held an appreciation for the program […]
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Before the #FridA10 matchups play out and the dust is shaken off the yearly conference rivalry games, programs must make their way through their non-conference schedule. And for schools in mid-major conferences like the Atlantic 10, the non-conference schedule seems to hold more and more weight with every passing year, especially down the stretch when […]
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The ball has been tipped. The buzzer horn has gone off. The refs are reffing. The hardwood is squeaking. Friends, college basketball day 1 has come and gone and with that, plenty of things we loved and hated. Let’s run down some of those. Love: Division II showcase Mid-Major Madness strives to be an inclusive […]
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If you don’t have time to read full previews of each mid-major league and you don’t want to be flying blind, you’ve come to the right place. Here is one sentence for every conference in mid-major basketball curated by most of the staff here at MMM: Vermont is the class of the America East, while […]
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Horizon League basketball is officially back in season, and the season is getting underway with a bang. The league’s opening week slate features matchups with non-Division I opponents, intriguing mid-major opponents and road games against ranked opponents. If you’re looking for what to watch to learn about the conference in the first week of the […]
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Opening night is just about here. Read on for one thing to look out for in every MAAC team’s opening game Monday Quinnipiac vs. St. John’s The Bobcats led by as many as eight points in the first half at Carnesseca Arena last season on the back of five 3s by Ryan Mabrey. Quinnipiac went […]
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The West Coast Conference has been one of the most predictable mid-major conferences of the last quarter century. Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s have ruled with an ironclad thrown, and things aren’t going to change this season. The conference adds a 12th member in Seattle U. This will be the last year for Gonzaga in the […]
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Mid-Major Madness and the Anything But Mid Podcast went through each of the mid-major conferences and previewed the men’s basketball seasons ahead for each of them over the last several weeks. There were eight conference preview episodes hosted by Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne. Below are links and brief descriptions for each episode. Conference Preview […]
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The NEC officially doesn’t stand for anything anymore. The conference has dropped the “Northeast Conference” moniker, and is now just referred to by the three-letter acronym, which is no longer an acronym. As the league dips further and further into the Division II realm to replace departing schools, the conference is largely unrecognizable from what […]
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Last season marked the first time that the Patriot League had a champion not named Colgate since the pandemic. However, just about all of the all-conference players are gone, with a hefty senior class departing and a few talented youngsters bolting for the transfer portal. In what is already one of the flattest leagues in […]
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We are getting the last rendition of the Mountain West conference as we know it. The Mountain West has been the best Mid-Major conference the last half decade. The conference had a record six NCAA Tournament bids two years ago. We have a clear echelon at the top, but the middle of this conference is […]
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As all mid-major conferences do in the current college basketball landscape, the Horizon League had its fair share of turnover. A repeat champion is certainly in play, but the league is deep with a handful of teams that could win the new-look conference tournament and represent the league in the Big Dance. Robert Morris gave […]
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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’ve asked you about who the top mid-major men’s player will be this season. Now, it’s […]
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San Diego State and the Mountain West reign supreme once again. The Aztecs were named the No. 1 team in our preseason Other Top 25 on Monday. Now, Miles Byrd was selected as the best mid-major player heading into this season. Byrd received 36% of the vote in our survey. Utah State’s Mason Falslev came […]
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Mid-Major Madness introduces the Women’s Other Top 25. The Richmond Spiders claimed the top spot in the preseason ranking. Princeton came in at No. 2 with three Ivy League teams in the top 11. Columbia and Harvard slotted 10th and 11th, respectively. South Dakota State was third. Fairfield sat fourth, and James Madison rounded out […]
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Projected Order of Finish Liberty Flames No team returns talent more consistently than Ritchie McKay’s team. The trio of Kaden Metheny, Zach Cleveland, and Colin Porter return to the Flames for their final year of eligibility, and Isaiah Ihnen is back to hold down the middle. A small bunch of newcomers led by West Liberty […]
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My name is Tanner McGrath, and I’m the new America East beat writer for Mid-Major Madness. I’ve been covering the league for about five years, mainly for The Action Network. However, given that this site is the premier one for mid-major hoops coverage, I’ve decided to take my talents to these virtual pages for the […]
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The Other Top 25 is back for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. San Diego State received three of the four first-place votes in the preseason ranking. Saint Mary’s claimed the other first-place nod and came in second. Utah State was one point behind the Gaels. The Mountain West held three of the top four spots […]
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There are a lot of storylines in the Ivy League this season. From Princeton star Caden Pierce deciding to redshirt this season, to two new coaches shaking up the DNA of the conference, to the graduation of an extremely decorated senior class, the intrigue is off the charts. With only four teams qualifying for Ivy […]
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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. It’s that time of the year. All these season previews, conference previews, year-outlooks, etc. Well, there […]
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It’s great to be (almost) back. Seven months ago, UNC Wilmington toppled Delaware in our nation’s capital, punching its ticket to the NCAA Tournament as the CAA’s automatic representative. The Seahawks put on a hell of a show once they hit the national stage, going blow for blow with Texas Tech before a late flurry […]
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Chattanooga is a basketball program that has deep roots of tradition and success as an NCAA Division-I Basketball member. When the Mocs did something no SoCon programs have (and only a few mid-major programs) have managed to accomplish by winning the NIT crown, it was a great accomplishment for the league in the grand scheme […]
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Furman waited 43 years between NCAA Tournament appearances when it reached the Big Dance in 2023, but now the Paladins hope to make a return to March Madness in a much shorter turnaround, and I think they’ll have a great shot to do so. If continuity, development and retention have anything to do with the […]
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