O26 Resume Review: Bubble Watch Edition
We are less than a month from Selection Sunday. The bubble picture is as unsettled as ever. So what better time to do a complete O26 resume review? Instead of reviewing teams that helped and hurt their...
View ArticleO26 Weekly Awards: New Mexico, Jeremy Ingram, Donnie Tyndall & ECU…
Think about it, folks: this time next week, it will be March. Let that sink in for a minute… Now let’s take a step back and give some recognition to several of last week’s top performers and...
View ArticleO26 Game of the Week: Saint Louis-VCU Pt. II, Iona-Manhattan & More…
Each week the O26 microsite will run down the biggest upcoming game of the week as well as a handful of others to keep an eye on. Saint Louis (25-2) at Virginia Commonwealth (20-7) – 6:00 PM ET, ESPN2,...
View ArticleConference Tournament Primer: Conference USA
Championship Fortnight continues with another conference tourney tipping off today, so what better way to get you through the next week of games than to break down each of the Other 26′s postseason...
View ArticleO26 Resume Review: Atlantic 10, Conference USA, BYU & Green Bay…
We’re just a few days from Selection Sunday. Let’s take stock of how the O26 conference teams and their resumes stack up in the final days before that fateful day. Atlantic 10 Locks: Saint Louis, VCU,...
View ArticleNIT Quarterfinal Preview: How Three O26 Schools Can Reach Madison Square Garden
With Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and Belmont all playing in the NIT Quarterfinals tonight and tomorrow, let’s examine what it will take for each O26 hopeful to reach the Big Apple next week. Southern...
View ArticlePoll Critiques: Colonial, Conference USA & Summit
Over the next few weeks, we’ll examine and critique some of the more intriguing preseason conference polls. Here, we take a look at the good, the bad and the weird coming out of the Colonial,...
View ArticleTop of the O26 Class: C-USA, OVC, Southland, Sun Belt and SWAC
Leading up to the season, this microsite will preview the best of the Other 26 conferences, region by region. In this installment, we examine the leagues that have a traditional footprint in the...
View ArticleA Few Good Reasons to Feel Good About Temple
Sometimes it can feel like Temple is the forgotten team in the AAC, and in some ways, it is a bit of an outsider. The Owls are the only basketball program that isn’t left over from the Big East or...
View ArticleO26 Games of the Week: Utah-BYU, Northern Iowa-VCU, Gonzaga-UCLA…
Each week the O26 microsite will run down the biggest upcoming game of the week as well as a handful of others to keep an eye on. Utah (6-1) at Brigham Young (7-2) – 9:00 PM ET, ESPNU, Wednesday....
View ArticleO26 Weekly Awards: Northern Iowa, Damion Lee, Jon Coffman & Richmond…
Throughout the season, the Other 26 microsite will run down our weekly superlatives, including team, player, coach and whatever else strikes our fancy in that week’s edition. O26 Team of the Week...
View ArticleC-USA Breakdown: Louisiana Tech & UTEP Atop Decidedly One-Bid League
As recently as last Thursday, Conference USA still had a legitimate shot at becoming a two-bid league. Old Dominion – in second place behind Louisiana Tech – was considered among Joe Lunardi’s “Last...
View ArticleConference Tourney Primers: Conference USA
We’re in the midst of Championship Fortnight, so let’s gear up for the continuing action by breaking down each of the Other 26’s conference tournaments as they get under way. Conference USA Tournament...
View ArticleCoaches We Hope Stick Around… But Won’t Blame If They Don’t
Ah, late March – the most worrisome time of year. There will be firings, hirings and anxiety over whether several beloved mid-major coaches finally make the leap. Nothing like the smell of pink slips...
View ArticleMapping Ohio State’s Path to the NCAA Tournament
After an uninspiring first half of the season, Ohio State has over the last few weeks slowly but surely crept back into the Big Ten race. The Buckeyes are unlikely to contend for the title but they are...
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