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Murray, Ky., has always been a basketball town. Ever since 1957, the Racers have dominated the mid-major ranks with only 11 losing seasons in 69 years of NCAA Division-I play, with the last time they sported back-to-back losing seasons being 1979…until last season. The Racers had seen better times. Since joining the Missouri Valley Conference […]
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Big recap of eight excellent games this week. The NJIT Highlanders are in first place. I never thought I’d see the day. Thursday, January 15 Vermont 67, Maine 62 Mekhi Gray surprisingly returned to the roster this weekend, although I can’t speak to his usage moving forward. I’m still waiting to hear about the MRI […]
21 days ago | 1 read
In what was a lighter week for the Horizon League, just one team won more than one game, but Wright State held steady, winning its one game, and Purdue Fort Wayne had a masterful showing in its one opportunity. There are no more ties in the top two spots in the standings for now as […]
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Saint Louis is back in the top spot of the Men’s Other Top 25 as the Billikens are 17-1 and have won 11 straight games. They’re one of three teams who are undefeated in Atlantic 10 play. SLU cracked the AP poll at No. 24 this week. Miami (OH) is immediately behind the Billikens in […]
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Princeton remained in the top spot of the Women’s Other Top 25 for a seventh straight week, but there were changes just about everywhere behind the Stags. Richmond, who held the top spot prior to the Tigers, moved back up to No. 2. The Spiders have won five in a row since losing to Rhode […]
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Through a closed door, a jubilant celebration could be heard among the victorious Elon Phoenix from outside the visiting locker room at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra on Saturday. Given the prior years of struggling and the low preseason expectations relative to its current situation, Elon deserved […]
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RIVERDALE, N.Y. – If you surveyed everybody around the MAAC in the preseason on who the best shooter in the conference was, you’d be sure to get a lot of “Brendan Coyle” responses. This season hasn’t been extremely kind to him, though; he is shooting just 28% from deep heading into Saturday’s matchup with Manhattan. […]
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Happy MLK Day (Eve, if you are reading this on Sunday), America East fans! Here are a few hundred words on all four daytime games, including Danes-Cats on ESPNU! Vermont @ Albany (1 p.m. ET, ESPNU) A nationally televised America East game! Finally, the rest of the country can experience the thrills that we do […]
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We here at Mid-Major Madness will have our attention on the full slate of men’s and women’s mid-major basketball games throughout the day this Monday. But if you do find your eyes wandering over to that pigskin game in Miami Gardens, keep these things in mind. It says it’s Indiana vs. Miami, but here’s how […]
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Inconsistent would be the best possible word to describe Stony Brook’s start to the 2025-26 season. Opening the campaign at 8-3 with wins over Brown, Columbia, Central Michigan and an upset of Loyola Marymount marked the best start of Geno Ford’s head coaching tenure on Long Island. However, the Seawolves lost five of their next […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Sound the alarms, we had two Atlantic 10 programs receiving votes in this past Monday’s AP Poll! Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, is bringing you a weekly notebook to recap all the latest news from his coverage around the league Fordham, La Salle and Saint Louis named in point-shaving indictment As was the biggest […]
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We are officially into the new year and need your help to decide our men’s player of week for Jan. 5-11 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week nine of the college basketball season. Derek Simpson (Saint Joseph’s) It’s […]
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Federal prosecutors charged 26 current and former men’s basketball players with fixing and attempting to fix at least 29 college basketball games in one of the biggest gambling schemes in college athletics history. The indictment listed 17 former players, including 15 who played in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons as well as a few who […]
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The first full week of 2026 demonstrated the strength of mid-major women’s basketball players. The week saw the highest scoring total ever by an Atlantic 10 player, two monster double-doubles in Springfield, Mo., a game-winning three-point play to cap off a 24-point, 12-rebound, five-steal performance, and two players who averaged better than 24 points and […]
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In case there are any gamblers coming here looking for information, I don’t have enough to explain the absurd line movement happening with three of the AmEast games on Thursday. I wish I knew more, as I’m rather confused myself. Alas, I’ll stick to hoop analysis. Another programming-related note: I’m previewing only the four Thursday […]
26 days ago | 1 read
We’ve reached the two-week mark of Southern Conference play, and one team remains alone atop the standings, as East Tennessee State remains unbeaten after Saturday’s 86-60 rout of UNC Greensboro. The Bucs have looked like the team to beat all season, and it’s a no-brainer to have them at the top of the power rankings for week two. […]
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The Atlantic 10 has been the best mid-major women’s basketball conference with three of the top six and five of the top 11 in this week’s Other Top 25. That led us to ask the question: who do you think will come out on top this season in the A10? The answer: the Davidson Wildcats […]
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Let’s get into it. 250ish words on each game below. Thursday, Jan. 8 UMBC 69, Maine 62 -TJ Biel is unbelievable. He’s a sure-fire All-Conference player. There isn’t a single other solid offensive option for the Black Bears, yet he simply willed the team into a competitive performance. He scored 27 of Maine’s 62 points, […]
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Unfortunately, no Horizon League basketball will be played until Thursday this week, but there are still plenty of great games on the weekly slate. Both expected and unexpected contenders are continuing to stay near the top of the standings, as both the preseason favorites and defending champions are looking to get there. Below is an […]
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In a week culminated by a matchup between the league’s best on national TV, the Horizon League once again put forth a week of entertaining basketball. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the final few minutes of the Oakland-Wright State tilt that the game became competitive, but the rest of the league’s absence made up for it. […]
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While the Mountain West and Atlantic 10 dominate the top 10 of this week’s Men’s Other Top 25, the Missouri Valley has a couple of teams displaying strong resumes just outside the top 10. Belmont jumped all the way from 22 to 11. Murray St. was one spot behind at 12. The Bruins are 15-3 […]
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How can you not love A-10 women’s basketball? The conference holds three of the top six spots in this week’s Other Top 25 in Rhode Island at four, Richmond at five and Davidson at six. Last week’s release went in depth into Rhode Island’s win over Richmond, which catapulted the Rams one spot ahead of […]
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There is a historic season brewing at Chaifetz Arena. In the second year of the Josh Schertz era at Saint Louis, the Billikens are 15-1 overall and have opened conference play a perfect 3-0, the program’s best start since 1993-94. A spot at 34th in KenPom’s rankings is Saint Louis’ highest position since early 2023-24, […]
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The field goal shooting was mostly foul, but the Hofstra’s Pride’s foul shooting in a literal sense made the difference at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Saturday afternoon. Junior guards Jason Rivera-Torres (30 points on 9-for-19 shooting) and Andrew Ball (13 points on 5-for-9 shooting) did all they […]
29 days ago | 1 read
Predictable chaos. Those who follow Horizon League basketball know the conference is exceptionally deep, with a different conference tournament champion each of the last five years. When three-fourths of the teams have genuine title hopes, the ensuing parity opens the door to teams picked lower in the preseason poll. In three of the last five […]
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