Conference Previews

Murray State won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the conference tournament last season. With three starters returning, a repeat is not out of the question. But it’s…

When it comes to NCAA Tournament berths, the Missouri Valley Conference has been a one-team show in recent years. Drake has been the only MVC program to reach March Madness…

The 2024–25 Ivy League women’s basketball season was one for the history books. Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton all reached the NCAA Tournament — the first time in league history that…

In an eight-team conference like the Ivy League, everything is condensed. Each team plays only 14 regular-season games, and just four teams advance to the conference tournament each March. In…

For the 2025–26 school year, one conference has both a new name and a new identity. The former American Athletic Conference is now officially known as the American Conference. When…

In recent years, the Mountain West Conference has made a strong case for being the top mid-major men’s basketball league in the country. Two seasons ago, six Mountain West teams…

After a historic 2024–25 campaign, the TCU Horned Frogs enter the new season as defending Big 12 champions — and as the hunted. Last year, TCU swept both the regular-season…

Losing to UConn in last season’s NCAA championship game was brutal for South Carolina’s 2024-25 team, but it just might end up being the best thing for the 2025-26 team.…

The Big 12 is home to two of the most talented players in the nation: Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and BYU’s AJ Dybansta, both seen by fans as likely top-two picks…

In men’s basketball, the Atlantic Sun Conference may be a mid-major, but it’s as competitive as any conference in the nation. Last season, six teams had double-digit wins in conference…