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Eastern Mid Major Post Mortem

With Christmas in the offing, gifts are on my mind. And when you're talking about college basketball, the most sought after gift is an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Every conference gets its representation but the elusive multiple bid is why teams go out and play all comers in the first two months of the season....

Eastern Mid Majors Post Mortem

One of the best moves the Horizon League has ever made was their decision to welcome Valparaiso to the fold this season. The Crusaders helped the conference to a 5-1 mark in games played Sunday and they are 10-1 after routing Chicago State 90-61. The vowel obsessed Samuel Haanpaa hit 10 three-pointers and finished with 32...

Eastern Round Up: The Missouri Valley-Horizon Challenge

It doesn't get the hype of the Big 10-ACC Challenge nor the television coverage but last night four schools flew their conference banner and did battle to determine Midwestern mid major supremacy. It ended in a draw. Bradley, representing the MVC, beat Wright State 72-65 in Dayton but their conferencemates from Evansville...