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11-12-2011, 04:06 AM
Mid-Majors That Play Basketball You'll Actually Want To Watch
18. Summit League: Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton unveiled a star in Dominique Morrison last season, and now Sutton is hoping Morrison's offensive brilliance can be combined with some defensive consistency on a team that returns so much of its core. However, the Golden Eagles did lose Ken Holdman to the season with a torn ACL. Meanwhile, Oakland lost 7-foot star Keith Benson and hyper-efficient forward Will Hudson to graduation, but the Golden Grizzlies still have do-everything point guard Reggie Hamilton leading the way. That's a quality twosome for any mid-major league, and if either IUPUI or South Dakota State improves markedly, the Summit League will be far from the all-Oakland show we've grown accustomed to in recent seasons.
The Noticeable Drop-Off
26. Big Sky: The Big Sky, like the OVC, is no stranger to a bad bottom half. Blame the "States": Portland State, Montana State, Idaho State and Sacramento State are all likely to be among the worst teams in Division I hoops
The "Trying Hard To Find Nice Things To Say" Group
29. Southland: This is the part of the rankings where we get to the usual No. 15 and No. 16 seeds in the NCAA tournament, and there's a reason no No. 16 seed has ever won a game in March Madness
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/preview2011/story/_/id/7208556/ranking-college-basketball-conferences-2011-12-season
18. Summit League: Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton unveiled a star in Dominique Morrison last season, and now Sutton is hoping Morrison's offensive brilliance can be combined with some defensive consistency on a team that returns so much of its core. However, the Golden Eagles did lose Ken Holdman to the season with a torn ACL. Meanwhile, Oakland lost 7-foot star Keith Benson and hyper-efficient forward Will Hudson to graduation, but the Golden Grizzlies still have do-everything point guard Reggie Hamilton leading the way. That's a quality twosome for any mid-major league, and if either IUPUI or South Dakota State improves markedly, the Summit League will be far from the all-Oakland show we've grown accustomed to in recent seasons.
The Noticeable Drop-Off
26. Big Sky: The Big Sky, like the OVC, is no stranger to a bad bottom half. Blame the "States": Portland State, Montana State, Idaho State and Sacramento State are all likely to be among the worst teams in Division I hoops
The "Trying Hard To Find Nice Things To Say" Group
29. Southland: This is the part of the rankings where we get to the usual No. 15 and No. 16 seeds in the NCAA tournament, and there's a reason no No. 16 seed has ever won a game in March Madness
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/preview2011/story/_/id/7208556/ranking-college-basketball-conferences-2011-12-season