Summit Conference vs Big Sky
4-0 with an average margin of victory of 17.0 points. The only reason I bring this up is because I've followed the Big Sky for a while before NDSU went D1 and it was always a conference that was up and coming with a good team and a sporadic really good player(s). I think Summit can really be one of the better conferences underneath the Mid Major conferences in A-10, Mountain West, Missouri Valley and Conference USA. Right around the 15 range. We'll see.
SDSU has a really nice team this year, hopefully USD and Omaha keep building. We'll need Oral Roberts to be good like they were again. I think our potential lies in the Dakota schools/ORU/Omaha, Denver should be better program than what they are. I think IUPUI/IPFW are maxed out programs. They may have occasional good years but ehy will always be lacking.
May be harder for NDSU to get into the tournament, but in the long run we want a stronger conference with a higher RPI. It's really the only chance to show we can move up if that opportunity ever presents itself.
Should be a fun conference slate this year with some really good games. My hope is next year when the new arena is done NDSU can continue the strength of their home court and make it a really intimidating place to play.