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Southern Conference Tournament Preview

Season In Review The SoCon rose to the forefront of national attention thanks to two teams: Wofford and Furman. Before I get into them, I want to note that outside of those two, UNC Greensboro, and ETSU, the conference was very bad. No other team was even .500 in conference play, and the top really covered up a disappointing bottom. However, the top was very good, and Furman made news when they took down Loyola-Chicago and Villanova, and they started off 12-0 on the season. While Furman made waves early, it was Wofford who did it late, going 18-0 in the conference and losing just 4 games all season. They should be in the tournament pretty comfortably at this point, and we could see multiple teams dancing if someone other than the Terriers wins the tournament, which is very possible given the strength of the rest of the top 4. Once we get into the semifinals, there should be nothing but great games, and I am very excited to see what happens. Bracket Contenders Wofford  (26-4,...

The Fast Break 12/24/18

Merry Christmas Eve! As previously mentioned, I'm going to be taking the holidays off, but I'll be back with new content at the end of the week. Luckily, there isn't really a lot to watch before this upcoming weekend, outside of the Diamond Head Classic, so it should be a nice breather from all things college basketball. However, I wanted to give my thoughts on this weekend's games before they become obsolete. Let me know your thoughts on Twitter @ThreePointRange, and enjoy your holidays. What I Saw - Furman and Buffalo both lost their first game of the season on Friday night on the road by 18 points, but they were very different losses. Furman quite simply didn't look as talented as LSU. They weren't bad by any means, but they seemed like a typical decent mid-major squad playing against a more talented team. They hung around in the first half, trailing by 4 at the break, but in the end the Tigers were too much for the Paladians. Meanwhile, Buffalo gave Marqu...

Top 25 Breakdown

I'm sorry for not getting a post up last week, but I was busy with finals. Now, I'm back home with time to spare, so I'm going to have a lot more content coming your way, starting with another top 25 breakdown. This week, I'm trying out a bit of a different format, so let me know what you think. Top 25 1. Kansas Record: 9-0 Last Week: W vs Villanova 74-71 This Week: vs South Dakota, @ Arizona State 2. Michigan Record: 11-0 Last Week: W vs Western Michigan 70-62 This Week: vs Air Force 3. Tennessee Record: 8-1 Last Week: W @ Memphis 102-92 This Week: vs Samford, vs Wake Forest 4. Duke Record: 9-1 Last Week: N/A This Week: vs Princeton, vs Texas Tech(at MSG) 5. Nevada Record: 11-0 Last Week: W 72-68 vs South Dakota State This Week: vs Akron 6. Virginia Record: 9-0 Last Week: N/A This Week: @ South Carolina, vs William & Mary 7. Auburn Record: 9-1 Last Week: W 75-71 vs UAB This Week: @ NC State, vs Murray State 8. Gonzaga R...