Articles related to "Mid Major"

With four Missouri Valley Conference teams making the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and a 63-19 start this season, the MVC is fast becoming a major mid-major conference.

The NCAA Tournament selection committee took some of the thrill out of March Madness, when it left out key teams from mid-major conferences.

Davidson College looks for national respect as it builds a program on the shoulders of a demanding schedule, quality, overlooked players, and sensational Stephen Curry

In 2008-'09 the most promising BCS busters - teams with the potential to take down the mighty BCS -- are Brigham Young, Utah, Boise State and Texas Christian.

A mid-major conference such as the Big West has as many similarities as any big-time program, just without the national media attention.

The NBA playoffs need help. The league's own version of George Mason, the NCAA's 2006 Cinderella, would spice up two months of playoff boredom. But who fits the slipper?

Bob Knight will soon be the winningest coach in NCAA history, and Daniel Gibson is a rookie standout. These are just a couple of the Suite101's NCAA & NBA news and notes.

When the chance to match up TCU and Boise State with teams from the power conferences presented itself, the BCS fumbled the ball and in doing so protected itself.

The UCLA Bruins have raced through their 2006-2007 schedule to a perfect 11-0, placing them atop our NCAA Suite 16 rankings.

Ryan Mathews is healthy in 2009, and he's been piling up yardage at a furious rate for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

The NCAA top 20 teams continue to beat up on each other, turning the most polls into chaos. Meanwhile, UCLA is still undefeated and heads our first Suite 16 Poll.

In a year filled with excitement and controversy at every level of basketball, Suite101 ranks the top 3 best and worst basketball moments of 2006.

The Brigham Young Cougars have definitely been good under coach Bronco Mendenhall. But they won't know if they're really good until they face No. 3-ranked Oklahoma.

The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs have proven to be consistent winners. But can they maintain a position among the nation's elite college football teams?

The NCAA bowl season could have been so much better if a plus-one system or even a small playoff were instituted.

The NCAA Tournament is one of the great sporting events of the year; this guide is intended to explain the details of March Madness through all the hype the surrounds it.