One exciting week is in the books for the 2024-25 season, and there was some movement among the Other Top 25. Memphis held onto the top spot with three of the six first-place votes. Saint Mary’s,...

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

12.11.2024

Northeast results you may have missed: Week one - Mid-Major Madness

Over the first week of college basketball, hundreds of games were played all across the country, and it’s easy to miss a lot of them. Every week, I’m going to go through a few of the key Northeast...

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

12.11.2024

The Fielder Five: Jaylen Smith shines in North Florida’s magical start — & other mid-major standouts - Mid-Major Madness

Smith has been lights out for North Florida as they’ve started 3-0

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

10.11.2024

Jake Fiegen’s game-winning 3 lifts Cornell over Samford - Mid-Major Madness

Cornell (2-0) didn’t need a 3, but it got one, and protected its home floor with an 88-86 victory over Samford (1-1) in an early-season non-conference tilt.

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08.11.2024

Boosted Arkansas State and head coach Bryan Hodgson projects as favorite in Sun Belt conference - Mid-Major Madness

With a strong class of transfers and an even larger group of returners, the Red Wolves are in place to have their best season in years

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

07.11.2024

Ante Brzovic carries load for Charleston in season-opening win - Mid-Major Madness

The senior forward posted a dominant 27-point, nine-rebound performance in a win over Southern Illinois

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

07.11.2024

Rhode Island’s Tammi Reiss shares experience of coaching at Olympics, growth of women’s basketball - Mid-Major Madness

The Rams’ head coach served as a coach for the U.S. women’s 3x3 team that won a bronze medal this summer

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

07.11.2024

Iona’s heartbreak, Siena’s thriller, and other MAAC notes from night one - Mid-Major Madness

Sam breaks down the MAAC openers, which saw few wins but notable performances.

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

05.11.2024

Can we see a six-bid Mountain West Conference again? - Mid-Major Madness

The conference had the best season for any mid-major last year with six teams reaching the Big Dance

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

05.11.2024

Brooks Savage has made ETSU a SoCon title contender again - Mid-Major Madness

The second-year head coach looks to bring ETSU back to league prominence

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

04.11.2024

New Mexico’s Nelly Junior Joseph has been a stalwart - Mid-Major Madness

The Nigerian began his career with Rick Pitino at Iona before transferring to play for Richard Pitino at New Mexico

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

04.11.2024

The Fielder Five: Mid-major players to watch for this season - Mid-Major Madness

A disruptive Ivy League guard and Big West scorer highlight the preseason edition of the Fielder Five

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

03.11.2024

2024-25 CAA Preview: Will Towson prevail with Charleston, UNCW lurking? - Mid-Major Madness

In the ever-growing CAA, Towson is the early favorite but the race looks tight as ever this season

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

01.11.2024

American Conference Preview: Can Penny Hardaway’s Memphis team pull it together? - Mid-Major Madness

The Tigers had a roller coaster 2024 season and look to answer many questions this year

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01.11.2024

Simeon Cottle looks to fast-track Kennesaw State to Conference USA contention - Mid-Major Madness

The Owls are in their first year in the conference after moving from the ASUN

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

31.10.2024

Patriot League Preview: Colgate is still the king but faces plenty of potential challengers - Mid-Major Madness

The Patriot League should be up this year. It’s the conference with the most returning minutes of anybody in the sport, with the median team getting nearly 70% of its minutes back. Last season, the...

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

30.10.2024

Elon’s Matt Van Komen overcomes numerous injuries, sets sight on finishing college career with flurry - Mid-Major Madness

The center has spent time in the Pac-12, WCC, Division II and now the CAA

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

27.10.2024

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Preview: Richmond with an opportunity to repeat - Mid-Major Madness

Can a program go back to back in the A10 for the first time since 2016?

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

27.10.2024

2024-25 NEC Preview: CCSU and Wagner are the teams to beat - Mid-Major Madness

Sam gives his predictions on the league standings, and potential award winners come season’s end.

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

26.10.2024

Big Sky preview: Northern Arizona seeks to get over the hump - Mid-Major Madness

The Lumberjacks have played in the conference title game each of the last three years and are now the preseason favorites

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

25.10.2024

South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim tragically dies at 43 - Mid-Major Madness

Abdur-Rahim previously coached Kennesaw State to their first ever NCAA Tournament berth.

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

25.10.2024

2024-25 Ivy League Preview: Princeton eyes another title - Mid-Major Madness

The Tigers have been among the league’s best for the past several years and look to get back to the Big Dance

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

24.10.2024

The Other Top 25: Memphis begins year in top spot in preseason poll - Mid-Major Madness

Five different teams received first-place votes, and the Tigers were not one of them

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

23.10.2024

OVC Preview: Is Little Rock the runaway favorite this year? - Mid-Major Madness

With most of its highlight players from last season gone, a new-look OVC is led by its few continuities

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

22.10.2024

SoCon set for exciting season of unpredictability - Mid-Major Madness

The SoCon has become "must-see" TV over the past decade. With no repeat champion on the Southern Conference hardwood since Wofford completed the feat in back-to-back campaigns in the 2013-14 and...

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

19.10.2024

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Season Preview: A return to two NCAA Tournament bids - Mid-Major Madness

Don’t call it a comeback!

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

18.10.2024

William & Mary’s Sugar Rodgers stresses adaptation as keys to her success on and off court - Mid-Major Madness

The former WNBA all-star enters her third season as an assistant with William & Mary

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

17.10.2024

2024-25 MAAC Hoops Season Preview - Mid-Major Madness

Sam Federman’s 2024-25 MAAC Season Preview features nearly 30,000 words of analysis, featuring quotes from every coach and breakdowns of every team.

Mid-Major Madness - Basketball

12.10.2024

Cam Sparrow looks to lead Coppin State turnaround this season - Mid-Major Madness

Sparrow started 24 games as a freshman and will have a bigger role in year two

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11.10.2024

Senior guard Erik Reynolds II looking to lead a historic season for St. Joe’s - Mid-Major Madness

Reynolds will have a chance to stake his claim in the St. Joe’s record books as he returns to Hawk Hill for his fourth season.

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Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week: Hofstra’s Jean Aranguren - Mid-Major Madness

Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week: Harvard’s Harmoni Turner - Mid-Major Madness

Homegrown talent leading Columbia’s best start in two decades - Mid-Major Madness

MAAC Recap: Marist has a breakout superstar, Manhattan’s Bronx Redemption, Siena’s cup defeat - Mid-Major Madness

Northeast mid-major basketball results you may have missed: Week 2 - Mid-Major Madness

The Other Top 25: Nevada climbs five spots - Mid-Major Madness

Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week: Drake’s Anna Miller - Mid-Major Madness

A trip through La Salle’s new John Glaser Arena - Mid-Major Madness

Five Atlantic 10 storylines to monitor after Week One - Mid-Major Madness

Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week: Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa from Columbia - Mid-Major Madness

The Other Top 25: Memphis holds top spot, three others receive nods for No. 1 - Mid-Major Madness

Northeast results you may have missed: Week one - Mid-Major Madness

The Fielder Five: Jaylen Smith shines in North Florida’s magical start — & other mid-major standouts - Mid-Major Madness

Jake Fiegen’s game-winning 3 lifts Cornell over Samford - Mid-Major Madness

Boosted Arkansas State and head coach Bryan Hodgson projects as favorite in Sun Belt conference - Mid-Major Madness

Ante Brzovic carries load for Charleston in season-opening win - Mid-Major Madness

Rhode Island’s Tammi Reiss shares experience of coaching at Olympics, growth of women’s basketball - Mid-Major Madness

Iona’s heartbreak, Siena’s thriller, and other MAAC notes from night one - Mid-Major Madness

Can we see a six-bid Mountain West Conference again? - Mid-Major Madness

Brooks Savage has made ETSU a SoCon title contender again - Mid-Major Madness

New Mexico’s Nelly Junior Joseph has been a stalwart - Mid-Major Madness

The Fielder Five: Mid-major players to watch for this season - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 CAA Preview: Will Towson prevail with Charleston, UNCW lurking? - Mid-Major Madness

American Conference Preview: Can Penny Hardaway’s Memphis team pull it together? - Mid-Major Madness

Simeon Cottle looks to fast-track Kennesaw State to Conference USA contention - Mid-Major Madness

Patriot League Preview: Colgate is still the king but faces plenty of potential challengers - Mid-Major Madness

Elon’s Matt Van Komen overcomes numerous injuries, sets sight on finishing college career with flurry - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Preview: Richmond with an opportunity to repeat - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 NEC Preview: CCSU and Wagner are the teams to beat - Mid-Major Madness

Big Sky preview: Northern Arizona seeks to get over the hump - Mid-Major Madness

South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim tragically dies at 43 - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 Ivy League Preview: Princeton eyes another title - Mid-Major Madness

The Other Top 25: Memphis begins year in top spot in preseason poll - Mid-Major Madness

OVC Preview: Is Little Rock the runaway favorite this year? - Mid-Major Madness

SoCon set for exciting season of unpredictability - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Season Preview: A return to two NCAA Tournament bids - Mid-Major Madness

William & Mary’s Sugar Rodgers stresses adaptation as keys to her success on and off court - Mid-Major Madness

2024-25 MAAC Hoops Season Preview - Mid-Major Madness

Cam Sparrow looks to lead Coppin State turnaround this season - Mid-Major Madness

Senior guard Erik Reynolds II looking to lead a historic season for St. Joe’s - Mid-Major Madness

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