Category Archives: predictive

MAC and MEAC Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

Previously covered: (1) Big South and Horizon, (2) A-Sun, Northeast, Patriot, OVC, and WCC, (3) MVC, (4) SoCon, MAAC, and Sun Belt, and (5) America East, Summit, and Colonial. As the clear-cut best teams in the conference and armed with double byes to the … Continue reading

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America East, Summit, and Colonial Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

Previously covered: (1) Big South and Horizon, (2) A-Sun, Northeast, Patriot, OVC, and WCC, (3) MVC, and (4) SoCon, MAAC, and Sun Belt. Three tournaments begin play Saturday. The America East is a 3-team race led by top seed Stony … Continue reading

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SoCon, MAAC, and Sun Belt Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

If you missed it, here are the previous conferences covered: (1) Horizon and Big South, (2) A-Sun, Northeast, Patriot, OVC, and WCC, and (3) Missouri Valley. The Southern Conference, once again, has been dominated by Davidson. The Wildcats haven’t been quite good … Continue reading

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Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

I’ve already covered the Big South and Horizon tournaments, as well as the A-Sun, Northeast, Patriot, OVC, and WCC. The Missouri Valley, along with Bucknell, Belmont, and the WCC power duo of Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s already covered, sports two … Continue reading

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A-Sun, Northeast, Patriot, OVC, and WCC Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

This is the second group of conference tournament I’ll take a look at. Earlier I looked at the Big South and Horizon tournaments. The Atlantic Sun is mostly a two-team conference. Florida Gulf Coast ranks as the best team in … Continue reading

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Big South and Horizon Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

First up among this year’s conference tournaments are the Big South and the Horizon as both leagues kicked off with their 1st Round games today. The Big South is one of the weakest leagues in the country, and my predictive … Continue reading

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Conference Tournament Predictions – 2013

Conference tournaments got under way today with the 1st Round of the Big South and Horizon tournaments. This year I’m going to put my predictions on “paper” and compare them to some other predictions out there, notably Ken Pomeroy’s Log5 … Continue reading

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Evaluating QBs: Why Not Wins?

Full disclosure: I’m a Peyton Manning fan. If you can’t get past that, stop reading now. Still there? Good, welcome. Following the Broncos recent loss to the Ravens (and the subsequent Patriots loss), there has been a new wave of … Continue reading

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An Improved Look at Pre-season Strength of Schedule

As we gear up for another NFL season kicking off in just over a week, there will be lots of discussion of Super Bowl contenders and playoff predictions. Which teams will improve and which will decline. One of the big … Continue reading

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What the RPI is and what it is not

Earlier today on CBSsports.com, Matt Norlander wrote an article about the much-maligned RPI. He comes to this conclusion: If anything else, this chart proves there are far too frequent communication breakdowns with teams across the board, enough so that the … Continue reading

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