Well, the NIT (NCAA) held them off for a year.
Only guaranteed bids are for the best two non-dancers in Big East, Big Ten and Big XII (sorry Atlantic Coast and Southeastern, you will have to "earn" your bids)...
The official rip-off for season two of the Ryan Pedon era.
I do not think the score will necessarily be as close as the prediction below, but this is also the type of game that (somewhat) "allows" the opportunity for those occupying the farther seats of the bench getting some measurable playing...
anything to keep the Power 6 from completely disengaging
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-10-27/nit-board-announces-changes-nit-and-use-experimental-rules
If this were in place last year, Ohio State (16-19) would have been been a guaranteed selection.
Fox is also pushing...
I went through each school's non-conference schedule and calculated an overall average rating (based on the opponent's NCAA Men's Basketball NET ranking at the end of the season). If a school is in a tournament, the opponents were weighted based on the round in which as school would play the...
A little food-for-thought as the remaining conference tournaments wind down.
Personally, if adding twenty-two schools equates to sixteen of them being more dregs from the P5+BE, count me out. I have no desire to watch two sub-.500 crud programs that make it primarily by being a member of a...
The Redbirds commence postseason play when they tip-off the conference tournament at Enterprise Center to face the Panthers.
ISU finished at ninth place in conference at 6-14 (11-20 overall) whereas UNI finished at eighth place in conference at 9-11 (13-17 overall).
The "Teachers" are led in...
The Redbirds complete the regular season at CEFCU Arena as they return to take on the Purple Aces.
UE is in twelfth place in conference at 1-18 (5-25 overall) whereas ISU is tied for ninth place in conference at 5-14 (10-20 overall).
The Aces are led in scoring by Kenny Strawbridge (14.5)...
The Redbirds complete their final road trip of the season (and play their final true road game) as they venture to The Knapp Center to face the Bulldogs.
ISU is tied for ninth place in conference at 5-13 (10-19 overall) whereas DU is tied for first place at 14-4 (23-6 overall).
The "Teachers"...
The Redbirds commence on their final roadtrip of the season as they venture to the Hulman Center to face the Sycamores.
I(L)SU is tied for ninth place in conference at 5-12 (10-18 overall) whereas I(N)SU is in a three-way tie for third place at 12-5 (19-9 overall).
The "Teachers" are led in...
The Redbirds return home to CEFCU Arena to meet the Racers.
MSU is tied for seventh place in conference at 8-8 (13-13 overall) whereas ISU is tied at ninth place at 5-11 (10-17 overall).
The "Thoroughbreds" are led in scoring by Rob Perry (14.4), rebounds by D J Burns (6.8) and assists by...
The Redbirds travel to the Athletics-Recreation Center to take on the Beacons.
ISU stands alone at ninth place in conference at 5-10 (10-16 overall) whereas VU sits alone in tenth place at 4-11 (10-16 overall) whereas .
The 'birds are led in scoring and assits by Darius Burford (11.8, 2.3) and...
The Redbirds return to CEFCU Arena to host the Braves in the return edition of the War on 74.
BU is in a four-way tie for first place in conference at 10-4 (17-8 overall) whereas ISU stands alone at ninth place in conference at 5-9 (10-15 overall).
The Gargoyles are led in scoring and rebounds...
The Redbirds travel to Nashville to face the Bruins at the Curb Event Center.
ISU stands at ninth place in conference at 5-8 (10-14 overall) whereas BU is in a four-way tie for first place in conference at 9-4 (16-8 overall).
The 'birds are led in scoring by Darius Burford (11.7), rebounding...
The Redbirds finish up the two game homestand as the Flames trek down I-55 to CEFCU Arena.
UIC is eleventh place in conference at 1-11 (9-14 overall) whereas ISU is tied for ninth place in conference at 4-8 (9-14 overall).
Chicago Circle are led in scoring by Jace Carter (16.1), rebounding by...
The Redbirds start the first of a two game homestand as the Salukis come to CEFCU Arena (the Salukis won the first match-up at Banterra Center, 69-57).
SIU is tied for first place in conference at 9-2 (17-5 overall) whereas ISU is tied for ninth place at 3-9 in conference (8-14 overall).
The...
The Redbirds are making the short trek to Peoria for the I-74 Rivalry/War on 74 with the Braves to commence the second half of the conference season.
ISU is tied for ninth place in conference at 3-7 (8-13 overall) whereas BU is tied for fourth place at 6-4 in conference (13-8 overall).
The...
The Redbirds are having a "Black Out" night at CEFCU Arena as they return home to play the Beacons.
The Beacons are alone in tenth place in conference at 2-7 (8-12 overall) whereas the Redbirds are alone in ninth place at 3-6 in conference (8-12 overall).
The teams have yet to meet this...
Next up is the second of a two-game road trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Redbirds are alone in ninth place in conference at 3-5 (8-11 overall) whereas the Panthers are in a five-way tie for fourth place at 5-3 in conference (9-9 overall), one game out of first place.
The teams matched up on New...