define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); jerald brooks – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:47:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court The Other 26: The New A-10 Asserts Itself http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/21/the-other-26-the-new-a-10-asserts-itself/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/21/the-other-26-the-new-a-10-asserts-itself/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:34:05 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=83851

I. Renko is an RTC columnist. He will kick off each weekend during the season with his analysis of the 26 other non-power conferences. Follow him on Twitter @IRenkoHoops.

When the A-10 added Butler and VCU to its ranks this past offseason, we knew that the two teams would strengthen the now 16-team conference. The two schools, each of which has had recent improbable Final Four runs, were expected to join the ranks of Xavier, Temple, St. Louis, and Dayton, and, along with a resurgent St. Joseph’s, UMass, and LaSalle, make the A-10 the deepest and, arguably, most exciting non-BCS [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/21/the-other-26-the-new-a-10-asserts-itself/feed/ 0