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As we move through Championship Week, we’ll continue to bring you short reviews of each of the automatic qualifiers to help you fill out your bracket next week. Tournament dreams became a reality for four more teams last night. Here’s what you need to know about the most recent quartet of bid-winners.

Mount St. Mary’s

Mount St. Mary’s, .500 Record In Tow, Is Dancing. They Are Your NEC Champions.

NEC Champion (16-16, 12-7) RPI/Pomeroy/Sagarin = #216/#207/#220 Adjusted Scoring Margin = -3.6 Likely NCAA Seed: #16 (First Four)

Three Bruce Pearls of Wisdom.

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Checking In On… the Horizon League http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/15/checking-in-on-the-horizon-league-23/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/15/checking-in-on-the-horizon-league-23/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:50 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=51890

Bill Hupp is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League. Follow him on Twitter (@Bill_Hupp) for his thoughts on hoops, food, Russian nesting dolls and life.

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The Week That Was

Cream of the Crop Rises: It’s only mid-December, but don’t let the overall records fool you: The conference cream of the crop has already risen to the top. There is a clear division between the upper and lower halves of the Horizon League in 2011-12. Some teams (Milwaukee, Detroit, Butler, and Valparaiso) chose to test themselves before conference play begins. With Butler having a down season, a conference crown [...]]]>
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RTC Conference Primers: #13 – Horizon League http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/23/rtc-conference-primers-13-horizon-league/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/23/rtc-conference-primers-13-horizon-league/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:05:37 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=25707

Jimmy Lemke is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League.

Predicted Order of Finish

Butler (15-3) Cleveland State (12-6) Detroit (12-6) Milwaukee (11-7) Valparaiso (9-9) Wright State (9-9) Green Bay (8-10) UIC (7-11) Loyola (5-13) Youngstown State (2-16)

All-Conference Team

G: Shelvin Mack, Butler G: Norris Cole, Cleveland State F: Cory Johnson, Valparaiso F: Matt Howard, Butler C: Eli Holman, Detroit

6th Man

G: Brandon Wood, Valparaiso

Impact Newcomer

Paul Carter (F), UIC

What does Brad Stevens and Butler have in mind for an encore after their run to the title game?

What You Need To Know

All Horizon League games and most non-conference home games will be streamed live at HorizonLeague.org, the conference’s [...]]]>
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