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Conference Tournament Primer: Southland Conference

Tommy Lemoine — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:40:24 +0000

Championship Fortnight continues with yet 10 more conference tourneys tipping off today, so what better way to get you through the final push of games than to break down each of the Other 26′s postseason events. Today, the O26 tourneys starting are the Southland, SWAC, Mountain West and Atlantic 10.

Dates: March 12-15 Site: Merrell Center (Katy, TX)

What to expect: It would be shocking if Stephen F. Austin fails to win this tournament. The Lumberjacks are one of only three teams to go undefeated in conference play this season, dominating Southland opponents by more than 16 points per game and winning 12 of their [...]

Rushed Reactions: #3 Florida 79, #14 Northwestern State 47

WCarey — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:22:51 +0000

Walker Carey is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after the Round of 64 NCAA Tournament game between #3 Florida and #14 Northwestern State in Austin.

Three Key Takeaways.

The Gators Pulled Away from the Demons Late

Florida’s size and the athleticism of its bigs were just too much for Northwestern State. Everyone knew Florida was going to have a size and athleticism advantage over Northwestern State, but those advantages actually turned out to be much greater than expected. In a first half that was actually hotly-contested – Florida led by just eight at the break – the Gators took advantage [...]

The Other 26: Bracket-Busting, South and West Edition

IRenko — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:21:14 +0000

I. Renko is an RTC columnist and the author of the weekly column, The Other 26. Follow him on Twitter @IRenkoHoops.

Oh, well. What’s a royal ball? After all, I suppose it would be frightfully dull, and-and-and boring, and-and completely… Completely wonderful. — Cinderella

It’s time for college basketball’s annual ball, which means it’s time for America to fall in love with Cinderella all over again. There are 36 teams from the 26 non-power-conferences who have been invited to this year’s Big Dance, and while the slipper no longer fits for some of the more prominent of these schools, for the bulk [...]

Bracket Prep: Akron, Louisville, Northwestern State, Montana, Oregon, Pacific & New Mexico State

BHayes — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:40:05 +0000

Saturday’s flurry of bid snatching wound down out West and left us with a near-complete picture of the puzzle. Just four automatic bids remain to be earned on Selection Sunday. As we have for each of the 31 automatic qualifiers to play their way into the Dance, we’ll take some time to give you an analytical snapshot of each team that you can refer back to when you’re picking your brackets this week.

Akron

Zeke Marshall And Akron Overcame Late-Season Drama To Reach The NCAA Tournament

MAC Champion (26-6, 16-2) RPI/Pomeroy/Sagarin = #49/#54/#62 Adjusted Scoring Margin = +10.7 Likely NCAA Seed: #12-#13

Three Bruce Pearls of Wisdom.

Last year’s [...]

Summer School in the Southland Conference

Brian Goodman — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:22:19 +0000

Russell Burnett is the RTC correspondent for the Southland Conference.

Around The SLC:

Back To School: Former NBA lottery pick Corliss Williamson was hired as head coach of the University of Central Arkansas on March 12. Williamson was an NCAA All-American at the University of Arkansas and an NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons. Williamson coached the last three years at Arkansas Baptist. Out With The Old, In With The New: Sam Houston State University hired assistant coach Jason Hooten to run the Bearkats’ operation after long-time head coach Bob Marlin fled to greener pastures as he accepted the job at the University [...]

Checking in on… the Southland

jstevrtc — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:33:44 +0000

Russell Burnett is the RTC correspondent for the Southland Conference.

Current Standings as of Jan. 15, 2009:

EAST

SE Louisiana 10-5 (2-0) Stephen F. Austin 11-4 (1-1) Nicholls State 5-10 (1-1) McNeese State 5-10 (0-1) Central Arkansas 6-10 (0-2) Northwestern State 5-10 (0-2)

WEST

UT-San Antonio 12-3 (2-0) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-8 (2-0) Sam Houston State 9-5 (1-0) Lamar 9-8 (1-1) Texas State 7-9 (1-1) Texas-Arlington 7-7 (0-2)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sam Houston State University power forward Gilberto Clavell recently earned his second Player of the Week honor. The 6’7 junior scored 21 points and ripped down 12 rebonds in the Bearkats’ [...]

2008-09 Season Primers: #20 – Southland

rtmsf — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:26:31 +0000

There is no RTC correspondent for the Southland Conference, but we’re still taking applications.

Predicted Order of Finish:

East

Stephen F. Austin (18-9, 12-4) Northwestern St. (18-13, 10-6) SE Louisiana (14-15, 9-7) McNeese St. (12-17, 8-8) Central Arkansas (10-19, 4-12) Nicholls St. (8-21, 4-12)

West

UT-Arlington (19-10, 11-5) Lamar (16-13, 11-5) UT-San Antonio (15-13, 10-6) Sam Houston St. (13-16, 7-9) Texas A&M-CC (9-21, 5-11) Texas St. (9-20, 4-12)

What You Need to Know (WYN2K). The Southland Conference is an overlooked conference in an area of the country that doesn’t exactly embrace college basketball. While the league has traditionally been cannon fodder for first-round high [...]