Good Morning Hoops Nation February 26
ATHENS, Ohio -- As was noted in this kind piece by the newspaper I spent my college career wishing I could work for, next week marks the beginning of what we're really here for, what this is really all about. The conference tourneys mark the third of the four seasons within a season in college basketball, and by far the most wonderful.

Salute the Salukis
CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s just a humble little worn-down old dome in a humble little old college town, a 10,000-seat facility that sags beneath the weight of every single one of its 42 years. But the SIU Arena keeps finding new ways to make life difficult for the other nine Missouri Valley teams when they make their annual treks down unlucky U.S. Highway 13.

The State of the Other 22, Final Edition 2009
The State of College Basketball is a decrepit old ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). This is the full chart, and this is a recording.

Game 7-081/082/083/084 - Mid-American Quarterfinals
It's been a crazy week: storming the court, driving through a snowstorm, and seeing lots and lots of games up close. We are half-alive and fully excited about being in Atlantic City this weekend for the grand finale of Championship Fortnight, and to see the Atlantic One crowned. At the same time, there's the theoretical realization that Season 7 could be over seven days from today.

(How Not To Officiate) Patriot Games
As anyone who goes to one of its affiliated schools (or anyone who's read The Last Amateurs) can tell you, the Patriot League was created primarily to give Ivy League schools some early-season football competition. Just like the Ivy League.