Belmont’s Handling of MTSU Raises Questions About Blue Raiders Going Forward
David Changas (@dchangas) is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after tonight’s Middle Tennessee State – Belmont game in Nashville. Kermit Davis has won 187 games in just over 10 seasons as the...
View ArticleOVC Titans Produced a Mid-Major Classic Thursday Night
David Changas is a RTC correspondent. He filed this report after Thursday night’s OVC battle between Belmont and Murray State in Murray, Kentucky. It was billed as the game of the year in the Ohio...
View ArticleBelmont Escapes At-Large Worries: Can the Bruins Break Through?
David Changas is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after Saturday’s OVC Championship in Nashville. Late in Saturday’s Ohio Valley Conference Championship Game, it looked like the college...
View ArticleBracket Prep: Belmont, Florida Gulf Coast, Harvard, Liberty & Creighton
The first five NCAA Tournament bids were earned over the weekend, so as each of the 31 automatic qualifiers plays their way into the Dance over the next week, we’ll take some time to give you an...
View ArticleThe Official RTC Bracket: Midwest And West Regions
We released the Official RTC Bracket for the South and East Regions earlier today — be sure to check that out if you need a refresher on our methodology for this exercise — and we’ll save you the...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: #6 Arizona 81, #11 Belmont 64
Andrew Murawa is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after the Round of 64 NCAA Tournament game between #6 Arizona and #11 Belmont in Salt Lake City. Three Key Takeaways. First Half Domination....
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Collapse Against Belmont Exposes Lineup Problems
Brad Jenkins is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after Sunday afternoon’s North Carolina vs. Belmont game from Chapel Hill. Normally when a small school like Belmont wins a road game against...
View ArticleNew Year, Same Story for Belmont
David Changas is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after last night’s game between Lipscomb and Belmont in Nashville. When he lost his three leading scorers to graduation, including standout...
View ArticleJeff Neubauer Perseveres, Leads Eastern Kentucky Back to Big Dance
In 2007, while in his second year as head coach at Eastern Kentucky, Jeff Neubauer led the Colonels to the NCAA Tournament, getting there with a group that he largely inherited from his predecessor....
View ArticleTop of the O26 Class: C-USA, OVC, Southland, Sun Belt and SWAC
Leading up to the season, this microsite will preview the best of the Other 26 conferences, region by region. In this installment, we examine the leagues that have a traditional footprint in the...
View ArticleBelmont Basketball: Same As It Ever Was
Three-game losing streaks don’t bother Rick Byrd much anymore. He’s now in his 29th season in charge of Belmont (the fourth-longest current tenure in Division I men’s basketball) and in a one-bid...
View ArticleBelmont Returns to the Big Dance After a Year Away
There has been much discussion this season about the lack of scoring in college basketball and what needs to be done to fix the issue. It is a bit ironic, then, that the first automatic bid to the NCAA...
View ArticleBracket Prep: Belmont
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. The first team to gain entry into the...
View ArticleBryce Drew’s First Vandy Win Offers Blueprint For Future
Luckily for Bryce Drew, no memorable coaching tenure has ever been defined by its first game. The good vibes surrounding the Vanderbilt program and its new coach quickly dissipated on opening night...
View ArticleExamining the Conference Unbeatens: Which Teams Can Go the Distance?
With one month left in the regular season, it’s no longer too early to consider which of the remaining conference unbeatens have a legitimate chance to enter March without a loss. So let’s dig in....
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