With 325 schools playing Division I basketball, here’s a look at each of the 31 conferences and a quick fact about each and every team
Listed in order of conference finish from last year with overall record (Big Ten on Page 8)
America East W-L Quick hit
Boston U 20-11 F Rashad Bell leads way
Vermont 21-12 T.J. Sorrentine healthy again
Hartford 17-13 Have talented backcourt
Binghamton 14-13 C Nick Billings (4.3 blocks pg)
Northeastern 16-15 Counting on G Marcus Barnes
Maine 14-16 Kevin Reed top trey man
Stony Brook 13-16 D.J. Munir a defensive star
MD Balt. Co. 7-20 Retrievers’ 1st year in conf.
Albany 7-21 JC transfer Jamar Wilson key
New Hampshire 5-23 Need to find some scorers
Atlantic Coast
Wake Forest 25-6 Hope frosh Chris Paul scores
Duke 26-7 Coach K is loaded again
Maryland 21-10 7 straight 20-win seasons
N.C. State 18-13 G/F Julius Hodge (17.7 ppg)
North Carolina 19-16 Welcome home, Roy Williams
Clemson 15-13 Coach Oliver Purnell debuts
Georgia Tech 16-15 PG Jarrett Jack (9 ppg, 6 apg)
Virginia 16-16 Todd Billet: 41.8% of treys
Florida State 14-15 G Jim Pickett (17.1 ppg) key
Atlantic 10 E
St. Joseph’s 23-7 PG Jameer Nelson a leader
Rhode Island 19-12 6-4 G Dustin Hellenga key
Temple 18-16 Rebounding is a concern
St. Bonaventure 13-14 Team won’t quit this year
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Massachusetts 11-18 Frosh G Art Bowers to start
Fordham 2-26 Coach is Dereck Whittenburg
Atlantic 10 W
Xavier 26-6 Romain Sato big-time player
Dayton 24-6 7-0 C Sean Finn an NBAer?
Richmond 15-14 Desperate for some scorers
La Salle 12-17 3 sophs, 1 frosh to start
George Wash. 12-17 Frosh Rocky Lucas touted
Duquense 9-21 Dukes are really thin inside
Atlantic Sun
Troy State 26-6 C Rob Lewin (8.1 rpg) the key
Mercer 23-6 F Scott Emerson a workhorse
Central Florida 21-11 Must replace top 2 scorers
Belmont 17-12 Adam Mark can shoot (67%)
Georgia St. 14-15 Have 4 jr. college transfers
Jacksonville 13-16 No experience; lost 5 starters
Lipscomb 8-20 Bisons 1st year in conference
Stetson 6-20 Must learn to play defense
Fla. Atlantic 7-21 Eyes on JC transfer Mike Bell
Campbell 5-22 Will start 3 true freshmen
Gardner Webb 5-24 Lost 8 games in last minute
Big 12
Kansas 30-8 Self needs Wayne Simien
Oklahoma 27-7 5-7 frosh PG Drew Lavender
Texas 26-7 4 starters, 3 top reserves back
Oklahoma St. 22-10 G Tony Allen in control
Missouri 22-11 1-2: R. Paulding, A. Johnson
Texas Tech 22-13 Keep eye on G Andre Emmert
Colorado 20-12 Watch 7-0 C David Harrison
Iowa St. 17-14 New coach Wayne Morgan
Texas A&M 14-14 Rebounding, defense weak
Baylor 14-14 Good luck to Scott Drew
Kansas St. 13-17 Lost starting frontcourt
Nebraska 11-19 Lost 14 of last 17 games
Big East E
Connecticut 23-10 Emeka Okafor. Enough said
St. John’s 21-13 Watch Soph G Darryl Hill
Boston Coll 19-12 F Craig Smith (19.9 ppg) a star
Providence 18-14 Return 99% of scoring (74.1)
Villanova 15-16 Need to find 3-pt. threat
Miami 11-17 Darius Rice can score (18.7)
Virginia Tech 11-18 1-7 on road in Big East
Big East W
Syracuse 30-5 Carmelo who? Lots of talent
Pittsburgh 28-5 See you in the Big Dance
Notre Dame 24-10 As Chris Thomas goes . . .
Seton Hall 17-13 Andre Barrett (16.7 ppg)
Georgetown 19-15 Poor shooting team
West Virginia 14-15 NY Mr. Basketball Tyler Relph
Rutgers 12-16 Desperate for point guard
Big Sky
Weber State 26-6 Went 14-0 in league play
Eastern Wash. 18-13 G Alvin Snow leads way
Northern Ariz. 15-13 F Aaron Bond (11 ppg, 5 rpg)
Idaho St. 15-14 David Schroeder 45% of treys
Montana 13-17 Pat Kennedy recruited well
Sacramento St. 12-17 G DaShawn Freeman on rise
Montana St. 11-15 Los top scorer, top rebounder
Portland St. 5-22 6-10 F Seth Scott leads way
Big South
Winthrop 20-10 F Tyrone Walker league’s best
Birmingham S. 19-9 2 years from Div. 1 status
Charleston S. 14-14 Had 3 starters transfer out
Liberty 14-15 Have 4 starters back
NC Asheville 15-17 Won NCAA play-in game
Coastal Caro. 13-15 G Brandon Newby is healthy
Radford 10-20 Watch G Whit Holcomb-Faye
VMI 10-20 Keydets 1st year in conf.
High Point 7-20 Bart Lundy 1st year coach
Big West
Utah State 24-9 Spencer Nelson can rebound
UC Irvine 20-9 Anteaters best talent in conf.
Santa Barbara 18-14 Gauchos need rebound help
Cal Poly 16-14 Varnie Dennis a scorer (17.5)
CS-Northridge 14-15 Top rebounding team in conf.
Idaho 13-15 Watch 6-10 frosh Zach Proett
Pacific 12-16 2 of top 3 scorers return
Fullerton St. 10-19 C Pape Sow (14 ppg, 9 rpg)
UC Riverside 6-18 3 JC transfers add oomph
Long Beach St. 5-22 Fewest wins in 53 years
Colonial Ath.
NC Wilmington 24-7 The Brett Blizzard era is over
Va Common. 18-10 C Troy Godwin: 6-6, 300
Drexel 19-12 Consistent scorer an issue
George Mason 16-12 6-5 G Mark Davis leads way
Delaware 15-14 Need guards to shoot better
Old Dominion 12-15 Lost its top 2 scorers
James Madison 13-17 Rebuilding year; 7 newcomers
Will & Mary 12-16 Adam Hess (20 ppg, 6 rpg)
Hoftsra 8-21 Ken Adeleke (16 ppg, 11 rpg)
Towson 4-24 Were last in Div 1 in turnovers
C-USA W
Marquette 27-6 Travis Diener is league MVP
Louisville 25-7 They play hard–and fast
Memphis 23-7 Good guards, weak up front
Ala-Birm. 21-13 No one bigger than 6-9
Cincinnati 17-12 Bob Huggins has reloaded
DePaul 16-13 Delonte Holland: 44.8% of 3s
St. Louis 16-14 Screen-and-shoot approach
Tulane 16-15 Watch 6-11 C Ivan Pjevcevic
South Florida 15-14 Jimmy Baxer: 14 ppg; 5 rpg
Charlotte 13-16 Solid group of starters
Southern Miss 13-16 F Charles Gainer is tough
East Carolina 12-15 0-for-2 conf. seasons on road
TCU 9-19 Football team won more
Houston 9-20 Avg. 58 ppg; lost 3 scorers
Horizon
Butler 27-6 Only 1 starter is back
Wis-Milw. 24-8 F Dylan Page is team leader
Illinois-Chicago 21-9 Cedric Banks best in league
Detroit 18-12 Elijah Warren a force inside
Loyola 15-16 Paul McMillan: 14.6 ppg, 9 rpg
Wright St. 10-18 F Seth Doliboa (22.3 ppg)
Wis-G.B. 10-20 Soph. G Terry Parker key
Y’town St. 9-20 Need G Doug Underwood
Cleveland St. 8-22 Rollie Massimino era over
IVY W
Penn 22-6 C Adam Chubb’s time?
Brown 17-12 Must replace Earl Hunt
Princeton 16-11 Need healthy F Andre Logan
Yale 14-13 Transfer C Dominik Martin key
Harvard 12-15 Watch soph C Brian Cusworth
Cornell 9-18 Good squad, league sleeper
Dartmouth 8-19 Only 1 senior among top 8
Columbia 2-25 Went 0-14 in league play
Metro Atl. Ath.
Manhattan 23-7 Luis Flores a clutch player
Siena 21-11 Team needs a point guard
Fairfield 19-12 Deng Gai tough on defense
Niagara 17-12 Conference’s best front line
Iona 17-12 Need DeShaun Williams
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Marist 13-16 7 new players, 5 freshmen
Rider 12-16 Watch frosh Terrance Mouton
Canisius 10-18 Keep losing the close ones
St. Peter’s 10-19 G Keydren Clark (24.9 ppg)
Loyola 4-24 1-17 in league play
Mid Continent
Valparaiso 20-11 Homer Drew returns as coach
Oral Roberts 18-10 PG Luke Spencer-Gardner key
Oakland 17-11 Jr. F Rawle Marshall (18.1 ppg)
Indiana-Purdue 20-14 Lost 3 double-figure scorers
Centenary 14-14 1st year in conf.; Indep. last yr.
Southern Utah 11-17 F David Palmer a 3-pt threat
UMKC 9-20 G Michael Watson (25.5 ppg)
Western Illinois 7-21 1st-year coach Derek Thomas
Chicago State 3-27 0-for-14 in conference
MAC East
Kent State 21-10 3 players back after surgeries
Akron 14-14 All 5 starters back, led by Gs
Marshall 14-15 PG A.W. Hamilton (5.5 apg)
Miami 13-15 Juby Johnson emerging star
Ohio 14-16 Added 3 transfers to squad
Buffalo 5-23 3 last-place finishes in 4 years
MAC West
Central Mich. 25-7 Chris Kaman gone (in NBA)
Western Mich. 20-11 Sr. C Anthony Kann (8.8 rpg)
Northern Illinois 17-14 SF Marcus Smallwood a force
Eastern Mich. 14-14 Inexperienced frontcourt
Bowling Green 13-16 Coach Dan Dakich has depth
Toledo 13-16 Chicago’s R.Russell, F.Valencia
Ball State 12-17 Features up-tempo attack
Mid-East. Ath.
S. Caro. St. 20-11 Led by Thurman Zimmerman
Hampton 19-11 Jeff Granger shot 36.8% on 3s
Florida A&M 17-12 G Terrence Woods (20.5 ppg)
Delaware St. 15-12 Miles Davis, All-Conf. last year
Norfolk St. 14-15 Lost 5 players off last yr’s club
Howard 13-17 Counting on Sr. F Seye Aluko
Coppin St. 11-17 3-pt threat in Jimmy Boykin
Beth-Cookman 8-22 Added 4 JUCO transfers
Morgan St. 7-22 Soph. Ron Timus best athlete
MD-East. Shore 5-23 Sr. G Tee Trotter (20.5 ppg)
N.C. A&T 1-26 New coach in Jerry Eaves
Missouri Vall
Creighton 29-5 5 straight NCAA appearances
S. Illinois 24-7 Matt Painter the new coach
Wichita State 18-12 Jr. F Jamar Howard (14.2 ppg)
SW Mo. St. 17-12 4 returning starters will help
Evansville 12-16 Sr. F Clint Cuffle (16.5 ppg)
Bradley 12-18 G Phil Gilbert: 1,352 career pts
Northern Iowa 11-17 Entire starting lineup back
Drake 10-20 Tom Davis back in coaching
Illinois St. 8-21 Led by soph. G David Moss
Indiana St. 7-24 Went 2-16 in league play
Mountain W.
Utah 25-8 Sr. Nick Jacobson can shoot
BYU 23-9 6-11 sr. Rafael Araujo (8.9 rpg)
UNLV 21-11 Has to replace 60% of scoring
Wyoming 21-11 Chicago Jay Straight now a jr.
Colorado St. 19-14 7-foot jr. Matt Nelson a force
San Diego St. 16-14 Only 1 player taller than 6-8
Air Force 12-16 Run Princeton-style offense
New Mexico 10-18 Return 4 starters from last yr
Northeast
Wagner 21-11 Defending NEC champion
Quinnipiac 17-12 Needs to improve defense
Monmouth, N.J. 15-13 G Dwayne Byfield (15.1 ppg)
Central Conn. 15-13 Rebounder in Ron Robinson
Fair. Dickson 15-14 Playmaker in Marcus Whitaker
St. Francis, Pa. 14-14 Top scorer in Darshan Luckey
St. Francis, NY 14-16 Must replace top 3 scorers
Mt. St. Mary’s 11-16 Jim Phelan gone after 49 yrs
Robert Morris 10-17 Jr. G Maurice Carter (19.1 ppg)
LIU Brooklyn 9-19 Lost 4 rotation players
Sacred Heart 8-21 4 starters back from last year
Ohio Valley
Austin Peay 23-8 Governors heavy favorites
Morehead St. 20-9 G Ricky Minard OVC’s best
Jacksonville St. 20-9 Gamecocks 1st year in OVC
Tenn. Tech 20-12 Lost 5 seniors, 4 on front line
Murray St. 17-12 New coach is Mick Cronin
Tenn. Martin 14-14 Lost 10 of last 14 games
Eastern Illinois 14-15 Henry Domercant era over
Samford 13-15 Newcomer from Atlantic Sun
Eastern Ky. 11-17 No winning years since `92-93
SE Mo. St. 11-19 Indians return all 5 starters
Tenn. St. 2-25 Went 0-16 in league play
Patriot League
Holy Cross 26-5 Jave Meader seeks 3-peat
Lehigh 16-12 G Austen Rowland to help
American 16-14 Must replace top 2 scorers
Colgate 14-14 G Mark Linebaugh (43% FG)
Bucknell 14-15 Avg 58 ppg; lost top scorer
Lafayette 13-16 All they need is point guard
Navy 8-20 7-0 frosh Thomas Knapp
Army 5-22 Went 0-14 in conference play
Pacific-10
Arizona 28-4 Lots of speed . . . and defense
Stanford 24-9 F Josh Childress leads way
California 22-9 Amit Tamir: 6-11 jumpshooter
Oregon 23-10 F. Luke Johnson (16 ppg)
Arizona St. 20-12 C Ike Diogu worth watching
Oregon St. 13-15 JC transfer Jim Hanchett key
Southern Cal 13-17 All 5 starters return
Washington 10-17 Weak rebounding team
UCLA 10-19 Ben Howland has lots to do
Wash. St. 7-20 G Marcus Moore (18.2 ppg)
SEC E
Kentucky 32-4 Can defend; can they score?
Florida 25-8 Can score; can they play D?
Georgia 19-8 Rashad Wright steady at point
Tennessee 17-12 6-10 Jr. F Brandon Crump
South Carolina 12-16 Have 3 home-grown talents
Vanderbilt 11-18 Sr. F Matt Freije (17.9 ppg)
SEC W
Mississippi St. 21-10 Timmy Bowers 41% of treys
LSU 21-11 F Brandon Bass top recruit
Auburn 22-12 Kyle Davis top shot blocker
Alabama 17-12 Need help from 5 freshmen
Mississippi 14-15 Sr. F Justin Reed (15.4 ppg)
Arkansas 9-19 Top 3 scorers back (all sophs)
Southern N
East Tenn. St. 20-11 F Zakee Wadood (15 ppg)
Appalachian St. 19-10 Jr. G Corwin Davis is key
Davidson 17-10 Moving to South (Chatt. to N)
Elon U 12-15 In 1st year from Big South
Western Caro. 9-19 Jr. G Kevin Martin (22.8 ppg)
NC Greensboro 7-22 Ron Taylor back (broken leg)
Southern S
Charleston 25-8 Sr. F Thomas Mobley the key
UT-Chatt. 21-9 F Ashley Champion (57 FG%)
Ga. Southern 16-13 Defense will determine year
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Wofford 14-15 Lacking a go-to scorer
Furman 14-17 3 4-year starters are gone
Citadel 8-20 Watch frosh F Bobby Joshua
Southland
Sam Houston 23-7 Rebuilding; lost all 5 starters
S.F. Austin 21-8 Lumberjacks light up front
Texas St. 17-12 G Terry Conerway is all-conf.
Texas-Arlington 16-13 Lost rebounder Mack Callier
McNeese St. 15-14 Watch soph C Marcus Watts
Lamar 13-14 Billy Tubbs back on sidelines
La. Monroe 12-16 Indians have experience
SE Louisiana 11-16 G Amir Abdur-Rahim (15 ppg)
Texas-San Ant. 10-17 F LeRoy Hurd best in league
Northwstrn St. 6-21 Will start 5 sophomores
Nicholls St. 3-25 Went 1-19 in conference
SW Athletic
Prairie View 17-12 Roderick Riley (11 ppg, 7 rpg)
Texas Southern 18-13 F Allen Lovett (17 ppg, 7 rpg)
Miss. Valley St. 15-14 G Ed Mack (44% of treys)
Alabama St. 14-15 Transfer Jermaine Smith key
Alcorn St. 14-19 Sammy West is new coach
Grambling 12-18 F Paul Haynes best in league
Jackson St. 10-18 G Ishmael Joyce (14.6 ppg)
Southern 9-20 New coach is Michael Grant
Alabama A&M 8-19 Lost its top 3 scorers
Ark-Pine Bluff 4-24 0-10 in non-league games
Sun Belt E
Western Ky. 24-9 7-0 frosh C Josh Higgins
Ark-Little Rock 19-11 G Nick Zachary eyeing NBA
Middle Tenn. St. 16-14 Undersized, little experience
Arkansas St. 13-15 Playing bombs-away style
Florida Int. 8-21 Went 1-13 in league play
Sun Belt W
New Mexico St. 20-9 F James Moore league’s best
La. Lafayette 20-10 6-6 G Brad Boyd (16.8 ppg)
Denver 17-15 Brett Starkey (12 ppg, 9.7 rpg)
New Orleans 15-14 7 players in 3rd or 4th years
South Alabama 14-14 Only 13 turnovers a game
North Texas 7-21 Mean Green has 4 transfers
West Coast
Gonzaga 24-9 Blake Stepp, lots of depth
San Diego 18-12 Lost 4 seniors off NCAA team
Pepperdine 15-13 Paul Westphal in 3rd year
San Francisco 15-14 JC transfer Tyrone Riley key
St. Mary’s 15-15 .500 for 1st time in 6 years
Santa Clara 13-15 Need healthy G Kyle Bailey
Portland 11-17 Pilots lack height, bulk
Loyola Marymt. 11-20 Must do better rebound job
WAC
Tulsa 23-10 G Jason Parker an NBAer?
Fresno St. 20-8 Cal transfer Shantay Legans
Rice 19-10 NIT snub still hurts
Hawaii 18-13 G Phil Martin makes it go
SMU 17-13 As Bryan Hopkins goes . . .
Nevada 18-14 6-6 Jr. G Kirk Snyder a star
La. Tech 12-15 Need 5 newcomers to step up
Boise St. 13-16 All 5 starters (4 seniors) back
San Jose St. 7-21 Simply not enough size
Texas-El Paso 6-24 F Roy Smalley’s knee OK
INDEPENDENT
Texas A&M-CC 14-15 Islanders strong in back court
Texas Pan Am 10-20 Allen Holcomb (11 ppg, 8 rpg)
I-P Ft. Wayne 9-21 5 losses by 10 pts. Or less
Savannah St. 3-24 Will try run-and-gun game
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