Morehead St

Does Thursday represent Conference USA's "last stand" in regards to possibly avoiding the fate of being a one-bid league? Probably not but an upset by Tulsa at Duke would go a long way in giving the conference at least two bids. The Golden Hurricane can give the Blue Devils some trouble inside due to the presence of an NBA-caliber big man in senior Jerome Jordan.

CollegeHoops.net's Preseason Mid-Major All-America Team is led by one of the few underclassmen on the list, Butler's Gordon Hayward. Hayward is joined on the First Team by teammate Matt Howard. Boston U, Butler, Cornell, Gonzaga are the only teams with multiple players.

 

Austin Peay

Eastern Kentucky

Morehead State

Murray State

Other (EIU, Tennessee-Martin, etc)

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Rob Carpentier's "Seven Day Stretch" is a whirlwind tour around every corner of college basketball nation:

 

 

Morehead State Eagles

Ohio Valley (19-15, 12-6)

 

Player of the Week: Sam Young, Pittsburgh

 

The first week of March is always one of college basketball's best seven-day stretches. There is the end of the regular season in many conferences, including all the major conferences, and plenty of conference tournament action. Furthermore, five bids were handed out for the NCAA Tournament. With a week that jam-packed, there is bound to be an abundance of top-notch performances from around the country. Of course, this week certainly fit that bill.

 

 

Mid-Major Player of the Week

 

Jamal Barney – Loyola (MD)