Conference Tournament Previews, Saturday Night Starters

Hmm, the WCC starts tonight. I missed that one. It’s in Vegas and I’d pick BYU but it’s in Vegas, so I’ll say Gonzaga.

SUMMIT LEAGUE

The Summit tournament comes to us from Sioux Falls. South Dakota State won the league by going 18-0. Seems good. They have a win over Washington State on the ledger. They’re 69th in KenPom. They have the nations number one offensive effective fg% and the best 3-point shooting team in the nation. If they get a 12-seed, they should be one of the most popular upset picks and with good reason. I love this team.

North Dakota State finished 2nd and is 166th in KenPom. Oral Bob finished 3rd and is 150th in KenPom. No other team is in the top-200, though UMKC finished 200 while finishing tied-3.

Give us SDSU or we riot and that’s the pick.

COLONIAL

The Colonial plays their tournament in Washington D.C. Towson and UNC-Wilmington tied for the league title as the 2 split the regular season.

Towson is 65th in KenPom while UNCW is 188. Towson has won 7 straight, 6 of them by double digits. Hofstra is 120th in KenPom and finished 3rd in the league. The winner should be one of these 3 and I like Towson to cruise.