CAA-
The Coastal, sigh, tips off Friday in D.C. UNC-Wilmington are the regular season champs, going 15-3 in league play and 26-5 overall. Head coach Takayo Siddle will be a hot name during the upcoming coaching cycle. They’re 99th in KenPom overall.
Charleston finished 2nd behind Chris Mack. The Cougars are 142nd in KenPom. 3rd place Hofstra is 92nd in KenPom, lead by Speedy Claxton.
The winner should be Hofstra or UNCW. UNCW could get a 12-13 seed and would be a good pick to pull off an upset. Hofstra isn’t a bad club and own wins over Pitt and Syracuse. They’ve won 8 of 9 but a 5-game losing streak to close January hurts the overall resume. I’ll pick UNCW but Hofstra has my attention.
SoCon-
What to make of the SoCon as the tourney tips from Asheville on Friday. East Tennessee State won the regular season title and is 141st in KenPom. Mercer finished tied 2nd and is 182nd. Samford tied them and is 208.
Usual contenders, Wofford and Furman aren’t the teams of the last decade. Wofford is 248 in KenPom while Furman is 203. UNC-Greensboro is 304 this year. Down year for the league.
I’ll take ETSU because Mercer doesn’t play any defense but I won’t be stunned to see some chicanery here.
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