SEASON PREVIEW: Lehigh Hoping To Build Something Special With Fifth Years Colton, DiNucci
This Saturday, Lehigh will kick off the 2023 season, and the Kevin Cahill era, at home against Villanova. And there are a lot of unknowns.
COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – AUG. 26
Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Aug. 26th, 2023 following the Week 0 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. The top five positions remain unchanged from the preseason rankings as none of.
COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FBS G5 TOP 25 – AUG. 26
Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Aug. 26th, 2023 following the Week 0 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the College Football Playoff national championship game in January. The top five positions remain unchanged.
LEHIGH FOOTBALL: Getting To Know Your 2023 Non-Conference Opponents
Since I can’t do anything half-assed, here’s a detailed Lehigh fan’s guide to the Mountain Hawks’ 2023 non-conference opponents. There’s no easy win penciled in here, as you will see.
AUBURN VOLLEYBALL: Tigers Look For Rare Back-to-Back Winning Seasons
While sustained success on the court has been hard to come by for the Auburn volleyball team, Brent Crouch has instilled optimism to a program that has continued to climb the ladder in terms of wins since his arrival at the school in 2020.
MICHIGAN VOLLEYBALL: Virtue Takes Over for Legendary Coach in Ann Arbor
A change of coach often is enough to change the fortunes of any collegiate program. And that’s what the University of Michigan was hoping would happen when Erin Virtue was hired to replace Mark Rosen as volleyball coach of the Wolverines.
LEHIGH PRESEASON CAMP: Cahill and Mountain Hawks Dedicating To Make Goodman Home Field Advantage
This past Saturday at Murray Goodman stadium, you could hear loud music, the Marching 97 and loud yelling on 3rd down, only the season hadn’t started.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25– Preseason 2023
Below are the Top 25 FCS preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2023 season. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. Last season’s champion of South Dakota State is the preseason #1 team with.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Preseason 2023
Below are the Top 25 Group of Five (G5) preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2023 season. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. With conference realignment, four schools that were showcased in year’s.
FLASHBACK: Illini, Wolverines Lead Nation in 1923
Conference rivals kept pace with one another throughout the 1923 college football season and in the end it was almost impossible to determine a true national champion.
OPINION: Stanford and Cal Have the Opportunity Of A Lifetime To Restore Sanity To College Athletics
With the stunning collapse of the Pac 12 comes a golden opportunity to reshape collegiate athletics for the better.
2023 Patriot League Preview: Can Anyone Dethrone The Crusaders?
Holy Cross’ dominance over the last four seasons really means there is only one main question worth asking in terms of a Patriot League preview: Is it an impossible task for the other six teams to have any sort of shot to dethrone Holy Cross?
Chuck’s Lehigh Football Fan Dream Journal for the Next Four Years
As the biggest Lehigh fan you know, what would I want my son to experience over the next four years? I developed a list of “fan asks” to say exactly what I think would be an excellent way for my son, and indeed anyone in and around the Lehigh football program, to experience.
OPINION: I Don’t Care About Your Video Game, Realignment Rumor Or TV Deal, So Please Shut Up About It
It doesn’t matter to me, it doesn’t matter to almost everyone, and increasingly it seems like it doesn’t matter to the NCAA. Therefore, why should I pretend to care about it?
Lehigh Spring Game To Feature Team’s Growth After Working Hard Out of Spotlight
Ever since the hiring of head coach Kevin Cahill in December – the first true “outsider” to be hired as a Lehigh head football coach in decades – it’s been an adjustment for everyone.
The NIL Mess: What Kavanaugh And Skinner Have Caused
Advocates of NIL will mine whatever viewing data they can to spin the numbers to pretend that fans are not leaving. And the same people will contort themselves to deny the fact that NIL and the new college landscape, brought to us by Skinner and Kavanaugh, has anything to do with it. But they’re wrong.
Columbia Rallies Past Fordham 78-73 in WNIT
The win moves the Lions, who improved to 25-5 on the season, into the Super 16 round where they will play in-state foe Syracuse of the Atlantic Coast Conference on March 24 at home.
Columbia Women Rout FDU 69-53 to open WNIT
Whatever Griffith and her staff put together during practice after learning the Lions had been left out of the NCAA Tournament played out near-perfectly as Columbia rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 69-53 on March 17 at Levien Gymnasium on the Columbia campus.
Fordham Women Withstand Historic Performance in WNIT Triumph
Drexel’s Keishana Washington, the Colonial Athletic Association player of the year, scored a game-high 43 points in the game and reached double figures in scoring for the 65th straight game.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Mar. 5
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament for March 5th, 2023. This is the next to last projection in the field as we now are in the midst of conference tournament play. Houston is not only the top High Major team in.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 5
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 5th, 2023. Houston remains in the #1 position and also remains into overall top spot in the rankings as the Cougars won its final two regular season games in AAC play over Wichita State and Memphis this.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 5
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 5th, 2023 as conferences have completed their regular season and in some cases their conference tournaments. College of Charleston remains in the #1 position this week. The Cougars won their opening Colonial Athletic Conference Tournament game over Stony.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Feb. 26
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament are currently projecting Houston as the overall number two overall seed for the week ending February 26th, 2023. Another High Major team in Gonzaga is also projected as a #2 seed. A total of 8.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 26
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 26th, 2023. Houston remains in the #1 position and also moves into overall top spot in the rankings as the Cougars won its two games this past week over Tulane and East Carolina in AAC play. Gonzaga.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 26
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 26th, 2023. College of Charleston moves into the #1 position this week–up one spot from last week–following the Cougars winning its two games this past week in CAA play over Towson and Stony Brook to end their regular.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Feb. 20
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament are currently projecting Houston as the overall number two overall seed for the week ending February 20th, 2023. Another High Major team in Gonzaga is also projected as a #3 seed. A total of 9.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 20
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 20th, 2023. Houston remains in the #1 position but does slip to the second overall spot in the rankings as the Cougars won its two games this past week over SMU and Memphis in AAC play. Gonzaga.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 20
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 20th, 2023. Kent State moves into the #1 position this week–up two spots–following the Golden Flashes winning its two games this past week in MAC play over Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan. College of Charleston moves up two.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Feb. 12
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament are currently projecting Houston as the overall number one overall seed for the week ending February 12th, 2023. Another High Major team in Gonzaga is also projected as a #3 seed. A total of 9.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 12
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 12th, 2023. Houston remains in the #1 position as well as the top spot overall in the rankings as the Cougars won its lone game this past week over Tulsa in AAC play. Gonzaga moves up one.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 12
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 12th, 2023. Oral Roberts remains in the #1 position this week following the Golden Eagles winning its two games this past week in Summit League play over St. Thomas and Western Illinois. Furman remains at the #2 position.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Feb. 5
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament are currently projecting Houston as the overall number one overall seed for the week ending February 5th, 2023. Another High Major team in Saint Mary’s is also projected as a #3 seed. A total of.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 5
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 5th, 2023. The top five positions actually all remain the same as last week. Houston remains in the #1 position but also move up to the top spot overall in the rankings as the Cougars defeated Wichita.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 5
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 5th, 2023. Oral Roberts moves into the #1 position in moving up two spots from last week following the Golden Eagles winning its two games this past week in Summit League play over South Dakota and UMKC. Furman.
2023 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Projections-Jan. 29
The CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using the Sagarin rankings to field of the 68 teams that make-up the tournament are currently projecting Houston as the overall number two seed for the week ending January 29th, 2023. Another High Major team in Saint Mary’s is also projected as a #2 seed. A total of 8.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 29
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 29th, 2023. Houston are in the #1 position as the Cougars defeated UCF and Cincinnati in AAC play this past week. Saint Mary’s is at the #2 position in this week’s rankings. The Gaels won their lone.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 29
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 29, 2023. Liberty is at the #1 position this week following the Flames winning its two games this past week in Atlantic Sun play over Jacksonville and North Florida. Kent State is at the #2 position following the.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25 – FINAL 2022
Here are the final Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2022 season. Tulane finished on top of the rankings following the Green Wave come from behind win over USC in the Cotton Bowl game. Fresno State finishes in to the #2 position after defeating Washington State.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – FINAL 2022
Below are the final Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2022 season amongst the FCS teams. South Dakota State finishes in the top position after winning the national title game over North Dakota State. NDSU finishes in the #2 position after that loss to SDSU in the national title game. Sacramento.
2023 Division I FCS National Championship Game Preview: #3 North Dakota State vs. #1 South Dakota State
FCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP: NORTH DAKOTA STATE VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATEWHERE: TOYOTA STADIUM, FRISCO, TEX.WHEN: SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2:00 PM ESTTV/STREAMING: ABC / WATCHESPN For the second time in the last decade, two teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference will play each other for the national title. The last time this happened also involved North.
OPINION: The All Dakota FCS National Championship Game Won’t Make Any New FCS Fans, Which Is Why Things Need to Change
This Sunday – idiotically slotted against the NFL – the FCS National Championship Game will feature North Dakota State and South Dakota State in what will likely be the least watched ABC National Championship game in our lifetimes.
Maryland Women’s Hoops Topple Rutgers, 78-67
Maryland wasted little time in setting the tone on the way to an impressive 78-67 win over Rutgers on Jan. 2 in Big Ten women’s basketball action at Jersey Mike’s Arena.
Columbia Shakes Off Rust to Improve Record to 11-2, Overtakes Ohio 81-59
Columbia did some things with a bang. But it was being masterful at doing the little things with a slow and deliberate precision that allowed the Lions to put themselves in a position to fire on all cylinders and eventually rolling past Ohio University 81-59 in women’s college basketball Dec. 29 at Levien Gymnasium.
Kevin Cahill Looks To Bring Businesslike Mindset To Lehigh Football Program
The leak of the announcement late Sunday, that Yale offensive coordinator Kevin Cahill was going to be the 30th head coach in Lehigh history, was a surprise to many.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 18
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 18th, 2022. Houston stays in the #1 position as the Cougars defeated North Carolina A&T at home and then defeated Top 5 ranked Virginia on the road. Gonzaga stays at the #2 position in this week’s rankings..
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 18
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 18th, 2022. Kent State stays at the #1 position this week following the Golden Flashes winning its only game this past week a blowout win over Division II Concord (W.V.). Iona stays at the #2 position following the.
Group of Five 2022-23 Bowl First Weekend Recap & Highlights
College football bowl games are upon us as the 2022 postseason begin this past weekend. The action kicked off on Friday, Dec. 16 and continued its first weekend into Saturday, Dec. 17. In the first weekend of bowl action, there were a total of eight bowl games with seven of those involving Group of Five.
UCLA Extend Winning Streak to Seven With 63-53 Win over Kentucky
The winning continued for UCLA as the No. 16-ranked Bruins took advantage of woeful shooting on the part of Kentucky in defeating the No. 13 Wildcats 63-53 in the second game of the CBS Sports Classic inside the World’s Most Famous Arena.
Tar Heels Rally Late to Defeat Buckeyes
The Tar Heels rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half and got the game into overtime before delivering the knockout punch in the extra session to defeat Ohio State 89-84 on Dec. 17 in the opening game of the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 11
Below are the Top 25 High Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 11th, 2022. Houston stays in the #1 position but moves down to the second position overall in the rankings. The Cougars defeated North Florida but then fell to Top 10 overall Alabama for their first lose of.
