Author: Dean Wendel

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt was the most excited I had ever been for a Division 1 vs. Division 3 game. The Buffalo Bulls were taking on the St. John Fisher Cardinals on December 11, 2021. 1:00 tip. An official attendance of just under 2,000. In my mind though, Buffalo’s Alumni Arena should’ve been sold out. Why? Because the Cardinals were not your ordinary Division 3 team. Well, maybe they were for the most part. But there was one exception. The hype had been building for months. Over the past couple of years, I had obtained the privilege of securing...

Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to the third of a three-part series where we give you a look at all minor NCAA Division 1 conference tournaments. Conference tournament season is finally upon us, and around 300 teams beginning in late February will battle it out for spots in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. This battle is even steeper for teams in 21 “low-major” conferences, as the tournament champ will almost certainly be that conference’s only representative in March Madness. The talent is still prevalent on these low-major teams however, and we’ve seen squads like 2018 UMBC, 2012 Norfolk St, and 2013...

Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to the second of a three-part series where we give you a look at all minor NCAA Division 1 conference tournaments. Conference tournament season is finally upon us, and around 300 teams beginning in late February will battle it out for spots in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. This battle is even steeper for teams in 21 “low-major” conferences, as the tournament champ will almost certainly be that conference’s only representative in March Madness. The talent is still prevalent on these low-major teams however, and we’ve seen squads like 2018 UMBC, 2012 Norfolk St, and 2013...