Mid-Majors

Arkansas State celebrates the Sun Belt Championship. (Photo credit: Arkansas State Athletics)

Arkansas State’s Destinee Rogers savoring the long journey to the top of the Sun Belt

By Rob Knox / March 16, 2025

Rogers: ‘I will forever appreciate every single one of these players and every single one of the staff’

Murray State forward Katelyn Young (31) drives against Drake.

Murray State and Belmont advance to MVC Tournament title game

By Angie Holmes / March 16, 2025

Turner: ‘We’re a team; we’re a family. And I truly believe that’s what’s pulled us through in these tough situations’

Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith stands on a ladder and cuts the net of a basketball hoop at the Columbia Lions home court while Lions players stand behind her celebrating and spectators stand in front of her taking pictures with their phones

A modest counterproposal: Win or go home

By Emily Adler / March 16, 2025

‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’

Confetti rains down onto the Fairfield Stags while, all in white, celebrate their 2025 MAAC Tournament title

How Meghan Andersen, Fairfield went back-to-back as MAAC champions

By Ben Yeargin / March 15, 2025

Thibault-DuDonis: ‘We know we’re not done yet’

Harvard guard Harmoni Turner clenches her fists and yells while looking off to her right.

In perfect Harmoni: Turner’s 44 points help Harvard upset Princeton in Ivy League Tournament semifinals

By Jenn Hatfield / March 15, 2025

Turner and No. 3 seed Harvard will face No. 1 seed Columbia in Saturday’s championship game

Freshman guard Madison Ruff high fives her teammates on the court of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall during the MAAC Tournament (Photo credit: Michelle Quaglia).

Mount St. Mary’s, Merrimack reflect on seasons of growth following MAAC semifinal losses

By Ben Yeargin / March 14, 2025

Kelly Morrone: ‘Merrimack in the conversation [of MAAC contenders] is a big step’

Murray State celebrates its first Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.

Missouri Valley Tournament preview: Top four teams just one game apart in regular season

By Angie Holmes / March 13, 2025

Murray State, Missouri State, Belmont and Drake all strong contenders

Quinnipiac sophomore guard Karson Martin runs off the court with the team behind her after Quinnipiac's 79-51 win over Iona Wednesday afternoon in the MAAC Tournament. (Photo credit: Rob Rasmussen | P8 Photos).

MAAC Tournament Day 2 notebook: Quinnipiac thrives with secondary help

By Ben Yeargin / March 12, 2025

Day 2 of the MAAC Tournament is underway, and it showcased No. 1 Fairfield and No. 2 Quinnipiac for the first time this tournament

A basketball player shoots a jump shot over the out-stretched hand of a defender.

No. 1 seed UNLV falls in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament

By Steve Silverman / March 12, 2025

UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque: ‘When you’re at the top, when you get knocked off, the fall is long and hard and it hurts’

Columbia head coach Megan Griffith squats on the court and yells in celebration. Her reserves are behind her on the sideline and standing up to celebrate.

What to watch for in the 2025 Ivy League Tournament

By Jenn Hatfield / March 12, 2025

A historically good top three and a team looking to play spoiler could add up to a tournament for the ages