2024-2025 College Basketball General Discussion

[swilsonsp4]

When a P5 school needs a home game that they plan to use as a tune-up, they look to the ranks of the low majors (think UAPB). But what do the low majors do to get in a game that they're pretty sure they can win? They dip into the programs below D1 (often well below). Cases in point:

Tonight, Lindenwood, of the OVC, will take on The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (NAIA), based in St. Louis. Digging even deeper, the Delta Devils of MS Valley State have invited The MS University for Women (NCAA D3) to Itta Bena. The MUW have been coed since 1982 and now have a student body ratio of 7:1 women to men.

[sedz]

Good for everyone. Those tiny colleges get some exposure, and the low major D1 schools get a rare non-con home game.

[bearcatbret]

Ratio of 7:1? I should have attended there. lol.

[Carthage World]

A close family friend at Kentucky State (low level D2) got to play against X at Cintas in an exhibition game years ago due to some connection between the coaching staffs.

X won convincingly but my friend ended up being the high scorer in the game. He had to overcome some very difficult situations to get to that point in his career so it was great to see him perform against such high competition.

College basketball is great because the (relatively) flexible nature of scheduling allows for some real cool opportunities/match-ups.