In addition to WF v. Fairfield, there are a ton of NCAA BB games today and tonight (the season opens with Mississippi Valley State at Baylor at noon today)
Some things to note about this season:
The number of D-1 teams has grown to 363.
The 5 new D-1 teams are:
Lindenwood (its in Mo.; the will play in the Mo Valley Conference)
Queens College (its in Charlotte; they will play in the ASUN); think the Queens coach, just got pinched for a DUI).
Southern Indiana (they are in... Southern Indiana and they will play in the OVC)
Stonehill (in Mass.; they will play in the Northeast Conference)
Texas A&M- Commerce (they will play in the Southland)
Also 26 teams
changed conferences). Most are teams going from one crappy conference to another, but here are arguably the most relevant:
Belmont: from the OVC to MVC (2nd change in 4 years)
Hampton: from the Big South to Colonial (2nd change in 3 years)
JMU: CAA to Sun Belt
Loyola Chicago: MVC to A-10
Marshall: C-USA to Sun Belt
Murray State: OVC to MVCC
NC A&T: Big South to CAA (2nd change in 3 years)
Old Dominion: C USA to Sun Belt
S. Miss; C-USA to Sun Belt