Mid-Major Madness

Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari discuss the season ahead for four conferences: Ivy, Metro, NEC and Patriot. The Ivy shapes up to be a three-team race once again with Princeton, Harvard and Columbia. Fairfield eyes a fourth straight title in its last year in the Metro. FDU, LIU and Mercyhurst aim to compete once again in the NEC. Navy and Army sit as two of the top teams in the Patriot League.

Frank DeBari chatted with Toledo men's basketball head coach Tod Kowalczyk about the upcoming season. Kowalczyk enters year No . 17 with the Rockets, who are coming off a trip to the MAC championship game. Toledo opens the season with the MAC-SBC challenge at Arkansas State on Nov. 2.

Frank DeBari is joined by Toledo women's basketball head coach Ginny Boggess on this episode. Boggess is gearing up for year No. 3 leading the Rockets, who advanced all the way to the MAC championship game last March as the six-seed. Toledo begins this season at home against Louisiana Tech in the MAC-SBC Challenge on Nov. 2.

Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari continue our women's conference previews with a look at the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West. Howard aims to repeat in the MEAC. Ball State and Miami (OH) were the top two in the MAC last year, but will it be the same this year? Plus, it's a new look for the MWC with Hawaii, UC Davis and UTEP joining following five teams' departure.

Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari break down the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West men's landscapes ahead of the 2026-27 season. Howard looks to be the top team once again in the MEAC. Can Miami (OH) replicate its success following last year's undefeated season? Plus, GCU aims to have one of its best seasons atop the MWC.

Our women's conference preview series continues as Frank DeBari and Ian Sacks look at the season ahead for the Coastal, Conference USA and Horizon. The CAA appears wide open. CUSA has multiple teams who can stake a claim to being preseason favorite. Green Bay and Youngstown State have separated themselves atop the Horizon.

It's a full house as our men's conference preview series continues with discussions of the Coastal, Conference USA and Horizon. Horizon League expert Drew Gentile chats with Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari about the HL. Then, the rest of the crew break down the CAA and CUSA.

George Mason has reached unprecedented heights over Vanessa Blair-Lewis' first five years at the helm. The Pats won their first Atlantic 10 tournament championship in 2025 and a share of their first regular-season title in 2026. The Patriot head coach joins Ian Sacks on this episode of the "Anything But Mid" podcast.

The 'big' conference preview episode turns to the women's game. Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari break down the Big Sky, Big South and Big West. Will Idaho and Montana State run away with the Big Sky? A new-look High Point leaves some questions at the top of the Big South. Plus, can UC San Diego have a CM Punk moment and walk out of the Big West with the title?

A 'big' conference preview episode. Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari break down the Big Sky, Big South and Big West for men's basketball. Montana State looks like the team to beat in the Big Sky. High Point seeks to reign supreme once again in the Big South, and UC San Diego aims to continue its success in the new-look Big West.

Anything But Mid is beginning its women's conference previews. Ian Sacks is joined by Frank DeBari to discuss the America East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN.

Conference preview season is here! Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne begin with previews for the America East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN. Tanner McGrath joins the show to talk his beloved America East and provides a hot take for who wins the title.

The NCAA Tournament is going to 76 teams, and Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne have some strong opinions about it. (None of them positive.) Plus, a transfer portal update as the calendar flips to May.

The transfer portal is raging, and the NIT, WBIT and WNIT are in their final stages. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss on this week's episode of Anything But Mid.

It's the second straight year mid-majors failed to make the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne look back at the first few rounds of the Big Dance and review how the mid-majors are still alive in the NIT.

We finally have a women's NCAA Tournament bracket. Ian Sacks looks at the field of 68 and the mid-major teams to keep an eye on in the Big Dance this year.

Isaac details all of the matchups in the men's NIT as we head into the first week of postseason play!

In this episode, Isaac and Ian go region-by-region to detail the Selection Sunday bracket and decide which games they have headed into the best week of the year.

The Big West men's tournament is set to begin. Tanner McGrath previews the teams and gives his prediction for the championship.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss what they've seen so far through the first chunk of conference tournament action and preview what they're looking forward to most before Selection Sunday.

UMBC won the regular-season championship, but perennial power Vermont is lurking just two games back. Our resident AmEast reporter Tanner McGrath breaks down how he sees the field.

Gonzaga and Saint Mary's tied for the WCC regular season crown and have byes into the semifinals of the conference tournament. Can someone, like Santa Clara, pick them off and cut down the nets? Tanner McGrath previews the WCC Tournament.

LIU enters the NEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing three games clear of the rest of the pack. Tanner McGrath previews the action.

It's Isaac Bourne's favorite conference to cover. He breaks down the action in the OVC before heading to Evansville.

Belmont enters the tournament as the regular-season champ. Isaac Bourne previews the action at Arch Madness.

Tanner McGrath provides a look into the Patriot League men's tournament.

It's a goofy setup with the two-seed and seven-seed having the same record but open the tournament three rounds apart. Isaac Bourne previews the Sun Belt men's tournament.

Isaac Bourne breaks down the ASUN men's tournament before it gets underway.

Talia Goodman, who covers women's basketball nationally for On3, sat down with Ian Sacks to preview the conference tournament season and to look ahead at the bubble picture for some of the top mid-majors.

A loaded show to begin the month of March. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne review the conference regular season champions who have clinched over the last several days. They talk about the wackiness of the Sun Belt tournament with a 6-way tie for second place. Then, it's bubble talk and our weekly picks segment.

Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay sits down with Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks to discuss the Flames' attempt at repeating as CUSA champions. His group went 73 days without a loss before being picked off by Western Kentucky this past week. Plus, Isaac and Ian touch on the big stories from the week, such as Miami (OH) remaining undefeated, Saint Louis splitting its games, Merrimack and Austin Peay securing conference regular-season titles, and the OVC looking wide open. It's also a six-pick week in our final segment.

We've hit the second half of February, and the only undefeated Division-I men's basketball team is Miami (OH). UNCW had a big week with wins at Charleston and over Hofstra to surge into first in the CAA. Santa Clara falls to Gonzaga. Utah State destroys Memphis, and Belmont storms back to defeat Murray State. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss it all on this week's episode.

One full week into the February, and there is no shortage of headlines for Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne to discuss. Saint Louis rolls to a big win over La Salle. Santa Clara jumps into sole possession of first place in the WCC behind eight straight wins and Portland upsetting Gonzaga. Miami (OH) remains undefeated with a win in MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. The event also featured a triple-OT thriller between UMass and Coastal Carolina. Utah State rolls New Mexico at The Pit. The WAC is playing games with Utah Valley. Plus, our weekly picks segment returns.

We have hit the month of February. Saint Louis and Miami (OH) are a combined 43-1 this season and earned big wins. Utah St. edged San Diego St., and Saint Mary's fell to Gonzaga in the two biggest games of the weekend. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss.Plus, Isaac sounds off on Murray St.'s four-game skid. And the week ahead is highlighted by a jam-packed Wednesday.

It's a loaded podcast this week. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne begin by discussing Miami (OH)'s 20-0 start to the season. The RedHawks are the last unbeaten mid-major. They then whip around the nation and talk GCU, FAU, ASUN, Summit men's and women's, A10 women's, UMES, and Portland State. Plus, they give their weekly picks.

Utah State, San Diego State, New Mexico and Nevada have carried the torch in the Mountain West this season. Saint Mary's and Santa Clara are clearly in the top three in the WCC (along with that team who shall not be named). Plus, props to UNC Wilmington, who is undefeated in CAA play. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne break it all down.

There are just six undefeated men's college basketball teams, and Miami (OH) is the only mid-major at 16-0. The RedHawks have one of the top offenses in the country and have won 24 straight at home. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss Travis Steele's team and also look into the Murray State's 10-game win streak. Plus, our weekly picks segment closes out this show.

Closing out the 2025 calendar year, Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss William & Mary's great start to the season and wonder what's next for Memphis. Plus, the return of our picks segment with two trips to the Big West and a Southland sicko game.

The latest episode of the podcast sees special guests Tanner McGrath and Garrett Lash join Ian Sacks to discuss how Vermont has it rolling once again, UC San Diego is off to a 10-1 start, the Missouri Valley is going to be fun to watch, and the Mountain West might be bouncing back after Boise State's win over Saint Mary's.

It's been a really good start to the season for the likes of UNC Wilmington, Miami (OH), Buffalo, Kent State, and Belmont, among others. It hasn't been as good for the Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley conferences. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne break it all down and give their picks for this week.

We're a full month into the season, and already a lot to unpack. The Atlantic 10 has 12 of its 14 teams over .500. Meanwhile, the Mountain West appears to have taken a step back from recent years. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne breakdown what we've seen from the two conferences so far and provide their picks for the upcoming seven days.

Our resident Horizon League expert, Drew Gentile, joins the episode to chat with Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne about what has transpired in the league throughout the first two and a half weeks of the season.