Mid-Major Madness

Sam Federman hosts this edition of the Anything But Mid and welcomes Maxwell Baumbach from No Ceilings NBA to the podcast. The two of them discuss some of their favorite players in advance of the 2025 NBA Draft, which begins Wednesday.

The NBA Draft is just about a month away. Mid-Major Madness site editor Lance Hartzler joins Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne to break down the mid-major names to be on the look out for this NBA Draft season. Read Lance's mid-major players who might be worth your time article.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne are joined by Matt Throne, who created and runs the Hardwood YouTube channel. He makes videos about college basketball, including one for each game of the NCAA Tournament for each of the last two season.Hardwood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardwood_ytMatt on Twitter: https://x.com/Matt_Throne

It's been a busy last few days. All the mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament bowed out by the end of the second round, which opened the door for a busy start to the coaching carousel. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne dive into all these details.Coaching Carousel Tracker: https://www.midmajormadness.com/2025/3/30/24396622/mid-major-coaching-carousel

Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks give their initial thoughts on the men's and women's NCAA Tournament brackets. Find out who are some sleepers they see in each region.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss the conference tournaments that take center stage in the days leading up to Selection Sunday.

Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks discuss the conferences that have begun their conference tournaments and what they're looking for this weekend as the fields in each conference gets narrowed down.

The Atlantic Sun men's tournament is the first one to commence as the first round tips off Sunday. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne sit down with ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon to learn more about what goes into putting on a conference tournament and preview the action in the ASUN men's and women's fields.

Norfolk State head men's basketball coach Robert Jones joins Ian Sacks on this episode of the podcast and discusses the success the Spartans are having this season leading the MEAC. They also touch on HBCUs, their importance and the rivalries that run deep.

Jeremy Shulman is in his first season leading UT Martin and has the Seahawks in the mix in the OVC. He spent the last 14 seasons at Eastern Florida State College. He chatted with Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne about his first impressions of Division I basketball.

Bracketeer.org's Rocco Miller joins Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne on the latest episode of the Anything but Mid podcast. He reviews why Saint Mary's is trending to a top-5 seed once again, what is happening in the Mountain West this season with New Mexico, Utah State and San Diego State at the top, plus his process for projecting the teams in the field of 68.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss who would be their mid-major all-Americans as the calendar flips from January to February.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss how there are numerous teams in the mix in the American, CUSA and WCC. The WAC and Big West races are also taking shape.

Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks finish their series breaking down what they've seen from all the conferences through the first month of the season. They discuss the Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WCC and WAC.

Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks are back to take another snapshot of multiple mid-major conferences as the first conference games are being played. The discuss the CAA, C-USA, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MAC, MEAC and Missouri Valley.

Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks dive into the first group of mid-major conferences as the first conference games are being played. They discuss the America East, American, ASUN, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South and Big West.

Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne dive into what they've seen from teams around the country. North Texas and Columbia have gotten off to hot starts. The Atlantic 10 is trending up. The Missouri Valley seems wide open. North Florida has been great!

Traditionally one of the top mid-major conferences, the Atlantic 10 shapes up to be must-watch again this season. Matt Modderno and Isaac Bourne discuss their expectations for the upcoming season in the A10.

The Ohio Valley Conference featured a lot of parity in men's hoops last season, and then the Transfer Portal hit the league hard. Now, it's hard to parse through all the changes to determine who is the favorite. On the women's side Southern Indiana won the league by six games last year and returns its top five scorers. Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks dive into the conference.

Mid-Major Madness' Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks dive into preseason expectations for Conference USA. The league saw a lot of parity last year and shapes up to be an exciting race this season as well.

Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State are leaving the Mountain West for the Pac-12 in 2026. Later in the episode, Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks look into some of the top mid-major transfers of the offseason.

Memphis cut ties with assistant coaches Rick Stansbury, Faragi Phillips and Jamie Rosser along with team advisor Demetrius Dyson. Mid-Major Madness' Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks react to the news that came surprisingly just two months before the start of the season.

We are two months away from the beginning of the 2024-25 season, Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne preview some of the top mid-major matchups for the opening week of the campaign. Below are the games they preview: Charleston vs. Southern Illinois (men) Saint Louis vs. Santa Clara (men) McNeese State vs. South Dakota State (men) Marshall at Toledo (women) FAU vs. Indiana State (men) Missouri at Memphis (men) Vermont at UAB (men) South Florida at Charleston (men) Richmond at Fairfield (women)

Our Sam Federman sits down with Maxwell Baumbach from No Ceilings NBA to discuss the top mid-major players to watch in advance of this week's NBA Draft.

Belmont head coach Casey Alexander chats with our Ian Sacks about the Bruins' 2024 offseason. They discuss how the team looks to replace more than 80% of its scoring from last season, the program's near decade-and-a-half run of consecutive 20-win seasons, and the state of college basketball and the Transfer Portal.

Mid-Major Madness' Austin Montgomery speaks with Brandon Kaiser and Taylor Griffin, the CEO and VP of Biggest Fan, a consulting agency that works to increase fan engagement. The pair began their work with the creation of the GCU Havocs.

A full March Madness preview episode of the Mid-Major Madness Podcast. Nick Lorensen, Austin Montgomery and Ian Sacks break down the field of 68, upset specials and who will be the last team standing on April 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Northern Kentucky head coach Darrin Horn joins the podcast to discuss the Norse's Horizon League championship, heading to the NCAA Tournament and the heartbreaks of recent postseasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mid-Major Madness' Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery discuss Oral Roberts' incredible season and the prospect of another March Madness run for the Golden Eagles. The Mountain West is so stacked with five teams in the top 50 in KenPom. And they are overshadowing the turnaround season for San Jose State. Gonzaga picks up wins with an exclamation point. Utah Valley sits atop the WAC. Kennesaw State is having its best season at the Division-I level. Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis closes in on Pete Maravich's scoring record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery discuss VCU stepping into first place in the Atlantic 10, the gauntlet that is the Mountain West with five teams in the top 50 in KenPom, Aidan Mahaney showing up for Saint Mary's on the biggest stage against Gonzaga, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Mexico is the last unbeaten men's basketball team in Division I. And the Lobos face a gauntlet in a stacked Mountain West conference. Plus, it'll be a fun year for Conference USA before a mass exodus. Ian Sacks, Nick Lorensen and Austin Montgomery break down these stories and much more in the first episode of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities provide updates on the investigation surrounding Mike Peake and the New Mexico State basketball program: one of the assistant coaches and a few of Peake's teammates had larger roles in the incident than it initially appeared. On the court, the New Mexico Lobos, Utah State Aggies and UNLV Runnin' Rebels are all undefeated to start the 2022-23 season. All three have made jumps in the Mid-Major Madness Other Top 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Feast Week in the rearview mirror, Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery provide their thoughts on one of the busiest weeks of the college basketball regular season. Portland looked sharp against the likes of North Carolina, Villanova and Michigan State. Gonzaga showed some flaws in its loss to Purdue. Houston reaches No. 1 in the AP Poll for the first time since 1983. The San Francisco Dons have shown a lot of promise this year. Plus, Saint Mary's has a tough slate of games coming up against New Mexico and Houston. On a heavier note, we look into the tragedy surrounding the New Mexico and New Mexico State programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at some of the top teams and tournaments to look out for during Feast Week 2022. Plus, major props to Charleston, and pump the brakes on the Wyoming hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fordham fired Jeff Neubauer on Tuesday, meaning we got a chance to engage in our favorite activity: baseless speculation about college basketball coaching hires. We also discussed Terry Taylor, Richmond, and conference tournaments before jumping back to coach talk because we just can't help ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With reduced schedules, constant pauses, and more, teams have not played as many games as they normally would have by mid-January. This has left us with a handful of undefeated teams, and some of them with a real chance of finishing the season unblemished. We take a look at each one of them (minus Alabama State, sorry) and talk about their chances moving forward. Then, we move on to Dayton before having some fun at Hannah's expense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Northern Iowa announced that it would forgo the remainder of its non-conference schedule to try and get healthy. The Panthers are 1-4 and have now lost star AJ Green for the season, so the balance of power has shifted significantly in the Valley. We break that down, then look at the San Diego State Aztecs who are somehow even better than expected. The gang also touches on Grand Canyon, Rhode Island, Western Kentucky, and Marshall in a rapid-fire look around college basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been, well, a week in college basketball. The most anticipated game of the weekend (Gonzaga vs. Baylor) was called off and the Bulldogs are now paused due to positive COVID-19 case(s) within the program. So instead of breaking that game down, we discussed the Mercer Bears and why they are Sam's mid-major crush of the week. Then, Russ challenged Sam and Lance to a game about Ohio's 40-0 run before we started speculating about the WAC and conference realignment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no better time to make reckless claims about the quality of college basketball teams than after precisely five (5) days. It’s science. Western Kentucky and Richmond are awesome. Northern Iowa stinks. Gonzaga is basically the ‘96 Bulls. Most importantly: Grant Golden remains our son. Sam and Russ were on again this week, while Hannah Butler made her podcast debut to help break it all down and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well folks, the 2020-21 college basketball season is here. Mid-Major Madness has staffed up in recent weeks and we are thrilled to welcome Lance Hartzler and Sam Newberry (among others) to the team. Lance and Sam jump on the pod to talk about their mid-major backgrounds, what they're looking forward to this year, and to help Russ figure out how the hell this season is going to work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It takes a lot to bring us out of our offseason bunkers, but a global pandemic sure did the job (after like 4 months). We've hit the point in the summer where it's time to start seriously looking at what sports will look like in the fall and winter. The Ivy League has announced it will not play until January at the earliest and Stanford has cut a bunch of athletic programs. It's not looking good! Russ and Cam talk about what needs to happen and what might happen going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By now, you’re probably tired of “simulated bracket” posts, but hopefully we have something that’ll pique your interest at Mid-Major Madness. We have officially created an NCAA Tournament bracket with mid-major teams only, and are proud to release it to you. Sit back and enjoy our selection show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices