2013-14 CBB Team Previews

Your home page for preview articles for every Division I team

Updated: October 1, 2013, 3:02 PM ET

By ESPN Insider staff

From Sept. 30 through Oct. 25, Insider will be rolling out its college basketball preview, including articles on every Division I team, projected order of finish for every conference and essays from Insider's hoops experts. You can find all the links below -- be sure to check back each day for the latest updates.

Essays

Jeff Haley: Rim scoring, rim defense hold key to national championship race (Sept. 30)

John Gasaway: Good coaches are lucky sometimes, too (Oct. 1)

America East

Run date: Oct. 2
Author: Ryan Restivo

Albany Great Danes
Binghamton Bearcats
Hartford Hawks
Maine Black Bears
Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks
New Hampshire Wildcats
Stony Brook Seawolves
UMBC Retrievers
Vermont Catamounts

American Athletic

Run date: Oct. 16
Author: Jordan Brenner

Cincinnati Bearcats
Connecticut Huskies
Houston Cougars
Louisville Cardinals
Memphis Tigers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
SMU Mustangs
South Florida Bulls
Temple Owls
UCF Knights

Atlantic 10

Run date: Sept. 30
Author: Jordan Brenner

Dayton Flyers
Duquesne Dukes
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials
La Salle Explorers
Massachusetts Minutemen
Rhode Island Rams (Free)
Richmond Spiders
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Louis Billikens
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Virginia Commonwealth Rams

ACC

Run date: Oct. 23
Author: John Gasaway

Boston College Eagles
Clemson Tigers
Duke Blue Devils
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Maryland Terrapins
Miami Hurricanes
North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Pittsburgh Panthers
Syracuse Orange
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Atlantic Sun

Run date: Oct. 8
Author: Craig Powers

East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Jacksonville Dolphins
Kennesaw State Owls
Lipscomb Bisons
Mercer Bears
North Florida Ospreys
Northern Kentucky Norse
Stetson Hatters
USC Upstate Spartans

Big 12

Run date: Oct. 25
Author: Ken Pomeroy

Baylor Bears
Iowa State Cyclones
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Longhorns
Texas Tech Red Raiders
West Virginia Mountaineers

Big East

Run date: Oct. 9
Author: Mike Hume

Butler Bulldogs
Creighton Bluejays
DePaul Blue Demons
Georgetown Hoyas
Marquette Golden Eagles
Providence Friars
Seton Hall Pirates
St. John's Red Storm
Villanova Wildcats
Xavier Musketeers

Big Sky

Run date: Oct. 1
Author: Jonathan Reed

Eastern Washington Eagles
Idaho State Bengals
Montana Grizzlies
Montana State Bobcats
North Dakota
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Northern Colorado Bears
Portland State Vikings
Sacramento State Hornets (Free)
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Weber State Wildcats

Big South

Run date: Oct. 1
Author: Mike Portscheller

North
Campbell Fighting Camels
High Point Panthers
Liberty Flames
Longwood Lancers (Free)
Radford Highlanders
VMI Keydets

South
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Presbyterian Blue Hose
UNC-Asheville Bulldogs
Winthrop Eagles

Big Ten

Run date: Oct. 22
Author: Bradford Doolittle

Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Northwestern Wildcats
Ohio State Buckeyes
Penn State Nittany Lions
Purdue Boilermakers
Wisconsin Badgers

Big West

Run date: Oct. 15
Author: Eddie Roach

Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal State Fullerton Titans
Cal State Northridge Matadors
Hawaii Warriors
UC Davis Aggies
UC Irvine Anteaters
UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Colonial

Run date: Oct. 18
Author: Craig Powers

Charleston Cougars
Delaware Blue Hens
Drexel Dragons
Hofstra Pride
James Madison Dukes
North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks
Northeastern Huskies
Towson Tigers
William & Mary Tribe

Conference USA

Run date: Oct. 11
Author: Joey Berlin

Charlotte 49ers
East Carolina Pirates
Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida International Panthers
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Marshall Thundering Herd
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
North Texas Mean Green
Old Dominion Monarchs
Rice Owls
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Tulane Green Wave
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
UAB Blazers
UTEP Miners
UTSA Roadrunners

Independents

Run date: Oct. 15
Author: John Templon

NJIT Highlanders

Horizon

Run date: Oct. 3
Author: Jeff Nusser

Cleveland State Vikings
Detroit Titans
Green Bay Phoenix
Illinois-Chicago Flames
Milwaukee Panthers
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Valparaiso Crusaders
Wright State Raiders
Youngstown State Penguins

Ivy

Run date: Oct. 15
Author: John Ezekowitz

Brown Bears
Columbia Lions
Cornell Big Red
Dartmouth Big Green
Harvard Crimson
Pennsylvania Quakers
Princeton Tigers
Yale Bulldogs

MAAC

Run date: Oct. 7
Author: John Templon

Canisius Golden Griffins
Fairfield Stags
Iona Gaels
Manhattan Jaspers
Marist Red Foxes
Monmouth Hawks
Niagara Purple Eagles
Quinnipiac Bobcats
Rider Broncs
Siena Saints
St. Peter's Peacocks

MAC

Run date: Oct. 4
Author: Jeff Haley

East
Akron Zips
Bowling Green Falcons
Buffalo Bulls
Kent State Golden Flashes
Miami (OH) Redhawks
Ohio Bobcats

West
Ball State Cardinals
Central Michigan Chippewas
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Northern Illinois Huskies
Toledo Rockets
Western Michigan Broncos

MEAC

Run date: Oct. 17
Author: Craig Powers

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Coppin State Eagles
Delaware State Hornets
Florida A&M Rattlers
Hampton Pirates
Howard Bison
Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Morgan State Bears
Norfolk State Bison
North Carolina A&T Aggies
North Carolina Central Eagles
Savannah State Tigers
South Carolina State Bulldogs

Missouri Valley

Run date: Oct. 7
Author: Greg Rosenstein

Bradley Braves
Drake Bulldogs
Evansville Aces
Illinois State Redbirds
Indiana State Sycamores
Loyola (IL) Ramblers
Missouri State Bears
Northern Iowa Panthers
Southern Illinois Salukis
Wichita State Shockers

Mountain West

Run date: Oct. 2
Author: Jeff Nusser

Air Force Falcons
Boise State Broncos
Colorado State Rams
Fresno State Bulldogs
Nevada Wolf Pack
New Mexico Lobos
San Diego State Aztecs
San Jose State Spartans
UNLV Rebels
Utah State Aggies
Wyoming Cowboys

Northeast

Run date: Oct. 8
Author: John Templon

Bryant University Bulldogs
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Robert Morris Colonials
Sacred Heart Pioneers
St. Francis (NY) Terriers
St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
Wagner Seahawks

Ohio Valley

Run date: Oct. 10
Author: Corey Schmidt

Austin Peay Governors
Belmont Bruins
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Morehead State Eagles
Murray State Racers
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Tennessee State Tigers
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

Pac-12

Run date: Oct. 21
Author: Kevin Pelton

Arizona Wildcats
Arizona State Sun Devils
California Golden Bears
Colorado Buffaloes
Oregon Ducks
Oregon State Beavers
Stanford Cardinal
UCLA Bruins
USC Trojans
Utah Utes
Washington Huskies
Washington State Cougars

Patriot

Run date: Oct. 3
Author: Asher Fusco

American University Eagles
Army Black Knights
Boston University Terriers
Bucknell Bison
Colgate Raiders
Holy Cross Crusaders
Lafayette Leopards
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds
Navy Midshipmen

SEC

Run date: Oct. 24
Author: John Gasaway

Alabama Crimson Tide
Arkansas Razorbacks
Auburn Tigers
Florida Gators
Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky Wildcats
LSU Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
Ole Miss Rebels
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas A&M Aggies
Vanderbilt Commodores

Southern

Run date: Oct. 17
Author: Joey Berlin

Appalachian State Mountaineers
Chattanooga Mocs
Citadel Bulldogs
Davidson Wildcats
Elon Phoenix
Furman Paladins
Georgia Southern Eagles
Samford Bulldogs
UNC Greensboro Spartans
Western Carolina Catamounts
Wofford Terriers

Southland

Run date: Oct. 10
Author: Josh Reed

Abilene Christian Wildcats
Central Arkansas Bears
Houston Baptist Huskies
Incarnate Word Cardinals
Lamar Cardinals
McNeese State Cowboys
New Orleans Privateers
Nicholls State Colonels
Northwestern State Demons
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Stephen F. Austin Lumberbacks
Texas A&M-CC Islanders

SWAC

Run date: Oct. 16
Author: Nic Reiner

Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Alabama State Hornets
Alcorn State Braves
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Grambling State Tigers
Jackson State Tigers
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
Prairie View A&M Panthers
Southern University Jaguars
Texas Southern Tigers

Summit

Run date: Oct. 14
Author: Corey Schmidt

Denver Pioneers
IPFW Mastodons
IUPUI Jaguars
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
North Dakota State Bison
South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Western Illinois Leathernecks

Sun Belt

Run date: Oct. 9
Author: Nic Reiner

Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
Georgia State Panthers
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
South Alabama Jaguars
Texas State Bobcats
Texas-Arlington Mavericks
Troy Trojans
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

West Coast

Run date: Oct. 14
Author: Nic Reiner

BYU Cougars
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Loyola Marymount Lions
Pacific Tigers
Pepperdine Waves
Portland Pilots
Saint Mary's Gaels
San Diego Toreros
San Francisco Dons
Santa Clara Broncos

WAC

Run date: Sept. 30
Author: Asher Fusco

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Chicago State Cougars
Grand Canyon Antelopes
Idaho Vandals
New Mexico State Aggies
Seattle Redhawks
Texas-Pan American Broncs (Free)
UMKC Kangaroos
Utah Valley Wolverines