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For those who've read my Saturday Viewing Guides, you know I love mid-major basketball.
Two weeks ago, Busting Brackets released their "way too early" mid-major top-25.
For the other mid-major basketball fans on the Boneyard, I'll summarize their rankings below and include any teams that should be rated lower or higher due to changes of their roster since the article was written. Also, I will not include Gonzaga on this list, as, although they play in the WCC, it just doesn't feel right to put them on this list. They also did not include any AAC teams, so keep that in mind, especially with Houston, a top-20 overall team, is not on these rankings.
Four teams
Two weeks ago, Busting Brackets released their "way too early" mid-major top-25.
For the other mid-major basketball fans on the Boneyard, I'll summarize their rankings below and include any teams that should be rated lower or higher due to changes of their roster since the article was written. Also, I will not include Gonzaga on this list, as, although they play in the WCC, it just doesn't feel right to put them on this list. They also did not include any AAC teams, so keep that in mind, especially with Houston, a top-20 overall team, is not on these rankings.
- St. Bonaventure - Atlantic 10
- Nevada - Mountain West
- Loyola-Chicago - Missouri Valley
- Colorado State - Mountain West
- BYU - West Coast
- Strong upgrade after San Jose State's Seneca Knight transferred in. Was injured in 20-21, but averaged 17.1p, 5.7r, 2.4a in 19-20.
- Richmond - Atlantic 10
- Iona - MAAC
- Belmont - Ohio Valley
- UAB - Conference USA.
- Soft-to-moderate upgrade after LSU's Josh LeBlanc transferred (3.2p, 4.4r)
- Saint Louis - Atlantic 10.
- Moderate upgrade after DeAndre Jones transferred in from Central Arkansas (10.5p, 3.7a, 52.5 3p%)
- New Mexico State- WAC
- Soft upgrade after URI's Jermaine Harris transferred in last week (3.3p, 2.8r)
- Murray State - Ohio Valley
- Drake - Missouri Valley
- Louisiana - Sun Belt.
- San Diego State - Mountain West
- Northern Iowa - Missouri Valley.
- South Dakota State - Summit.
- Buffalo - MAC.
- Louisiana Tech - Conference USA
- Missouri State - Missouri Valley
- Morehead State - Ohio Valley
- Saint Mary's - West Coast
- Oral Roberts - Summit.
- Hard downgrade after Kevin Obanor transferred to Texas Tech.
- Ohio- MAC.
- Hard downgrade after Jason Preston has declared for the NBA draft.
Four teams
- Missouri Valley - Loyola-Chicago, Drake, Northern Iowa, Missouri State
- Atlantic 10 - St. Bonaventure, Richmond, Saint Louis
- Mountain West - Nevada, Colorado State, San Diego State
- Ohio Valley - Belmont, Murray State, Morehead State
- West Coast - BYU, Saint Mary's
- Conference USA - UAB, Louisiana
- MAC - Buffalo, Ohio*
- Summit - South Dakota State, Oral Roberts*
- MAAC - Iona
- WAC - New Mexico State