ESPN Article ...

[Mr_Sweets]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...ing-champ-week

A10 section is a great read.. not. ESPN is terrible. SMH

"What we thought in the preseason: In October, it really looked like the A-10 season would come down to a battle between Dayton, VCU and Rhode Island. We thought Davidson could possibly squeeze its way into this discussion, but the Flyers, VCU and URI would definitely all be there at the end.

What we learned in the regular season: First and foremost, we learned that VCU really, really knows how to close out the last seconds of tight games (see the Rams' incredible wins over St. Bonaventure and George Washington). We also learned that Richmond in general -- and senior forward T.J. Cline in particular (18.6 points per game) -- can put the ball in the basket.

What will happen in the conference tournament: We were mostly right with what we thought in the preseason, but while Dayton and VCU should be in good shape for NCAA tournament at-large bids, Rhode Island may have work yet to do. Coach Dan Hurley's team will be playing like its season depends on this tournament because that may well be the case. -- John Gasaway"

	Richmond UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Founded in 1830, the private liberal arts university in the Commonwealth boasts 2,800 students in 57 majors within its picturesque 350-acre campus. The Robins School of Business is one of the Top-20 business schools in the country. Nickname is the Spiders and are fellow A10 Conference members.

	Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND The University of Rhode Island was chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Located in southern Rhode Island, URI is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state's capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York URI currently offers 100 majors in seven degree-granting colleges. There are more than 12,000 students on the Kingston campus, about 3,000 in Providence, and a complement of about 700 faculty. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams.

	George Washington GEORGE WASHINGTON Students choose from two distinct GW campuses — Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon. Both are located in historic and prestigious Northwest Washington, DC residential neighborhoods. With 9,700 undergraduate students, GW was founded almost 200 years ago and is named after the first President of the United States. GW stands as one of the nation's premier academic institutions with dozens of famous political, social, science, liberal arts, medical and professional graduates to its credit. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Colonials.

[CE80]

I see this as pretty much spot on.

[m21eagle45]

Originally Posted by CE80 I see this as pretty much spot on.

I agree, seems accurate. And it is not like much more was written about the other conferences and we got the shaft.