HoriZone Roundtable

Cleveland State’s season was put on a temporary pause following a slugfest overtime loss versus Oklahoma State from the Big 12 conference due to...

Here are some news and notes from what's been, to say the least, an unconventional two weeks for Cleveland State women's basketball. CSU Buries OCU...

No, YOU'RE mailing it in before the holidays! Just kidding! While it might not be the most popular opinion, I genuinely believe that this week's results supported last week's decisions. The results most likely to shake things up either fell short of another school's result against a common opponent (hello, Cleveland State!) or were followed up by a frustrating result that made it more likely that things could move in the wrong direction (hello, UIC!) I could just link to last week's rankings, but instead I'll try to make arguments about why the power rankings look like this based on new results:

There were ten games scheduled across Horizon League women’s basketball last week. Of those, six were completed as planned, while two others were added...

And we're back! ...with a special edition of the Horizon League Weekend Tip(sy)-off that's taking place in the middle of the week. For a non-league game. That isn't nationally televised. Between two of the five lowest rated teams on KenPom. It's been a rough year to cover the Horizon League, okay? We're leaning into it. Tonight at 7 PM EST on ESPN+, an IUPUI team that many Horizon League fans wish hadn't been brought into the league takes on a Chicago State team that Horizon League fans are desperately hoping is never invited into the league. Chicago State is 3-7 with all three wins coming against Division I opponents, meanwhile IUPUI is 1-8 and still searching for its first Division I win. Despite that, the Jaguars are currently a spot higher on KenPom, ranked 354 (out of 358) compared to CSU's 355. This is going to be...something! Because we're a Horizon League site, most of the rules will be focused on IUPUI and the Horizon League, but we'd like to give a shout-out to Cougar Pride on Twitter for helping us with some Chicago State rules. Be sure to follow HoriZone Roundtable on Twitter to keep up with the rules and (barring tech issues) join our Space for the game. Apologies in advance if I went a little overboard with this one, I've missed this!

Yesterday morning, Wright State's Board of Trustees met with MRJ Advisors to discuss the findings of MRJ's assessment on the state of intercollegiate athletics...

The Titans are 3-7. They have improved as the season has gone on, but they still are not at full strength and have now...

One of the challenges of non-league play when putting together the Power Rankings is balancing different teams playing wildly different opponents. This week actually wasn't too painful on that front, with several games that paired Horizon League schools with opponents who had already played against the league. The week's big winner was Youngstown State, which is now on a three-game win streak. Biggest loser — in large part because of those common oppnents — is Purdue Fort Wayne, though getting blown out by a team Chicago State beat doesn't help either. Here's a look at this week's rankings:

The holidays are officially upon us, which means that the best Starbucks drinks are here – along with the vague cloud of guarantee games...