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We've reached the final women's conference preview episode. Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari dive into the Sun Belt, SWAC, UAC and WCC. The SBC added Louisiana Tech, who will compete among the top tier. The SWAC had seven teams finish above .500 last season. The UAC is a brand new blend of teams. The WCC looks to come down to Santa Clara and Portland.

Our final men's basketball conference preview episode is here. Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari discuss the Sun Belt, SWAC, UAC and WCC. Each of these conferences is so hard to predict. The SBC and SWAC are so balanced. The UAC is a new blend on teams, and the WCC doesn't have Gonzaga or Randy Bennett anymore.

This episode features special guest SoCon John as Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari discuss the Southern, Southland and Summit. Furman is the preseason favorite in the SoCon, but Tennessee Tech poses an interesting new wrinkle in its first season in the conference. McNeese and Stephen F. Austin have been two of the top teams in the Southland and shape up to be there again this year. NDSU won the Summit last year and could face stiff competition from St. Thomas and SDSU this season.

The conference preview series rolls along as Frank DeBari and Ian Sacks discuss the Southern, Southland and Summit. The SoCon shapes up to be an incredibly balanced league once again with its young talent. Stephen F. Austin, McNeese and Lamar are some of the top teams in the Southland as UTRGV could be a sleeper. NDSU and SDSU are tops once again in the Summit.

Maureen Magarity enters her first season as the head coach at Vermont and talks to Ian Sacks on this episode of "Anything But Mid." Coach Magarity is no stranger to the America East after a decade-long run at New Hampshire. She was most recently the head coach at Holy Cross before stepping away from coaching to move to Vermont to be with her husband, John Becker, the Catamounts' men's basketball head coach.

Our conference preview series turns to the two valleys and the new Pac-12. Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari discuss the women's races for the Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley and Pac-12 for the upcoming season.

It's our longest conference preview episode so far. Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari discuss the Ohio Valley and new Pac-12 men's basketball conferences. Then, in the second half of the episode, Jonathan Lidskin joins Ian to look ahead to the Missouri Valley.

There's only one way to preview the Metro, Ivy, NEC and Patriot. Sam Federman empties his notebook on the men's landscapes for these four conferences as he joins Ian Sacks on this episode. Sam likes Merrimack to be near top of the Metro again, a three-team race in the Ivy, LIU and Central Connecticut in the NEC and potentially American in the Patriot.

Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari discuss the season ahead for four conferences: Ivy, Metro, NEC and Patriot. The Ivy shapes up to be a three-team race once again with Princeton, Harvard and Columbia. Fairfield eyes a fourth straight title in its last year in the Metro. FDU, LIU and Mercyhurst aim to compete once again in the NEC. Navy and Army sit as two of the top teams in the Patriot League.

Frank DeBari chatted with Toledo men's basketball head coach Tod Kowalczyk about the upcoming season. Kowalczyk enters year No . 17 with the Rockets, who are coming off a trip to the MAC championship game. Toledo opens the season with the MAC-SBC challenge at Arkansas State on Nov. 2.

Frank DeBari is joined by Toledo women's basketball head coach Ginny Boggess on this episode. Boggess is gearing up for year No. 3 leading the Rockets, who advanced all the way to the MAC championship game last March as the six-seed. Toledo begins this season at home against Louisiana Tech in the MAC-SBC Challenge on Nov. 2.

Ian Sacks and Frank DeBari continue our women's conference previews with a look at the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West. Howard aims to repeat in the MEAC. Ball State and Miami (OH) were the top two in the MAC last year, but will it be the same this year? Plus, it's a new look for the MWC with Hawaii, UC Davis and UTEP joining following five teams' departure.

Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari break down the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West men's landscapes ahead of the 2026-27 season. Howard looks to be the top team once again in the MEAC. Can Miami (OH) replicate its success following last year's undefeated season? Plus, GCU aims to have one of its best seasons atop the MWC.

Our women's conference preview series continues as Frank DeBari and Ian Sacks look at the season ahead for the Coastal, Conference USA and Horizon. The CAA appears wide open. CUSA has multiple teams who can stake a claim to being preseason favorite. Green Bay and Youngstown State have separated themselves atop the Horizon.

It's a full house as our men's conference preview series continues with discussions of the Coastal, Conference USA and Horizon. Horizon League expert Drew Gentile chats with Ian Sacks, Isaac Bourne and Frank DeBari about the HL. Then, the rest of the crew break down the CAA and CUSA.