Anything But Mid College Basketball Podcast
All the best podcast takes from Mid-Major Madness
Episodes
There are just six undefeated men's college basketball teams, and Miami (OH) is the only mid-major at 16-0. The RedHawks have one of the top offenses in the country and have won 24 straight at home. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss Travis Steele's team and also look into the Murray State's 10-game win streak. Plus, our weekly picks segment closes out this show.
Closing out the 2025 calendar year, Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss William & Mary's great start to the season and wonder what's next for Memphis. Plus, the return of our picks segment with two trips to the Big West and a Southland sicko game.
The latest episode of the podcast sees special guests Tanner McGrath and Garrett Lash join Ian Sacks to discuss how Vermont has it rolling once again, UC San Diego is off to a 10-1 start, the Missouri Valley is going to be fun to watch, and the Mountain West might be bouncing back after Boise State's win over Saint Mary's.
It's been a really good start to the season for the likes of UNC Wilmington, Miami (OH), Buffalo, Kent State, and Belmont, among others. It hasn't been as good for the Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley conferences. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne break it all down and give their picks for this week.
We're a full month into the season, and already a lot to unpack. The Atlantic 10 has 12 of its 14 teams over .500. Meanwhile, the Mountain West appears to have taken a step back from recent years. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne breakdown what we've seen from the two conferences so far and provide their picks for the upcoming seven days.
Our resident Horizon League expert, Drew Gentile, joins the episode to chat with Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne about what has transpired in the league throughout the first two and a half weeks of the season.
The first week and a half of the season has had a little bit of everything. We've seen some of the top mid-majors battle each other, while some mid-majors have suffered losses to non-DI teams. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne break it all down and provide their picks for the next week.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss the first couple of days of the college basketball season. Plus, they introduce their new picks segment for this season.
They pick:
Charleston vs. Liberty
VCU vs. Utah State
Santa Clara vs. McNeese StateSaint Mary’s vs. Chattanooga
San Francisco vs. Memphis
We have hit the last of our conference previews. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne look into the year ahead for the Sun Belt, West Coast Conference and WAC. Isaac likes Arkansas State in the Sun Belt. The top half of the WCC looks deep with Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara. This season will be the last of the WAC as we know it with just seven teams. Cal Baptist and Utah Valley look poised to compete at the top.
The conference preview tour stretches to the south and Midwest. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne break down the Southland, SWAC and Summit ahead of the 2025-26 season. All three conferences feature some depth at the top.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne's journey through conference previews continues as they discuss the Ohio Valley, Patriot and Southern conferences. For the SoCon, they brought in the one and only "SoCon" John Hooper for his expertise.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne discuss the always competitive conferences of the Missouri Valley, Mountain West and NEC. They start the show by talking about the recent reports of the NCAA Tournament likely headed to expanding to 76 teams sooner rather than later. (Spoiler: they're not fans of the move.)
Read more on the NCAA Tournament expansion talks: Get ready… 76 teams is not far away (sigh)
We have a special guest on this episode. We're sure you can guess who it is based on which conference is included... Sam Federman. Sam chatted with Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne to break down the MAAC and Ivy. The episode also includes looks into the MAC and MEAC.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne continue their swing around conference season previews. They breakdown the Big West, Coastal, CUSA and Horizon. It's the return of Aidan Mahaney to the mid-major ranks, and Liberty is looking really good in CUSA.
The conference preview shows continue as Isaac Bourne and Ian Sacks look into the American, Big Sky and Big South conferences.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne dive into conference previews for the Atlantic 10, America East and ASUN. They begin the episode with the breaking news of Billy Lange leaving St. Joseph's for a job with the New York Knicks and being replaced by Steve Donahue.
Sam Federman hosts this edition of the Anything But Mid and welcomes Maxwell Baumbach from No Ceilings NBA to the podcast. The two of them discuss some of their favorite players in advance of the 2025 NBA Draft, which begins Wednesday.
The NBA Draft is just about a month away. Mid-Major Madness site editor Lance Hartzler joins Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne to break down the mid-major names to be on the look out for this NBA Draft season.
Read Lance's mid-major players who might be worth your time article.
Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne are joined by Matt Throne, who created and runs the Hardwood YouTube channel. He makes videos about college basketball, including one for each game of the NCAA Tournament for each of the last two season.
Hardwood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardwood_yt
Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/Matt_Throne
It's been a busy last few days. All the mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament bowed out by the end of the second round, which opened the door for a busy start to the coaching carousel. Ian Sacks and Isaac Bourne dive into all these details.
Coaching Carousel Tracker: https://www.midmajormadness.com/2025/3/30/24396622/mid-major-coaching-carousel
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