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NCAA Basketball: 2018 Christmas wish list for top mid-major conferences

By Jacob Matteson

LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 21: Josh Perkins #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs drives the baseline during the second half of the game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 21, 2018 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 21: Josh Perkins #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs drives the baseline during the second half of the game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 21, 2018 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /
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RENO, NV – NOVEMBER 06: Jordan Caroline #24 of the Nevada Wolf Pack tries to get the ball past Zac Seljaas #2 of the Brigham Young Cougars at Lawlor Events Center on November 6, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. (Photo by Jonathan Devich/Getty Images)
RENO, NV – NOVEMBER 06: Jordan Caroline #24 of the Nevada Wolf Pack tries to get the ball past Zac Seljaas #2 of the Brigham Young Cougars at Lawlor Events Center on November 6, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. (Photo by Jonathan Devich/Getty Images) /

‘Tis the season to be…well, honestly? ‘Tis the season to fall a wide array of emotions if you’re a fan of a team in the Mid-Major ranks of NCAA Basketball.

As the NCAA Basketball season begins to unfold more-and-more by the day, we get to see what teams are for real and which teams may have been hyped up a bit too much.  But, given it’s December, there’s a sense of magic and excitement in the air.

Be it contender of pretender, teams have plenty to be thankful for and plenty to be looking forward to  as conference play looms.  Often times in conference play things unfold where teams with a nice looking record, padded by lowly opponents, get exposed and teams with a promising future begin to formulate a contending present.

Today, we’re going to take a look at a handful of Mid-Major conferences and what they should be putting near the top of their holiday wish lists.  The next few weeks will prove to be vital for many of these leagues as their hopes for March begin to come more into focus.

For the sake of the article, we’ll be looking at the West Coast Conference, Atlantic 10, Mountain West, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Ivy League and Conference USA.

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