Get to Know a College Basketball Mid-Major: Conference USA

You know all about the Power 5 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 26 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings to know before the conference tournaments, Selection Sunday and the official start of March Madness. It’s time for you to get to know a mid-major: this time, it’s Conference USA. As far as conferences go, Conference USA is relatively new, in that this season marks its entry into its fourth decade. It’s in a state of flux at present, as it had 10 members in 2024-2025, shot up to 12...