*Jim Nantz voice*
Hello friends.
Conference Tournament season is upon us. If you’re like me, you’ve pounding beers since 6 a.m. trying to psych yourself up for the Kennesaw State vs. Jacksonville game tonight. The return of conference tournament season also means the return of America’s favorite game, The Jerome. If you don’t know, The Jerome is a fairly simple contest where you try to guess the winner of every conference tournament. Easy enough, right?
We asked our staff here at Student Union to give their picks. There were some that we all agreed on (see Atlantic Sun) and there were some that seem like a total crap shoot (see Big South). This is part one of The Jerome. Part two will be next week once all the power conferences determine their brackets. This week all mid-major conferences (yes, the Big Ten is a mid-major conference) which make for some of the best March drama every year. Without further ado, here are our staff picks.
Big Ten
Austin Brown: Michigan
Clemson Carl: Rutger
Andy Jones: Michigan State
Tre Butler: Michigan State
Chase Swaringen: Michigan State
Cody Goggin: Michigan State
Sam Tschida: Purdue
PJ Guippone: Michigan
Frank Fanelli: Michigan State
Anthony Ventura: Michigan State
Johnny Rambos: Michigan State
Austin Montgomery: Purdue
Patrick Norton: Michigan
Alex Wilcox: Michigan State
Ohio Valley
AB: Belmont
CC: Morehead State
AJ: Jacksonville State
TB: Belmont
CS: Belmont
CG: Murray State
ST: Murray State
PG: Murray State
FF: Murray State
AV: Murray State
JR: Murray State
AM: Belmont
PN: Belmont
AW: Belmont
Big South
AB: Campbell
CC: Winthrop
AJ: UNC-Asheville
TB: Winthrop
CS: Winthrop
CG: Winthrop
ST: UNC-Asheville
PG: Campbell
FF: UNC-Asheville
AV: UNC-Asheville
JR: Winthrop
AM: Liberty
PN: Winthrop
AW: UNC-Asheville
Atlantic Sun
AB: Florida Gulf Coast
CC: Florida Gulf Coast
AJ: Florida Gulf Coast
TB: Florida Gulf Coast
CS: Florida Gulf Coast
CG: Florida Gulf Coast
ST: Florida Gulf Coast
PG: Florida Gulf Coast
FF: Florida Gulf Coast
AV: Florida Gulf Coast
JR: Florida Gulf Coast
AM: Florida Gulf Coast
PN: Florida Gulf Coast
AW: Florida Gulf Coast
Missouri Valley
AB: Loyola-Chicago
CC: Loyola-Chicago
AJ: Loyola-Chicago
TB: Valparaiso
CS: Loyola-Chicago
CG: Loyola-Chicago
ST: Loyola-Chicago
PG: Loyola-Chicago
FF: Loyola-Chicago
AV: Loyola-Chicago
JR: Valparaiso
AM: Loyola-Chicago
PN: Northern Iowa
AW: Loyola-Chicago
Southern Conference
AB: Furman
CC: Mercer
AJ: Chattanooga
TB: Wofford
CS: East Tennessee State
CG: East Tennessee State
ST: East Tennessee State
PG: East Tennessee State
FF: UNC-Greensboro
AV: East Tennessee State
JR: East Tennessee State
AM: UNC-Greensboro
PN: East Tennessee State
AW: Mercer
Colonial Athletic Association
AB: College of Charleston
CC: UNC-Wilmington
AJ: UNC-Wilmington
TB: UNC-Wilmington
CS: William & Mary
CG: College of Charleston
ST: College of Charleston
PG: College of Charleston
FF: College of Charleston
AV: Northeastern
JR: College of Charleston
AM: William & Mary
PN: UNC-Wilmington
AW: Northeastern
MAAC
AB: Rider
CC: Quinnipiac
AJ: Iona
TB: Rider
CS: Rider
CG: Canisius
ST: Canisius
PG: Canisius
FF: Rider
AV: Rider
JR: Siena
AM: Siena
PN: Siena
AW: Rider
West Coast Conference
AB: Gonzaga
CC: Pepperdine
AJ: Gonzaga
TB: Gonzaga
CS: Gonzaga
CG: Gonzaga
ST: Gonzaga
PG: Gonzaga
FF: Gonzaga
AV: Gonzaga
JR: Saint Mary’s
AM: Gonzaga
PN: Saint Mary’s
AW: Gonzaga
Summit
AB: South Dakota State
CC: Nebraska Omaha
AJ: North Dakota State
TB: North Dakota State
CS: North Dakota State
CG: South Dakota
ST: South Dakota
PG: South Dakota State
FF: South Dakota State
AV: South Dakota State
JR: South Dakota State
AM: South Dakota
PN: South Dakota State
AW: South Dakota State
Horizon
AB: Wright State
CC: Milwaukee
AJ: Youngstown State
TB: Youngstown State
CS: Oakland
CG: Northern Kentucky
ST: Northern Kentucky
PG: Northern Kentucky
FF: Northern Kentucky
AV: Northern Kentucky
JR: Cleveland State
AM: Wright State
PN: Oakland
AW: Northern Kentucky
Northeast
AB: LIU-Brooklyn
CC: Robert Morris
AJ: Mount St. Mary’s
TB: St Francis (PA)
CS: Wagner
CG: Robert Morris
ST: Wagner
PG: Wagner
FF: Wagner
AV: Wagner
JR: Robert Morris
AM: Wagner
PN: Robert Morris
AW: Wagner
Patriot
AB: Bucknell
CC: Boston
AJ: Lafayette
TB: Bucknell
CS: Bucknell
CG: Bucknell
ST: Colgate
PG: Lehigh
FF: Bucknell
AV: Bucknell
JR: Holy Cross
AM: Boston
PN: Bucknell
AW: Bucknell
America East
AB: Vermont
CC: Maine
AJ: Stony Brook
TB: Albany
CS: Vermont
CG: Vermont
ST: Vermont
PG: Vermont
FF: Vermont
AV: Vermont
JR: Albany
AM: Vermont
PN: Vermont
AW: Vermont