CJ McCollum made being a great guard, go-to scorer and lock down defender look rather effortless in a win over Robert Morris.

The second day of the college basketball season paled in comparison to what occurred on opening night. But thanks to Shane Gibson and Sacred Heart, we had at least one memorable moment.

Mount St. Mary's came out of the gate strong and shooting hot in their season opener, but eventually the gap between the two sides was too great to cross and the end result was about what was expected.

Mid-Major Madness will be at a number of games across the country to bring it all the action of opening night to you. Join us as we watch games from North Carolina to California, with the biggest show of all putting Creighton against North Texas.

Sure we railed on lists before, but why not contribute to the madness? Here are our top 50 players among the mid-major ranks for the coming season. I am sure there are some surprises on the list. And you wouldn't believe how hard this is.

In the run-up prior to the season opener between Mount St. Mary's and Pitt, to be covered live and in person by Mid-Major Madness, we talked with SBN's own Cardiac Hill about what to look for from the Big Brother opponent.

John Templon runs through 10,000 simulations of the Northeast Conference, but has a lot of questions about how much better Robert Morris is predicted to be based on the computer numbers. The results for all to see are at Big Apple Buckets.

It should be nothing. No reason to fret. No reason to worry. Velton Jones sat out the second half of a Robert Morris exhibition win with an injury. Just breathe. Just breathe. No worrying allowed. It will be alright, right?

John Templon sits down with Dan Hanner to go deeper into Hanner's computer rankings on some of the mid-major teams that deserve more focus. A strong look inside the workings of a very complicated set of predictions and at some key teams this season.