It’s been an extremely strong year for the Big 12 in college basketball, and the 2026 Big 12 Tournament kicks off Tuesday in Kansas City. The No. 12 seed Arizona State Sun Devils (16-15, 7-11 Big 12) will face the No. 13 seed Baylor Bears (16-15, 6-12 Big 12) in the first matchup. The winner […]
CBS Sports Chart Every college basketball season is fun in its own way, but this seems better than most, right? The elite teams are really great. The freshman class is incredible. Many of the games feel like big events. Speaking of which, did you see the scene in Nebraska on Sunday? It was Great. The […]
1 Duke has a poor grip on the No. 1 spot in the country after a 77-51 romp over No. 11 Virginia. Isaiah Evans drilled five treys, and Duke’s defense just vaporized Virginia’s once rolling offense. Last week: 1 2 Arizona shows that it can win using different recipes. It has a pace-and-space setup that […]
Two Big Ten Blue Bloods meet Sunday on CBS and Biggest+ when the Michigan St. Spartans visit the Indiana Hoosiers. No. No. 13 MSU (23-5, 13-4 Big Ten) has won three straight games, most recently beating Purdue 76-74 on Thursday. The Hoosiers (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) have dropped a total of three straight games and […]
No. 7 Florida clinched a share of the SEC title on Saturday night with an authoritative 111-77 victory over No. 20 Arkansas, a feat that even last year’s national title team never claimed. The Gators can take the outright crown on Tuesday with a win over Mississippi State or an Alabama loss to Georgia. It […]
Nineteen days ago, Arizona walked into Allen Fieldhouse and suffered its first loss of the season against Kansas despite ruling out freshman Darryn Peterson. Days later, Arizona lost again at home to Texas Tech despite nearly leading for almost the entire second half. Those losses caused the Wildcats to plummet in the next AP Top […]
CBS Sports graphic Michigan took another step toward securing a No. 1 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament late Friday by defeating Illinois 84-70 to earn the program’s first outright Big Ten regular-season championship since 2014. The Wolverines were great. They shot 53% from the field, took their first double-digit lead of the game on […]
Virginia and Kansas each have big chances Saturday to maximize their seeding potential for the NCAA Tournament, as the final day of February brings a college basketball schedule full of Bracketology implications. The Cavaliers are a No. 3 seed in CBS Sports Bracketology entering the day, while the Jayhawks are a No. 4 seed. Both […]
The 12 major powers collide Saturday when the No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones host the No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Iowa State is 24-4 overall and in the mix for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Texas Tech is 21-7 overall, and both teams are 11-4 in the Big 12, tied with […]
The seventh-ranked Florida Gators can secure at least a share of the SEC regular-season championship when they face John Calipari’s 20th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks in a key matchup on Saturday night. Arkansas is coming off a 99-84 win over the Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday, while Florida defeated the Texas Longhorns 84-71 that same night. The […]