CBS Sports graphic This is the first Monday since then college football season ended. By definition, more attention is now being paid to college basketball. And the schedule makers met the moment with a fun doubleheader set for Monday night. * 7:00 PM ET: Louisville at Duke * 9:00 PM ET: Arizona at BYU I […]
CBS Sports Chart On Monday afternoon, there will be a unanimous No. 1 team in an AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll for the seventh straight season. The Arizona Wildcats will earn all 61 first-place votes in the poll after receiving 60 last week, made possible after Iowa State — which earned the other first-place […]
CBS Sports graphic Duke opened ACC play Wednesday with an 85-79 win over Georgia Tech. So the Blue Devils are now 12-1 on the season; that’s great. But it was hard not to notice — after Duke had to overcome a seven-point deficit in the second half to avoid being upset at home as 27.5-point […]
CBS Sports graphic The first half was stranger than it should have been, leading to a one-possession game at halftime. But Nebraska eventually got going, pulled away and posted an 86-55 victory over New Hampshire on Tuesday, pushing the Cornhuskers to 13-0 on the season and leaving them one of only six undefeated teams in […]
CBS Sports graphic Matt Norlander and I just recorded a (super long) #MailbagEpisode of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast which will be published on Friday. Among other things, we were asked which storylines we’re most interested in as this season progresses. One of my answers: Kentucky. The Wildcats defeated Bellarmine 99-85 on Tuesday to […]
For the first time in a few weeks, there was movement among the top-ranked teams in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Arizona and Michigan remained No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but Duke then fell away suffered its first loss of the season against Texas Tech. The Blue Devils fell three spots to […]
CBS Sports graphic Michigan kept its unbeaten streak to six on Sunday as it cruised to a 102-50 victory over La Salle. The Wolverines led by 21 points at halftime and won by 52. Competitive, this was not. But honestly, almost no game the Wolverines have played this season, and exactly zero in the last […]
Getty Images Purdue, which opened the year at the top of the rankings, is back in the top five of this week’s Coaches Poll after a win against Auburn. The Boilermakers landed at No. 5, behind No. 3 Iowa State and No. 4 UConn, to round out the three programs that moved up in the […]
Texas Tech entered this season believing it had the pieces in place to win a national championship, but thus far the defense has not been up to par and injuries have devastated the Red Raiders’ ability to pull together. Texas Tech entered Saturday’s showdown against No. 3 Duke short-handed, bruised and off balance. It will […]
CBS Sports graphic 61 people voted on Monday Associated Press Top 25 Poll — and exactly 57 of them listed Arizona or Michigan as #1. Q: Should Duke be offended? For the record, I also have Michigan and Arizona in my top two, and Duke came in third. So I don’t complain or criticize. But […]