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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson missed his eighth game of the season Tuesday after leaving Saturday’s win over NC State with what was later described as quad cramps. That clearly stinks to him. But fell asleep Bill Self’s 54-word statement shared via social media Prior to tip-off, there was confirmation that Peterson was at and in […]
CBS Sports Chart After Iowa State beat a top team (Purdue) in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Saturday as badly as anyone has ever beaten a top team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, it was fair to wonder how the Cyclones would respond to their in-state rival five days later. They […]
CBS Sports graphic There are currently four undefeated teams with a net rating of KenPom.com above 30. They are Arizona, Michigan, Duke and Iowa State, the four teams ranked No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 (in that order) in Monday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 daily college basketball rankings. […]
CBS Sports graphic The weekend after Thanksgiving was slow. That’s how Monday was. But college basketball will get back on track Tuesday with the start of Big Ten play and a trio of games featuring six of the best programs of this century. Here’s that trio of games: 7:30 PM ET: Florida and Duke 9:00 […]
CBS Sports graphic The format of the Players Era Festival is so wacky that trying to predict which two teams will participate in Wednesday’s championship is mostly an exercise in futility. It can literally be determined by the number of points a team allows in a game, never mind that all games are not even […]