Duke, Arizona and Michigan remained steady among the top three teams in the Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 on Monday, remaining off the court for two weeks until Selection Sunday. The Blue Devils, who moved up to No. 1 last week, received 55 of the 59 first-place votes, while the Wildcats received the other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The seventh-ranked Florida Gators will look to extend their winning streak to eight games when they meet the Texas Longhorns in a key Southeastern Conference matchup on Wednesday night. Florida posted a 94-75 win at Ole Miss on Saturday, while Texas dropped a 91-80 decision to Georgia the same day. The Gators (21-6, 12-2 SEC), […]
Updated NCAA Tournament title odds are out as Michigan is installed as the frontrunner to win a national championship at the NCAA Tournament March madnesswhich would be the program’s first since 1989 under Steve Fisher. Saturday NCAA March Madness Bracket Seeding Preview prior to the Wolverines’ showdown during Duke and Houston’s battle with Arizona, three […]
The NCAA Tournament selection committee offered an early “preview” of the top 16 seeds for the Big Dance on Saturday. While the picture will immediately change as new results come in, the exercise provided interesting fodder for college basketball fans to digest. One of the biggest insights from the preview was how stacked the Midwest […]
Michigan would be the No. 1 overall seed if the men’s NCAA Tournament started today, and the Wolverines would be joined in the top tier by Duke, Arizona and Iowa State. The NCAA selection committee unveiled the top 16 seeds on Saturday, three weeks and a day before the official bracket is announced on Selection […]