Life comes at you fast in the world of college basketball. One minute you’re alone at the top of the SEC standings and the next minute you’re suddenly in the NCAA Tournament bubble. This is the situation Texas A&M (17-7, 7-4 SEC) finds itself in when it plays at No. 19 Vanderbilt on Saturday. The […]
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 […]
A pair of longtime Southwest Conference rivals face off for the first time since the 2017-18 season on Saturday when No. 8 Houston and No. 14 Arkansas face off against CBS in a major showdown at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The meeting provides a final showcase opportunity for both as non-conference play […]
CBS Sports graphic Another week in college basketball presents voters in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball rankings with a new dilemma over which team deserves the No. 1 seed. And after No. 1 Purdue’s 81-58 home loss to No. 10 Iowa State this weekend, the list of worthy contenders to replace the Boilermakers […]
The ACC has released its notice predicted order of finish in preseason on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Duke was picked to win the conference in the annual preseason poll, while NC State forward Darrion Williams earned preseason Player of the Year honors. Williams transferred from Texas Tech to NC State to […]
Again CBS Sports presents our Candid Coaches series, which bring relevant topics and problems in the men’s basketball to the attention. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have interviewed almost 100 coaches on various topics in recent weeks. Coaches spoke in the background and were given anonymity to offer unfiltered opinions. Today we look at the […]
News item no. 1: Bruce Arians, who coached the Tom Brady-Quartbacked Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the circle of the winner in Super Bowl LV, was recruited by his Alma Mater, Virginia Tech as a “consultant”. Arians are expected to play a key role in the school search for the next head coach. News item no. […]
Year 1 of the John Calipari era in Arkansas can and must be labeled a success. The program reached the second weekend of the NCAA tournament after a terrible start of SEC Games, and was in a position to reach the elite eight before he wasted a double digit lead in a loss for Texas […]
The main reason why a majority of the Basketball Fans of College did not want the NCAA tournament field to be expanded is that they did not see that more middle-high-major teams were given extra bods in large countries. They got their wish on Monday, at least for the time being. The tournament will remain […]