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 […]
The No. 1 seeds in Saturday’s NCAA March madness Bracket preview was Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Iowa State. While the first three were largely expected, Iowa State’s inclusion on the top line was anything but a foregone conclusion. Ultimately, the Cyclones (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) were awarded the honor by UConn and Houston by the […]
The busiest Saturday of the college basketball season is just around the corner. On the docket, we have 20 ranked teams in action all day, highlighted by a huge Big 12 showdown between No. 2 Houston and No. 4 Arizona, and a rare non-conference treat between No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Duke. Conference racing […]
The Darryn Peterson saga, which has been simmering all season, appears to have boiled over. Kansas basketball’s top freshman and potential No. 1 pick in the next NBA Draft has made headlines for his sporadic availability in a frustratingly inconsistent season, including Wednesday night. As attention shifts to March Madness and college basketball takes the […]
Wednesday night’s college basketball action had it all: great games, huge upsets and memorable individual performances. However, one particular game stood above the rest and the SEC may have given us the game of the season. Alabama and Arkansas took 50 minutes to settle things, with the Tide ultimately pulling out a 117-115 victory despite […]
Every night at the Big 12 Conference feels like a heavyweight title fight. In the past week alone, the conference has seen Arizona vs. Kansas, Texas Tech vs. Arizona and Kansas vs. Iowa State given. On Monday night, the Big 12 will host another scintillating showdown when the No. 2 Houston Cougars and No. 6 […]
Arizona remained No. 1 in the CBS Sports Bracketology model after its second straight loss on Saturday, but fell in the overall hierarchy. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big 12) are now the third No. 1 seed behind Michigan and Duke after a 78-75 overtime loss to Texas Tech. From a stats-based standpoint, the Blue Devils […]
Darryn Peterson’s situation in Kansas is one of a kind. There’s no clear precedent for this in men’s basketball — a freshman who is likely to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft and who plays like that except when he misses games or is late due to a variety of ailments. […]
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 […]
Michigan overtook Arizona as the No. 1 overall seed in CBS Sports Bracketology after the Wildcats’ first loss Monday night at Kansas. The Wolverines, who also have one loss, claim the top spot with a profile that includes the No. 1 ranking in most team sheet metrics used by the selection committee. The Wildcats are […]