A key SEC matchup unfolds on Tuesday when the Kentucky Wildcats host the Georgia Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are 17-8, but just 5-7 in the SEC as they have dropped five of their last six games. They are clinging to their NCAA Tournament hopes and are currently listed as one of the final four teams, according […]
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 […]
The NBA’s All-Star Weekend – and all the celebrity-packed events that come with it – is scheduled for this weekend. But before players, coaches and executives travel to Los Angeles for the festivities, there are still basketball games to be played. And on Wednesday, two Eastern Conference teams will look to enter the All-Star break […]
Alabama will play the remainder of the 2025-2026 season without big man Charles Bediako after a judge denied his request for a preliminary injunction against NCAA eligibility rules. Bediako, who returned to Alabama after signing a N.B.A contract and playing in the G League, appearing in five games for the Crimson Tide. Alabama coach Nate […]
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 […]
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, a look at the lead-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. In his top 25 this week, CJ Moore talked about Arizona and Michigan, a top tier all their own, and the prospect of “one […]
Alabama Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet ruled in favor of the NCAA and against 23-year-old Alabama center Charles Bediako on Monday in an eligibility case that has sparked widespread conversation and criticism in college athletics in recent weeks. The decision would be extremely important for the stability of college basketball, perhaps even college sports. In overturning […]
If last season was the year of the SEC, this is the year of the Big 12 and Big Ten battling for supremacy. That’s according to this week’s Associated Press Men’s Basketball Top 25 Poll. Undefeated Arizona was again the unanimous No. 1 seed on Monday, meaning the Wildcats have held the top spot for […]
Arizona will be No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the ninth straight week on Monday, but is currently No. 2 on KenPom, the advanced statistics site, behind Michigan. These two teams have traded places in recent weeks, with Arizona passing Michigan after Saturday’s 84-47 win over Oklahoma State, and Michigan jumping […]
CBS Sports graphic I usually spend the few hundred words that top each update of the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings on a specific game, team or player. I rarely focus on days. But what a day that was! Absolutely incredible. The first Saturday of February looked good on paper, […]