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 […]
In his first year as head coach of the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel led them to a 14-3 record after going 4-13 each of the previous two seasons. He is now one win away from a record seventh for the team Super Bowl championship. Vrabel and the Patriots can tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers […]
Seton Hall’s 72-60 loss to Villanova Wednesday night returned the team to the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble and underscored an increasingly bleak reality facing the Big East. If the Pirates don’t get their ship right in the next five weeks, the league will likely send just three teams to the NCAA Tournament […]
Image images Oklahoma State picked up a much-needed big win by upsetting No. 16 BYU 99-92 on Wednesday night, despite 36 points from Cougars freshman AJ Dybantsa. The win marks the first Quad 1 victory for the Cowboys (16-6, 4-5 Big 12), who travel to No. 1 Arizona on Saturday. The outcome led to a […]
Arizona keeps winning. And it continues to hold its No. 1 ranking firmly. The 22-0 Wildcats were the unanimous pick for the top spot in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll after beating No. 16 BYU and rival Arizona State last week. Arizona is off to the best start in school history and the Wildcats […]
It’s divorce season in college basketball. Pretender or contender status will be earned this weekend, with numerous titans going head-to-head in matchups that could change the calculus on Selection Sunday in a major way. Friday is the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry features two teams on pace for the top three seeds. Sunday’s battle between Illinois and […]
It’s a tough era for the mid-major in men’s basketball. But it’s a good week. If you took it all in with the rest of the hoops junkies on Saturday, you saw as many replays of Miami — Ohio, not Florida — hitting wild shots to outlast Buffalo and stay undefeated as anything else. That’s […]
When the calendar turned from 2024 to 2025, none of the teams that ultimately played in the national championship game were ranked in the top five of the AP Top 25 poll. Florida started the new year at number 6, and Houston started the new year at number 14. That they were among the final […]
For the first time in a few weeks, there was movement among the top-ranked teams in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Arizona and Michigan remained No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but Duke then fell away suffered its first loss of the season against Texas Tech. The Blue Devils fell three spots to […]