For college sports fans who turn their full attention to basketball after the thrill of Indiana College football Playoff National Championship Game win over Miami, welcome to what has been an exciting season so far. Freshman stars are once again a hallmark of the sport, the top conference hierarchy is well balanced and the race […]
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 […]
The last big Saturday of non-conference action is just around the corner, and it offers one last chance for several major teams to make a statement before the league kicks off again after Christmas. Among them are four branded programs that will be featured in the CBS Sports Classic. First up is tip-off at 12:30 […]
For those unimpressed by the College Football Playoff, the NFL stretch run and the many holiday movie marathons, college basketball has a solid slate to play with this weekend. A range of different invites to a neutral site offer viewers some great combinations. Saturday features three matches between ranked opponents. There’s also a late-night showcase […]
CBS Sports graphic There are currently four undefeated teams with a net rating of KenPom.com above 30. They are Arizona, Michigan, Duke and Iowa State, the four teams ranked No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 (in that order) in Monday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 daily college basketball rankings. […]
Apparently ‘busy’ can mean many different things. Because when we asked our men’s basketball staff to identify the coach under the most pressure this season, the answers – and interpretations of the question – varied dramatically. Of course, some went for the red-hot seats. (Unfortunately, as usual, the ACC deserved multiple mentions.) But others picked […]