Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Saturday was a historic day for the game of basketball. For the first time in the history of college basketball, all of the top 6 teams in the AP Top 25 rankings all lost on the same day. It was also the first time ever that seven of the top ten teams all lost on […] READ MORE
We have finally reached the top of the preseason mountain. And once again the Gonzaga Bulldogs are on top. Gonzaga went wire-to-wire as the #1 team in the AP Poll last season. But once again, they came up just short of a national championship, losing again in the title game. You can check out the […] READ MORE
Here we are. We have finally reached the top five. In last March’s NCAA Tournament Matt Painter’s Purdue Boilermakers got a tough matchup against North Texas that they ended up losing. But they won 11 of their last 14 games last season and they get almost everyone back. This year’s Boilermakers squad has a lot […] READ MORE
The Villanova Wildcats already had a good-looking team. But then both Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels announced that they were taking advantage of the free year of eligibility granted to them by the NCAA. All of a sudden, Jay Wright had yet another guaranteed top-tier team. You can read about the #7 Memphis Tigers right […] READ MORE
The defending NIT Champion Memphis Tigers have yet to make it to the NCAA Tournament under Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway. They have gone 63-32 in his first three seasons there but only have the two NIT appearances. Memphis has not gone dancing since 2014. That is not good or acceptable for such a storied program. But […] READ MORE
I am probably higher on Colorado State than most people. But I really like this Rams squad. I had them as my last team in heading into Selection Sunday last March, and I still feel like they should have gotten in. Pretty much that entire squad is returning this year. Of the nine players who […] READ MORE
The Tennessee Volunteers Last season ended up being a disappointment for the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols lost some games that they should have won and got bounced in the Round of 64 in March. Then they lost their top two scorers from last year, Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson, to the NBA. Both of them […] READ MORE
The moment we have all been waiting for. The top ten of the NCAA preseason rankings. It should be somewhat clear who is on this list, but the order may be surprising to some. It is not as heavily populated by the traditional powers as one might think. You can find teams 30-20 here and […] READ MORE
Admittedly, the college basketball season is far away. However, is it ever too early for a preseason poll? Never. The NCAA preseason rankings continue with part two. You can find the first ten teams listed here. This set of rankings contains teams ranked 19th to 11th. Check back tomorrow for the top 10. NCAA Preseason […] READ MORE