The preseason USA Today/Coaches' top 25 college basketball poll was released today. The Indiana Hoosiers, who return 4 starters from last season's sweet 16 squad, are ranked #1. No ACC teams made the top 5. The highest ranked ACC team comes from the state of North Carolina, but it isn't Duke or UNC. See the top 25 poll.
As the realignment reality in college athletics rages on, most fans have focused on what it means to their preferred conference in the sport of football. What about basketball? Several big time college basketball conferences will take a big time hit as a result of realignment, including the likes of...
By this time next week, the 68-team field for the NCAA tournament will be set. Between now and then, conference champions will be crowned, while bubble teams will attempt to record another win or two to try to sneak into the big dance. Here’s what’s happening this week in NCAA basketball:
In case you missed it, this is video of Lamar Cardinals head ocach Pat Knight going off on his team, especially his seniors, following a 62-52 loss to Stephen F. Austin, back on February 22.
Did the rant serve as motivation for the Lamar players? Well, they are 2-0 since, and are now 19-11 overall, and tied for first-place with McNeese St. in the Eastern Division of the Southland Conference.
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Top-ranked Kentucky and No. 2 Syracuse enter the final week of the regular season on extended win streaks and with just one loss each. Both teams figure to be in position for No. 1 regional seeds for the upcoming NCAA tournament. Here’s what’s happening in college basketball:
It was not a good week for ranked teams from western states as No. 11 UNLV, No. 13 San Diego State and No. 21 St. Mary’s all suffered multiple defeats. Meanwhile, No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Syracuse continued to dominate their conferences. Here’s what’s happening in college basketball:
Ninth-ranked Murray State’s 72-68 loss to Tennessee State on Thursday left the NCAA Division I men’s field with no undefeated teams. Meanwhile, four other top 10 teams — No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Baylor and No. 8 Florida – also lost last week. Here’s the latest from the world of college basketball:
No. 7 Duke, No. 8 Kansas and No. 9 Michigan State all lost this week. Those defeats should clear the way for still-undefeated No. 10 Murray State (23-0, 11-0 Ohio Valley) to race further up the AP NCAA men’s basketball poll. Here’s what’s happening in college basketball this week:
Two top five teams – No. 2 Missouri and No. 5 Kansas — were upset victims last week, while No. 11 Murray State remained the nation’s only undefeated team. Here’s what happening in college basketball this week:
Team on the Rise: Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt (16-5, 5-1 SEC) has won 10 of 11 games, with the only blemish being a one-point overtime loss to then-No. 18 Mississippi St. The Comm
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Kentucky remains number one in the nation in the latest AP and ESPN/USA Today polls.
Kentucky was a unanimous #1 in the ESPN poll and got 63 of 65 first place votes from the AP.
Syracuse, despite a controversial win over West Virginia on Saturday, passed Ohio State for the second spot...
This is video of a great one-handed, alley-oop dunk by Markel Brown, of the Oklahoma St. Cowboys, against the Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma State point guard Keiton Page throws a long-distance lob pass to Brown, who catches it one-handed behind his head and slams it down.
Oklahoma State went on to a 79-72 upset victory.
There was one drawback, as Brown was given a technical foul for staring down an Okl
Notre Dame beat top-ranked Syracuse, 67-58, on Saturday to give the Orange their first loss of the season. Third-ranked Baylor also suffered its first two defeats in the past week, dropping games to number five Missouri and No. 7 Kansas. After second-ranked Kentucky’s 77-71 win over Alabama on Saturday, the Wildcats are a sure bet to take over the top ranking in the new AP Top 25 poll.
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Florida State’s 90-57 rout of third-ranked North Carolina was the biggest upset, but three additional teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press college basketball poll lost last week. Here’s what’s happening in NCAA hoops:
This is video of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery, slamming a chair on the floor after he received a technical foul during a game last Tuesday night.
McCaffery wasn't happy with an official, but he was livid at his team, as you will see.
The Michigan State Spartans defeated McCaffery's Hawkeyes, 95-61.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team had their three-game win streak snapped on Saturday, after falling to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 65-53, in Sun Belt Conference action, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The LSU Tiger men's basketball team picked-up an SEC home victory on Saturday afternoon, after defeating the Ole Miss Rebels, 81-55, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, in Baton Rouge.