After falling just two points short of upsetting the Kentucky Wildcats in their first meeting, the Florida Gators will get another shot when they meet the 10th-ranked Wildcats on Wednesday in SEC action at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky survived 87-85 at Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 6. The Gators (14-6, 4-3 SEC), who are…
USATSI I’ve spent the past couple of days highlighting how Purdue, UConn and Houston have kind of separated from the rest of the sport in terms of the bodies of work they’ve created to this point in the season. But the two closest teams to them, in my opinion, have been North Carolina and Tennessee….
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers are set to tip at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia is 15-5 overall and 11-0 at home, while Notre Dame is 7-13 overall and 1-4 on the road. UVA is 11-8 against the spread this season. Notre Dame, meanwhile, is…
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Scouting for NFL-caliber talent has changed significantly throughout the years. The internet and social media have done a lot to change this process, as coaches and scouts have access to more information than ever before. At any given time, they can pull up hours of tape, and find out…
Teams trending in opposite directions meet on Tuesday when the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels battle the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a key ACC matchup. The Tar Heels (17-3, 9-0 ACC), who have won 10 in a row, are off to their best start in conference play since starting 11-0 in 2000-01. The Yellow…
A loaded schedule of college basketball games continues Tuesday when 10 teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll will be on the court as we near the end of January. One of the biggest games takes place at Thompson-Boling Arena when No. 5 Tennessee takes on South Carolina. After falling on the road…
Baylor coach Scott Drew has the luxury of having not one, but two elite first-year players on his roster. Ja’Kobe Walter has been one of the focal points of this entire class. Walter has been ranked near the top of Frosh Watch since its inception at the start of the season. Walter’s teammate, Yves Missi,…
I spent Monday morning’s edition of the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings explaining how Purdue, UConn and Houston have kind of separated from everybody else as it pertains to building bodies of work. It’s more true now than it was then. That’s because Houston added another Quadrant 1 win Monday night via…
The No. 12-ranked Duke Blue Devils will look to snap a two-game road losing streak to the Virginia Tech Hokies when they meet in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Monday. Duke’s last win at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., was on Dec. 6, 2019. The Blue Devils (15-4, 6-2 ACC), winners of 10 of their…
Another week of surprising results for several top-10 teams gives us another shakeup in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll, with Kansas falling to a season-low No. 8 and Auburn and Arizona also dropping out of the top 10 to make way for Duke, Wisconsin and Marquette. Duke jumped five spots to No. 7 after a…
