The main thing too many college basketball fans were eager to mock in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll was FAU’s school-record No. 10 ranking. Man, people hated that ranking. The haters swore FAU didn’t deserve that ranking. They swore FAU was nothing more than a mid-major that made a lucky run to the 2023 Final…
USATSI We’re just four days into the Big East schedule, and the league standings already look weird. Marquette is alone in sixth while UConn and Creighton are tied for eighth despite those three schools being picked first (Marquette), second (Creighton) and third (UConn) in the preseason Big East poll conducted with league coaches. “We have…
Nonconference play is winding down in college basketball, and the heart of league play is just around the corner as Christmas approaches with narratives starting to form around the sport. A handful of teams appear to have everything they need to compete for the national title, but plenty more have some holes to fill if…
The No. 10 Baylor Bears and No. 21 Duke Blue Devils will meet on the big stage of Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday night as part of the 2023 SentinelOne Classic. The Bears (9-1), who tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with Kansas State at 11-7 and were 23-11 a…
A pair of red hot teams clash when the Western Illinois Leathernecks take on the Central Arkansas Bears in non-conference action on Wednesday. The Leathernecks (6-6), who have won three in a row, defeated Eureka 92-56 on Monday. The Bears (3-9), who have won two straight, slipped past Eastern Illinois 73-70 in their last game…
There’s another intriguing Big East matchup on schedule as the Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles are set to tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Providence is 9-2 overall and 8-0 at home, while Marquette is 9-2 overall and 1-1 on the road. The Golden Eagles are favored by…
Living up to the hype as a touted recruit isn’t easy. Each season, players ranked near the top of said recruiting rankings struggle to find a rhythm at the college level and either spend multiple years in school and/or never make it to the NBA. The stress can be ten fold when your dad is…
A Top 25 showdown is set to take place on Tuesday when the No. 23 Memphis Tigers host the No. 22 Virginia Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET at the FedEx Forum. Memphis is 8-2 overall and 3-0 at home, while Virginia is 9-1 overall. The Tigers have won 18 of their last 20 games at…
CBS Sports graphic The only matchup on Tuesday’s schedule between two teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 is a nonconference showdown between Virginia and Memphis. Incredibly, as The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya noted, it will represent the first time a ranked Memphis team has hosted a ranked opponent inside FedExForum since March 8,…
The Valparaiso Beacons will take on the Samford Bulldogs in a holiday battle at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Athletics-Recreation Center. Valparaiso is 4-7 overall and 4-3 at home, while Samford is 9-2 overall and 0-2 on the road. The Bulldogs enter Tuesday’s showdown having won each of their last nine games, while the…
