Getty Images It’s been a slow week as it pertains to interesting college basketball games — evidence being that a ranked team hasn’t played another ranked team since last Saturday. Boring. But our lull in the schedule will end late Friday when UConn and Gonzaga meet in Seattle. Tip is scheduled for 10 p.m ET. The…
It was a relatively calm week without many upsets, so there is not a significant amount of movement in the latest CBS Sports women’s college basketball rankings. South Carolina had a scare against Utah, but the Gamecocks’ depth helped them remain our top team. Several teams took the week off, but LSU certainly didn’t. The…
The East Carolina Pirates will face off against the Florida Gators in a neutral-site clash on Thursday evening. Florida is 6-3 overall, while East Carolina is 6-4 overall. The Gators are just 2-6-1 against the spread in 2023-24, while East Carolina is 3-6 ATS. This is the first meeting between the programs. Tip-off is at…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Arizona claimed No. 1 in the AP poll for a second straight week on Monday with a unanimous hold on the spot after a handful of voters had other teams at No. 1 on their ballots the previous week. It seems the Wildcats’ 98-73 win over Wisconsin helped sway any lingering…
A year ago, North Carolina began the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after returning four starters from a team that reached the 2022 national title game. The Tar Heels proceeded to produce one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory in college basketball, finishing 20-13 and opting not to participate…
The No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles will host the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies in the first meeting between the programs on Thursday night. Marquette is 8-2 overall and 5-0 at home, while St. Thomas is 6-4 overall and 2-3 on the road. The Golden Eagles are 5-4 against the spread this season, while St. Thomas is 6-3…
Getty Images Kenny Payne is a Louisville graduate and former player who helped the Cardinals win the 1986 NCAA Tournament. He’s a kind and well-liked man. So I understand why the school’s administration was hesitant to remove him after one disastrous season. But they should’ve. They 100% should’ve. And that’s an opinion that’s now impossible…
CBS Sports graphic Kyle Filipowski entered this season as a projected first-team All-American for a Duke team considered among the favorites to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament. But neither player nor team have looked the part recently: Filipowski shot 38.5% from the field during a three-game stretch in which the Blue Devils went 1-2 with…
Amateur Sam Bennett of the United States plays a stroke from the No. 14 tee during the continuation of the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 9, 2023. Sam Bennett, a fifth-year senior at Texas A&M, won the 2022 U.S. Amateur, which earned him a spot in…
An air of uncertainty regarding Juwan Howard and his job status has come to the fore at Michigan. Late Sunday night, after a bit of online rumormongering and speculation increased, The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn broke the seal on the silence around the situation and reported Howard and Michigan strength coach Jon Sanderson were involved in a…
