[ad_1] USATSI North Carolina is on a 10-game winning streak and rolling. Tennessee has legitimate Final Four potential. Kentucky’s ceiling remains sky high. But with the 12th week of this season officially in the books, it’s becoming increasingly clear that three teams have kind of separated from the rest of the sport in terms of…
[ad_1] CBS Sports graphic Purdue won easily Saturday. I suspect UConn will do the same Sunday, at which point both schools will be 15-2 and totally reasonable options to be No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll when it updates Monday. My opinion: It should be Purdue. That’s why the Boilermakers are No….
[ad_1] CBS Sports graphic If you listened to Sunday’s episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, you likely know Matt Norlander and I anticipated Tuesday night possibly getting wild with Purdue and Houston both on the road against unranked but quality opponents inside Pinnacle Bank and Hilton Coliseum, respectively. It got even wilder than we…
[ad_1] Nebraska upset No. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Tuesday night for the program’s first win over the nation’s top-ranked team since 1982. The Cornhuskers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) made a season-high 14 shots from 3-point range and validated their strong start with a marquee victory. The outcome ended a seven-game winning streak for the Boilermakers…
[ad_1] In just under 13 weeks’ time, there will be one team left standing in Phoenix as the national champion. Last season saw UConn dominate the field en route to its fifth national championship in program history and with conference play starting for all parties last week, the race is on to the Final Four. …
[ad_1] USATSI There were minimal changes near the top of the second Coaches Poll of 2024 released Monday. The lone movement inside the top-five featured Houston jumping Kansas for the No. 2 spot. The Cougars became the last undefeated team in Division l basketball by virtue of James Madison and Ole Miss falling Saturday. Houston…
[ad_1] There are 362 Division I men’s basketball teams, and in any given week, there are dozens of stories of intrigue that frequently don’t get spotlighted — or at least don’t get enough attention — to break through as big stories in the sport. Such is the case when there are so many teams, players…
[ad_1] Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Purdue and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Illinois 47-32. Purdue entered the contest having won six straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it…
[ad_1] USATSI It’s the official end of the 2023 calendar year and the end of a semester, so before we turn the page to a new year and look ahead to college basketball’s second and most important semester — replete with conference play, conference tournaments and March Madness — it’s time to first kick off…
[ad_1] USATSI There is a familiar face atop the Coaches Poll released Monday. Following Purdue’s 92-84 win over previous top-ranked Arizona, the Boilermakers jumped three spots to move back to No. 1 ranking for the second time this season. Purdue occupied the No. 1 ranking for one week following an impressive showing at the Maui…
