8 teams that can win college basketball’s 2026 men’s national championship
We’re just beyond the halfway point of the 2025-26 college basketball season, and while I’m still not ready to tell you who’s going to be cutting down the nets on…Read More
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College basketball’s 5 biggest storylines, 2 months before March Madness
What are the biggest men’s college basketball storylines just past the halfway point of the 2025-26 season? What are the biggest things to keep an eye on over the season’s…Read MoreUConn and Vanderbilt women’s basketball have more in common than being undefeated
There are two undefeated teams left in women’s college basketball this season — No. 1 UConn and No. 5 Vanderbilt. Both teams are 19-0 on their season, and are navigating…Read MoreIllinois basketball’s evolution shows how to build a contender in the modern era
EVANSTON — Who does Illinois men’s basketball go to when they need a bucket? On Wednesday at Northwestern, the Illini brandished a complete assortment of weapons even on a night when it didn’t have the full arsenal at its disposal. With under 10 minutes left in regulation, it was Keaton Wagler, perhaps the most surprising […]NCAA men’s college basketball midseason awards and honors, picked by our hoops expert
Conference play is now in full swing across the country which means we’ve played a little more than two months of regular season men’s college basketball with a little more than two months still to go. With this being just about the exact halfway point of the regular season, it feels like the perfect time […]4 burning questions ahead of college basketball’s 2025 CBS Sports Classic
The CBS Sports Classic returns for its 12th iteration on Saturday when four of the biggest names in men’s college basketball square off in a doubleheader inside Atlanta’s State Farm…Read MoreHow West Virginia, with just five players, upset Duke in women’s basketball
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.V. — Mark Kellogg had two words written on his dry-erase board: Believe and breathe. There wasn’t much else the Mountaineers could do besides that. Playing against No. 15 Duke at Colonial Hall at the Greenbier with just five players for all of the second half, West Virginia had to stay calm […]Women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins invests in NWSL team
JuJu Watkins might not be playing basketball this season, but the USC superstar is still making big moves off the court. The junior Trojans guard — who is sidelined for the year after tearing her ACL in last season’s NCAA Tournament — has parlayed her NIL earnings into becoming part of an ownership group of […]10 must-watch men’s college basketball games for the opening weekend
Who says we have to wait for Feast Week for college hoops to really hit its stride. Opening weekend is loaded with games whose impact will still be felt five months from now. Let’s count down the 10 best you will want to watch this weekend. All times Eastern 10. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State […]6 transfer portal stars already making big impacts in women’s college basketball
We’re just a few days into the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season, but it’s already apparent that some transfer portal players are going to work out very well at their new programs. One, for example, is Louisville’s addition of Laura Ziegler. While the Cardinals fell to No. 1 UConn in Annapolis, Maryland in her debut, […]College basketball’s ‘Year of the Freshman’ has arrived for men’s 2025-26 season
Two days and a couple hundred games isn’t nearly a strong enough sample size to make any broad declarations about a season that will span five months and feature 365 teams. That doesn’t mean that we can’t do it anyway. The 2025-26 men’s college basketball season is “The Year of the Freshman.” That’s what it’s […]Read MoreACC women’s basketball contender needs help on offense to reach goals
Kara Lawson’s Blue Devils did not bring their offense to Paris. In a 58-52 slugfest loss to No. 16 Baylor, No. 7 Duke shot 29 percent from the floor, 21 percent from 3-point land and committed 15 turnovers. The Lady Bears outscored the Blue Devils 15-9 in the final frame. Obviously, that’s not a recipe […]
