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The Ducks men’s basketball team (8-6, 1-2 Big-10) are on the road to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-7, 0-3 Big-10). The Ducks are riding a two-game win streak, while Rutgers has dropped three in a row. When: Today, 4:00 pm PT Where: Piscataway, NJ Watch: Peacock
From Addicted To Quack | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The last time we examined the AP Top 25 poll, we suggested women’s college basketball was experiencing the calm before the coming storm of conference play. That assessment proved more true than could have been imagined, as a week that began with 11 undefeated teams ended with four: No 1. UConn, No. 2 Texas, No. […]
From Swish Appeal | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
In front of a really nice crowd of 2,342 — I honestly thought there were more fans on hand than that — on Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena, the no. 7 Missouri Tigers, wearing Legacy M, started their season off impressively strong against the (RV) Iowa State Cyclones, showcasing depth up and down the lineup […]
From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Date: Monday, January 5th, 2026Tipoff: 5:31 p.m. (central)Location: Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) TV/Online: Monday’s game will be broadcast on FS1 with Brandon Gaudin and Steve Smith on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 apps. Radio: Monday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent […]
From Corn Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Despite winning four games in just a seven-day span, the Gonzaga Bulldogs moved down one spot in the Associated Press Poll to No. 8. Their 16 wins are the most in the country. The Zags received 1,101 total points in the AP Poll. The Saint Mary’s Gaels, at an overall 15-2 record, received 10 votes. […]
From The Slipper Still Fits | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
For the third straight week, forward Lauren Whittaker has been named the top freshman in the West Coast Conference. This time, she shared the honor with San Francisco Dons guard Aina Cargol. During the 3-1 stretch in the last seven days for the Zags, Whittaker averaged 19.7 points per game on a 55.6 field goal […]
From The Slipper Still Fits | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
“Wreck-oning” My Saturday After sitting through that embarrassment on Saturday – (the truth is, when the lead was 27 with less than 7 minutes left, that was all I could stand) – I wondered if there really is a realistic path to the NCAA tournament for the Wolfpack. I know Coach Wade keeps promising the […]
From Backing The Pack | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Who: NC State Wolfpack (10-5, 1-1 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (7-7, 0-1 ACC) Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA When: Tuesday, January 6, 2025 Tip-Off Time: 9:00 pm EST How to Watch: ACCN Boston College returns home Tuesday night looking to steady itself in ACC play when it hosts NC State at Conte Forum. The Boston College Eagles enter […]
From BC Interruption | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
For the second consecutive poll and third straight week, the UConn men’s basketball team came in at No. 4 in the AP Poll. The 14-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they resume Big East play after Christmas with a pair of convincing wins on the road against Xavier on Wednesday and […]
From The UConn Blog | about 2 months ago | 1 read
This week’s Horizon League action is fairly spread out, with games on just four days, including just one game on both Monday and Wednesday. Regardless, there is plenty of worthwhile action to come, including the week’s finale between the teams tied atop the standings on national TV. Below are some key games to tune into. […]
From Mid-Major Madness | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It is halfway through the 2025-26 season for No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball, so it is time to start talking postseason. Specifically, March Madness and the Buckeyes’ place in the annual 68-team tournament. Head coach Kevin McGuff’s team has to make it like any other Division I school, meaning a Big Ten Tournament championship […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Finding three standouts from Saturday night might be a challenging task, but we’re going to give it the old college try. The San Francisco 49ers picked an unfortunate time to have their worst team performance of the season, dropping their Week 18 clash with the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 13-3, and quite frankly, […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
PHILADELPHIA – The CAA schedule makers didn’t make things easy for Drexel at the start of conference play. The Dragons began their conference slate with the hardest road trip in the league, having to fly south to play the CAA’s perennial top dogs in Charleston and UNC-Wilmington, who have been the Coastal Athletic Association’s NCAA […]
From Mid-Major Madness | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome back everyone to the longest, darkest, most depressing stretch of the calendar year. Thank God for college basketball … and positive transfer portal news in college football. —NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 14 —NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 12 —The Louisville men’s basketball team is down four spots to No. 20 in this week’s […]
From Card Chronicle | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s that time again, we’d like you to pick out your Reading player of the month, this time for December 2025. A reminder that this vote doesn’t cover the Royals’ last two games – home wins over Burton Albion and Stockport County – so for the purposes of this voting, pretend they haven’t happened yet. […]
From The Tilehurst End | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Arizona men’s basketball remains No. 1 in the Associated Press by the smallest of margins. Arizona received 32 first-place votes in this week’s poll compared to 29 for No. 2 Michigan. A single point separates the two teams in the rankings, with Arizona receiving 1,494 points to Michigan’s 1,493. Arizona is ranked No. 1 for […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Ivy League gives us more data points than any other league in non-conference play to learn about teams. It also gives us the fewest data points within league play for the teams to separate themselves. So now that every Ivy League team is done with its non-conference slate, let’s take a step back and […]
From Mid-Major Madness | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The holidays meant there was no new poll last week, and this week there is not a lot of change due to many teams not playing a lot. As a result, Purdue sits at No. 5 this week once again as we move into the New Year. The most notable change is Michigan gained on […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 2 months ago | 1 read
After nearly a month of staying at 10 in the AP Poll, BYU moved up a spot to 9 after the road win at Kansas State Saturday. BYU is one of seven Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona (1), Iowa State (3), Houston (7), Texas Tech (14), Kansas (22), and UCF (25). Villanova, who […]
From Vanquish The Foe | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Happy New Year! Here’s our first Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings after our first full week of action — with plenty of exciting games (one standing above all, of course). Let’s not waste any more time and dive into it! 1. Utah State For 30 minutes, Utah State was in a dogfight with San […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Syracuse Orange (9-5, 0-1) will play their first road game of the season tomorrow night when they head to Atlanta to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-5, 1-1). It’s a return for Naithan George and Akir Souare as they face their former squad. The game tips of at 7:00 on the ACC Network […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Miami (OH) is the last undefeated mid-major team and has joined the top 10 at No. 8 of the Men’s Other Top 25. The RedHawks sit a perfect 15-0 this season. They defeated Akron 76-73 Saturday to move to 3-0 in the MAC. Miami (OH) is scoring 93.7 points per game and shooting an insane […]
From Mid-Major Madness | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Arizona Cardinals are parting ways with head coach Jonathan Gannon after three seasons. The former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator went 15-36 in Arizona, and with injuries and non-stop losses, the team decided to move on from the first-time head coach. Gannon is expected to garner some interest around the league as a defensive coordinator […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Louisville will be without its star freshman point guard for the biggest home ACC game of the season. Pat Kelsey revealed Monday morning that Mikel Brown Jr. will once again be out when U of L hosts No. 5 Duke Tuesday inside the KFC Yum Center. A lingering back injury has kept Brown off the […]
From Card Chronicle | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
This is the first edition of Mountain West Basketball Team of the Week. Every week, I will be naming a team that performed the best throughout the week. This week, Nevada did a difficult thing and went on the road twice and came out with two victories. For the final game of 2025, the Wolf […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 2 months ago | 1 read