Senior safety Jordan Castell fuels Kentucky’s historic first road win at Oklahoma with a game‑changing performance: two interceptions—including a pick‑six—and nine tackles. His effort earns him SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Senior Bowl National Defensive Player of the Week, plus Walter Camp, Bronko Nagurski and Thorpe Award national honors. PFF rates his defensive grade at 77.5, the team’s second‑best, and his run‑defense rating leads the Wildcats. With a fifth year of eligibility and NFL interest growing, Castell could become a 2027 draft prospect.
UConn women’s basketball opens the 2026-27 season ranked No. 2 in the AP Preseason Poll, earning six first‑place votes behind South Carolina’s 23. The Huskles face a daunting non‑conference slate, with nine games against top‑25 foes—including South Carolina, Duke, Michigan and Louisville—through December. After a 38‑1 campaign that ended with a semifinal loss to South Carolina, UConn returns junior star Sarah Strong, a back‑to‑back National Player of the Year, and a talented freshman class highlighted by ESPN’s No. 2 recruit Olivia Vukosa. Texas, a recent exhibition opponent, sits at No. 6.
The women's college basketball preseason AP Top 25 poll is out!
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Indiana’s men’s basketball enters the 2026‑27 season poised to become one of the Big Ten’s top rebounding teams, a stark turnaround from the last decade. Coach Darian DeVries highlights a new frontcourt anchored by 7‑footers Samet Yigitoglu and Aiden Sherrell, while forward Jaeden Mustaf adds aggression on the glass. Early exhibition wins over Butler and UNC already showcase the team’s physical identity, suggesting a significant bounce‑back in rebounding performance.
University of Washington Athletics and Learfield's Huskies Sports Properties announce the hiring of Nick Koop as Washington Director of Broadcasting, and the new radio play-by-play voice of Husky Men's Basketball.
When something good happens on defense for the Tar Heels, No. 1 is usually involved.
By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Coach Will Wade’s official LSU basketball roster just added one more player for a total of 11, and this is no fill-in walk-on. Senegalese-Italian forward Saliou Niang was [...]
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A dominant Finals performance was overshadowed by a frustrating moment on court.
Former St. John's star RJ Luis won't get to play for LSU this season after all.
The Duke women's basketball team will begin the 2026-27 season ranked as a top five team as the Associated Press tabbed the Blue Devils fourth in the AP Preseason Top 25 poll.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team comes in at No. 24 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Women's Basketball Poll, released on Tuesday.
Illinois women’s basketball opens the 2026‑27 season ranked No. 23 in the AP preseason poll, marking only the fifth top‑25 spot in program history and the second under head coach Shauna Green. After a 22‑12 run and a second‑round NCAA appearance last year, the Illini return most of their lineup, highlighted by junior forward Berry Wallace (18.4 ppg, Preseason All‑Big Ten) and guards Jasmine Brown‑Hagger, Destiny Jackson, Gretchen Dolan, and Maddie Webber. Illinois joins eight other Big Ten teams in the top 25, the most ever for the conference. The team’s first game is an exhibition vs. UIS on Oct. 30, with the regular season debut on Nov. 4 against Detroit Mercy at the State Farm Center.
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES The LSU women’s basketball team will enter the 2026-27 season as the No. 9 team in this year’s preseason Associated Press Poll. It will mark the sixth consecutive season in which [...]
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As USC women’s basketball team star JuJu Watkins has been recovering from a torn ACL, the star is looking to help the Trojans reach new heights in the 2026-27 season. season. With USC women’s basketball guard in Watkins returning to the court, the latest rankings have been released, which reveal where the Trojans are ranked […]
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For the third straight season, North Carolina women's basketball finds itself ranked in the top 15 in the 2026-27 Preseason AP Poll and the USA TODAY/WBCA Coaches Poll, with the Tar Heels slotted at No. 12 and No. 11 overall.
Illinois has now appeared in the AP Top-25 rankings all five seasons under Shauna Green.
The ranking matches USC's highest preseason position (No. 3 in the 2024-25 preseason poll) since the Trojans opened the 1984-85 campaign at No. 1 after winning back-to-back national championships.
The Cal Baptist Lancers enter this season energized by a 44-win campaign in 2026 and their maiden journey into the Big West.
Ella Kral has been named ACC Freshman of the Week
Mark Pope enters his third season at Kentucky with the Wildcats needing a breakout year to erase a turbulent offseason. After an over‑hyped first year that earned a No. 3 NCAA seed, the team fell to a 22‑14 (10‑8 SEC) record last season, dropping games to Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina and Gonzaga, and slipping to 0‑2 in SEC play before losing five of their final seven. Injuries aside, the roster—once the most expensive in college basketball—has underperformed, and Pope’s missteps in the transfer portal have angered a fanbase accustomed to John Calipari’s dominance. With the SEC more competitive than ever, Kentucky is projected seventh in both media and analytics polls, and Pope must exceed expectations to keep his job.
Moe Odum has taken another step toward continuing his college basketball career, but he will not be allowed to do so at ASU.
Louisville women's basketball opens the 2026-27 season ranked No. 7 in the AP preseason poll, the highest seed since the 2022‑23 campaign that ended with an Elite Eight loss to Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Coach Jeff Walz leads the Cardinals into a season that kicks off on Nov. 2 against Bellarmine, with their first top‑10 test coming on Nov. 15 versus No. 2 UConn at the KFC Yum Center. The full Top‑25 list places South Carolina at No. 1, followed by UConn, USC and Duke, while Louisville sits ahead of Vanderbilt and LSU. Additional votes go to programs like Nebraska and Arizona State.
Angel Reese appeared to quit on an offensive possession after teammates ignored her calls for the ball.
South Carolina was the overwhelming pick in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll in women's basketball.