Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Tuesday night was the first truly loaded slate of high-major basketball … but it also provided plenty of gems in the mid-major world. Here’s what you may have missed if you were watching Louisville/Kentucky or Texas Tech/Illinois. Yale is pounding teams The two-time reigning Ivy League NCAA Tournament representative has gotten off to a scorching […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Ohio State basketball finally feels like it has a clear identity again, and that starts with Bruce Thornton. Now in his third season as a Buckeye, the 6-foot-2 point guard has transformed from a talented young prospect into the unquestioned heartbeat of the program. Under Jake Diebler’s leadership, Thornton has become not just Ohio State’s […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers had a big 86-55 win over the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday, starting off fast for the second consecutive game and never trailing from there. It was Wisconsin’s most consistent game to date, as they played clean basketball for 30 minutes, with the end of the first half being the lone gaffe […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Tar Heels came back to Earth a little bit on Tuesday night against Radford, fighting through a sloppy, heavily-whistled game to come out with a 15-point win. They’ll hope their next game against a mid-major program goes a little more smoothly as they host friend of the program Levelle Moton and his N.C. Central […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Hey TOC Nation, we got two more survey questions for you this week. First up, we want to know what your expectations are for this Saturday’s football game. A pair of 3-6 teams on 6-game losing streaks do battle. Which one can end their streak? Second, after picking up an early season win over a […]
From The Only Colors | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The Huskers and Bluejays face off for in-state bragging rights for another year. This will be a nationally-televised game (FS1) and a good early test for Nebraska. The Huskers have had a high-scoring offense thus far, but haven’t faced any teams that have the defensive abilities that Creighton always seems to have. The Bluejays have […]
From Corn Nation | 26 days ago | 0 reads
For the 2025-26 college basketball season here at Mid-Major Madness, we’ve decided to make our beloved readers and followers the award selection committee. Each week, we’ll release our mid-major men’s and women’s player of the week nominees and have YOU decide who we should give the award to with a vote. Here are our top […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to the second edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings Report! Other than Texas Tech’s statement victory over BYU, there was not much movement within the top of the poll. However, this week featured huge shakeups in the ACC, with Miami reclaiming the projected spot after Virginia and Louisville suffered shocking second losses, and […]
From On the Banks | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Purdue basketball faces its biggest challenge of the season tomorrow when they take on the Crimson Tide from Alabama. So I wanted to reach out to the staff and see their key to the game or alternatively what they’d be watching for. Ledman: The easy answer is to see if TKR returns. That’s going to […]
From Hammer and Rails | 26 days ago | 0 reads
THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (2-1) vs Little Rock Trojans (1-1) THE DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 THE TIME: 7pm Central THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE TELEVISION: Nope. We went over this for the opener. THE STREAMING: ESPN+ with Josh Maurer & Brian Butch on the call THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, available online via The Varsity Network. THE […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We are a little later than normal with the survey this week, but rest assured you’ll […]
From Hammer and Rails | 26 days ago | 1 read
Game 3: Georgetown Hoyas (2-0) vs Binghamton Bearcats (1-2) When: Wednesday 6:30 PM Where: Capital One Arena TV: ESPN+ (Dan Kolko and Martin Bahar) Radio: Team 980 AM (Rich Chvotkin), Sirius XM app (983) Series: First meeting KenPom Rankings: Georgetown 74, Binghamton 348 KenPom Odds: Georgetown has a 98% chance of winning, with a projected score of 83-61. DraftKings Line: Georgetown -27.5, o/u […]
From Casual Hoya | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Your Georgetown Hoyas have ignited a spark of genuine excitement across the District following a commanding 2-0 start to the 2025-26 campaign. After a gritty, statement-making victory over local rival Maryland in College Park, the Blue and Gray return to the comforts of Capital One Arena tonight to face the Binghamton Bearcats. A proverbial “trap […]
From Casual Hoya | 26 days ago | 0 reads
ACC men’s basketball is in dire need of a bounce-back season after being a largely unwatchable mess over the last few years, and while I would hate to jinx anything, perhaps that is just what we’re getting in 2026? The league is off to an excellent start to this season, with only four losses on […]
From Backing The Pack | 26 days ago | 1 read
PHILADELPHIA – Adam Fisher grew up in Bucks County, not far from Temple University’s campus. He knows the history and the gravity of what the Big 5 means to the now six schools that participate in one of college basketball’s greatest traditions. However, with so much roster turnover in today’s era of college basketball, the […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers earned their third win of the season with an 86-55 victory over the Ball State Cardinals. Just like the Northern Illinois game, the Badgers got out to a quick start. Wisconsin jumped out to a big 27-6 start, and it appeared Ball State was going to be run out of the Kohl […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Y’all. I had this very stupid idea a while back. I forget when I first noticed that some people were putting out NCAA tournament bracket projections before Christmas. But I remember looking at one of them and seeing one of the top seeds with a horrific loss already and there they were, with one of […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is off to a strong start out of the gate, and with a full week until its next game, fans have the time to “look under the hood” on the program’s performance through games. Specifically, this piece is all about the offense. Despite the small sample size, the analytics […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Last night’s game between the Tar Heels and the Highlanders was a game for both teams to learn a lot of lessons from. For UNC specifically, the biggest lesson for them to learn is how to overcome new forms of adversity. This game lacked Seth Trimble’s presence, we saw Caleb Wilson commit three fouls in […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 26 days ago | 0 reads
On Tuesday night, Marquette women’s basketball ventured up to the Land of 10,000 Lakes for a non-conference game against Minnesota. For a variety of reasons — one of which is that I’ll be cold and dead in the ground before I give $13 to the Big Ten — I ended up not logging in to […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Indiana begins a five-game home stand tonight against Milwaukee at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are 2-0 with wins against Alabama A&M and Marquette. Milwaukee is 2-1 with home wins against Hampton and Little Rock and a loss at ... The post What to Expect: IU basketball vs. Milwaukee appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Indiana women’s basketball returned to Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening, playing host to Marshall. After a back-and-forth first half, Indiana opened the third quarter on an 11-2 run to take control. Despite a ferocious comeback mounted late by the Thundering ... The post Three takeaways from IU women’s basketball’s win against Marshall appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Penn St. Nittany Lions (3-6; 0-6 Big Ten) vs Michigan St. Spartans (3-6; 0-6 Big Ten) 3:30 p.m. ET, November 15—CBS Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 75,005 / East Lansing, MI) Tableizer using codebeautify.org Penn State Value (Nat’l Rank) Value (Nat’l Rank) MIchigan State Advantage Rushing Offense (ypg) 151.0 (78) 144.3 (T – 66) Rushing Defense (ypg) […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 26 days ago | 3 reads
They may not make many headlines, but college basketball runs on mid-major teams, meaning those teams that belong to conferences outside the Power Four of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. Come March, we’ll be banking on them to provide us with some high-entertainment upsets, so it’s only right to take a look […]
From Swish Appeal | 26 days ago | 0 reads
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, SMU raced by Murray State 102-91, Notre Dame roughed up Eastern Illinois 78-58, Clemson knocked off Morehead State 83-56, Boston College fell to Central Connecticut, 60-59, UNC got by a tougher than expected Radford 89-74, Florida State nearly got Florida, falling 78-76, Wake Forest took Michigan to overtime before barely losing […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 26 days ago | 0 reads