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The men's college basketball season is a wild ride, and I’m here to sort it out every Sunday.With so many big games each week — plus emerging stars carrying their teams toward March — the men's college hoops schedule and many storylines is a lot to keep track of.
Nebraska, like Michigan, is also undefeated. The Cornhuskers are 13th in the Top 25 And 1. The four other remaining unbeatens are Arizona, Iowa State, Vanderbilt and Miami Ohio. Arizona is No. 2 in the Top 25 And 1, Iowa State is No. 3 and Vanderbilt is No. 14. Miami remains unranked here but is 79th in the NET, if you're curious.
The Red Raiders were very short-handed against the Blue Devils, seeing several rotation players sit out while starting guard Tyeree Bryan departed before the first media timeout, leaving Texas Tech with just six rotation players available. Two of them ...
Gonzaga and Kentucky climbed up a few spots again in Andy Katz's newest Power 37 rankings, while Louisville dropped out of the top 20. Here's how the last week of college basketball shook up the rankings.
There's also some imminent movement coming in the rankings after a noisy CBS Sports Classic on Saturday in which North Carolina held off Ohio State and Kentucky downed St. John's in dominant fashion. Kentucky entering the rankings and St. John's falling out is very much in play, and UNC is on the cusp of pushing into the top 10, too.
The Bulldogs have rolled through their non-conference schedule and are headed for another high seed in the NCAAs. But Utah State’s situation is precarious.
Grand Valley State heads to the holiday break undefeated and look, as last year, like the team to beat. That helps the Lakers remain at No. 1 in the DII women's basketball Power 10 rankings. There wasn't a tremendous amount of movement this week; however, two teams make their 2025 debut.
ATLANTA -- The first game of Saturday's CBS Sports Classic, Kentucky's 78-66 win over St. John's, was generally considered the bigger matchup given both teams' struggles (relative to preseason expectations) -- and the relationship between the two coaches. But the second game was the better game. Final score: North Carolina 71, Ohio State 70.
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