The race for the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seeds is nearly settled — with one spot still very much in play. In his latest bracket projections, FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy projects Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Florida on the top line as conference tournaments are underway across the country. Michigan, Duke and Arizona have separated … Read more
The final regular-season rankings are in, just in time for the best stretch of the college basketball calendar. It’s time for conference championship week, with Selection Sunday right around the corner. My top three teams remain unchanged, but UConn’s shocking loss to Marquette could shake up the 1-seed picture and open the door for Florida, … Read more
Nigel James Jr. scored 19 points and UConn coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the final second as Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory on Saturday that prevented the fourth-ranked Huskies from winning a share of the Big East regular-season title. UConn (27-4, 17-3) trailed 64-62 when the Huskies’ Silas Demary Jr. drove to … Read more
The Big Ten Tournament champion on the women’s side will be decided. There could still be an outright regular-season champion in the Big East and there’s a rematch of the Tobacco Road rivalry, as Duke seeks its revenge. The big college basketball games this weekend will impact conference standings and NCAA Tournament seeding. There are … Read more
The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season. With the Huskies’ win over the Gamecocks in last season’s title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th … Read more
Men’s college basketball, women’s college basketball – there’s no shortage of college ball, every night. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in college basketball. Purdue upset by Ohio State “Michigan at the top” seems to be the … Read more
The top conference races are coming to a clear end: Duke flexed its muscle on Virginia, Michigan dominated Illinois in Champaign, Florida beat Arkansas by a million points, and Arizona blew out Kansas to pretty much seal regular-season titles. The Big East and West Coast Conference are still up for grabs, though! And there is … Read more
Men’s college basketball, women’s college basketball – there’s no shortage of college ball, every night. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Vanderbilt sets program record(s), Blakes passes Clark Vanderbilt women’s basketball has never posted … Read more
Nearly five decades into a Hall of Fame career, there aren’t many nights that qualify as unfamiliar territory for Rick Pitino. His résumé includes seven Final Fours and two national titles. Now at St. John’s, he’s far more accustomed to making history than enduring it. But a 72-40 loss to UConn on Wednesday night was … Read more
PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Conn.) — Not for the first time, an unmistakable voice cut through the free-throw silence with a poignant message for St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, leader of the No. 15 team in the nation. This time, Pitino’s backup center, Ruben Prey, had been dinged for a Flagrant 1 foul against No. 6 … Read more