College Basketball

Duke forward Cameron Boozer, BYU star AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas arrived this season as part of what could go down as one of the most heralded freshmen classes in college basketball history. They lived up to their billing, too, and were announced Tuesday as first-team AP All-Americans. Boozer was a unanimous choice among the 61 voters that select the weekly Top 25 for The Associated Press, […]

Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg just won Big Ten Player of the Year honors, but, in an alternative world, could he have been the SEC Player of the Year? Indeed, the Wolverines' star was almost the Kentucky Wildcats' star. "They [Kentucky] started the number with $7 [million] to $9 [million]," Lendeborg said about the Wildcats trying to attain him in the transfer portal in an interview with The Associated Press. "They […]

There are myriad qualities that separate good players from the great, with one of the most important being their contribution to the team's overall success. For transfers, specifically, this can be a tough feat, as they are adjusting to new teammates, coaches and a new program, often in a new conference or even division. The best summation of how impactful a transfer truly was comes at this time, when the […]

It’s that time of the year when we dive into all the college basketball historical bracket minutiae that I love so much for March Madness. If nothing else, I hope you’ll find these nuggets interesting and good talking points as we head toward filling out our brackets and making our tournament wagers. Enjoy! Let's take a look at some general bracket notes first. This page may contain affiliate links to […]

The race for college basketball’s postseason crown is headed back to Las Vegas. The College Basketball Crown returns to the desert with an eight-team field and high stakes. The complete bracket, which was revealed Monday on FS1's "First Things First," features Oklahoma, Colorado, Baylor, Minnesota, Stanford, West Virginia, Rutgers and Creighton. First-round games are scheduled for April 1-2, followed by the semifinals on April 4 and the championship game on […]

Over the next three weekends, there will be no shortage of wild March Madness bets — winners and, to be sure, a fair number of losers. But one bettor kicked off the madness early, landing a quarter-million dollars in the process. More on that winning wager, a golf winner of nearly $500,000, notable parlay hits and other interesting plays as we recap betting from the past week or so. This […]

The College Basketball Crown is back as the second-year event takes center stage in Las Vegas in early-April. This year's edition will feature eight teams facing off in a postseason tournament, competing for NIL dollars. There are six automatic bids — two each reserved for the top teams in the NCAA Evaluation Tool in the Big Ten, Big East and Big 12 — as well as two at-large participants. Here […]

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 Arizona received seven first-place votes, with Michigan, Florida and Houston […]

Truth is, it's anybody's guess as to who wins this year's men's NCAA Tournament. There really isn't an overwhelming favorite. At the top of the oddsboard are more than a few familiar faces. Duke is favored to win it all at nearly every major sportsbook, and in the mix is Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Houston and UConn. With that, let's take a look at how the NCAA Tournament championship odds have […]