College Basketball

DePaul’s top-six finish in the Big East last season was the program’s best regular-season finish as a member of the conference. It is no secret that the Blue Demons have had a tough time since joining the Big East. The road does not get any easier this year with a much stronger conference on paper. However, in year three under …

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats broke through in 2026, making the Final Four for the first time since 2001 and cementing this program as the team to beat in the Big 12. Heading into 2026-27, even with the departures of Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley and one-and-done freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries, Arizona is once …

The Iowa State Cyclones lost a lot of production and star power from their 2025-26 roster that advanced to the Sweet 16. Joshua Jefferson was selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft and will begin his professional career with the Brooklyn Nets. Tamin Lipsey was thought to have exhausted his eligibility, but his name is featured in …

The slate is officially set for Purdue. On Wednesday, the Big Ten released its conference schedules for the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season, getting us one step closer to the start of the year. Big Ten teams will play 20 conference games this season, which includes three home-and-away opponents. The three teams Purdue will see twice this coming season are …

Greensboro Day School (N.C.) standout sophomore Grant Duggins was recently in Durham for an unofficial Duke basketball visit, Phenom Hoop Report reported via social media back on Friday. There’s no doubt the 6-foot-9, 215-pound power forward is bound to rack up a long list of offers in his recruitment. In fact, one blue-blood has already entered the fray, as Duggins …

Below are the biggest FCS games on the Week 3 schedule, including every matchup that features a Top 25 program. Saturday, Sept. 19 Lafayette at Columbia (Noon ET, ESPN+) West Georgia at ETSU (Noon ET, ESPN+) Advertisement Brown at New Haven (Noon ET, NEC Front Row) No. 23 Mercer at Georgia Tech (Noon ET, ACC Network) Dartmouth at No. 7 …

The Big Ten has revealed all of its conference games for the upcoming men’s basketball season, including those for Buzz Williams and the Maryland Terrapins. The Terps are coming off their worst season since joining the Big Ten, but as with many college programs, they sport a vastly different roster than last year. With a healthy Pharrel Payne returning for …

We already knew Wisconsin men’s basketball’s Big Ten opponents ahead of the 2026-27 season. Now, we know the Badgers’ full lineup of Big Ten games and when each of them will take place. The conference dropped its regular season schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 campaign, and the Badgers now have their complete roadmap for what will be the 12th year …

The first edition of EvanMiya’s rankings has the Gonzaga Bulldogs at No. 5 overall, but No. 9 without their four ineligible players at the moment. That’s fifth-year forward Chauncey Wiggins (Florida State Seminoles transfer), forward/center Izan Almansa of Spain’s Real Madrid, point guard Nathan de Sousa of France’s Cholet Basket, and Fifth-year point guard Javon Bennett (Dayton Flyers transfer). The …

We have our first glimpse of Washington’s women’s basketball schedule, as the Big Ten announced the entire conference schedule on Wednesday. Non-conference opponents for Tina Langley’s squad, fresh off their furthest foray into the NCAA Tournament since Kelsey Plum led the Huskies to the Final Four in 2016, have yet to be revealed, so Huskies fans will have to continue …

Michigan State men’s basketball learned what their 2026-27 schedule was going to look like, and on the same day, the women’s basketball program also released their schedule for the 2026-27. This includes both the nonconference and the Big Ten schedule for the upcoming year. In the nonconference, an interesting matchup will have Michigan State traveling to Toledo for a road …

Northwestern men’s basketball now knows what awaits in its 2026-27 Big Ten schedule. The Wildcats released their 20-game conference slate Wednesday, setting up a season filled with early tests, challenging road trips and several opportunities to build a resume for the NCAA Tournament. Northwestern will open Big Ten play at home against Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 1, before traveling to …

Michigan State basketball will be gearing up for the 2026-27 season, the 32nd season of Tom Izzo’s tenure in East Lansing. The hopes are high for the Spartans, including the 18th regular season Big Ten championship in the program’s history. The first step towards that goal was released on Wednesday. The Big Ten has released the official Big Ten schedule, …

With football sitting at 1-1 I know that a lot of you have already turned your attention to basketball. That’s okay with us because obviously we love basketball here at Hammer and Rails. Well, today Purdue men’s basketball fans are eating good because the Big Ten conference announced the conference schedule for all 18 teams. Purdue put theirs out in …

The Washington Huskies’ men’s basketball conference schedule has officially been announced. After returning from the Southwest Maui Invitational over Thanksgiving week, Danny Sprinkle’s squad will have a tune-up game against non-conference opponent Norfolk State in Seattle on November 29 before kicking off Big Ten play with a road trip to USC on December 2. That will give Huskies wing Wesley …

The numbers are in following an impressive win for no. 11 BYU over the Arizona Wildcats, but was the 11-point margin enough? Here’s how BYU’s metrics and rankings moved after a decisive result Saturday afternoon. How the AP Voters View BYU For all the hullaballoo about style points and knees inside the five, it didn’t seem to matter to the …

Though football has dominated most of the sports discussions in Iowa City, it will soon be time for Iowa fans to turn their attention to the hardwood as well. Iowa’s men’s and women’s basketball teams won’t begin their 2026-27 campaigns until November, but the first sign the season is fast approaching came on Wednesday afternoon when the Big Ten released …

Ohio State basketball will learn on Friday whether they land one of the premier guards in the 2027 class. Antonio Pemberton, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound point guard at Masters Academy International in Massachusetts, is scheduled to make his college destination known at 4 p.m. ET Friday on the CBS Sports College Basketball YouTube channel. Ohio State is a finalist, as are …

Illinois women’s basketball will play 30 regular-season games in 2026-27, including 18 Big Ten matchups and 12 non-conference games. Of those 30, the Illini will play 18 at home, 20 on the road and two at neutral sites. Illinois will also host one exhibition game against UIS Here is the full schedule: Advertisement vs UIS – Friday, October 30th (Exhibition) …

North Carolina fans looking to make the trip to Music City for one of the marquee games on the Tar Heels’ 2026-27 schedule can officially start making plans. UNC announced Wednesday that travel packages are now on sale for the 2027 Nashville Hoops Showdown, which will pit Michael Malone’s Tar Heels against Illinois on Saturday, January 30, at Bridgestone Arena, …

Rutgers basketball’s 2026-27 schedule is finalized – two public exhibitions, 12 non-conference games and a 20-game Big Ten slate. Tip times and TV designations will be announced at a later date. Here are three takeaways, followed by the schedule. Advertisement 1. An enormous week at home It’s a decibel-meter week when the Scarlet Knights host defending national champ Michigan in …

Clemson now has the conference portion of its 2027 football schedule mapped out. The Tigers will play eight ACC games that season, with Boston College, Florida State, Stanford and Wake Forest coming to Death Valley. Clemson will hit the road for games against Louisville, NC State, SMU and Virginia Tech. Advertisement The ACC released the opponents Wednesday, giving Clemson an …

On Wednesday, the Big Ten revealed the full schedules for all the men’s and women’s basketball programs. We already knew the opponents for the Wolverines, but now we know when and where the games will happen, which is just as important as the opponents. Here’s a look at Michigan’s conference schedule: Advertisement Dec. 9: at Rutgers Dec 12: vs Northwestern …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had a true roller coaster of an offseason, consisting of multiple surprise departures and eligibility issues that have dragged on into mid-September, with Kraziness in the Kennel now less than three weeks away. Even with all the uncertainty and frustration, the Zags have built a roster that – regardless of who is eligible …

A college basketball season is a long time. Usually by the time nets are being cut and Luther Vandross is warming up to nail One Shining Moment again there have been games going for a shade over five months with all the ebbs and flows, rises and collapses, triumphs and heartbreaks, and everything in between. For some teams, a place …