College Basketball

The No. 1 men’s college basketball team in the country has fallen. The Arizona Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY’s coaches poll, were toppled, 82-78, by the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks after they mounted a second-half comeback to give the Wildcats their first loss of the season 24 games in. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Kansas — without potential top NBA …

After four consecutive games decided by six points or fewer – including an overtime and double overtime win – Indiana men’s basketball finally won comfortably. Darian DeVries, who’s career started as an assistant for Dana Altman, handed Altman his first 10-game losing streak of Altman’s long, storied career. The Ducks came out looking for the upset, scoring the first six …

Star Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson is a late scratch for the 9th-ranked Jayhawks’ showdown with No. 1 Arizona Monday night due to flu-like symptoms. A Kansas spokesman announced the new to reporters shortly before the game’s schedule 9 p.m. ET tip. The game was billed as one of the biggest on the college basketball calendar with the projected No. …

Arkansas basketball’s Karter Knox and D.J. Wagner are doubtful to face LSU, according to the initial SEC Availability Report. The No. 21 Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3 SEC) were without both players during an 88-68 victory against Mississippi State over the weekend. John Calipari’s squad is searching for a third consecutive road win when it travels to play the Tigers (14-9, 2-8) …

WACO, Texas — A few weeks ago, BYU’s only basketball game at Baylor this season held a lot of intrigue because it marks the return of former Bears guard Rob Wright III to Foster Pavilion. Wright averaged 11.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game last year for Baylor, and was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team before …

Like most of you, I witnessed what seemed in the moment to be an absolute heist of a loss for the Wisconsin Badgers in Bloomington in their 78-77 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday afternoon. And I freaked out accordingly. Advertisement At the end of both regulation and overtime, there were calls from a Michael Reed, Michael Irving, and Larry Scirotto crew …

You couldn’t ask for a more brutal set of back-to-back games in the Big East this year than going to UConn and then turning around and visiting St. John’s, and Xavier has pulled that particular set of matchups. The Muskies got clobbered just less than a week ago in Connecticut, seeing the game go out of reach before 10 minutes …

After Iowa basketball (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) secured wins over Washington (84-74) and Northwestern (76-70) in its two games this past week to extend its Big Ten winning streak to six games, the Hawkeyes have reentered the top 25 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. In its two wins, senior guard Bennett Stirtz was once again a …

Kentucky Wildcats senior guard Otega Oweh has been named the SEC Co-Player of the Week after guiding his team to wins over the Oklahoma Sooners and No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers. Oweh shared the weekly award with Alabama Crimson Tide standout Labaron Philon Jr. In those victories, Oweh averaged 22.5 points (60.7% shooting), 3.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. He’s …

After seeing its 18-game winning streak get snapped on Friday, UConn men’s basketball fell down three spots from No. 3 to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. The 22-2 Huskies are coming off a dominant home win over Xavier and a tough road loss to then- No. 22 St. John’s Friday night. Houston, Duke and Iowa State jumped …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs dropped six spots in the Associated Press Poll after the blunder at the Portland Pilots last week. The Zags are currently at No. 12 with 803 total votes. The Santa Clara Broncos received two votes, and Saint Mary’s Gaels received one vote. There is a realistic chance that the West Coast Conference will have the same number …

The 2025-26 college basketball regular season is nearing the end, with most Big 12 teams having 7-8 games left before the conference tournament begins. Will the No. 1 team in the country, Arizona, slip up and let the regular season title slip away, or will the Wildcats cruise into March with a perfect record? As mentioned above, the Arizona Wildcats …

After dispatching then-No. 3 UConn on Friday night, St. John’s moved up five spots to No. 17 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Red Storm also improved to No. 17 in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll. This is the ninth week St. John’s has appeared in the AP top 25 this season, and their third consecutive week …

1. Utah State Utah State remained in the top spot in this week’s rankings. They escaped Laramie with a narrow 85-83 victory over the weekend, shooting north of 70 percent in the second half behind Mason Falslev, MJ Collins and Drake Allen. They own the most Quad 1 wins (3) in the Mountain West while being 5-0 in Quad 2 …

That was about as up-and-down a week as you can have in the college basketball world for Michigan State. After losing on the road to one of the worst teams in the conference in Minnesota, the Spartans surged back to take down No. 5 Illinois at home in an overtime thriller. Thanks to the win, the Spartans were able to …

Arizona remained firmly atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week Monday, while Houston jumped back into the top 5 and Kentucky returned to the rankings for the first time since December. Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats (23-0) claimed all 59 first-place votes in the latest poll, making them the unanimous choice for a fourth …

Villanova Wildcats 18-5 (9-3) vs Marquette Golden Eagles 9-15 (4-9) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 PM Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: TNT + truTV How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement Net Rankings: Villanova 32, Marquette 114 (Quad 3) KenPom: Villanova 28, Marquette 106 Torvik: Villanova 32, Marquette 96 About Marquette: The Golden Eagles are 3-4 since the …

Vanderbilt basketball is coming off a stunning home loss to Oklahoma, which had previously been in last place in the SEC. The Commodores (19-4, 6-4 SEC) now must go back on the road to face Auburn (14-9, 5-5) at Neville Arena on Feb. 10. Advertisement Vanderbilt has dealt with the injuries and a lack of depth, leading to inconsistent performances. …

It will be father against son again as Richard Pitino takes his Xavier team to New York to face his dad, Rick, for the second time in five days. The older Pitino had the edge in the first game, although his son managed to cover. My Xavier vs. St. John’s predictions and college basketball picks expect the Red Storm to …

The Iowa basketball team is rolling. The Hawkeyes have won six games in a row in Big Ten play for the first time in a decade after surviving a gritty Northwestern squad on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In the 76-70 win over the Wildcats, things weren’t always pretty, but Iowa walked out with a necessary victory. Advertisement Behind a career …

After thrashing SMU on Sunday 95-36, the Duke women’s basketball team has extended its win streak to 15 games. It’s Blue Devils longest longest under sixth-year head coach Kara Lawson and best since the 2012-13 season. Injuries to junior wing Jadyn Donovan and highly-touted freshman product Emilee Skinner have forced Duke to do it with a tight rotation. The Blue …

If you checked in on ESPN’s “top plays” over the weekend, perhaps you saw Noblesville’s Luke Almodovar pop up with a monster dunk against Southern Indiana. He scored 21 points in Southeast Missouri State’s 90-65 win. The Southeast Missouri State junior leads the Redhawks (15-10) — who have won six straight games and are in second place in the Ohio …

Are you still dreaming from the storybook ending on Saturday night in Chapel Hill? In the best finish to a college basketball game this season, UNC and Duke delivered in an instant classic. North Carolina, trailing the whole game, tied it late on a Henri Veesaar three. After Blue Devils superstar Cameron Boozer missed a layup, the Tar Heels secured …

The Indiana Hoosiers hope to take care of business tonight when they host the struggling Oregon Ducks in a Big Ten showdown in Bloomington. The Hoosiers have won four of five after a thrilling OT win over Wisconsin. They have a big stretch coming up, but can’t afford to overlook an injury-riddled Ducks team that has just one win in …

Kentucky Basketball is coming off quite a week of success, dominating Oklahoma last Wednesday before pulling off another epic comeback to sweep the season series against No. 25 Tennessee on Saturday. The Wildcats now sit alone in second place in the Southeastern Conference standings at 8-3 with 8-2 Florida the only team ahead of them. Ironically enough, Kentucky’s next matchup …