Set to broadcast nationally... »Boston College @ No. 4 North Carolina; 7 ET (ESPN). »Providence @ Notre Dame; 7 ET (ESPN2). »Temple @ Fordham; 8 ET (CSTV). »No. 11 Indiana @ No. 13 Wisconsin; 9 ET (ESPN).  »North Carolina State @ No. 3 Duke; 9 ET (ESPN2). »Arizona @ Southern California; 10:30 ET (FSN). ... Read More

Recently, you may have noticed this whole discussion of "Who's the best sportscaster?" bouncing around the Blogosphere. (Here's a link and list from Awful Announcing.) Well, here's my Top 5 (play-by-play and color) in the field of college basketball. Mugshots provided to jog ya brain, son. Sure, there are plenty of good (and bad) broadcasters out there who have yet to hit the big time, but we're going put the hot ... Read More

Call me crazy, but I don't feel overwhelmed by all of the Super Bowl coverage. It's a beautiful blessing. Ah...wait a minute here...it seems as though I've only had ESPN on the television for about seven total hours—all for college hoops indulgence—in the past three days. Yeah, that about does it. --UPSET--No. 22 Kansas State, No. 2 Kansas 75. Since I already went all Big Picture on you, here are some ... Read More

What a glorious photo. That's surely making the Best of the Year post in April. Orlin Wagner is the photographer. Great capture. Anyway, Kansas State just got done with its throttling of the Jayhawks at home, 84-75. Beastley guaranteed the Wildcats' first home win against KU in 25 years and came through. It's a shame that Manhattan fans will only get a few more games of seeing him before he never ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »Villanova @ No. 18 Pittsburgh; 7 ET (ESPNU). »Virginia @ Maryland; 7 ET (ESPN). »Cincinnati @ West Virginia; 7 ET (ESPN2). »No. 10 Texas @ No. 23 Texas A&M; 9 ET (ESPN). ... Read More

Each week, a handful of us college hoops bloggers put together our own version of a Top 25 poll to make ourselves feel just a little more important (our tiny voices matter, too!). Here is what we have assessed, as a group, with any of the AP rankings that significantly differ from any of ours for each team set in parentheses and first places votes in bold. Obviously, if there ... Read More

Good ol' Quin—he may have been breaking some NCAA bi-laws, but his players weren't going all country music video on people. Now, it's Mike Anderson's (right) team and he's going to have to sit five of his players for the next couple of games. Yes, Missouri is going to be having some scoring problems. It all stems from Sunday night, when starting guard Stefhon Hannah received a broken jaw in the fracas at a club ... Read More

--No. 7 Tennessee 93, Alabama 86. If 'Bama had been able to keep this game a little slower, with less points, then they might have been able to steal it. Problem is, when you're combining for more than 160 points in a game against Tennessee, you're probably not going to win. Hey: maybe Tennessee isn't the team we thought they were, but they're definitely the best in the SEC (which isn't ... Read More

How dare reporters try and get information!! Bobby Knight is very pleased. ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »Ohio State @ Penn State; 7 ET (ESPN). »Virginia Commonwealth @ George Mason; 7 ET (ESPN2). »Austin Peay @ Southeast Missouri State; 7 ET (ESPNU). »No. 7 Tennessee @ Alabama; 9 ET (ESPN). »Missouri State @ Wichita State; 9 ET (ESPNU). ... Read More

You can hear it now from the mass media: "Remember, this team does have a title to defend. They ARE the defending champions, and until someone takes that from them, they should be treated as such." Yada. Yada. Yada. Yes, it's true that almost all of us out there in the Blogosphere and in Legitimate Writer World completely dismissed the notion of a relevant Florida Gators team in 2007-08, but ... Read More

When there's more scores outside of the Top 25 than in, I call it, "Scoreboard". --UPSET--San Diego 63, No. 21 Saint Mary's 55. The Gaels cannot handle the pressure (yeah, right) of being in the polls. (Remember, they were beaten down by a mediocre Southern Illinois team in their first Top 25 go-round.) The Toreros (quiz your buddies on that nickname) outscored SMC 39-26 in the second half. What gives, ... Read More

I just wanted to thank everyone who reads the site and has been starting to contribute to it (and for those who have registered names but not yet posted: do so, please!). I just wanted to let you all know that I've gotten a new job as a sports editor for a newspaper here in Connecticut, so a little more of my time will be taken up by, you know, ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »Louisville @ Connecticut; 7 ET (ESPN). »Coppin State @ Howard; 7 ET (ESPNU). »Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma; 9 ET (ESPN). »Alabama State @ Southern University; 9 ET (ESPNU). »Cal-Poly @ Pacific; 11 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

Memphis 19-0 (46) Kansas 20-0 (26) Duke 17-1 North Carolina 19-1 UCLA 18-2 Georgetown 16-2 Tennessee 17-2 (↓4) Michigan State 18-2 Washington State 17-2 Texas 16-3 Indiana 17-2 (↓4) Butler 19-2 Wisconsin 16-3 Stanford 16-3 (↑6)   Xavier17-4 (↑8) Drake 18-1 (↑6)  Marquette 14-4 (↑4)   Pittsburgh 16-4 (↓5) Vanderbilt 17-3 (↓5) Florida 18-3 (NR) Saint Mary's 17-2 (NR) Kansas State 14-4 (NR) Texas A&M 16-4 (↓5) Mississippi 15-3 (↓7)  Baylor 16-3  Dropped out: Dayton (16), Villanova (18), Arizona State (24). Top 5 outside looking in: Mississippi State, Connecticut, Arizona, Dayton, Notre Dame. Conference breakdown: Big XII: 5  Southeastern: 4 Big East: 3 Pacific-10: 3 Big 10: 3 Atlantic Coast: 2 Atlantic 10: 1 Conference USA: 1 Horizon: 1 Missouri Valley: 1 West Coast: 1 Notes: -Xavier climbs up eight ... Read More

I love the calm, bizarre Sunday that rests between the conference title games and the Super Bowl. It doesn't even feel like a Sunday. --UPSET--Florida 86, No. Vanderbilt 64. Vanderbilt allowed Florida to go on a 23-0 run at the beginning of the game, giving the Gators a ridiculous 34-6 lead with eight minutes to go. Florida's starting five all scored in the double digits. If I'm on the selection committee ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »Michigan @ No. 10 Michigan State; 1 ET (CBS). »Georgia Tech @ Virginia; 4:30 ET (FSN). »No. 4 Duke @ Maryland; 6:30 ET (FSN). ... Read More

I've never said this to a female before but, sorry, this is going to be long. --UPSET--Connecticut 68, No. 7 Indiana 63. Saturday's biggest upset was coincidentally broadcast to the widest possible audience (CBS aired it) and so UConn's national profile will likely skyrocket. --UPSET--Purdue 60, No. 11 Wisconsin 56. I want to dig for the link to when I said Purdue would likely take down Wisconsin, but there are too many ... Read More