by Chris Stoner | Oct 12, 2026 | College Basketball
When ESPN published its preseason Top 25 this month, it ranked every team twice. Once with the fifth-year players currently suing the NCAA for eligibility. Once without them. Texas Tech is No. 9 in the first version and unranked in the second. Gonzaga is 14th or 22nd....
by Chris Stoner | Mar 15, 2026 | College Basketball
The 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket has been released, and the Madness tips off Tuesday night with the First Four, culminating with the NCAA Championship Monday, April 6th in Indianapolis. Here we give our initial predictions – with it being assured that we will second...
by Chris Stoner | Jan 25, 2026 | College Basketball
51 days from now, we’ll have the first Thursday of March Madness. Here we will go through the 2025-26 season to-date, and discuss what awaits before 68 teams start dancing. Who Are The Contenders? The AP and the Coaches Poll both have the same 16 teams –...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 23, 2024 | College Basketball
We are still a few months away from March Madness, but we’re about to turn the calendars to January. As we do, we can evaluate what we’ve seen so far in this College Basketball season, and give some thoughts on what’s to come as we build towards...
by Chris Stoner | Dec 2, 2024 | College Basketball
Feast Week is over, and the calendar has turned to December. Where do things stand in College Basketball one month into the season? Conference Quick Hits ACC – The ACC has 3 ranked teams in the current AP Top 25 (Duke 9th, Pittsburgh 18th, and UNC 20th). Clemson...
by Chris Stoner | Nov 24, 2024 | College Basketball
Reviewing Week 3, and previewing the week ahead. Week 3 Quick Hits ACC – North Carolina (10th), and Duke (12th) are the only ranked teams. Pittsburgh (6-0), Stanford (6-0), and NCST (5-0) are all undefeated. Duke had a 14 point win at Arizona yesterday, with...
