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What Top Men’s College Basketball Teams Should Resolve to Do in New Year

Seven elite teams have clear objectives as conference play begins in their quest toward March Madness.

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The world’s tallest teenager achieves new career feat in Florida college game

The world’s tallest teenager, Olivier Rioux, starred for his college team on Wednesday night

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When Will the Last Eight Undefeated Men’s College Basketball Teams Lose?

Between elite squads to plucky upstarts, there’s a swath of the sport that could go deep into the conference slate before taking a blemish.

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ACC/SEC Challenge Exposed a Big Problem for One College Hoops League

The worry about the SEC being down this season is premature, but the conference doesn’t have a top-tier title contender despite its depth. Plus, Cameron Boozer looks unstoppable.

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Ranking Which Top Men’s College Basketball Teams Are Contenders and Pretenders

Michigan dominated in the Players Era tournament to rise as the top championship threat, while Iowa State and Houston aren’t convincing yet.

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How the $1 Million Players Era Festival Is Reshaping Feast Week

The Las Vegas tournament will feature 18 teams receiving NIL money for participating, siphoning teams from other events like the iconic Maui Invitational.

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Houston Freshmen Step Up to Beat Auburn Is Biggest Week 2 College Hoops Takeaway

The Big East’s meltdown, Michigan’s work in progress and Arizona’s monster résumé highlighted a loaded slate of men’s action.

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Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 1 Houston

Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars enter 2025–26 as the nation’s most complete team and as hungry as ever for that long-awaited national title.

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Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 5 Purdue

With Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn leading the charge, the Boilermakers enter the season as the ultimate title-or-bust team.

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Sports Illustrated’s Complete 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball Rankings From No. 365 to No. 1

The annual preseason list takes into account all offseason moves and predicts how the march toward the NCAA tournament will play out.

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Big 12 Men’s College Hoops Preview: Can Anyone Stop Houston This Season?

The Big 12 looks tougher than ever with a pair of top NBA draft prospects, rising teams in Texas Tech and BYU and a plucky Kansas squad ready to exceed expectations.

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Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 16 Tennessee

The Volunteers lost their veteran core but may be more dangerous than ever thanks to five-star forward Nate Ament and one of the sport’s best defenses.

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Men’s College Hoops Coaching Carousel: North Carolina’s Hubert Davis Leads Hot Seat Tracker

After a wave of exits, pressure mounts on coaches from bluebloods to rebuilds. Plus, the list of big names who could retire.

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Men’s NCAA Tournament Shaping Up to Have Final Four Fireworks

There was a lack of madness in March, but the games in San Antonio feature all No. 1 seeds, top KenPom teams and player of the year candidates.

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KenPom Stats Suggest 2025 Final Four Could Be Historically Competitive

Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn are historically great, statistically speaking.

Sports Illustrated

Ranking the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field 1–68

The seeds and bracket are out, now it is time for the real order for all March Madness squads from Florida to Saint Francis.

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What Do KenPom Stats Say About the 2025 NCAA Tournament? Predictions, Favorites, & More

A look at how college basketball's top analytics guru can tell us who will win the NCAA title.

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KenPom Rankings Explained: Who Is Ken Pomeroy and What Do His Rankings Mean?

A deep dive into KenPom rankings, how they work, and why they matter in college basketball analytics.

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Four Teams With Clearest Path to the Men’s Final Four

These top seeds face manageable matchups in their NCAA tournament regions to get to San Antonio.

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Ten Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs in the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament

From UC San Diego in its first Big Dance to an experienced No. 14 UNC Wilmington, these teams could spring some upsets.

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South Region Breakdown: Top Overall Seed Auburn Gets Location Advantage

Three-seed Iowa State starting guard Keshon Gilbert is out, and the Cyclones risk early exit.

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Forde Minutes: Men’s Basketball Championship Week Preview

Previews of every conference tournament with coaches on the hot seat, players to watch, dark horses, bubble teams and more ahead of Selection Sunday.

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NCAA Bubble Teams Breathe Sigh of Relief As Drake Wins MVC Tournament

Drake won the MVC tournament and secured a spot in the NCAA tournament, giving relief to bubble teams.

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The Magic Eight: Teams That Can Win the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament

From Duke to Gonzaga, these squads are the most capable of winning the Big Dance.

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Forde Minutes: How to Improve College Basketball and Small-Conference Tournament Guide

With two weeks until Selection Sunday, the race for NCAA tournament bids heats up as conference tournaments begin in earnest this week.

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