College Basketball Bracket Update: Big 12, Tourney implications for Kansas, Oklahoma State

Conference frontrunner status is on the line in the Big 12, Big East, Mountain West and more

A wild college basketball season has an eventful week ahead of it.

Entering Tuesday, 11 conferences had ties atop their leagues -- either outright ties or teams tied in the wins or losses column. And these aren’t obscure conferences either: The Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and Mountain West are all crowded at the top.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana, Michigan State square for top three matchup

Michigan State moves into the top three. Could Sparty claim No. 1 this week?

Another week, another Big Ten showdown with national implications.

With a five-game win streak including last week’s 75-52 rout of Michigan, Michigan State has gone from sneaky Final Four contender to potential No. 1 seed. The Spartans, who moved from No. 9 to No. 3 in our rankings this week, will have their chance to test that in their second meeting with Indiana this season.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

Ranking the College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big Ten

Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State headline a deep league of coaching duos

With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

College Basketball Weekend Preview: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma in Big 12 race

Back in NCAA Tournament contention, the Cowboys and Sooners meet in key Bedlam basketball matchup

If the Big 12 goes through Kansas, the Oklahoma schools might be in good shape.

A three-game losing streak for the Jayhawks has flipped the Big 12 race around, leaving the Cowboys and Sooners, who both defeated KU, as two of the biggest beneficiaries.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day

Rounding up the web's best sports links so you don't have to.

This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for Feb. 15.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the ACC

Cutcliffe makes Duke football interesting, moves Blue Devils to No. 1

With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

College Basketball Bracket Projections and Bubble Watch: Feb. 13

Virginia and coach Tony Bennett enter this week's field. Will the Cavs return to the Tourney?

Selection Sunday is about a month away, and the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is becoming more clear.

In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly certain. Of the 32 conferences, we’ve tabbed 20 as being one-bid leagues, determined solely by conference tournaments. On the other end of the spectrum, at least 30 teams are safely in the field barring a total collapse between now and March 17.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big East

Charlie Strong, Rick Pitino easy choice for top duo

With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem.

Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

daily_quote-02-13-13

“It was the perfect storm. We played about as well as we can.”
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo after his Spartans dismantled No. 4 Michigan 75-52.
Exclude from newsletter

COMMENTS

Syndicate content