DeJuan Blair had 20 points and 17 boards against G'Town

Still The One

The Big East set a record before the season even started as seven teams were ranked in the Associated Press’ preseason poll. On Monday, it topped itself again with nine ranked teams. So is the Big East the best conference ever? Let’s examine. more

DeJuan Blair had 20 points and 17 boards against G'Town

Scenes from the Hardwood

Scenes from the Hardwood checks out Xavier's victory over Cincinnati.

2009 Conference Notes

Athlon's regional writers keep you up to date on what's new in college basketball.

Inside The Paint Podcast

The Inside the Paint crew takes you around the college basketball landscape in a weekly podcast format.

SEC: Soft schedules give league little respect

While the Big East continues to throw around the “Best Conference Ever” moniker, the SEC continues to prove it’s nowhere near that distinction.

Boston College knocks off top-ranked Heels

North Carolina's loss to Boston College Sunday leaves only four undefeated teams in Division I basketball, but it will take more than one loss for anyone to dispute that the Tar Heels are not the team to beat.

Huskies return to earth after loss to Hoyas

UConn began Monday's game as the No. 2 team in the country, sporting an 11-0 record, and were generally considered the top threat to No. 1 North Carolina. But the Huskies fell back to earth with a resounding thud, manhandled by No. 12 Georgetown 74-63.

Smith has Gophers on top of the Big Ten

After a week of interesting developments in college basketball, we offer two general observations. First, the Big Ten Conference suddenly is looking much stronger than expected. And second, Tubby Smith can coach.

Atlantic-10 boasts a trio of huge victories

It had been a relatively quiet season for Atlantic 10 teams, but all of that changed on Saturday. Perhaps it’s just a matter of national television exposure and playing against nationally prominent programs, but the conference certainly woke up Sunday morning feeling better about itself.

Beilein doing something right at Michigan

John Beilein is doing something right at Michigan. That’s obvious with the Wolverines off to a 6-2 start, including wins over UCLA and Duke that give Michigan two victories over teams ranked No. 4 in the AP poll in two consecutive weeks.

WKU coach McDonald earns first big victory

Western Kentucky head coach Ken McDonald is only five games into his first season but his Hilltoppers can already claim the biggest upset of the college basketball season thus far.

Kansas' Manning recognized at Collegiate HoF

Perhaps there are critics who still don’t understand the wisdom of opening a National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. But the recognition of former Kansas All-American Danny Manning during Sunday night’s induction celebration should provide the only necessary explanation.

These things will absolutely occur in 2008-09

The college basketball season is already one week old, but it’s never too late to offer up some predictions for the upcoming season. After careful consideration, here’s a list of things we expect to happen during the 2008-09 season.

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