NCAA Basketball: Michigan, Florida leads way-too-early power rankings for 2026-27 season Coming into the 2025-26 college basketball season, there was a lot of hype around the Michigan Wolverines, ranked in the top 10 in most polls. But few saw their

Michigan is our national title winner. But are they also the way-too-early team to beat for the 2026-27 CBB season? Check out my pointless, but needed, power rankings below.

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1 game from a national title: 3 takeaways from UConn's Final Four win over Illinois UConn and Illinois’ Final Four matchup was one that wasn’t pretty, with both teams shooting under 36% from the field. However, despite multiple runs of 5+ minut

Tip-off is soon between Michigan and Arizona to decide who gets to see UConn in the national title game on Monday. Check out my takeaways from how the Huskies defeated Illinois just now.

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UConn Basketball: 3 keys to beating Illinois Fighting Illini in Final Four matchup The UConn Huskies (33-5) are back in another Final Four, hoping to win their third national title in four years to set up dynasty talks. They’ve already beaten

UConn is back to the Final Four, with a star freshman and a Balkan frontcourt standing in their way of Monday's title game. I look at the key factors to a Huskies victory.

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Miami's shocking loss in MAC Tournament to UMass upends Bracketology bubble talk One of the biggest storylines in all of college basketball has been the Miami RedHawks of Ohio, who managed to complete an unbeaten regular season at 31-0. The

Could a team that went unbeaten in the regular season actually be in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament? After Miami's loss to UMass in the MAC quarterfinals, that's now a question we have to ask.

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Wright State Takes Down Detroit Mercy to Clinch NCAA Bid Two teams that took similar but different roads to Indianapolis converged on Tuesday to see which one would take the Horizon League Tournament title and with it, an NCAA Tournament bid. For Wright …

The same traits that got Wright State to the #HLMBB finals were the same things that eventually led the Raiders to victory over Detroit Mercy and on to the NCAA Tournament. @bobmcdonaldwrites.com has the story. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/03/10/w...

End of an era: Gonzaga wins one last WCC Tournament title before move to Pac-12 Entering the WCC Tournament, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were the big storyline, as they’ve been for nearly the past 30 years. This was special because it was the prog

Gonzaga ends its reign in the WCC the way it began under Coach Mark Few, a championship. Here are some takeaways from the game, including needed praise for the freshmen.

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End of an era: Gonzaga wins one last WCC Tournament title before move to Pac-12 Entering the WCC Tournament, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were the big storyline, as they’ve been for nearly the past 30 years. This was special because it was the prog

Gonzaga ends its reign in the WCC the way it began under Coach Mark Few, a championship. Here are some takeaways from the game, including needed praise for the freshmen.

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Stanford, Santa Clara provides bubble watch clarity at the start of Championship Week Championship Week has already offered plenty of surprises, including several No. 1 seeds falling in their respective conference tournaments. But as the high-maj

Stanford and Santa Clara look to have played themselves off the bubble, but for very different reasons.

Welcome to Championship Week, where the results are more important than ever.

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Lisa Fortier earns 9th trip to NCAA Tournament after Gonzaga's title win over Oregon State When talking about the best women’s head coaches in college basketball, Lisa Fortier of Gonzaga has to rank high among them. In 12 years as the leader of the Bu

It's another trip to the NCAA Tournament for Coach Lisa Fortier and Gonzaga Women's Basketball after beating Oregon State in the WCC title game. I share my takeaways from the victory for the Bulldogs.

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Ticket to Indy: 3 takeaways from Robert Morris win over Youngstown State in HL Tournament When the matchups were set for the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, one that stood out was 2-seed Robert Morris hosting Youngstown State, the 9-see

Robert Morris is going back to Indy after a strong 2nd half pushes them past Youngstown State tonight. I give my takeaways on how they got their 8th straight overall victory.

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3 keys to Robert Morris completing the 3-game season sweep over Youngstown State The Horizon League Tournament is fully underway, with Green Bay clinching its tickey to Indy with a win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, t

Robert Morris and Youngstown had 2 close games in the regular season, with the Colonials squeaking out both games. Here's my preview and keys to tonight's matchup, with a spot in Indy on the line.

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Bracketology risers: 3 teams snubbed from early bracket preview likely to crack top 16 On Saturday, the NCAA Selection Committee released its early bracket reveal, a month away from when the real bracket is put out. The overall list didn’t include

Instead of wondering who was snubbed from the early bracket reveal, which teams are most likely to be among the top 16 overall seeds come Selection Sunday?

I highlight my top 3.

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Top-5 battle in the Big 12: 3 keys to the game for Houston to defeating Arizona There are injuries all over the Big 12 right now, with several key teams (Arizona, BYU, Texas Tech) currently without big pieces. That’s opened an opportunity f

Houston looks to take advantage of a short-handed Arizona in today's battle of the top Big 12 teams. I look at what the Cougars need to do to win.

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27-0: 3 takeaways from Miami OH convincing double-digit home win over Bowling Green At 26-0 overall, you’d think that Miami (OH) Basketball would be safely into the NCAA Tournament. However, a mock Selection Committee exercise done including ma

There won't be a bubble for Miami (OH) if they keep beating up on everyone, including Bowling Green on Senior Night. I provide my takeaways from the RedHawks latest win to extend the unbeaten streak to 27.

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On the path to a Horizon repeat: Why Robert Morris has won 4 straight in league play A few weeks ago, Robert Morris was 6-7 in Horizon League play, coming off losses to Green Bay and Purdue Fort Wayne. But when it looked as if the Colonials had

A year ago, Robert Morris went on a late-season win streak that carried over into its first Horizon League title. Right now, the Colonials have 4 straight wins, including victories over the 2 top teams.

Here's my look as to why RMU has been winning.

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Rising to A-10 contender: 5 reasons why Duquesne Basketball has won 5 straight games At one point in Atlantic 10 play, the Duquesne Dukes were 3-5 in league play and closer to playing in the first round of the conference tournament than to getti

Been a great run of late for Duquesne Basketball, winning 5 straight games, and just a half game out of 3rd place in the A-10 standings.

I provide 5 reasons for the Dukes' great play, including a couple of needed lineup changes that have worked out.

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JT Toppin's health concerns overshadows Texas Tech's bad loss at Arizona State Tuesday night proved to be a wild night when it comes to upsets. Saint Louis lost its first game in A-10 play at Rhode Island, San Diego State lost at home to G

Texas Tech losing at Arizona State isn't a big deal in and of itself. But the potential loss of its best player and All-American, JT Toppin, is a major deal.

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Buy or Sell Arizona, Duke, Liberty, Miami (OH) and Saint Louis going unbeaten in league play? With just a few weeks left of conference play throughout college basketball, it’s cool to note the teams left that haven’t lost a game in their respective confe

With UConn's loss last night, we're down to just 5 teams in CBB that haven't lost in conference play. Which of them has the best chance of running through their respective gauntlets? I give my thoughts for Busting Brackets.

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Hoops HQ's Top 10 Players Under Pressure for the Second Half of 2025-26 Purdue's Fletcher Loyer, BYU's Kennard Davis and Duke Miles of Vanderbilt are some of the players who can lend a big boost to their respective teams with second-half turnarounds

For teams at the top of the rankings, their path to a Final Four come March could come down to the play of these talented, yet inconsistent players.

I look at the 10 players under the most pressure for their respective teams for @thehoopshq.bsky.social.

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Hot Seat Talk: Anthony Grant avoids late collapse in Dayton win over St. Bonaventure There are several names in the latest coaching carousel hot-seat talk that everyone knows about. Coaches such as Wes Miller (Cincy), Kim English (Providence), a

After a 4-game losing streak, Coach Anthony Grant's name has started to get mentioned in the annual hot-seat talk. Did a last-second win over St. Bonaventure cool the seat down for a bit? My latest for Busting Brackets.

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Graham Ike's All-American statement among takeaways from Gonzaga's win over Saint Mary's For what may be the final time in their rivalry series, Saint Mary’s traveled to Spokane to play the Gonzaga Bulldogs, a game with both WCC standings and NCAA T

After missing a few games with an ankle injury, Graham Ike returned to show why he should be an All-American this season. That and the performances of 2 key role players were among my key takeaways in Gonzaga's win over SMC for Busting Brackets.

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Mid-Majors Midseason Report: High Point Gets Top Marks High Point's offense is unmatched but unbeaten Miami is close behind. We take a look at the biggest winners, sleepers and failures in the mid-majors.

Midway through the season, which mid-major programs have been the most and least impressive? Here's my report card for @thehoopshq.bsky.social, including some surprise teams to keep an eye on ahead of March Madness.

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Pittsburgh Basketball keys to winning its first ACC game against Miami on the road It was a rough non-con campaign for the Pittsburgh Panthers, going 7-6 overall and including home losses to Hofstra and Quinnipiac. But recent wins over Bingham

Pittsburgh looks to start off ACC play on the right foot tomorrow, taking on the Miami Hurricanes on the road. I look at the keys to the game for the Panthers, including a need for the freshmen to have an impact.

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Midseason WCC Basketball power rankings and all-league teams heading into league play It’s the last year of the WCC as we know it, with several teams set to leave for the Pac-12 Conference. Ahead is an 18-game marathon with both a regular-season

WCC play starts tomorrow, with it being Gonzaga's last chance to win another title. Who are the biggest threats to the Bulldogs, and who are the players to watch for the next 2 months?

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Hoops HQ's Top 10 Bounce-Back Transfers Ranking the transfers having the biggest bounce-back seasons, including Michael Ajayi, Cade Tyson and Ven-Allen Lubin

In the transfer portal era, there are plenty of examples of players who struggled at one new destination, only to "bounce back" somewhere else.

For @thehoopshq.bsky.social, I present my top 10 examples of this, including two former UNC frontcourt players.

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3 keys to Robert Morris beating Youngstown State at home in key Horizon matchup Last season, Robert Morris and Youngstown State met in the Horizon League championship title game. It was the Colonials who earned the conference’s autobid to t

Massive game tomorrow night in Moon Township, with Robert Morris hosting Youngstown State in a rematch of last year's Horizon League title game. I look at the keys to the matchup and which players to focus on.

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Donovan Dent, PG play among key storylines for Gonzaga vs UCLA top-25 matchup If you manage to stay up late through all of the Saturday CBB slate, your reward is one more top-25 battle, with UCLA going to Seattle to take on Gonzaga. Last

Gonzaga and UCLA face off in a late-night battle, with the Bruins looking to make it two straight over the Bulldogs. I look at the key storylines to watch for Busting Brackets.

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3s, frontcourt play and Holloway's wrist key storylines for Alabama vs No. 1 Arizona There’s a case that no team has played a more challenging schedule in college basketball than Alabama (7-2), which has already played four AP-ranked top-12 team

Will Arizona's dominant frontcourt play or Alabama's 3-point barrage be the difference when they face off tomorrow? I talk about that and other storylines to watch for Busting Brackets.

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Lamar Wilkerson, frontcourt play among key storylines in Indiana vs Kentucky rivalry battle Indiana and Kentucky were once rivals in college basketball, two of the most prestigious programs. They haven’t played since 2016, making this matchup in Rupp A

Kentucky and Indiana will be a fun and essential game to watch tomorrow, with all eyes on the Wildcats to see if they can finally get a win. I look at the key storylines to the matchup for Busting Brackets.

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Darryn Peterson, Ven-Allen Lubin among key storylines for Kansas vs NC State matchup Two of the top storylines collide on Saturday when Kansas visits NC State. First-year head coach Will Wade looks to get his first signature victory at his new s

NC State is looking for a big win this weekend, taking on Darryn Peterson and the Kansas Jayhawks. I look at the key storylines to watch for Busting Brackets.

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