College Basketball

Kansas Jayhawks Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places. The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 UConn had seven first-place votes, No. 3 Gonzaga …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball’s hot start didn’t impact their spot in the weekly rankings. The Hoosiers are 3-0 with an average margin of victory of 23.3 points. They are averaging 85.7 points per game while shooting 53.3% from the field, a number that ranks eighth in the country. Despite that, Indiana moved down two spots to No. 18 in this …

Auburn Tigers forward Jahki Howard (3) celebrates a defensive stop with Auburn Tigers guard Miles Kelly (13) as Auburn Tigers take on Vermont Catamounts at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Auburn Tigers leads Vermont Catamounts 46-21 at halftime. Auburn basketball may have played just one game last week, but it was enough to boost them …

Florida basketball earned its fourth straight win to start the 2024-25 campaign, defeating Grambling State on Monday and Florida State on Friday. The undefeated start has the Gators inside the top 20 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, but the Gators remain at No. 19 after two weeks of play. The Orange and Blue came in at No. 21 …

Nov 15, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies forward Solomon Washington (9) shoots over Ohio State Buckeyes forward Devin Royal (21) during the first half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images It’s still early but if head coach Buzz Williams continues to have his team score in the high 80s per game, they will be a …

Nov 13, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Eric Musselman reacts against the Texas-Arlington Mavericks at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The USC men’s basketball season finally encountered a moment of real adversity on Sunday night in the Galen Center. Eric Musselman lost his first game as the Trojans’ bench boss. USC fell 71-66 …

Nov 15, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Manny Obaseki (35) dribbles the ball against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images After starting the season 0-1, losing to an unranked UCF team, Texas A&M has won three games in a row, averaging 87 points. They are now …

Nov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes questions talks with forward Igor Milicic Jr. (7) during the second half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Tennessee defeated Louisville 77-55. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images Tennessee is 4-0 to start the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season. The Vols have wins versus Gardner-Webb, Louisville, Montana …

When you beat one of the top two teams in the country, even at home, it is a great way to move up in the polls. After knocking off Alabama on Friday night Purdue finds itself back in the top 10 of the AP Poll this week, with plenty of other games on the schedule to make sure it stays …

Purdue forward Raleigh Burgess (34) and guard Gicarri Harris (24) react to a three-point shot against Alabama during the second half at Mackey Arena. Though the men’s college basketball season is still young, a number of teams recorded victories this week that could come in handy in March. In the short term, said results also provided rankings boosts in this …

In order to recognize and give some publicity to the talented players in and from the state, NJHoops.com will once again this season select College Players of the Week. For years we selected Players of the Month for the Newsletter and for a few years after that we selected Players of the Month on NJHoops.com. For the tenth consecutive year …

Nov. 18—NEW YORK — Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos and whatever else I managed to empty out of the old reporter’s notebook after Sunday’s 85-71 Lobos loss to No. 22 St. John’s in Madison Square Garden: Bigger doesn’t matter if you don’t use it… First and foremost, the Lobos being 3-1 through four games with an away-from-the-Pit …

As Ryan Walters said on Saturday night, Purdue has no time to sulk over its 49-10 loss to Penn State, as Michigan State now awaits on a short week for the Boilermakers, ahead of a Friday night clash in East Lansing. Boiler Upload takes a first look at the Spartans ahead of Purdue’s trip north this weekend. Where: East Lansing, …

Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2) at Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Western Illinois after Jacob Hutson scored 22 points in Northern Iowa’s 79-73 loss to the Wichita State Shockers. Northern Iowa went 19-14 overall with an 11-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Panthers shot 45.6% from the …

UNC Wilmington Seahawks (3-0) at Kansas Jayhawks (4-0) Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington plays No. 1 Kansas after Donovan Newby scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington’s 89-85 win over the South Carolina Upstate Spartans. Kansas finished 15-1 at home last season while going 23-11 overall. The Jayhawks averaged 75.6 points per game last season, 13.4 …

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-2) at Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -20; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin hosts UT Rio Grande Valley after John Tonje scored 41 points in Wisconsin’s 103-88 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Wisconsin went 14-3 at home last season while going 22-14 overall. The Badgers shot …

Mar 8, 2024; Greensboro, NC, USA; General view of the ACC logo before the game between Notre Dame vs Louisville at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports We still are in the early stages of the college basketball season. Naturally, that means ACC teams still are figuring out who they are. For the moment though, we have an …

Nov 4, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg talks to players during the first half against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced its first big test of the season, traveling to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to battle West Coast Conference foe Saint Mary’s. …

North Dakota State Bison (2-2) at Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2) Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -7.5; over/under is 154 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on North Dakota State after Elijah Elliott scored 21 points in Southern Illinois’ 85-78 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Southern Illinois finished 19-13 overall with a 13-5 record at home …

Already receiving votes in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, and knocking on the door of the top 25, UCF is off to a 3-0 start for just the second time in its last seven seasons. The Knights scored a victory against a top-15 opponent to kick off the campaign and defended their home floor further against a …

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope said he understood the assignment when he was hired. We’ll find out on Tuesday, when the Wildcats play Lipscomb, to what extent he did. Easily beating Wright State and Bucknell the first two games didn’t add anything to the imagination of what this version of the Wildcats could be. Rallying to beat Duke and its …

FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1, 0-0 SEC) are back in action Monday night as they are set to host the Pacific Tigers (3-2, 0-0 WCC) inside Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas comes into the game after sneaking past Troy last Tuesday, while the Tigers’ last game was a three-point loss to Northern Arizona on Thursday of last week. …

Arkansas basketball didn’t have to leave its own backyard to land its third top-100 recruit of the current cycle. Four-star small forward Isaiah Sealy signed with John Calipari and the Razorbacks Saturday, choosing Arkansas over Ole Miss, Boston College and California. Sealy is a senior at Springdale High School, just 15 miles north of Bud Walton Arena. Sealy is now …

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team rumbled past Northwestern State 75-54 Sunday at Reed Arena. The Aggies are 3-2 on the season and have won three of their last four games. Northwestern State, a Louisiana-based university in the Southland Conference, fell to 2-3. A&M forward Jada Malone led all scorers with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting off the bench. Sahara …

Monmouth did what it had to do at Jersey Mike’s Arena Friday night against nationally-ranked Rutgers, pushing the Scarlet Knights – they were down 11 points with just over five minutes to play – in a competitive 98-81 loss. So there’s that. But as energizing as that performance was against the No. 24 team in the country, the reality is …