Finally, a week that stabilizes the Top 25. Only a few teams dropped out of the Top 25 for the first time this year. Both had a case to stay in. The SEC has 20 combined losses (it’s a 16-team league). Conference play has yet to begin, but while every team plays its share of […]

We aren’t getting a clear picture yet of the “middle tier” of college basketball squads this year. That is why my Top 25 is ever-evolving. Undefeated watch: Even though we are relatively early in the season, we only have eight undefeated teams left: Rhode Island (9-0) Loyola-Chicago (8-0) UC-Irvine (9-0) Drake (8-0) Utah State (9-

This time of year, there are two types of teams: those that played in a big non-conference tournament and those that didn’t. Separating the two is difficult, as the teams that decide not to play in one of the big tournaments have easier weeks than those who do. However, only one team can win the […]

This is always tough early in the season. You don’t want to penalize teams for random early-season losses, but you can’t ignore Rutgers losing to Kennesaw State.  Here is my first Top 25 of the season: 1. Kansas (5-0) 2. UConn (4-0) 3. Auburn (4-0) – Muscled up against Houston to beat them at their […]

My final field of 68 is below. Teams in bold and italics are the bubble squads. If you don’t want to go through all of it, here is my bubble: In: Dayton, Florida Atlantic, Colorado State, Texas A&M, TCU, Seton Hall Out: St. John’s, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana State This is not an easy bubble to […]

History: Until 2017, the Ivy League awarded their automatic bid to the regular-season champions. In the five tournaments played starting in 2017 (remember, the 2020 and 2021 tournaments were canceled), Princeton and Yale have won two apiece. The other title went to Penn. Three champions entered the tournament as the #2 seed, while two entered as th

History: The history is strong but will never be the same and is likely dead after this season. Only two teams (Washington State and Oregon State) were left behind during a mass exodus. Both schools will be affiliate members of the WCC next season, adding extra competition for St. Mary’s and Gonzaga. The Pac-12 ran four tournaments between [&

History: The AAC is in constant churn. In the first year of the league (2013-2014), UConn gave the league instant credibility, using a second-place finish in the conference tournament to catapult them to winning the NCAA Tournament. UConn has since left for the Big East, while Louisville (who won the inaugural tournament – later vacated) is n

History: The league that produced UNLV‘s dominant squads from 1989-1991 is now a collection of California schools + Hawaii. UNLV leads the way with seven conference titles. Amongst current schools, Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara have the most titles (5). Their last NCAA Tournament win was in 2019 when UC Irvine defeated Kansas State in

History: Kentucky has 32 titles. The rest of the conference has 31. The Wildcats haven’t won since 2018. No team has pulled off the SEC Tournament/NCAA Tournament double since 2007 when Florida accomplished the feat for the second straight year. Returning Champion: Alabama The Crimson Tide won their eighth championship. As the #1 seed, they w