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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
As the season hits its stretch run, there will be numerous teams that see their NCAA Tournament chances slip away late in the year, sometimes in painful fashion. What we really want to see are teams who play their way into the tourney, or at least make us take notice based on their accomplishments late in the season. On that note, we introduce the Creighton Bluejays,
Business decisions abounded at Louisville, and that’s a sad thing. College sports can do better.
With all of the basketball history at Villanova, it’s hard to believe the Wildcats had never been the No. 1-ranked team in the country in the 67-year history of the Associated Press poll until yesterday.
Has a relatively new conference already seen its best days? Plus a dramatic win for the Bonnies, an overtime thriller in the CAA, and the only real surprise comes from another mid-major conference.
It’s not a surprise that Oklahoma had an off day shooting on Saturday, or even that it came against one of the bottom teams in the Big 12 in Kansas State. The surprise is that it has taken so long for the Sooners to have a loss due to cold shooting outside.
It was a full day of action, one that included two top teams going down in a rarity. Also, a number of other teams suffered a loss that could be a critical blow to their NCAA Tournament at-large hopes.
The Ivy League takes center stage with a big showdown that included a new record. Plus big news on an off-court matter, top teams hold serve in one conference, and a suspension and departure affect two teams.
In our latest conversation with Ted Sarandis, we start by looking at the news that came out on Friday with Louisville, then make our way to some noteworthy games over the past week and look ahead to the weekend.
For the best-kept secret among conferences in college basketball this season, look no further than the Colonial Athletic Association, which also just so happens to be the league with the very best conference race this year.
Among all the oddities of this college basketball season, when all is said and done there will be few harder to explain than this: a game between Illinois and Rutgers may go down as one of the best and most entertaining games of the entire year.
