College Basketball Confidential

The AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.

Pac-10 ShootAround: Three new head coaches arrive as conference rebuilds

...There were flirtations with others in the NBA, but Garrett decided on Kevin O'Neill. The onetime Arizona interim coach and former head coach at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern (who also made various stops in...

Pac-10 ShootAround: Talent drain or potential refill in 2008-09?

...the NCAA tournament, and many felt a seventh -- Arizona State -- got snubbed. All this is impressive and nice...

...Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils guard James Harden...

Eight steps to a champion

The key to downing the Panthers revolves around getting DeJuan Blair in foul trouble.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Game Plan: How to beat UConn

The key to downing the Huskies revolves around controlling Hasheem Thabeet.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Bracket Predictor goes all the way

A little music, a little dancing and a hell of a lot of algorithms. The winner is...

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Big Dance: Who takes the crown?

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

Giant Killers: Big Dogs, Beware

Lower-seeded teams should be licking their chops if they wind up opposite one of these 10 power schools in the NCAA tourney.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009

Behind the Bets: The Predictor gets wise

Insider has a new tool that we named Bracket Predictor. He's our friend, mainly because he brings the perspective of cold, hard facts to all the emoti...

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Arizona jeopardizes NCAA hopes with loss to Sun Devils

Pac-10 player of the year James Harden had 27 points and eight rebounds, and No. 23 Arizona State beat Arizona 68-56 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, putting the Wildcats' long NCAA tournament streak in jeopardy.

Bubble Insider: Magic numbers

Insider delves deeper into the Bubble Watch, examining the fortunes of teams on the fringe of the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Giant Killers: Predicting NCAA upsets

Our secret formula reveals the likeliest underdogs to pull off NCAA tournament stunners, plus the big-time schools that are most vulnerable.

Fargo no longer just the name of a movie

...a dark comedy, a bitter wind chill. Nothing about Fargo says college basketball -- until now. North Dakota State, in its first season as a full member in Division I, begins the Summit League tournament in...

Insider's Bracket Guide

Here's an inside look at the same valuable research that Jay, Digger and Dickie V get.