Why the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matters

ACC 10, Big Ten 0. That's the tally in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. And if you think that doesn't matter, just ask any fan, coach, player or administrator on either side.

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.

ACC ShootAround: UNC still the king, but plenty aiming for defending champ

Bob Donnan/US Presswire On a young team, North Carolina senior Deon Thompson will be counted on for leadership. 10 Things To Know From The Off...

ACC coaches meet to discuss 18-game schedule

...and the Coastal. The Atlantic has Florida State, Boston College, Maryland, Wake Forest, Clemson and NC State. The...

Jayhawks the team to beat ... for now

There will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.

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

Dancing Lessons: Do strong survive?

Historical trend favors UNC, Duke to reach Final Four

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

...Tyrese Rice #4 of the Boston College Eagles during day two of the...

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.

Terps got their two wins -- is it enough?

...team led to a revitalization of the Terps' NCAA chances the past two days in Atlanta with...set up after the Blue Devils narrowly escaped Boston College by one point when Rakim Sanders' 3...

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

Duke survives Boston College as Singler matches career high with 26 points

Gerald Henderson scored the go-ahead basket with 34.8 seconds remaining and No. 9 Duke held on for a 66-65 ACC tournament victory over Boston College on Friday night.

Behind the Bets: The Predictor gets wise

...the emotional hand-wringing we do about our NCAA tournament picks. Bracket Predictor does not care if...their power ratings. A couple of them, including Boston, told me stats were meaningless. A couple others...

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009