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The Mountain West was wildly unpredictable again on Wednesday. And next season, it should be just as promising. Boise State, a rising program, and San Diego State, a perennial contender, are now officially back in and not leaving. Utah State, e...

1. Cincinnati has received almost zero preseason buzz and yet Bearcats coach Mick Cronin said he may have his quickest, deepest and one of his most athletic teams since he arrived. The Bearcats will find out if they are a contender or a pretender wit...

After falling victim to the ultimate Cinderella (Norfolk State) in the NCAA tournament, it's time to turn the page at Missouri. A new conference. Basically a new roster. Outside Kentucky, no national contender from 2011-12 had as much of an offseas...

1. BYU is still a serious contender for the No. 1 player in the country in Jabari Parker. How so? Parker made an unofficial visit to Provo on Thursday and met with coach Dave Rose, according to multiple sources. Parker, who is Mormon, has made multip...

1. Pitt plans on making a statement in its final season in the Big East by resuming its traditional role under Jamie Dixon as a title contender after last season's NCAA miss. To tipoff the campaign, the Panthers are doing something out of the box for...

It's only July, but Steve Alford isn't holding back one bit about the Mountain West Conference race. Pick UNLV or perhaps San Diego State. Go ahead. Most will. But before you do, Alford would like to remind you of what the Lobos have done in the pa...

1. Seton Hall and Cincinnati have as legitimate a shot to finish second in the Big East as any other teams. Both are veteran squads and are making winning plays late in games. The schedule is also kind. Nothing is a given, but the Hall doesn't play S...

1.Pitt's inability to score more than 60 points in the past two games is befuddling. The Panthers were playing a possible NEC contender, note possible, in Wagner and then played one of the Big East's bottom third teams in Notre Dame. Yet the Panther...

Missouri had another smashing victory Thursday night, crushing a weaker opponent -- this time Kennesaw State -- by 37 points, shooting exceptionally well, handing out assists and looking like a contender for a No. 1 seed. Missouri is on a roll like ...

In the world of big-time college hoops, coaches often micromanage their tight ships. For 35 years, Jim Boeheim has done almost the complete opposite at Syracuse, creating a culture that's extremely popular with players and assistants -- but one that is now under examination.

Breaking down the 76 Classic final: Saint Louis was supposed to be a contender for the 76 Classic final. Oklahoma was not. But New Mexico never got out of the first round against Santa Clara to even face the Sooners. The Billikens were proje...

Ohio State was tabbed as the consensus Big Ten favorite on media day Thursday in Chicago -- and the conference certainly plans to reward the Buckeyes early on in league play. Examine the conference schedules of the contenders and it's clear that, ba...

Coaches Stu Jackson and Stan Van Gundy made it cool to be in frigid Madison, Wis., by recruiting NBA-bound talent in the early 1990s. Coach Dick Bennett gave Wisconsin a defensive identity and ultimately a Final Four in 2000. And coach Bo Ryan h...

College basketball has an unofficial blockbuster tipoff for the first time with the Carrier Classic between projected No. 1 North Carolina and perennial national contender Michigan State on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Nov. 11. The follow-up t...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Kendall Marshall's ability to make plays has transformed North Carolina into a Final Four contender. If there was ever an example of how a playmaker can create an opportunity to win a game, Marshall conducted a clinic during th...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Kendall Marshall has changed North Carolina into a national contender with his play at the point over the last month. Friday, he gave Roy Williams and the Tar Heel Nation another reason to believe that Marshall can lead the Tar ...