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Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2011-12 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

After an impressive sweep through Southern Illinois and Michigan at the 2K Sports Classic, the Blue Devils can pronounce that this edition is much better prepared for a march toward March, writes Andy Katz.

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2008-09 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

It has been awhile since the elder statesmen have dominated college hoops. But next season promises to be a senior-laden year, and the upperclassmen all took unique paths to reach their final year on campus, writes Andy Glockner.

With Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green, UNC is the early favorite to win it all. Here's the early 2008-09 Top 25, writes Andy Katz.

Mike Krzyzewski already has had a busy offseason, as he's had to completely reshuffle his coaching staff. But the busy summer is just starting, as his Olympic duties are about to begin, writes Andy Katz.

It's never too early to look ahead and try to predict the Top 25, and the Texas Longhorns are the pre-preseason No. 1, writes Andy Katz.

Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 7-seeded West Virginia reached the NCAA tournament's round of 16 by beating second-seeded Duke 73-67 in the West Regional on Saturday.

ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil provides instant analysis of Duke and West Virginia's second-round matchup.

The players hate the treadmill, but West Virginia has learned to love Bob Huggins' tough love and tough-as-nails coaching style. And the Mountaineers played like Huggins in knocking off Duke, writes Dana O'Neil.

No. 2-seeded Duke actually trailed in the final 15 seconds before barely avoiding the monumental upset, using every last one of Gerald Henderson's 21 points to edge No. 15 Belmont 71-70 in the first round of the West Regional on Thursday night.

Duke breathed a sigh of relief when Justin Hare's game-winning heave clanked off the rim. Belmont was angry it let the game slip away. Such is the life for a Duke program that is no longer feared by 15-seeds, writes Dana O'Neil.

Trevor Booker scored 18 points and Clemson, the perennial ACC pushover, stunned No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Saturday to reach the tournament title game.

Jon Scheyer scored 18 points and No. 7 Duke beat Georgia Tech 82-70 on Friday night in the ACC quarterfinals.

Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points of its 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke on Saturday night to give the Tar Heels the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

Duke outshot North Carolina in Game 1 in February as Ty Lawson watched helpless from the bench with an ankle injury. What must the Tar Heels do to turn the tables on Duke in Cameron on Saturday?