ST. LOUIS - APRIL 04: Head coach Roy Williams, Sean May 342 and the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate with the trophy after...

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.

Let's hear it for the little guy

From Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.

Weekly Watch: Arizona's Hill, West Virginia take home honors

AP Photo/Wily Low Jordan Hill has come out of nowhere to lead Arizona in scoring. Editor's note: This edition is for games played from Sunday, ...

Illini fighting way back to Big Ten contention

...an ice storm made his trip from St. Louis take four hours instead of the usual three...19 last season. The buzz from the Deron Williams-Dee Brown years was long gone. The hangover...

Gordon relieved when Thursday game ends

Joe Robbins/Getty Images Eric Gordon had a miserable night in Illinois, but IU still walked away with a double-overtime win. Writer's Take By P...

Hard to look past Gators' run

While Florida nearly missed meeting the criteria for the top 10 individual teams of the last 10 years, the Gators deserve top billing, Joe Lunardi writes.

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Redick, Williams among Robertson Trophy finalists

Duke teammates J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams, and Illinois' Dee Brown are among the 10 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

A year later, Illinois is unbeaten again

Illinois is unbeaten again, and you wonder if the Illini even know what it's like to lose.

Williams reportedly will turn pro

Illinois guard Deron Williams is expected to announce Tuesday night whether he will enter the NBA draft.

Both UNC, Illinois face massive roster changes

UNC and Illinois had great runs this season. Roster overhauls may make that impossible next year.

Tar Heels win first national title since 1993

North Carolina 75, Illinois 70

May's day: 26 points, 10 rebounds to lead UNC

Sean May no longer needs to carry around the videotape of his father's national championship game. Now he has one of his own.

Guard's late steal, free throws seal win for Tar Heels

In one spectacular final minute, Raymond Felton outplayed Illinois' talented trio of guards all by himself.

Fight finally leaves Illini

Once again, the Illini fought a good fight, but they finally suffered a knockout blow.